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Hospitals hit by water crisis
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/02/2016
» The Public Health Ministry says five hospitals in the North and Northeast are facing severe water shortages caused by the drought, which has affected the hospitals' medical services.
New generation for Doi Tung
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/02/2016
» The Doi Tung Development Project, one of four flagship projects of the Mae Fah Luang Foundation founded 28 years ago by the Princess Mother (Somdet Ya), is facing a sea change.
Much to do in Mae Rim
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 11/02/2016
» Chiang Mai, aka the "Rose of the North", has been popular among Thai and foreign tourists for decades due to the beauty of its nature, art and culture. So has Mae Rim, one of its districts, due to its numerous natural attractions. However, several interesting attractions and activities are lesser known and sometimes overlooked.
Come Together
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 04/02/2016
» A new colourful sign board has been erected. It reads "Ban Rai Kong Khing" and marks the village which is located in Hang Dong district in Chiang Mai. To the eyes of outsiders, it looks like a typical village of a city where people live in their two storey concrete houses or wooden houses with the main gates always locked.
View from the top
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 07/01/2016
» To most people, Doi Kham Fah in Chiang Mai province may not be a familiar name. Not to me, either. But a couple of weeks ago, I happened to spot on the internet some nice photos of Doi Luang Chiang Dao, the Kingdom's tallest limestone mountain with its unmistakable jagged peaks, and learned that they were taken from Doi Kham Fah.
By fits and starts
Guru, Adam Kohut, Published on 27/11/2015
» My breakfast this morning has consisted of the following: pancakes with fruit and honey (3); a small flank steak (1) and an onsen (Japanese, I think, for "disgusting") egg; the contents of a three-tiered tray piled with various fruits, cold cuts and cheeses (all); a rose-coloured health drink (1 bottle, possibly beetroot); a croissant (1); bacon (strips, 3); and hot coffee (1 cup).
Huge drug hauls in "Safe Mekong" operations
Cheewin Sattha, Published on 27/09/2015
» A number of people were arrested and a large quantity of drugs seized in recent operations under the "Safe Mekong" project implemented by Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and China, Office of the Narcotics Suppression Board secretary-general Permpong Chawalit said on Sunday.
King of the hills
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 13/09/2015
» For the past few years, Thai consumers have been enjoying temperate fruit crops, vegetables and herbs like never before. Depending on the season, avocados, strawberries, peaches, pears, persimmons, plums and passion fruit, as well as aubergine, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrot, leek, peas, potatoes, tomatoes, zucchini and Japanese pumpkin, to name just a few, are available fresh from the highlands of northern Thailand.
Chasing waterfalls
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 23/08/2015
» It was only 3.30pm but with rain threatening to fall at any time, darkness descended fast on Lam Nam Kok National Park in Doi Hang, Chiang Rai province. It had rained the night before and parts of the trail were slippery. One false move could easily send someone rolling down the steep mountainside to the point of no return.
Let's go to Nan
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 06/08/2015
» Until the end of this month, the Tourism Authority of Thailand's Phrae Office, which oversees tourism marketing in Phrae, Nan and Uttaradit, invites tourists to experience various aspects of Nan province through 10 creative activities.