Wednesday, January 30, 2008
It is hard not to stare. At the end of a dirt track, deep in the Thai jungle, a group of women sit in the shade, fingering the coils of brass which snake tightly around their unnaturally long, giraffe-like necks.
“It’s incredible,” says a Canadian tourist, snapping away with his camera, as the women pose – [...]
Two weeks ago almost 70% of eligible voters turned out to exercise their rights in the country’s first general election following the September 19, 2006 military coup, which ousted former Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra.
The People’s Power Party (PPP), that rose from the ashes of Thaksin’s Thai Rak Thai party were the winners, with 48% of [...]
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Come winter each year, local Chiang Mai residents are bombarded with guests, friends and relatives who want to feel (relatively) cold weather and witness the magnificent landscapes of the north. Even the media and the TV also make it their priority to report the temperature level of the higher altitudes for interested tourists. Alas, only [...]
Filed in Chiang Mai, General Travel, News, Thailand
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Tagged agriculture, chiangmai, culture, environment, nature, preservations, tourism, water
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
As a result of increasing public concern about pollution in the city, its surrounding areas, and the province itself, the Governor of Chiang Mai, Viboon Sanguanphongs, has issued a public order prohibiting burning of all kinds in open areas. Rubbish incineration and the cutting down of trees are also prohibited. The order is highly specific, [...]
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Chiang Mai University, Naresuan University and Kasetsart University are collaborating on a research project to assess the environmental impact of a Chiang Mai-Mae Hong Son cable car. Government officials and private investors who are in support of the cable car initiative believe this 1.2 ten-billion baht project in Mae Hong Son and the surrounding areas [...]
