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Chiang Mai's Yi Peng Festival pumped B2.7bn into local economy
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 11/11/2025
» CHIANG MAI – This year's Yi Peng Festival pumped an estimated 2.765 billion baht into the local economy, money spent by more than 184,800 visitors.
Chiang Mai sets world record for largest traditional dance
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 20/04/2025
» CHIANG MAI: The northern Thai province of Chiang Mai has made history by setting a new Guinness World Record for the largest traditional Thai dance, with 7,218 performers participating in a mass "fon leb" (fingernail dance) to celebrate the city’s 729th anniversary.
Chiang Mai city clean-up going well, governor says
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 22/10/2024
» Chiang Mai: The authorities in this northern city have collected 40% of waste and cleaned up 90% of the streets as part of their post-flood recovery plan.
Tourism bucks northern Thailand's Q2 economic decline
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 01/09/2024
» CHIANG MAI: The economy in northern Thailand slowed in the second quarter, marking a slight decrease from Q1 due to the high cost of living and lack of economic stimulus programmes, said Pornvipa Tangcharoenmonkong, the Northern Office director of the Bank of Thailand (BoT).
Chiang Mai, S.Korean province cooperating on education, work visits
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 08/07/2024
» Chiang Mai governor Nirat Phongsittithaworn and the governor of South Korea's Chungcheonbuk province, Kim Young-hwan, plan to sign memorandum of understanding (MoU) in September on support for Thais wanting to study or work in South Korea.
Haze control effort ramps up as Songkran approaches
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 10/04/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has instructed Chiang Mai and every province in the upper North to prepare their operation centres to handle the haze situation in order to ease air pollution during the upcoming Songkran festival when a rise in the number of tourists is expected.
Thailand 'ready' for Songkran festivities
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 07/04/2024
» This year's three-week-long Songkran festival with festivities to take place across the country is expected to give tourism a much-needed boost as it is expected to bring in tens of billions of baht in tourism income.
Songkran in Chiang Mai to be 'more special' this year
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 23/03/2024
» The 10-day Songkran festival in Chiang Mai is expected to attract millions of tourists and generate 20 billion baht in revenue.
TAT to lure tourists year-round
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 14/01/2024
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will launch campaigns to promote tourism in Chiang Mai all year round.
Cold snap, rain are likely over Christmas holiday: Met Dept
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 24/12/2023
» Cold and windy weather has been forecast across the country until Monday with temperatures in the northern and the northeastern regions expected to drop by 1–2 degrees Celcius.