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Suicide in Chiang Mai
Police are treating as suicide the death of an American man found in a condo room in Chiang Mai. His body was found by condo staff who entered the room after he hadn’t been seen for a couple of days. He apparently died from an overdose of sleeping tablets. Although inquiries are continuing, he left […]
Thai Puan – Sept/Oct Issue out now
If you’re out in one of Chaing Mai’s gay bars in the next few days don’t forget to pick up a copy of the latest and greatest edition of Thai Puan. Available free in bars and gay venues. As well as pictures of cute boys and all the latest gay news from Pattaya, this edition […]
It’s raining!
It’s raining! After all, it is rainy season and this year it seems that Chiang Mai is getting plenty. Earlier this month Tropical Storm “Nok Ten” caused limited flooding around Chiang Mai and the Ping River was at the absolute limit for breaching it’s banks around Narawat bridge. Fortunately, no serious flooding occurred in the […]
Happy Birthday to Her Majesty Queen Sirikit
Tomorrow, 12th August, is the birthday of Thailand’s most beloved and revered queen: Her Majesty Queen Sirikit. We would like to join with the people of Thailand in wishing Her Majesty a very happy birthday. Tomorrow is also Mother’s day in Thailand, a day when traditionally many Thais return home to visit their mothers. As […]
Advance for Gay rights in Chiang Mai
The Administrative Court in Chiang Mai yesterday, reinstated rights of homosexual and transgender people, which the Court ruled had been incorrectly curtailed by the Chiang Mai municipality. The court action, brought by prominent gay activist Natee Teerarotchanapong, was in response to a regulation regarding the participants on parade floats involved in last year’s Loy Krathong […]
Asarnha Bucha and Khao Pansa
Today is the revered Buddhist day of Asarna Bucha marking three important events: the first sermon given by the Buddha, the birth of Buddhism and the establishment of the Sangha when the first person became a Buddhist monk. Tomorrow is the full moon and as such, Khao Pansa, or the start of Buddhist lent. This […]
July Issue – Out-In-Thailand
The latest issue of the free gay magazine Out-In-Thailand is now available at Gay Venues in Chiang Mai. Front Cover – July 2011 Featured articles include: Sherwin’s Sexy Swimwear and The Art of Living OUT in Thailand. Sherwin is the handsome hunk who won the coveted Mr Gay World Philippines crown, now based in Bangkok […]