Chinese New Year celebrated in the Waroros Market and Lao Jow Alley

Chinese New Year is arguably the most colorful and elaborate of all traditional holidays for people of Chinese descent, and perhaps the most fun for people of all races to watch and even take part in. This year in Chiang Mai, the Waroros Market and Lao Jow Alley were the places to be to celebrate the event.

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Tae-kwon-do medal winners kick into gold

The Chiang Mai Inter Tae-kwon-do Club held its first Tae-kwon-do Tournament Championship of the year in which the trophy of Sudarat Keyurapan, the minister of Public Health and the shield of Dr. Pansak Wongkasikorn, director of Chiangmai International Business College went to the winners.

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Because of new regulations from the Bank of Thailand (BOT) which apply to issuing credit cards, Visa says its growth in Thailand will drop from 80 percent to about 25 percent this year.

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Deputy general manager of the Imperial Maeping Hotel, Chusak Namhansawong (right, front row), is on hand to welcome Thai National police chief, Pol Gen Sant Surutanont (the tallest man) during his recent visit to Chiang Mai and stay at the hotel. With them, on the right of the police chief, are the hotel receptionists.

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