THAILANDFAIR 2009
27 - 28 FEBRUARI & 1 MAART 2009
27, 28 februari en 1 maart 2009 organiseert Beursgebouw Eindhoven in samenwerking met United Asia Thailandfair 2009.
De Consumentenbeurs waar u zich kunt laten inspireren door traditionele oosterse producten en bezienswaardigheden. Zo vindt u bijvoorbeeld de Buddharama, een thaise markt en kunt u kennis maken met traditionele thaise entertainment.
Geheel in Thaise sfeer wordt er een markt ingericht waar zowel traditionele Thaise food als non-food producten worden aangeboden. Beelden, meubels, wierook, handwerk, bloemen en vanzelfsprekend kan de Thaise massage niet ontbreken. De geurige curry gerechten, soepen, loempia’s en vele andere lekkernijen worden op originele wijze bereid.
Beursgebouw Eindhoven i.s.m. United Asia
Tel. +31 (0)40 246 36 26Fax +31 (0)40 244 55 33jop@beursgebouw.nl
Lardinoisstraat 85611 ZZ Eindhoven
Postbus 7695600 AT Eindhoven
Supported by Q&C Asia Business Partners
Thaise ambassade
De Thaise ambassade ondersteunt het evenement. Tevens zal er een delegatie aanwezig zijn tijdens de beurs.
Buddharama Tempel Waalwijk
Monniken van de Buddharama tempel zullen aanwezig zijn in een speciaal voor hen ingerichte ruimte. De monniken zullen lezingen en gebeden houden en er is de gelegenheid om met ze te praten.
Thaise Markt
Geheel in Thaise sfeer wordt er een markt ingericht waar zowel traditionele Thaise food als non-food producten worden aangeboden. Beelden, meubels, wierook, handwerk, bloemen en vanzelfsprekend kan de Thaise massage niet ontbreken. De geurige curry gerechten, soepen, loempia’s en vele andere lekkernijen worden op originele wijze bereid.
Thais Entertainment
Gedurende het hele evenement zal er een uitgebreid entertainment programma zijn, onder andere bestaande uit:
• Thaise dans bestaande uit Thaise vrouwen gekleed in traditionele outfit die een optreden geven van ongeveer 15 minuten• Live bands• Thaise artiesten
Thais Feest
Uiteraard zal er op zaterdagavond weer een groot Thais feest plaatsvinden. Zowel bezoekers als standhouders gaven aan de gezellige en gemoedelijke sfeer enorm te waarderen. Er is dan ook voor gekozen om hier een traditie van te maken.
Kooksessies
Thaise koks laten de bezoekers kennis maken met de traditionele Thaise keuken.
Muy Thai Demonstraties
Thailands meest populaire sport, gedemonstreerd door professionals.
Reizen
Jaarlijks reizen 150.000 Nederlanders naar het ‘Land van de Glimlach’ om daar hun vakantie door te brengen. Thailand is daarmee onze belangrijkste bestemming in Azi‘. Tijdens de Thailandfair 2009 zal er een uitgebreid reisaanbod zijn: van Phuket en Krabi tot Chiang Mai en van Bangkok tot en met Kanchanaburi of Phimai.
vrijdag 27 februari 2009
zondag 22 februari 2009
Gewijzigde Visaregels 1-12-2008
Paspoort en Visum
LET OP: De bepalingen voor het toewijzen van visa bij aankomst te Thailand zijn gewijzigd. Onderstaande bepalingen zijn reeds van kracht.
Wanneer u met een internationale vlucht te Thailand arriveert krijgt u bij de immigratiedienst op het vliegveld een visum met een geldigheidsduur van maximaal 30 dagen. Hier zijn geen kosten aan verbonden. Indien u langer dan 30 dagen verblijft kunt u op basis van dit visum op het Immigratiekantoor te Bangkok eenmalig een verlenging kopen voor de duur van maximaal 14 dagen. Overschrijding van uw toegestane verblijfsduur is strafbaar.
Heeft u een reis geboekt waar u tijdens de reis via een buurland Thailand binnenkomt, dan krijgt u via de Immigratiedienst een visum voor een verblijf van maximaal 15 dagen. Dit visum is kosteloos. Dit visum kunt u maximaal met 7 dagen verlengen door bij de Immigratiedienst te Bangkok een verlenging te kopen.
