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The Thai government has opened the door for skilled foreign professionals to take advantage of new opportunities in the Land of Smiles. With the recent release of a
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Move over, old building; there’s (about to be) a new U.S. Consulate in town.
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Chiang Mai’s hip-hip group Triple Edge has recently emerged as one of those leading contemporary rap collectives
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Thai protesters and activists came together on the historic 14th October to demand democracy and social justice
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US expatriates in Thailand are urged to vote in the upcoming election
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Pim Kemasingki interviews the three leading political figures in Chiang Mai to find out what their jobs entail and their hopes for the future.
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Our cityscape has changed dramatically since the turn of the millennium, but are we working to a plan?
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Rubbish is rarely given a second thought once it is thrown in the trash but Tus Werayutwattana follows it on its journey from bin to landfill.
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40 minute interview, hence the rather rapid Q&A format.
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With a greater-city population of around 600,000, it is well past time Chiang Mai had its own public transportation system.
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The “no vote” people could not organise themselves under the red or the yellow banner for a number of good reasons.
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A summary of a talk by Dr Paul Chambers (PhD, Northern Illinois University), Chiang Mai University on the role of the military in Thai political life.
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