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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.

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Polytechnic Lanna College’s 4,400 faculty and students mourn the passing of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother

Mon 27th Oct

Over 4,400 people—students and faculty—at Polytechnic Lanna College came together for 93 minutes, to mark the 93 years lived by the late Queen Sirikit earlier today.

Governor presided over ceremony to honour the late HM Queen Sirikit

Mon 27th Oct

Yesterday, 26th October, at the International Convention Centre, an official ceremony was held at 3.30pm, presided over by the Governor of Chiang Mai, to honour the late Queen Mother. Over 500 citizens, along with dignitaries and government officials attended the event.    From now until further notice, the public can visit the Provincial Hall, as well as every District Office in all 25 Districts … Continued

FUNGI IN YOUR HEADLIGHTS (Singing of TaahMs)

Thu 23rd Oct

The Chiang Mai Art Conversation and Filament Works CIC is organising an exhibition, ‘Fungi in your Headlights’ between 27th September until 31st October between 11am and 7pm at Panic Room DC Collection. Emerging from a journey into the atmosphere of a cave and woven into the exhibition “FUNGI IN YOUR HEADLIGHTS,” the explorations by artist Anont Nongyao and NooN Collective opens up dialogue about … Continued

Mae Kha phase III to be complete in a few months

Thu 23rd Oct

Governor Thossaphon Phuean-Udom followed up on the Mae Kha Canal landscape improvement project, and told CityNews that it will be fully complete early next year as a New Year’s gift to Chiang Mai residents.  Governor Thossaphon explained that the project covers three phases, spanning about 4.5 kilometres from Rattanakosin Bridge to Mahidol Bridge. It includes scenic improvements along both banks a … Continued

Cameras capture healthy number of wild animals on Chiang Dao mountains

Wed 22nd Oct

Doi Luang Chiang Dao park authorities told CityNews that they are very happy at the overall health of Chiang Dao National Park’s ecosystem, saying that 11 types of wild animals have been caught on camera over the past eight months, a great sign, they say, of the overall health of the area. Motion triggering cameras have even captured a leopard wandering around at night recently. Through efforts by … Continued

Long queues seeking help to register on Half Half Plus application 

Wed 22nd Oct

As the government launches its populist Half Half Plus programme across the nation, millions are rushing to register themselves for this privilege. Registration dates are available between 20th-26th October between 6am and 10pm.  According to the government public relations department, “The half-half plus co-payment programme allows registered individuals who buy goods from local shops to pay only … Continued

Yi Peng alcohol regulations 

Wed 22nd Oct

Here are some things you need to know about the sales and consumption of alcohol this upcoming Yi Peng festival, should you be looking for a tipple: Apart from the usual laws regarding under age drinking (20 years old) and the ban of sales and consumption in temples, petrol stations and educational institutions, it is also illegal to sell alcohol to those already excessively impaired. There will b … Continued

Vegetarian festival flopped this year due to bad timing, says vendors

Tue 21st Oct

Vendors across the city have complained that this year’s Vegetarian Festival has performed badly when compared to previous years, blaming things on the slow economy, the fact that the festival was held after lent and before the implementation of the Half Half Plus populist programme.  Sales were slow, said numerous vendors of the annual festival as the festival’s date was post lent this year, trad … Continued

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Bierfest – International Culinary Journey at Shangri-La Chiang Mai

Sun 19th Oct

Shangri-La Chiang Mai invites you to experience the vibrant spirit of “Bierfest – International Culinary Journey”, where authentic Bavarian flavours meet international delights in a lively and welcoming atmosphere., the event takes place from 1 October to 29 November 2025 at Kad Kafé, Level 2. Inspired by Germany’s beloved Oktoberfest, this new dining experience brings the heartwarming ambience of … Continued

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