Adres:
Immigration Bureau Head office 507 Soi Suan Plu Sathorn Thai Road Tel. 02-287-3101-10
Maximale verlenging: indien bovenstaande mogelijkheden niet op uw verblijfsduur te Thailand van toepassing zijn raden wij u aan vóór vertrek de Nederlandse Visumdienst te raadplegen. Hier kunt u voor vertrek een 60-daags visum kopen. Zie www.visumdienst.nl
LET OP: De bepalingen voor het toewijzen van visa bij aankomst te Thailand zijn gewijzigd. Onderstaande bepalingen zijn reeds van kracht.
Wanneer u met een internationale vlucht te Thailand arriveert krijgt u bij de immigratiedienst op het vliegveld een visum met een geldigheidsduur van maximaal 30 dagen. Hier zijn geen kosten aan verbonden. Indien u langer dan 30 dagen verblijft kunt u op basis van dit visum op het Immigratiekantoor te Bangkok eenmalig een verlenging kopen voor de duur van maximaal 14 dagen. Overschrijding van uw toegestane verblijfsduur is strafbaar.
Heeft u een reis geboekt waar u tijdens de reis via een buurland Thailand binnenkomt, dan krijgt u via de Immigratiedienst een visum voor een verblijf van maximaal 15 dagen. Dit visum is kosteloos. Dit visum kunt u maximaal met 7 dagen verlengen door bij de Immigratiedienst te Bangkok een verlenging te kopen.
Adres:
Immigration Bureau Head office 507 Soi Suan Plu Sathorn Thai Road Tel. 02-287-3101-10
Maximale verlenging: indien bovenstaande mogelijkheden niet op uw verblijfsduur te Thailand van toepassing zijn raden wij u aan vóór vertrek de Nederlandse Visumdienst te raadplegen. Hier kunt u voor vertrek een 60-daags visum kopen. Zie www.visumdienst.nl
dinsdag 10 februari 2009
ALCOHOLCAMPAGNE IN NEDERLAND, THAILAND.
Petrol stations to be warned about alcohol salesBy Pongphon Sarnsamak
The Nation
Published on February 11, 2009
A massive campaign to strictly control alcohol and ban its sale in gas stations across the country will kick off next week in a bid to raise awareness about the danger of drink driving during Songkran, Deputy Public Health Minister Manit Nopamornbodi said yesterday.
He said provincial health office chiefs would be asked to check petrol stations across the country for alcohol sales.
The ministry would warn gas station owners still selling alcohol to comply with the law, then any offenders who break the law would be prosecuted.
Under the Alcohol Control Act, service station owners and grocery shops located in gas station compounds are banned from selling alcohol. Those who violate the law face a fine of Bt 10,000 and up to six months jail.
Selling alcohol is also banned in schools, hospitals, dormitories, temples and government offices.
Manit said he would also prohibit department stores from selling alcohol to customers in gift baskets. If people wanted to include drinks in gift baskets they must buy and put them in themselves.
Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai said he would study the possibility of issuing a ministerial regulation to control the advertising of alcohol products in newspapers, magazines and broadcasting.
While the law was passed last year, a National Alcohol Policy body chaired by the prime minister and the National Alcohol Control panel chaired by the health minister, have yet to meet to draw up plans, policies, etc, to limit alcohol consumption and advertising.
Manit, who oversees alcohol control, said committees at provincial levels had not been completed. Some 44 provinces had yet to set up alcohol control groups. But when they were organised a national debate would be held on alcohol issues.
According to a health ministry report in 2006, some 31 per cent of the population - 16 million people - drink alcohol. Nine million consume alcohol on a regular basis.
During the last New Year holiday - from December 30 to January 4 - 335 people were killed and some 3,810 injured in 3,549 road accidents. Police estimate 28 per cent of these accidents were caused by drunk drivers.
Ook in Nederland gaat een nieuwe alcoholcampagne van start,
Vanaf 2 maart 2009 geldt in de supermarkt een legitimatie-eis tot 20 jaar bij de aankoop van alcohol of tabak.
