Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai City Braces for Floods, 2005-repeat Possible

By | September 28th, 2010 | Category: Chiang Mai, Flood | 5 comments
Chiang Mai City Braces for Floods, 2005-repeat Possible

Thailand’s northern capital Chiang Mai is bracing for a repeat of the devastating flooding that drowned the city in August 2005. Following heavy rains further north, and the flooding of the Mae Tawan Valley and it’s world famous Elephant Conservation Camp, plus large areas of Chiang Dao district are reported as underwater today, with a [...]



British expatriate murdered in his Chiang Mai home

By | January 27th, 2009 | Category: Chiang Mai, Crime, Hill Tribes, News Reports | No Comments »

News reached me over the weekend (24th/25th January) of a British expatriate found murdered in his home in a gated community (with 24 hour security) late last week.

Unfortunately, the news arrived whilst we were in the midst of the heavy end of relocating the business and household and I’ve not been able to prepare a full story yet. I hope to do so during this week.