Tag: Chiang
Thailand: Chiang Mai’s toxic air scares away tourists
The city of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand shrouded in thick fog caused by forest fires and the burning of stubble by farmers. Photo taken on April 10, 2023 (AFP/Lillian…
In Chiang Mai, Thailand, “Joe” Apichatpong, filmmaker of the “little story”
LETTER FROM CHIANG MAI Director Apichatpong Weerasethakul in New York, October 5, 2021. DOMINIK BINDL / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP A house on stilts like a long wooden ship, which…
Great-grandson of Chiang Kai-shek Mayor of Taipei
Chiang Wan-an, great-grandson of former military dictator Chiang Kai-shek, has won the mayoral post of Taiwan’s capital. The local elections were less fortunate for President Tsai Ing-wen. Taiwan’s President Tsai…