Latest News and Updates

Chiang Mai – Flooding Update

After what seems to have been an interminably long rainy season this year, we were thinking the worst was over as we approach the end of September, but it was not to be. Following skillful management of the Ping river by the irrigation department all year, it finally overcame all and burst it’s banks in […]

Whatever Happened to….. Part 1 Update

Following yesterday’s article about some of Chiang Mai’s defunct gay bars we did a little digging in the Bon Tong archives and look what we came up with: Yep, one of our all time favorites Mr Beem together with his friend, the very delectable Mr Eak. Happy memories from Bar 66 (Free Guy2) back in […]

Yokka Dok – Party Central

Yokka Dok seems to becoming the popular place for birthday parties. Following David’s recent Birthday, this weekend saw Yokka Dok host a joint birthday party for Greig and Wouter. For the full set of photos visit City Now website to see Part 1 and part 2

Whatever Happened to…….. Part 1

After doing a few site updates we noticed how long the list of closed venues is getting, so we thought it would be fun to do an article taking a light hearted look at whatever happened to some of the old places and personalities from Chiang Mai’s gay scene of yesteryear. It quickly became apparent […]

Quiz Night @ Garden Bar – Lotus Hotel

This Wednesday, September 14th, the Garden Bar at the Lotus Hotel will be hosting it’s popular monthly Quiz Night with quizmaster Steve Yarnold. Starting promptly at 8 p.m the competition is between team/tables (max 4 persons per team). Each team pays Baht 200 and the winning team will collect the lot. The bar and restaurant […]

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 […]

Attitude Magazine – September issue

Attitude Magazine Thailand – August issue now available from good news sellers in Chiang Mai from today. In the September issue the team focus on real health education and the subject of exercise and Sun. There’s some great pictures of Ananda, as you can see from the front cover, a feature on gay chubs in […]

Adam’s Love – Thailand’s Official MSM website

The Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre has launched www.adamslove.org Adam’s Love, Thailand’s Official MSM website is the source of HIV/AIDS information for Men who have Sex with Men in Thailand. It includes a wealth of information on HIV/AIDS awareness, testing, prevention, treatment, care and support as well as teaching safe sexual practices for gay […]

Bar News

Where have all the tourists gone? That is the question many are asking themselves, especially down at Chiang Mai’s Night Bazaar in the row of outdoor beer bars known locally as “sleaze alley”, due to the area’s past reputation for it’s freelance underage street kid hustlers, drugs and frequent gang fights. We popped in recently […]

Akha Ama Coffee – Article in Chiang Mai Mail

A couple of weeks ago in this article about places to go when it’s raining we mentioned a hidden gem of a cofeeshop in Santitham called Akha Ama. This month Chiang Mai Mail: has written a very complimentary review of Akha Ama Coffee shop, Under the spotlight: Lee of Akha Ama Coffee, which some of […]