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Busy Little Bird: Meet the Powerhouse behind Free Bird Café

There is a lot going on at Free Bird Café, and it all comes together efficiently, seamlessly, and with a bounce to its steps, thanks to Lisa Nesser, the remarkable woman behind it all.

Chiang Mai Coffee City

Chiang Mai’s love affair with coffee may be new, but it is strong, passionate and promising to endure. Our mountains produce high grade coffee which rivals some of the best in the world and our plethora of coffee shops are gathering places where beans, conversations and ideas are brewed. There are many cities across the globe — Seattle, Melbourne, Vienna — where coffee is deeply embedded into the … Continued

New Boutique Hotels in Phra Singh

There is something to be said about stepping out of your hotel and being within mere minutes’ walk of some of the city’s most iconic and important sites. Check these new sleeps in Phra Singh.

Sun Bridge Foods

While Chiang Mai is awash with Japanese restaurants, sometimes you just want to have some at home, or serve food to visiting guests. So why not try the high quality pre-cooked foods and frozen foods from Sun Bridge Foods?

Palm Springs Privato: Live the Ultimate Life

This latest project by Palm Springs, a property developer which has been around for over three decades, will entice those looking for a lavish and modern lifestyle which comes with all the convenience, comfort and safety expected from discerning buyers.

Expats Finding Spaces & Expressions

Soon after retiring from the international school where he taught, Turner, with the help of some English teacher friends, opened a branch of The Gate Theatre, originally based in Northwest Indiana, right here in Chiang Mai.

Psign by Chef Puri

An ambitious young chef who had his first experience in front of the stove when he was a remarkably young 5 years old, Chef Puri has been on a non-stop culinary journey back and forth between Thailand and the US for much of his life.

Aesthetic New Hotels round Town

As we all know, Chiang Mai is more than the sum of its old city. So if you fancy staying by the river or near the bustling Nimman, we’ve got you.

The FERC – Impacting Rural Education Across Northern Thailand

This non-profit organisation has been truly instrumental in reshaping many children’s futures, forever changing the course of these kids’ lives.

Editorial: August 2019

I will present many of the ideas and suggestions generated from the meeting to working committees here in Chiang Mai and report on them as they — fingers crossed — develop or bear fruit.

Chiang Mai University going Green and Smart

Interestingly enough, Chiang Mai University is developing its own parallel initiative, in hopes that Chiang Mai can learn from (and perhaps even speed up) its own implementation.

Chic New Restaurants

These are personal restaurants, and you really feel the passion of their owners when you step in.

The Book Hunter

Leo has a limitless desire to seek out books; and not necessarily for his shop. He insists that he couldn’t care less about money, but instead has a general thirst for the written word that has driven him to many a corner and alleyway around the globe.

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Chiang Mai University Opens Its First Dedicated Elephant Hospital After 20-Year Wait

Sat 26th Sep

Twenty years is a long time to wait for a hospital, even one built for elephants. On September 26, Chiang Mai University’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine finally cut the ribbon on its new Elephant Hospital building, part of the Center for Elephant and Wildlife Health in Mae Taeng district, and the people who showed up to watch had earned the right to look pleased with themselves. The project trace … Continued

Doi Inthanon inches toward ASEAN Heritage Park status, and the assessors seem to like what they see

Sat 26th Sep

A team of experts from the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity spent three days last week, September 23 to 25, touring Doi Inthanon National Park to size it up for nomination as an ASEAN Heritage Park. The visit followed a cabinet decision on September 15 to formally put the park forward, and by most accounts it went well. The assessors walked the checklist you’d expect: biodiversity, ecosystems and hab … Continued

Chiang Mai’s Mae Ngat Dam holding steady at 91% ahead of dry season

Fri 25th Sep

Mae Ngat Dam is sitting at roughly 241 million cubic metres, about 91 percent of capacity, with the dry season officially set to begin November 1st. Officials say that’s enough to get through, though they’re not exactly relaxed about it. Attaya Annopphet, director of the Mae Faek-Mae Ngat Somboon Chon Irrigation and Maintenance Project, laid out the numbers on September 24th at the project office. … Continued

Flower garlands are having a moment in Chiang Mai, and the flower market can barely keep up

Fri 25th Sep

Riverside flower stalls along the Ping in Mueang Chiang Mai have been packed lately, ever since “malai rat klao,” garlands tied around the hair like a scrunchie, turned into the thing every teenager in town suddenly wants. All day, groups of dressed-up teens have been showing up to pick out garlands, get them tied into their hair by the vendors on the spot, then head straight for Chan Som Bridge t … Continued

Canadian man arrested on rape warrant hours before he was due to fly out of Chiang Mai

Wed 23rd Sep

Tourist Police and officers from Mae Ping Police Station arrested a 38-year-old Canadian man on a rape warrant this morning, catching up with him in a Chiang Mai hotel room just before he was set to leave the country. The case began when the British consulate in Chiang Mai contacted police on behalf of a British tourist who said she’d been sexually assaulted. According to her account, she’d been o … Continued

Cool snap hits Chiang Mai mid-rainy season as Mae Sun landslide risk index spikes to 181

Mon 21st Sep

A mass of cool air drifting down from China has given Chiang Mai an unseasonal taste of winter, even as the rainy season grinds on. The mild chill settled over the city on Monday morning, and tourists who’d made the climb up to the Doi Suthep viewpoint in Mueang district got an unexpected bonus with their skyline views. Up at the summit of Doi Inthanon in Chom Thong district, the temperature dropp … Continued

Anantara Chiang Mai Resort brings the Ping River to the glass for Negroni Week 2026

Mon 21st Sep

Anantara Chiang Mai Resort celebrates Negroni Week 2026 from 21–27 September 2026 with a collection of six original Negroni-inspired cocktails, bringing the flavours, landmarks and stories of Chiang Mai’s Ping River to the glass. Under the theme “From Italy to Lanna. One river, six stories.”, the collection draws inspiration from six landmarks along the Ping River, bringing together Italian aperit … Continued

Flash flood sweeps elephant away in Mae Win, rescuers pull it out safely

Sun 20th Sep

An elephant went missing in the floodwaters on the mountains of Mae Win subdistrict, Mae Wang district, Chiang Mai, after heavy overnight rain sent a wall of runoff down from the hills this morning. The elephant was swept away around 10:50am, and for a while nobody knew where it had ended up. Its mahout and villagers in the area started searching immediately, wading along the rising water without … Continued

Deputy interior minister raids two major gambling dens in Chiang Mai, over 100 gamblers arrested, THB 2 million seized

Sat 19th Sep

Deputy Interior Minister Phonphir Suwannachawee led a special operations team from the Department of Provincial Administration into two large-scale gambling dens in Mueang Chiang Mai on the evening of September 18, after residents complained about the trouble the operations were causing in their neighbourhoods. The first raid hit “Phatarawan,” tucked into the ground floor of Phatarawan Place on So … Continued

Doi Inthanon closes Pha Dok Sieo trail and Mae Ya waterfall after flash flooding

Sat 19th Sep

Doi Inthanon National Park has temporarily closed the Pha Dok Sieo nature trail and Mae Ya waterfall, after days of continuous rain triggered flash flooding and left the trails potentially unsafe for visitors. Park officials say the closures will stay in effect until conditions return to normal and the routes are safe to reopen. They’ve apologized for the inconvenience and are asking tourists to f … Continued

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