Boonthavorn Chiang Mai, in collaboration with the Raks Thai Foundation, has opened a donation point to collect essential supplies for communities affected by the current situation. Donated items will be transported directly by Boonthavorn’s delivery vehicles. Items currently needed: • Fresh vegetables and cooking ingredients • Condiments and seasonings • Rice and dried food • Cleaning supplies 28 … Continued
The Royal Irrigation Department has opened all 10 gates of the Mae Soi regulator in Chom Thong to move water down the Ping River after heavy rain in Omkoi and Chom Thong. Officials say the situation is still normal and no flooding has been reported. Kuekul Manasamphansakul, director of the Chiang Mai Irrigation Project, visited the regulator today (28 September). Mae Soi is the last gate on the Pi … Continued
Wing 41 of the Royal Thai Air Force has sent personnel and equipment to Bangkok to help people affected by flooding in the capital and surrounding provinces. Group Captain Theerayut Kueasakul, the Wing 41 commander and director of its disaster relief centre, gave the order on Monday (Sept 28). A C-130 transport carrying the team took off from the Wing 41 military airport in Chiang Mai and headed f … Continued
San Kamphaeng police announced on September 28 that the San Klang junction on Highway 1317 will open to traffic in both directions, into and out of the city, at 11am tomorrow, September 29. Nobody will be cutting a ribbon. There is no opening ceremony of any kind. The head construction foreman will go over the bridge before it opens to check it is safe for drivers.
Central Chiang Mai is inviting food lovers to enjoy a celebration of noodles and street food at “Noodle Matters” (เรื่องเส้น เรื่องใหญ่), taking place from 25–29 September 2026 at the Ground Floor Promotion Area. The five-day food festival brings together more than 30 well-known and trending eateries from across Chiang Mai and beyond, offering a wide variety of noodle dishes and popular street-foo … Continued
Bitcoin Chiang Mai, together with its network of partners, is hosting Run for Freedom 2026 and Innovate Chiang Mai 2026 from 25–27 September 2026 at the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) in Chiang Mai. Bringing together runners, students, entrepreneurs, innovators and members of the wider community, the three-day programme creates a platform for learning, physical activi … Continued
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
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
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
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