Vanaf 2 maart 2009 wordt aan jongeren tot 20 jaar die alcohol of tabak willen kopen gevraagd om klaar te staan met een geldig legitimatiebewijs. Door het verhogen van de leeftijdsgrens voor legitimatie naar 20 jaar kunnen we beter garanderen dat er geen alcohol aan jongeren onder de 16 jaar wordt verkocht.De supermarkten in Nederland willen geen alcohol of tabak verkopen aan jongeren onder de 16 jaar. Dit is bovendien wettelijk verboden. Aanvullend op alle maatregelen die supermarkten en het CBL al hebben genomen, is een vervolg gemaakt met de invoering van de legitimatie-eis tot 20 jaar. Het ministerie van VWS steunt dit initiatief.
Met een televisiecommercial zal de consument worden geïnformeerd over deze aangescherpte legitimatie-eis. Bovendien zullen kassabalkjes en –stickers, schapkaartjes en flyers de klant in de supermarkt informeren over de maatregel.
Wat houdt de maatregel concreet in?
Jongeren tussen 16 en 20 jaar die alcohol of tabak kopen, wordt gevraagd klaar te staan met hun legitimatie;
Als zij 16 jaar of ouder zijn, is er geen probleem;
Is de koper jonger dan 16 óf is de alcohol of tabak bedoeld voor iemand anders die nog geen 16 is, dan mag de caissière de alcohol of tabak niet meegeven.
Wanneer een jongere onder de 20 zijn of haar legitimatie niet laat zien, mag de alcohol of tabak ook niet meegegeven worden
Smoezen als “ik betaal er toch gewoon voor”, “mijn ouders vinden het goed”, of “het is een cadeautje voor mijn opa” worden niet geaccepteerd!
Waar geldt de maatregel?
In elke supermarkt in Nederland geldt dat iedereen onder 20 jaar zich moet legitimeren bij de aankoop van alcohol of tabak. Het is een brancheafspraak waaraan iedere supermarkt zich gecommitteerd heeft. De posters en stickers in en om de winkel zijn bedoeld om meer aandacht op de maatregel te vestigen.
Alcohol weg bij super
5 februari 2009bron: Telegraaf
DEN HAAG - Supermarkten die bier, wijn en mixdrankjes verkopen aan jongeren onder de 16 jaar raken hun vergunning kwijt. Ze mogen dan geen alcohol meer verkopen en moeten de schappen dus leeghalen.
Het kabinet komt volgens ingewijden binnenkort met een wetsvoorstel dat die drastische maatregel mogelijk maakt. De grens ligt bij drie overtredingen. Winkels die binnen één jaar drie keer worden betrapt bij de verkoop van drank aan jongeren moeten de vergunning inleveren en de alcoholverkoop staken. Klanten moeten voor bier, wijn en mixdrankjes dan naar een andere winkel.
De verantwoordelijke ministers Ter Horst (Binnenlandse Zaken), Rouvoet (Jeugd en Gezin) en Klink (Volksgezondheid) zijn op dit moment druk in overleg over nieuwe maatregelen om het drankgebruik onder jongeren terug te dringen. Over enkele weken worden definitieve besluiten genomen.
De bevoegdheid om in te grijpen ligt bij de burgemeesters. Die kunnen nu ook al optreden, maar daar komt in de praktijk niets van terecht, omdat ze geen krachtige wettelijke instrumenten hebben. Er worden alleen op beperkte schaal boetes uitgedeeld. Sinds kort zijn caissières in supermarkten al wel verplicht vast te stellen of iemand 16 jaar is.
