Thursday, February 28, 2008
Topics will include policies, safety and the environment
On March 8, Dr. Duentemduang na Chiengmai, Mayor of Chiang Mai, will be the guest speaker at the Chiang Mai Expats Club. The meeting, as usual, will be at the Chiang Mai Orchid Hotel from 10:30 until noon.
Her topics will include the policies of the Chiang Mai Municipality, [...]
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Concerns about “secondhand smoke”
The new ban on smoking in all public spaces, including places of entertainment, offices, restaurants, bars and pubs, and also open air market venues, will be immediately and strictly enforced, according to Chumporn Saengmanee, the permanent secretary of state for Chiang Mai province.
This extended version of the original law which was published [...]
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Old City location for first of new brand
The Thai property development company Tanayong has appointed newly established InVistion Hospitality to create their new boutique hotel brand, U Hotels and Resorts. 10 hotels and resorts will be developed within the next 5 years in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. Each property will have no more than 100 [...]
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
City authorities aware of need for public participation
As a further move in the attempts being made by the Chiang Mai Provincial Office of Natural Resources and the Environment, a new emergency call centre number has been announced. It is hoped that the new free call number – 1362 – will facilitate the reporting of burning [...]
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Residents note that burning continues unchecked!
Further to the recent issuance by the Governor of Chiang Mai, Wibun Sa-nguanphong, of a Public Order banning burning of all kinds in open areas, an announcement has been made that all preventative and safety measures have now been implemented.
The head of the Chiang Mai Office of Public Disaster and [...]
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Mayor backs new system as quantities increase
A new campaign initiated by the Chiang Mai Municipality will encourage the separation of different types of waste before collection. Dr. Duentemduang na Chiengmai, the Mayor of Chiang Mai, recently revealed that, due to the growth of the city, the increased number of migrant workers, and the increased number [...]
Saturday, February 2, 2008
The director of Chiang Mai Night Safari finally accepted the order from the government that the safari must be governed by the Zoological Park Organisa-tion, while members of Paki Khon Hug Chiang Mai said the move would put an end to the many mistakes the Night Safari management had made.
According to the Cabinet, the Zoological [...]
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 – [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
