Updated May 23, 2013 -- 09:50 GMT (16:50 HKT)
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Editorial
Mirror, mirror on the wall…is there something you can do about my ugly black face?
James Austin Farrell May 10, 2013
Editorial
Instagram emboldens the spirit of the damaged online community. Why? Because it can make tanned skinned Thais look as pale as English bog roll; it turns ageing blue eyes a fetching hue of innocent hazel and vacuums-up the freckles around them; wrinkles and crinkles are ironed-out at the push of a button; we can reduce hair loss, accelerate cuteness, or inflate mammary glandsHelpful Apps for Expats
Georgia May 23, 2013
Features
CityNews - Phone apps have become a part of every day life for many people with smart phones with a few simple swipes of a screen or click of a button, you can access all kinds of information right at your fingertips. There are 100’s of thousands of apps available for almost any purpose, many of them free and easy to use, and last year over 60 billion phone apps were downloaded worldwide.Boosting the Economy, One Grain at a Time-Thailand Rice Convention
May 22, 2013
Business
CityNews – Boonsong Teriyapirom, the Minister of Commerce revealed that the Ministry of Commerce and Department of Foreign Trade would arrange Thailand's Rice Convention this year under the name ‘Pushing ASEAN Towards the World’s Rice Hub’ from 26th – 28th May at Chiang Mai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Chiang Mai Design Awards (CDA) 2013 The Shortlisted Designs
May 21, 2013
Business
CityNews - Below is a list of the shortlisted for this year's Chiang Mai design awards. 14th June is Give Blood Day
May 16, 2013
Society
CityNews -The Chiang Mai Red Cross Society invites everyone to blood donor day. You can give blood 8.30 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Chiang Mai Hall, Central Plaza Chiang Mai Airport.Royal British Legion Sponsored Swim
May 16, 2013
Others
Four members of the Chiang Mai Branch of the Royal British Legion arranged a sponsored swim at the Centre of the Universe sports complex in Chiang Mai.TAT gives out Awards to Thailand's 'Friends'
May 16, 2013
Business
CityNews - Thailand – A total of 38 individuals, institutions, companies and organisations which have provided unstinting support to the Thai travel & tourism industry over the years will be presented with the “Friends of Thailand Awards 2013” at the Thailand Travel Mart 2013 Plus, the kingdom’s most important travel trade show, on 5 June 2013.Rise in British men marrying Thais ‘behind foreign pension increase’
May 8, 2013
Society
British men who move away to marry “Thai brides” they meet on the internet are adding to the cost of state pensions for foreigners who have never lived in Britain, government sources have suggested.Chiang Mai Organizes International Creativity and Idea Forum ‘TEDxChiangMai’
May 8, 2013
Business
CityNews - TEDxChiangMai is to be held on 14th September 2013. This inaugural event, with focus on the theme of “Smart Societies”, evolved from previous smaller TEDx events in Chiang Mai — TEDxDoiSuthep (2011) and TEDxThapaeGate (2012).Mayor of Doi Saket Strats Free Chinese Language Classses
May 7, 2013
Others
CityNews - Chalerm Sarapang, Doi Saket’s mayor, recently opened a Chinese language school in preparation for AEC in 2 years time.
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Breaking News
Promenada Mall will open on time - Chiang Mai the new Bangkok says CEO
Courtney Winkleman May 23, 2013
Business
CityNews - As the industry in Chiang Mai is increasingly growing, so is the
spending, or so says Mr. Tjeert Kwant, president, CEO and shareholder of
ECC International Real Estate. Spotlight on Burma? Here’s Why!
Anna Brooks May 23, 2013
Features
The Gala Charity Dinner and Dance: Burma in the Spotlight is coming to Chiang Mai on 1st June. Here's why you should not miss it.The Asia-Pacific Water Crisis - Keep the Public Involved
May 23, 2013
Environment
CityNews - Water management issues were addressed by the nine heads of state at the Asia-Pacific Summit held yesterday in Chiang Mai. Leaders said an agreement to further cohere collaborations between countries would be the best measure in tackling water crises such as floods and droughts.
CityNews Highlights
Features
“I’m looking for a man that’s half Indian, half Malaysian and goes by Cowboy Jimmy..."
Chef Carlos Gaudencio, previously of Le Grand Vefour in Paris and Le Normandie at Bangkok's Orintal, will launch his new menu on the 26th May. Here is a sneak peak and preview to get...
more...Lifestyle
Restaurant of the Week
Chiang Mai in Pictures
Bloggers
Have you tried to catch a cockroach? They are deceptively nippy little bastards and have those long feelers that one just doesn’t want to damage by trapping them under a cup
Fashion Trends Spring 2013
Failure to Reconstruct Highway to Hell Results in Lawsuit
May 22, 2013
Others
Brave drivers faring the infamously pocked highway no. 107 (Chiang Mai - Fang Road heading to Chang Dao) will not see any improvements in the treacherous road conditions for at least another four monthsThey think it's all over - Water Exhibition will last until this Friday
May 22, 2013
Education
he water exhibition at the Chiang Mai Convention and Exhibition Centre will continue from now until the 24th of MayPM Yingluck Shinawatra worries about Water Crisis
May 21, 2013
Environment
CityNews - With arbitrary climate change, heedless freshwater waste and increasing levels of pollutants in the environment, the water crisis in Southeast Asia worsens by the minute.Chiang Mai Designs Awards
Associate Professor from Faculty of Medicine, CMU wins FIRI Award for the Best Invention in Switzerland
Apr 29, 2013
Education
CityNews – Associate Professor Sitthiporn Boonyanit, a lecturer at the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine at Chiang Mai University received the FIRI Award for Best Invention in the 41st International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva for his invention, Warangkun Rice.Global Action Week in Chiang Mai
Apr 24, 2013
Society
CityNews - Northern Thailand's UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Advocacy Group is hosting a 3-day event, April 26-28 at the Airport Plaza, highlighting the inequality in educator standards among Thai, indigenous and migrant community schools.
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