Fees of 3 months' visas slashed
News Detail
News Date : 15 January 2009 Reporter : อัญพัชญ์ อัครวิพัฒน์เดชา
Fees of 3 months' visas slashed
The Council of Economic Ministers ruled to slash fees for all kinds of visas for foreingers visiting the country for three months, effective on January 20. Deputy Spokesman of Prime Minister's Office Mr. Puttipong Punnakan (พุทธิพงษ์ ปุณณกันต์) revealed that a meeting of the Council of Economic Ministers on Wednesday (January 14) consented to slash fees for all kinds of visas for foreigners visiting the country for three months, effective on January 20. Regarding damages from recent closure of Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang airports following blockade of People's Alliance for Democracy, the meeting instructed Ministry of Foreign Affairs to collect details of damages to be presented to the Cabinet's meeting on January 20. Meanwhile, the meeting would reconsider later suggestion by tourism business entrepreneurs who asked the government to provide soft loans for them and reduce taxes on buildings, hotels and accommodation rooms. Besides, the economic ministers also instructed government agencies to host seminars and studying activities to the country place of foreign countries. They also instructed the National Statistical Office and the National Economic and Social Development Board to collect information and fees relating to tourism, such as parking fees of aircrafts, in order to be presented to the Cabinet to consider to reduce fees. In addition, the meeting instructed Ministry of Transport to seek measures to prevent airports' closure from recurring. Ministry of Tourism and Sports was instructed to negotiate for cooperation with airliners to reduce ticket fares to help turning around local tourism.
zondag 8 februari 2009
PAI, geliefd toeristenstadje van Thaipeople.
Pai, Thailand
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Hills of Pai
Pai (Thai: ปาย) is a small town in northern Thailand near the Myanmar border, north of Chiang Mai on the northern route to Mae Hong Son. It lies along the Pai River. The town has thesaban tambon status and covers parts of the tambon Wiang Tai of Pai district. As of 2006 it has a population of 2,284.
Pai is located on Route 1095, which connects Mae Hong Son with Chiang Mai. The Pai Airport, which had been decommissioned for 20 years, was paved and refurbished in 2005-6, and on 1 February 2007, Siam General Aviation began daily passenger service to and from Chiang Mai International Airport.
Tourism and Development
Pai was once a quiet market village inhabited by Shan people (ethnic Tai whose culture is influenced by Burma; see the History section below), but nowadays Pai primarily thrives on tourism. Well-known among backpackers for its relaxed atmosphere, the town is full of cheap guesthouses, souvenir shops and restaurants. In the proximity of the town are spas and elephant camps. Further outside of town, there are several waterfalls and a number of natural hot springs varying in temperature from 80 to 200 degrees Celsius. Some resorts tap the hot springs and feed hot water into private bungalows and public pools. As Pai lies at the foot of the mountains, many tourists use it as a base for trekking and visiting hill tribes like Karen, Hmong, Lisu and Lahu. Another notable attraction is the town's excellent Wednesday Market which brings large and colorful crowds of local villagers and tribal people from all around the Pai Valley.
Recently Pai has appeared on the Thailand tourist map and has received major infrastructure upgrades including an airport with several daily flights, two 7-Elevens, several small- to medium-size luxury resorts (adding to the more than 118 guesthouses and restaurants which existed as of June 2007, a couple of live music clubs, beer bars and two sets of traffic lights. This has done little to dampen the small and peaceful spirit of the town out of season. However, it has led to a recent influx of business investment and land speculation by both farang (non-Asian foreigners) and big city Thais. While some hail these sweeping changes as a new age of prosperity for Pai, others point to the loss of Pai's traditional customs and culture.
In the tourist high season of November through March there are large numbers of tourists. Prior to 2006, foreign tourists predominated, but now Thai tourists make up the vast majority, particularly after Pai featured in two popular, Thai-made romantic movies, The Letter: Jod Mai Rak (Thai: จดหมายรัก, 2004) and Ruk Jung (Thai: รักจัง, 2006).
Pai has music festivals regularly as well as staging an International Enduro Championship.
Coffee in love at Pai.
History
Unless otherwise indicated, the information in this section is based on local Pai resident Thomas Kasper's history of Pai:
The area of modern-day Pai has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years. About 2,000 years ago, the Lua (or Lawa) Tribe was the dominant ethnic group all over the area of today's northern Thailand, and a few of their descendants still live in villages only about 20km away from Pai.
