Recent travel news for Chiang Mai
French film roadshow en route to Chiang Mai
6 Feb 2012
The La Fête film roadshow will be in Chiang Mai next week and an unmissable event for Francophiles and film aficionados. Five films will be showing at Chiang Mai’s Alliance Francaise with screenings set for 18:00 and 20:00 from 13 to 17 February.
February Chiang Mai events: Paper fest & concert
1 Feb 2012
February events in Chiang Mai include; Lanna Saa Paper Festival - handicrafts at Tonpao Village, Sankamphaeng (10-12/02); all day); Flea Market – behind JJ Market (10/02, from 11:00 – 17:00); Advanced Painting Class – Sangdee Gallery & Café (12/02, all day); Fat Fest - music and art fair at Airport Plaza (18/02, from 18:00) Sizzling Salsa – Dance classes above Rachwiti Kodak Shop (22/02, 20:00-midnight);
Chiang Mai greets Chinese New Year in style
30 Jan 2012
Chiang Mai greeted the Chinese Year of the Dragon last Monday with a colourful cultural extravaganza. The China Town precinct of the city around Warorot Market was the venue for a Golden Dragon Dance and a traditional Chinese musical performance.
Security checks at Chiang Mai Airport upped
23 Jan 2012
Airport security personnel at Chiang Mai International Airport have raised security levels following the arrest of a suspected terrorist in Thailand. Airports of Thailand (AoT) boss Aniruth Thanomkulabutr said the security risk rating for Chiang Mai’s airport had been raised from stage two to three at the beginning of last week.
Chiang Mai to get public transport upgrade
16 Jan 2012
Thai government ministers have agreed in principle to several new transportation projects for Chiang Mai. A government spokesperson said that among the projects slated for Thailand’s second city are a high-speed train service connecting it to Bangkok and a mass transit system.
Thai child rescue allegedly a scam
9 Jan 2012
Thai police are investigating the rescue by an Australian charity of endangered children in Northern Thailand last year. The Grey Man rescue organisation stands accused of faking the rescue of Akha hilltribe children in the adjacent Chiang Mai province of Chiang Rai.
