The Backyard Mahidol on Mahidol Road opens its Kids Zone to a morning of small-scale commerce and general mayhem, as children aged — well, small — set up stalls selling second-hand toys, handmade crafts and outgrown clothing to whoever wanders past. Beyond the buying and selling, there’s a kids’ stage for singing, dancing and showing off, a clown doing clown things and a face-painting station to k … Continued
Maxim Thailand has released new user data from Chiang Mai, and the findings offer a fairly unsurprising portrait of who’s keeping the city’s ride-hailing economy moving: working professionals. According to the company’s app data, users aged 26–40 account for 49% of rides in the city — the largest segment by some margin. Usage peaks during after-work and evening hours, suggesting the platform funct … Continued
Authorities in Doi Tao, together with officials from Mae Ping National Park, the Hod–Doi Tao Wildlife Non-Hunting Area, and Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division police, arrested a 39-year-old man suspected of illegally burning forest land near Doi Tao Lake. The suspect, identified as Pitak, from Khon Kaen province, was apprehended after a concerned citizen reported seeing … Continued
Chiang Mai’s Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) handed over 10.99 million baht to the Chiang Mai Wildfire and Haze Prevention and Mitigation Foundation on 9th March, in a ceremony presided over by PAO president Phichai Lertpongadisorn. The funds were received by provincial governor Ratthapol Naradisorn, who also chairs the foundation. The money — supplementing a separate budget from th … Continued
A delivery rider was left unconscious on a roadside after being kicked repeatedly by two men following an apparent road-rage dispute at the Mae Hia traffic light intersection at around 10am yesterday, 7th March. The attack was filmed by a passing good Samaritan whose decision to post the footage online sparked public outrage and ultimately led to the suspects turning themselves in to police the sa … Continued
ท่ามกลางบรรยากาศอันอบอุ่นของเมืองเชียงใหม่ มีร้านบรันช์สไตล์อเมริกันที่กำลังกลายเป็นจุดหมายปลายทางของนักชิมและคนรักคาเฟ่ นั่นคือ Lady and the Fox – Brunch & Eatery ร้านบรันช์ที่นำกลิ่นอายความอร่อยจากนครลอสแอนเจลิส ส่งตรงมาสู่เชียงใหม่อย่างเต็มรูปแบบ
The wildfire situation in Chiang Mai is becoming increasingly critical, with authorities reporting a sharp rise in fire hotspots across the province. The Chiang Mai Forest Fire, Haze and PM2.5 Prevention and Mitigation Command Centre reported that 132 hotspots from forest fires were detected today across 10 districts. The hardest-hit area was Doi Tao district, where more than 84 fire hotspots were … Continued
Thailand experienced a total lunar eclipse on the evening of 3rd March 2026, coinciding with Makha Bucha Day, as the full moon turned brick red during the peak of the event. The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) captured the phenomenon at its Songkhla observatory, with totality occurring at 6.04pm. The eclipse ran from 3.44pm to 9.23pm, with the Moon rising into view for … Continued
Etihad Airways has suspended its Abu Dhabi–Chiang Mai route indefinitely amid rising Middle East tensions, making it the only direct regional casualty at Chiang Mai International Airport so far. Airport Director Karan Thanakuljeerapat confirmed on 2nd March that Etihad — the only airline operating a Middle East route from the airport — has halted its four-times-weekly service until further notice. … Continued
Since opening its doors in Chiang Mai, IKEA has quietly become a go-to destination for many residents — whether you made a beeline for the meatballs, lost an hour or so on a Sunday wandering the showrooms, or finally found that lamp you’d been hunting for. A year on, the store is saying thank you with cake, prizes, and a reason to fill your trolley. From 1st–15th March 2026, IKEA Chiang Mai is mar … Continued