Latest News and Updates
Update: Shan State Earthquake
Irrawaddy is now putting the estimated death toll from Thursday night’s earthquake in the south eastern Shan State at 150 According to this article in Irrawaddy The hospital in Tachilek, Shan State is, “already filled to capacity, the hospital has been forced to leave many patients out in the open.” According to local officials, around […]
Poy Sang Long Festival
If you’re visiting Chiang Mai this weekend the Go-Go bars are likely not the best place to go. Most of our friends who work in Chiang Mai’s commercial gay venues are Tai Yai refugees from the Shan State in South East Burma and today marks the start of a three day Tai festival of Poy […]
Earthquake in Shan State
A strong Earthquake has hit the Eastern Shan State causing major damage and widespread deaths and injuries. The main tremor registers 6.7 on the Richter scale and was clearly felt in Chiang Mai along with a series of aftershocks. Data from TMD website Date Time Magnitude Depth Mar 25, 2011 07:22 4.9 40 Mar 24, […]
Note’s Birthday
It’s that time of year again. Yes, today is my birthday and don’t dare even think about asking how old I am! To celebrate I went with a couple of the Bontong Boys to Doi Mae Salong in the very north of Thailand close to the border with Burma. Doi Mae Salong, also known as […]
Hallelujah – It’s raining Men!
Well, unfortunately not, but the current weather in Chiang Mai is just as unbelievable. For what is meant to be the start of the hot season, and one of the most miserable periods of the year, it’s current raining and 17 °C at midday! The current rainy spell started with evening showers on Friday, and […]
Songkran is coming
It’s now only a month to Songkran in Chiang Mai and what is one of the busiest periods of the year for the travel and hospitality industry, with trains, planes and hotels often fully booked over the holiday period. If you are thinking of a trip to Chiang Mai don’t leave it too late before […]
Thailand gets attitude
A 16 year old icon of gay life in the U.K. will debut in Thailand today. Launching in bookstores across the country is Attitude Thailand, a Thai version of the world renowned Gay lifestyle magazine. It is published by GMM inter Publishing with a cover price of 150 Bt. In an interview with The Nation […]
Site updates and the Shan State
We’ve now completed updating the sidebar on this site to include a couple of Gay news feeds from around the world as well as one from The Irrawaddy giving the latest news from Burma. We’ve also added a panel on the sidebar explaining about the Shan people and why we cover them on a Gay […]