(2000 est. pop. 170,000). Chiang Mai is Thailand's second biggest city, located approximately 700 kilometers (440 miles) northwest of the capital Bangkok. Chiang Mai is roughly twenty times smaller than Bangkok, but in many ways it rivals the...

Chiang Mai (in Thai เชียงใหม่ (help·info)), also sometimes written as "Chiengmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand, and is the capital of Chiang Mai Province. It is located at...

CHIANG MAI, Thailand Foreigners first began visiting this city in the late 19th century when the British opened a "mountain station" to extract teak trees and other timber. During the Vietnam War, Americans found it to be the most beautiful and sleepy of Thailand's...

SITUATION IS STABLE n Although martial law was declared in last month's coup, the situation is calm and visitors to Chiang Mai and elsewhere in Thailand are unlikely to be affected. The Foreign Office currently advises monitoring all available information on the local...

A Swiss man accused of insulting this nation's monarchy by spray-painting over several portraits of the revered king pleaded guilty Monday and faces a maximum 75-year prison sentence.Oliver Rudolf Jufer, 57, was caught by surveillance cameras on Dec. 5 spray-painting black paint over several portraits...

The density of a thick haze in northern Thailand caused by forest fires has reached a level considered dangerous to health, medical authorities said Wednesday.The haze was the worst since it began March 1, with the level of tiny dust particles as high as 383...