The recorded history of the area starts about 800 years ago with the establishment of a settlement (today known as Ban Wiang Nuea) about 3km north of modern-day Pai. Ban Wiang Nuea was founded in 1251 AD by Shan immigrants from the region of modern-day northern Burma. Due to the area's remoteness and seclusion, people in those times were mainly cut off from news of the outside world and therefore not much concerned with the politics of Lanna and the rest of Thailand. That changed drastically in the course of the 14th and 15th century, when the first settlers arrived from Chiang Mai. It was part of Lanna policy of the time to send citizens loyal to the Lanna throne to the outposts of the empire, in order to consolidate and affirm Lanna's territorial authority. The result was a conflict that eventually led to a series of wars over territorial dominance in the Pai area. The Lanna troops finally defeated the Shan soldiers in 1481, forcing them to retire to Burmese territory. The Shan families who had lived in the area for a long time, establishing households, farming their land and raising their families, were granted permission to stay by the Lanna prince, along with a certain degree of cultural and social autonomy under the law and authority of the Lanna kingdom. Ban Wiang Nuea as a result became a village sharply divided into two parts by a wall into a "Shan" part and a "Lanna" part.
In the second half of the 19th century, colonial powers France and England, who had already established their influence in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Burma, were viewing the area of modern-day Thailand with increasing interest. To consolidate Siam's influence and authority in the northern border region, the royal house encouraged Northern Thais from provinces like Payao, Lamphun and Nan to migrate to those areas. The result again was conflict: the last fight between Lanna Thai and Shan in Ban Wiang Nuea took place in 1869, when Lanna soldiers finally defeated their Shan opponents in a battle that ended with the total destruction of the village. The entire village was burnt to the ground. All structures standing in Ban Vieng Nuea today are the result of the subsequent rebuilding efforts of the villagers.
There was already a "road" (that took up to a week to traverse) leading from Chiang Mai to Pai in the late 19th century. Many of the new immigrants chose to settle in the area of the connecting road to Mae Hong Son, south of the village of Ban Wiang Nuea. This settlement was known as Ban Wiang Tai, and it developed into the modern town we know as Pai.
During World War II , the Japanese began several projects to create efficient troop and equipment transport routes between Thailand and Burma, and (in addition to the well-known Death Railway through Kanchanaburi) one of these projects was the improvement of the existing "road" from Chiang Mai through Pai and Mae Hong Son. A wood and steel bridge built by the Japanese still stands about 10 km from Pai on the road to Chiang Mai, just parallel to the bridge later built in the course of more recent road improvement projects by the Thai government. As it turned out, just about when the Japanese supply line reached Burma, the war was over.
The Thai government started developing the road leading from Chiang Mai via Pai to Mae Hong Son, known today as Route 1095, in 1967, but didn't finish paving the route until the early- to mid-1990s.
Pai's recent history is one of waves of migration: in addition to the aforementioned waves of old Shan and Lanna immigrants, Karen immigrants arrived in the 18th century, Lisu and Lahu people from areas of southern China arrived in the early 20th century, Muslim families from Chiang Mai began arriving to establish trade businesses starting around 1950, a group of Kuomintang fleeing Mao Zedong established a community in Pai in the early 1960s, and finally a new wave of refugees from the Shan State of Burma have arrived in the last few decades, fleeing the turmoil caused by the Burmese Junta to work as laborers in Thailand.
Flood of 2005
Pai suffered a huge mudslide and severe flooding in 2005, resulting in major structural damage to homes, resorts, storefronts, and bridges.The town had almost completely recovered by the time the 2006 high season began.
Leuke web over het leven in Pai by Chris Pirazzi,
http://allaboutpai.com/intro/
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Hills of Pai
Pai (Thai: ปาย) is a small town in northern Thailand near the Myanmar border, north of Chiang Mai on the northern route to Mae Hong Son. It lies along the Pai River. The town has thesaban tambon status and covers parts of the tambon Wiang Tai of Pai district. As of 2006 it has a population of 2,284.
Pai is located on Route 1095, which connects Mae Hong Son with Chiang Mai. The Pai Airport, which had been decommissioned for 20 years, was paved and refurbished in 2005-6, and on 1 February 2007, Siam General Aviation began daily passenger service to and from Chiang Mai International Airport.
