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Updated May 20, 2013 -- 09:34 GMT (16:34 HKT)

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Prime Minister Visits Chiang Mai

Feb 12, 2013

Business

CityNews – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will visit Chiang Mai on 14th – 15th February.

Another License Plate Auction to be Held

Feb 6, 2013

Business

CityNews – The Chiang Mai Department of Land Transportation has announced that it will hold another license plate auction, this time with 301 license plates up for grabs.

Consuls from South Pacific Countries Visit Chiang Mai for Diplomacy Training

Feb 1, 2013

Business

CityNews – Thirteen consuls from the South Pacific countries are in Chiang Mai for a training course on diplomacy and foreign affairs. Some of the attendants include consuls from Timor-Leste, Tonga, Fiji, Samoa and more.

Turkish Business People Visit Chiang Mai

Feb 1, 2013

Business

CityNews – On 31st January, at Chiang Mai Provincial Office, twenty-three Turkish couples visited to talk with the governor, private organisations and business people about investments and tourism in Chiang Mai.

A Meeting to Reopen Kew Pha Wok as a Permanent Immigration Point and Trading Area

Jan 30, 2013

Business

CityNews – The Office of Commercial Affairs Chiang Mai held a meeting to open Kew Pha Wok as a permanent immigration point and trading area to encourage export and import to and from Chiang Mai.

Activities at Royal Park Rajapruek in February

Jan 30, 2013

Business

CityNews – Royal Park Rajapruek will host various activities on Chinese New Year from 8th – 10th February. The park will be decorated with Chinese red lamps and lights, Chinese plants and trees, and there will be dragon dancing shows, as well as Chinese cultural performances.

Tribal Culture of Mae Chaem Festival 2013

Jan 29, 2013

Business

CityNews – Mae Chaem district will host the ‘Teen Jok Fabric Handicraft and Tribal Culture of Mae Chaem Festival 2013’ from 1st – 3rd February at the Mae Chaem district office and Baan Chang Kerng Community School.

Thai Tourism Arrivals Breaking Records in 2012

Jan 28, 2013

Business

CityNews - Thailand achieved record-breaking visitor arrivals, crossing the 22 million mark for the first time, in 2012. Figures tabulated by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports for January — December 2012 show total arrivals by nationality of 22,303,065, up 15.98 percent over 2011.

Chiang Mai’s High Speed Train is Coming – choo, choo

Jan 15, 2013

Business

The first route is easier to build because the second route will require 40 tunnels and need to go through a lot of jungle, it was said at the meeting. The total cost of this project will be 300,000 million baht. The construction will take seven years. Bangkok – Chiang Mai will take 3 hours and 23 minutes (250 kilometres per hour) with a 1,190 baht fee.

Local Thai Product Fair at Royal Park Rajapruek

Jan 4, 2013

Business

CityNews – The Royal Park Rajapruek with Expolink Global Network Limited Company will host the ‘Thai Product and Thai Wisdom Global Market 2013’ (rough translation) from now – 13th January at The Royal Park Rajapruek.

300 Baht Minimum Wage Implemented in Chiang Mai

Jan 2, 2013

Business

100,000 baht fine and or six months in jail for those who do not pay their employees this minimum wage. To read a feature article by Citylife in May 2012 on this issue click here.

Tourism Authority of Thailand Chiang Mai Office Temporarily Moved

Dec 12, 2012

Business

CityNews – Wisut Buachum, the director of Tourism Authority of Thailand Chiang Mai Office announced that the office of TAT Chiang Mai, responsible for tourism in Chiang Mai, Lamphun and Lampang, will be demolished and rebuilt.

Royal Project Fair at CMU Convention Centre

Dec 6, 2012

Business

CityNews – The Royal Project Foundation will host ‘80th Anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen Royal Project Fair 2012’ from 20th – 23rd December at the CMU Convention Centre.

Gift Fair 2012 at Industrial Promotion Centre Region 1

Nov 22, 2012

Business

CityNews – Industrial Promotion Centre Region 1 will put on the ‘Gift Fair 2012’ from 30th November – 10th December, starting 9.30 a.m. – 8.30 p.m. each day at the Industrial Promotion Centre Region 1.

3rd Botanic Garden Fair at Queen Sirikit Botanic Gardens

Nov 16, 2012

Business

CityNews – Queen Sirikit Botanic Gardens will host the 3rd Botanic Garden Fair from 1st – 9th December, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Travel Writing Course in Chiang Mai

Nov 15, 2012

Business

Citynews – If you think you could be a travel writer but not quite sure how to start a local Chiang Mai company has started a travel writing course.

