Chiang Rai, Thailand News

Chiang Rai in northern Thailand is a pretty small town but is surprisingly popular with tourists, both Thai and western.

Taken in an Akha village near Mae Suai, Chiang Rai Thailand. This young man is Busa's cousin.

A A A magical place Opened in 1955, Disneyland has offered countless smiles and thrills, undergone a number of changes to keep up with the times, and its success has spawned other theme parks across the country and globe.

AT the entrance to Simsombun market there is a woman selling sacks of what look like wriggling seeds or pods.

Farther south from Xishuangbanna, you can take a cruise boat and visit three of China's neighboring countries.

The Culture Ministry believes a centuries-old complex of companion cities along the Mekong River on both Thai and Lao soil should receive world heritage status.

Thailand will nominate the ancient Thai city of Chiang Saen and the companion Lao city of Suvannakhomkham to the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization for jointly listing of world heritage sites, Thai News Agency reported.

About 1,000 farmers from Mae Chan, Mae Sai and Chiang Saen districts on Tuesday morning used pickup trucks to block the Chiang Rai-Mae Sai highway in Mae Chan district demanding the government extend the rice-pledging scheme, which ended on May 31.

Is it possible to cross Burma overland? How would you deal with the occasional dump of a hotel? Q: I am trying to find out about travelling from Thailand to China, via Burma.

THESAURUS definition of "stonewalling": "Stalling or delaying, especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate; a tactic used to mislead or delay." Did I detect a crack in the Great Wall of China? Has Beijing finally put an end to her stonewalling dip into the Mekong River controversy - vis-a-vis the five other countries downstream? I might ...

CHIANG RAI, Thailand - If Thais are chili aficionados in the south, gourmands in the center, and food daredevils in the northeast, then those in the north, an area ruled for centuries by warring empires, are culinary mixologists.

Start the journey in Chiang Rai by using highway No 1 to Mae Chan district. Drive another km and turn left to hit highway No 1089 and go for 23 km to Pha Dua Village.

Our exit from Thailand was made by boat. We crossed the river at Chiang Khong in the north east, and entered into Laos.

Last Monday, I read a report on an etiquette course for novice monks. Introduced by leading preacher and writer Phra Wor Wachiramethi, the course aims to "prevent gay expressions" among monks.

Phra Maha Wudhijaya Vajiramedhi, director of the Vimuttayalaya Institute, will launch the country's first "good manners" curriculum for novice monks next month.

A group of villagers yesterday signed a petition to lodge with the United Nations, the Thai and Chinese governments demanding that China take responsibility for the erosion of banks along the Mekong River because of its dams.

The Thai Wine Association has expressed strong disagreement with the government's plan to ban alcohol sales during Buddhist holidays.

A shootout on the Mekong River between Myanmar's army and a rebel militia killed one and injured three Chinese sailors and motivated a manhunt that involved the security forces of four nations.

Thai mahouts line up their elephants during the finals of the King's Cup Elephant Polo at the Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa March 29, 2009 in Chiang Rai, Thailand.

King's Cup Elephant Polo at the Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa March 29, 2009 in Chiang Rai, Thailand.