Tourism and Development
Pai was once a quiet market village inhabited by Shan people (ethnic Tai whose culture is influenced by Burma; see the History section below), but nowadays Pai primarily thrives on tourism. Well-known among backpackers for its relaxed atmosphere, the town is full of cheap guesthouses, souvenir shops and restaurants. In the proximity of the town are spas and elephant camps. Further outside of town, there are several waterfalls and a number of natural hot springs varying in temperature from 80 to 200 degrees Celsius. Some resorts tap the hot springs and feed hot water into private bungalows and public pools. As Pai lies at the foot of the mountains, many tourists use it as a base for trekking and visiting hill tribes like Karen, Hmong, Lisu and Lahu. Another notable attraction is the town's excellent Wednesday Market which brings large and colorful crowds of local villagers and tribal people from all around the Pai Valley.
Recently Pai has appeared on the Thailand tourist map and has received major infrastructure upgrades including an airport with several daily flights, two 7-Elevens, several small- to medium-size luxury resorts (adding to the more than 118 guesthouses and restaurants which existed as of June 2007, a couple of live music clubs, beer bars and two sets of traffic lights. This has done little to dampen the small and peaceful spirit of the town out of season. However, it has led to a recent influx of business investment and land speculation by both farang (non-Asian foreigners) and big city Thais. While some hail these sweeping changes as a new age of prosperity for Pai, others point to the loss of Pai's traditional customs and culture.
In the tourist high season of November through March there are large numbers of tourists. Prior to 2006, foreign tourists predominated, but now Thai tourists make up the vast majority, particularly after Pai featured in two popular, Thai-made romantic movies, The Letter: Jod Mai Rak (Thai: จดหมายรัก, 2004) and Ruk Jung (Thai: รักจัง, 2006).
Pai has music festivals regularly as well as staging an International Enduro Championship.
Coffee in love at Pai.
History
Unless otherwise indicated, the information in this section is based on local Pai resident Thomas Kasper's history of Pai:
The area of modern-day Pai has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years. About 2,000 years ago, the Lua (or Lawa) Tribe was the dominant ethnic group all over the area of today's northern Thailand, and a few of their descendants still live in villages only about 20km away from Pai.
The recorded history of the area starts about 800 years ago with the establishment of a settlement (today known as Ban Wiang Nuea) about 3km north of modern-day Pai. Ban Wiang Nuea was founded in 1251 AD by Shan immigrants from the region of modern-day northern Burma. Due to the area's remoteness and seclusion, people in those times were mainly cut off from news of the outside world and therefore not much concerned with the politics of Lanna and the rest of Thailand. That changed drastically in the course of the 14th and 15th century, when the first settlers arrived from Chiang Mai. It was part of Lanna policy of the time to send citizens loyal to the Lanna throne to the outposts of the empire, in order to consolidate and affirm Lanna's territorial authority. The result was a conflict that eventually led to a series of wars over territorial dominance in the Pai area. The Lanna troops finally defeated the Shan soldiers in 1481, forcing them to retire to Burmese territory. The Shan families who had lived in the area for a long time, establishing households, farming their land and raising their families, were granted permission to stay by the Lanna prince, along with a certain degree of cultural and social autonomy under the law and authority of the Lanna kingdom. Ban Wiang Nuea as a result became a village sharply divided into two parts by a wall into a "Shan" part and a "Lanna" part.
In the second half of the 19th century, colonial powers France and England, who had already established their influence in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Burma, were viewing the area of modern-day Thailand with increasing interest. To consolidate Siam's influence and authority in the northern border region, the royal house encouraged Northern Thais from provinces like Payao, Lamphun and Nan to migrate to those areas. The result again was conflict: the last fight between Lanna Thai and Shan in Ban Wiang Nuea took place in 1869, when Lanna soldiers finally defeated their Shan opponents in a battle that ended with the total destruction of the village. The entire village was burnt to the ground. All structures standing in Ban Vieng Nuea today are the result of the subsequent rebuilding efforts of the villagers.
There was already a "road" (that took up to a week to traverse) leading from Chiang Mai to Pai in the late 19th century. Many of the new immigrants chose to settle in the area of the connecting road to Mae Hong Son, south of the village of Ban Wiang Nuea. This settlement was known as Ban Wiang Tai, and it developed into the modern town we know as Pai.
