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Adventures With Tom: Sunscreen

Anyone with an internet connection is unlikely to have been able to avoid becoming aquainted with Australian director Baz Luhrmann’s hit single from the 90s “Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)”. The song and video, which begins with the line “Ladies and gentlemen of the class of ’97: Wear Sunscreen”, makes regular outings across social media. The words were originally and erroneously attributed to author Kurt Vonnegut and a commencement speech he never gave at MIT. In fact they first appeared in a column entitled “Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young” penned by Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich.

Dublin Literary Awards: Kan Jitpakdi-Ryu

Citylife has been hosting the northern chapter of the Junior Dublin Literary Awards for Thailand for 10 years. Each year we send letters out to as many schools as we can in the north asking Thai nationality students between the ages of 14-18 to send us an 800 word essay on a theme which changes annually. This year’s theme was World with No Boundaries. This month we are featuring the essay “World with No Boundary” by 17-year-old Kan Jitpakdi-Ryu, who came third place in the northern regional finals. The winners from central and southern regions competed in Bangkok last month, with the national winner being awarded two return plane tickets to attend the Senior Dublin Literary Awards Ceremony in Dublin, Ireland.

A Dream to Reforest our City

The Pgazkoenyau people (ปกาเกอญอ) high in the mountains of northern Thailand have a simple motto from which they live their lives. “Just plant a tree where you are.” This Karen hill tribe lives in the forest, and every aspect of their lives revolve around nature, even their sacred birthing ceremony involves a tree.

Old Roots New Ambitions: How two sisters introduced the world to traditional Northern Thai massage

It’s always fascinating to see how businesses evolve with the ebb and flow of trends and technology, only the most adaptable, those with the firmest foundations, leaders with the greatest visions, thrive. Leading up to our magazine’s 25th anniversary next month, and with a touch of nostalgia, we were skimming issues past, when we came across an advertisement for one of our earliest clients, International Training Massage School (ITM), and realised that this traditional business is alive, well, and as far as we know, booming.

Design Ideas: Ung Handcraft Darkroom Shop

Ungsumalin ‘Ung’ Yodkampa, 25, and Nathamon ‘Tah’ Kithanes, 26, owners Ung Handcraft Darkroom Shop

Bring Back Vinyl With NEO Entertainment Gallery

When you hear the words vinyl, record player, or the crackling sounds of yesteryear, you may consider them passé and soon to be obsolete in this digital audio world. Surely these are things you only hear down in your grandparents’ basement or in a museum. You may even reminisce fondly over DJs of the 90s, scratching away over tracks played on minidisks and what not. But did you know that right now, vinyl and record players are making a huge comeback, a format favoured by young and old. Pressing factories are re-opening and a new era of modern and high-tech vinyl is on the rise.

City Hobbies

Find yourself moping around at home? Well get off your couch and get active at these cool new venues.

Editorial: June 2016

Tha Pae Gate is a public area used for many events and occasions; political rallies (when we were allowed to have them), cultural shows, public gatherings and of course the ubiquitous markets. It is also the unwitting stage of a deep divide which reflects many other issues we as a city are facing today.

2016 Round Square Conference

Round Square is a worldwide network of innovative schools in 40 countries across five continents. One of its founding schools in the 1960s is Aiglon College in Switzerland, today an international boarding school for boys and girls ages 9-18 from over 60 nationalities and offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma.

A Permanent Chiang Mai Home for Contemporary Art

This July will see the north of Thailand’s first contemporary art museum opening in Sankampaeng. A fitting home for one of the country’s largest private collections of contemporary art. Chiang Mai has been producing arts and crafts for over 700 years, and for the past few decades, has been home to some of Thailand’s most exciting artists.

Chiang Mai’s Wacky and Wonderful Facebook Groups

We all know that Facebook is the home of everything imaginable, and Chiang Mai is no exception.

Mickey Mouse House

  “I never thought it would get this big, but here we are…” These were the words spoken to me when Naren ‘Oak’ Panyapu opened the door to the north of Thailand’s very first independent Micky Mouse memorabilia museum in Lamphun. Walls were covered in glassed off shelves that were stacked to the brim with rows and rows of Mickey Mouse figurines, toys, plushies and wall hangings. “I first starte … Continued

Explore Nature

Get out of the city and indulge in ancient rock formations, bathe in hot springs or sip on a coffee next to a hidden lagoon…

Science for Aesthetics: DIAA aesthetics and anti-ageing clinic opens

Art and science, like opposing magnets, can come together to create extreme beauty. From the days of Da Vinci when the two disciplines coexisted and built upon one another, to today’s modern inventions as seen all around us, art and science are not polar opposites, but complementary.

Just Good Grub

Here are three restaurants that serve up some really good grub that you can add to the (ever growing) list of your faves.