Loy Kratong China-Asean Fair 2012

Nov 14, 2012

Business

CityNews - Northern Thai products Center (NTPC), along with Kalare Night Bazaar Limited Company, TCC Capital Land Group and government and private organizations, will arrange the ‘China – ASEAN Loy Krathong Fair 2012 from 23th – 29th November, from 5 – 11 p.m. at Kalare Night Bazaar.

Citylife in the Winning for Thailand's Best SME

Nov 13, 2012

Business

CityNews – The results of the 4th SMEs (Small, Medium-sized Enterprize) National Awards were announced on 29th September at Salon A room, Swissotel Le Concorde Hotel in Bangkok, with 42 SMEs in the final round.

Bank of Thailand, Chiang Mai branch, Report the economic condition in the Third Quater

Nov 1, 2012

Business

CityNews – On 2nd November, 11 a.m. The Bank of Thailand, Chiang Mai branch, had a press conference on the economic condition of Thailand during September 2012, or the third quarter.

25th Ceramic Fair

Oct 30, 2012

Business

CityNews - Surapee Khun-asa, the general manager of Central Plaza Lampang, along with Mr. Tawatsai Terdpaotai, the provincial governor of Lampang opened the “25th Ceramic Fair publication”.The fair will be held from 1st -10th December 2012 at the new Central Plaza Lampang and will include ceramic product stalls, a ceramic for ASEAN exhibition, and various OTOP products.

Money Expo – Information about Finance and Banking

Oct 29, 2012

Business

CityNews – From 9th – 11th November, Finance – Banking – Investment Magazine will arrange the 7th Money Expo themed ‘Unlimited Future’ at Chiang Mai Hall, Central Plaza Chiang Mai Airport. You’ll find a host of financial institutes here and will be able to receive advice if it concerns finance and investments.

New OTOP Centre to Open in Sankamphaeng

Oct 24, 2012

Business

CityNews – Chiang Mai City has said that an OTOP centre will be built in Sankamphaeng with a budget of 120 million baht, which will be supported by the Community Development Department.

Chiang Mai Creative City Organise GEW (Global Entrepreneurship Week) Event in Chiang Mai

Oct 23, 2012

Business

Launched in 2008, the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) www.unleashingideas.org/) has become the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare.

Lanna Architect 2012

Oct 18, 2012

Business

CityNews – ‘Lanna Architect 2012’ is set to take place from 21st – 23rd December at Chiang Mai Hall, Central Plaza Chiang Mai Airport.

UK Trains Thai Officials in Green Growth

Oct 14, 2012

Business

CityNews - The British Embassy partnered with UNESCAP, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) and the Asian Institute of Technology to organise a Training for Trainers (ToT) seminar on Green Growth Policy Tools for a group of 25 Thai officials.

Creative Chiang Mai Economy

Oct 9, 2012

Business

CityNews - A conference was held at the Imperial Mae Ping Hotel entitled Chiang Mai Creative in the Movement of ASEAN with Guest Speaker Dr. Surin Pitsuwan Secretary General ASEAN who gave a very interesting talk about Doing Business in ASEAN from a Chiang Mai perspective to local business leaders & dignitaries including the Governor of Chiang Mai Thanin Supasaen. The Conference was arranged by the Chiang Mai Chamber of Commerce.

Police Seize Illegal Snakes and other Wild Animals in Mae Rim Attractions for Tourists

Oct 3, 2012

Business

CityNews – Over 150 special operation officers from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, teamed up with police from Mae Rim Police Station on the morning of 3rd October, to investigate four animal tourist attractions located on Samoeng Road, Mae Rim.

Sep 26, 2012

Business

Talking about the Bangkok-Chiang Mai High Speed Train

Sep 25, 2012

Business

CityNews – On 24th September, at the CMU Convention Centre, the Ministry of Transport arranged a seminar focusing on investments in the transport system and the long-term economy strategies, much of which concerned the possibility of the much talked about high-speed train.

Chiang Mai City to become a MICE Centre

Sep 24, 2012

Business

CityNews – The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (Public Organisation) will support the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions) industry by hosting a ‘Meeting Industry Day’ soon and by also supporting ‘Year of MICE 2013’.

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