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, [...]
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Revised 2008 targets set - optimism rules
New Thai tourism and sports minister, Weerasak Kowsurat, plans to boost the revenue from this year’s targeted 15.9 million foreign visitors to 800 billion baht, instead of the 600 billion baht target recently announced by the Tourism Authority of Thailand. Reports also said Mr. Weerasak, 43, who has a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Thai Airasia has rolled out its first new aircraft, an Airbus A320 jetliner, signaling its determination to win a larger share of the region’s budget travelers, and the company plans also to open new domestic and international routes in the coming year.
The new aircraft A320 flew from Bangkok to the northern province of Chiang Mai [...]
“Backpackers are intellectual tourists. They are adventurous, generally well behaved and I regard each of them as seeking a better understanding of our culture. Why don’t we welcome them? They are decent people and they will come back again and again.”
After many months of different messages from the government, some indicating that Thailand is now [...]
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
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