The mountains behind the 700-Year Anniversary Sports Complex were ablaze again on May 10. Helicopters from the Chiang Mai Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives were called in to help extinguish the fire.

The helicopters took on water from the Mae Chok Luang reservoir, located near the sport complex, dumping the loads on to the forest blaze.

continued | more news

Over 300 farmers take part in Farmer’s Day at Wat Phra Singha

More than 300 farmers joined in the Farmer’s Day ceremony presided over by Chiang Mai Governor Pisit Khetphasook, who led the participants in worship of the Buddha while the monks blessed seeds, plants, and fish to be given to the farmers.

continued | more features

Futsal Season begins

In Chiang Mai’s International Schools, the basketball season is over and the next term will be dedicated to Futsal. For people who are not accustomed to this term, let me give you a short explanation:

continued | more sports

PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) plans to explore business opportunities in Iraq now that the United States-led war on the country has eased.

continued | more business

The Thai tourism industry celebrated as it became apparent that strategies to boost the domestic tourism industry had paid off, with the four-day Youth Tourism Fair clocking up 250 million baht in sales as members of the public rushed to take advantage of cut-price tour programs announced on May 4th.

continued | more Travel & Tourism