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Chiang Mai has been named among the world’s top destinations for digital nomads and creators in a new Forbes ranking for 2026. The city was placed alongside global destinations including …
Chiang Mai named top digital nomad destination Read More
Northern Thailand is heading into Songkran under a blanket of toxic smog. And tourists are staying away. Chiang Mai was this week ranked the most polluted city in the world, …
Toxic smog hits Chiang Mai: Tourists flee as Songkran approaches Read More Chiang Mai has been ranked the most affordable city in the world for digital nomads living on a monthly budget of $2,000, according to a February 2026 report by Life …
Chiang Mai named world’s cheapest city for digital nomads Read More
Two contemporary dance solos by Norway-based choreographers Tony Tran and Sun Phitthaya Phaefuang will have their Thailand premiere at the Chiang Mai Performing Arts Festival, according to TimeOut. Performances began …
Norwegian choreographers present Thailand premiere of dance solos Read More
A nervous beginner’s honest take on Thai cooking, fiery chillies, bustling markets, and the small triumph of not burning dinner. I’m not exactly known for my cooking skills, so when …
I don’t cook – so I took a cooking class in Chiang Mai Read More
In Somphet Ming Muang Market, Chiang Mai, there is a storefront. Right now it is under renovation, but on 6 March 2024 it will unveil a new addition to the …
Dane invests in new Wine Bar in Chiang Mai Read More
A Thai court has directed the government to urgently tackle severe air pollution affecting millions in Bangkok and Chiang Mai, giving a 90-day deadline for solutions. The court highlighted the …
Thai court orders urgent action against air pollution Read More
Ambassador of Sweden, Anna Hammargren made a visit to the Northern province of Thailand, Chiang Mai last week. She visited the Swedish Honorary Consulate in the area, Earth Rights International …
Ambassador of Sweden visits Chiang Mai Read More
The Copenhagen-based jewelry company, PANDORA, has opened its new concept store at Maya Shopping Center in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It is on the G floor of the mall, across from …
PANDORA opens new concept store in Chiang Mai Read More
The dangerous level of PM2.5 in Chiang mai province, Thailand has been ranked the worst in the world several days this week. Recently, the Command Center for Preventing and Resolving …
Chiang Mai air quality ranked worst in the world Read More
The constant high level of PM2.5 in the Northern province of Thailand, Chiang Mai, has raised concerns among tourism operators that it may affect tourism. The president of Chiang Mai’s …
High level of PM2.5 in Chiang Mai may slow tourism Read More
The number of both foreign and Thai tourists traveling to Chiang Mai province, Thailand, have significantly increased during the Thai’s Loi Krathong or Yipeng Festival, which will be held from …
Foreign tourists flood Chiang Mai during Yipeng Festival Read More
In mid September 2017 Anna Åkerlund, Ghin Shoute and Johan Hallenborg went to Chiang Mai to meet several of the key stakeholders in the peace process in Myanmar. They also …
Swedish Embassy met Myanmar peace process stakeholders Read More