by Ricky Ward | Mar 29, 2014 | General / ทั่วไป, Vegetation / พืซ
Remember the mysterious “Keow Suay Hom” name ( Green Beautuful Fragrant). It appeared in 2010 as part of the “Chiang Mai Iam” public relations exercise to make Chiang Mai more livable with a cleaner environment and stronger community. Four...
by Ricky Ward | Mar 9, 2014 | General / ทั่วไป, Pollution / มลภาวะ
In 2013 the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra made a special effort to curb the annual smoke haze problem which affects thousands of northern Thai residents and visitors during March and April. The campaign headed by Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop...
by Ricky Ward | Mar 4, 2014 | Education / การศึกษา, General / ทั่วไป
How else would one describe the reaction of Chiang Mai University to the influx of happy Chinese tourists as being other than being racist? Khao Sod reports that CMU is to charge entry and restrict access to most of its spacious park grounds to Chinese visitors. So...
by Ricky Ward | Mar 3, 2014 | General / ทั่วไป, Town Planning / การวางผังเมือง
Last year disgruntled shoppers were told the twice weekly market at CMU’s Multiple Cropping Center off Nimmanhaemin Rd was to be moved far away to Mae Hia, rather than say to the park grounds of the nearby Convention Center. As if to ease the pain the Wednesday...
by Ricky Ward | Feb 20, 2014 | General / ทั่วไป, Pollution / มลภาวะ
Late February and into March is the time when the northern skies change from beautiful blue to grimy grey as the countryside is set alight: Most affected by the smog must be the local witches and friends of Harry Potter as visibility is reduced so who are the folk...
by Ricky Ward | Feb 18, 2014 | General / ทั่วไป
At around 10:30 a.m. today Tuesday 16th February 2014 normal broadcasting on Thai television was interrupted for the screening of an address given by the Prime Minister H.E. Yingluck Shinawatra. The address was on the subject of the government rice purchase scheme....
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