Born a Threat: Highlanders with no Citizenship

Imagine being born in Thailand but having no national identity. Imagine going to a Thai school, with Thai friends, eating Thai food but not being recognised as Thai. Imagine your application to be a person with rights and civil liberties just left on the desk of a provincial officer for twenty years, collecting dust. Imagine the lives of over 100,000 highlanders living in Thailand – a home that still sees them as a threat to national security.

More From Citylife

Monks pulled across raging river to attend funeral of flood victims in Mae Chaem 

Sat 30th Aug

Residents of Pang Oong Village in Mae Chaem District, released images showing images of a recent landslide, carrying earth and uprooted trees, which surged down into the village without warning. It has now been three days since the devastating flash floods and resulting landslides struck the area, claiming six lives. As of today, rescue teams from multiple agencies, together with local villagers a … Continued

The largest international book fair in Northern Thailand runs from 29th August – 7th September 2025 at Chiang Mai Hall, Central Chiang Mai Airport

Sat 30th Aug

Plan for Kids Co., Ltd., a leading publisher and distributor of children’s books and learning resources for families, together with Big Bad Wolf Books, the renowned international book fair organiser with a track record of hosting events across 34 cities in 13 countries, and Central Chiang Mai Airport, proudly present the “International Book Sale Featuring Big Bad Wolf 2025.” Book lovers across Chi … Continued

Hom Nguyen – “Māeye”: An Ode to Maternal Love, and to the Soul of Thailand

Fri 29th Aug

27 August 2025, Chiang Mai, Thailand – Renowned French–Vietnamese artist Hom Nguyen is set to present his latest exhibition with a special collection, “MĀEYE”, a heartfelt tribute to the enduring love of mothers and the spirit of Thailand. The exhibition will be showcased from 6 to 30 September 2025 at 1921 House, a century-old heritage mansion that once served as the British Consulate. Throughout … Continued

Two more bodies found, raising death toll to six

Fri 29th Aug

Rescue operations continue searching for five people missing after flash floods and mudslides struck Ban Pang Ung in Mae Chaem District. According to the latest report, two additional bodies have been found submerged in mud, raising the death toll to six. The operation is being carried out by a highly trained rescue team, supported by K9 dogs from K9 USAR THAILAND.   Authorities are working immedi … Continued

EVA AIR Hosts “EVA AIR Sharing Smile, Movie Day” to inspire Chiang Mai Youth through out-of-classroom learning

Fri 29th Aug

EVA AIR, Taiwan’s leading international airline, is promoting out-of-classroom learning opportunities for Thai youth. The airline recently organised the “EVA AIR Sharing Smile, Movie Day” in Chiang Mai, aiming to provide children with a new learning experience that nurtures creativity and imagination through age-appropriate films. For this activity, EVA AIR invited 211 students and teachers from R … Continued

Search continues for five missing in Mae Chaem landslide

Thu 28th Aug

Rescue efforts are ongoing at Ban Pang Ung in Mae Chaem District, where five people remain missing following a devastating flash flood and mudslide. The Chiang Mai Provincial Administrative Organization, along with volunteer rescue teams, have mobilized crew and heavy machinery to support the search. Backhoes are being used to clear debris from destroyed homes and blocked roads. The search is curr … Continued

Three confirmed dead, six missing in Mae Chaem floods 

Thu 28th Aug

Rescue teams from the Chiang Mai Provincial Administrative Organization, along with volunteers, are assisting flood victims after heavy rain caused the Mae Chaem River to overflow its banks and flood 13 villages in the subdistricts of Tha Pha, Chang Kheung, and Mae Chaem. Rescuers used boats to evacuate people trapped in hotels, resorts, and homes, moving them to safer areas. According to the flas … Continued

Huge international drug ring drug bust

Wed 27th Aug

The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) Region 5 announced the arrest of three suspects from the same family in a major drug bust. Authorities seized 3.5 million methamphetamine pills and 60 kg of crystal meth hidden in agricultural trucks at a gas station in Chiang Rai on August 24. The suspects are linked to Wa drug networks in Myanmar’s Shan State. Police also confiscated assets worth … Continued

Flash floods across Chiang Mai following heavy rains

Wed 27th Aug

Reports of heavy floods in Mae Chaem District say that two people have been swept away by last night’s floods, one of whom was a 12 year old girl. As rains continue? Homes have been swept away and landslides causing damage to many villages and roads. Photo credit: โก๋ แม่แจ่ม

Police bust call center at mall bank

Wed 27th Aug

Police from the Technology Crime Suppression Division (PCT Region 5) arrested four members of a call centre scam network as they were withdrawing over one million baht at a bank inside Central Plaza Chiang Mai Airport. The three Chinese and one Thai suspects suspects were caught with1,539,000 baht in cash, five mobile phones, six bank books, and one transaction slip. The Chiang Mai Provincial Cour … Continued

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