During World War II , the Japanese began several projects to create efficient troop and equipment transport routes between Thailand and Burma, and (in addition to the well-known Death Railway through Kanchanaburi) one of these projects was the improvement of the existing "road" from Chiang Mai through Pai and Mae Hong Son. A wood and steel bridge built by the Japanese still stands about 10 km from Pai on the road to Chiang Mai, just parallel to the bridge later built in the course of more recent road improvement projects by the Thai government. As it turned out, just about when the Japanese supply line reached Burma, the war was over.
The Thai government started developing the road leading from Chiang Mai via Pai to Mae Hong Son, known today as Route 1095, in 1967, but didn't finish paving the route until the early- to mid-1990s.
Pai's recent history is one of waves of migration: in addition to the aforementioned waves of old Shan and Lanna immigrants, Karen immigrants arrived in the 18th century, Lisu and Lahu people from areas of southern China arrived in the early 20th century, Muslim families from Chiang Mai began arriving to establish trade businesses starting around 1950, a group of Kuomintang fleeing Mao Zedong established a community in Pai in the early 1960s, and finally a new wave of refugees from the Shan State of Burma have arrived in the last few decades, fleeing the turmoil caused by the Burmese Junta to work as laborers in Thailand.
Flood of 2005
Pai suffered a huge mudslide and severe flooding in 2005, resulting in major structural damage to homes, resorts, storefronts, and bridges.The town had almost completely recovered by the time the 2006 high season began.
Leuke web over het leven in Pai by Chris Pirazzi,
http://allaboutpai.com/intro/
vrijdag 6 februari 2009
33rd Chiang Mai Flower Festival 2009
Tourism Authority of Thailand
Chiang Mai Flower Festival 2009
Date : 6 - 8 February 2009
Venue : Nong Buak Hat Park, Chiang Mai
If you are obsessed with beautiful flowers and decorative plants, this is the festival for you. Experience these beautiful flower-decorated floats and a magnificent tapestry of floral splendor that blankets the land. There are also agricultural exhibitions, floral contents, and product sales by local groups of housewives.
A highlight of the festival is the grand parade that attracts sponsoring companies and organisations that beautify floats with elaborate flower decorations, presenting an eco-tourism message or just simply stealing the hearts of spectators with their vivid colours and beauty.The parade leads up to the annual beauty competition to crown the city’s flower queen, who represents the flower growers and exporters as an ambassador of good will.Entertainment, an opportunity to dine on tasty northern snacks and view cultural performances are clearly features that draw both visitors and locals to this annual event.
Home and garden lovers discover Chiang Mai is a February showcase for exotic orchids, flowering plants and blooms that thrive in the northern valley’s temperate cool season.Particularly during the cool season months, mid-November through to February, this northern provinces justifies its title “Rose of the North.” But for flower lovers, who flock to this annual festival, 6 to 8 February in the town’s Buak Hat Park, there is far more to the town’s garden reputation than the impressive display of elegant roses.Since 1977 when the annual festival was inaugurated, it has earned a reputation on par with similar events such as Japan Sakura Flower Festival and the Netherlands’ flower parades. This was further enhanced by the successful flower expo in 2006.Due variations of climate and its mountain landscapes, the Chiang Mai Flower Festival presents a diversity of blooms and flowers. Many of them, originally imported from temperate climes such as carnations, chrysanthemum, tulips, are displayed side-by-side with tropical flowers including exotic orchids.
33rd Chiang Mai Flower Festival 2009
6th-8th February, 2009
Friday 6th February, 2009
09.00 am - midnight Flower Exhibition, Flower and Gardening Contest at Buak Haad Public Park
09.00 am - midnight Local Product Fair at Buak Haad Public Park
09.00 am - midnight Food Fair on Arak Road nearby Buak Haad Public Park
05.00 pm Opening ceremony of Flower and gardening exhibition and local product fair at Buak Haad Public Park
07.00 pm - 10.00 pm Miss Flower Bloom and Miss International Flower Bloom contest at Buak Haad Public Park
Saturday 7th February, 2009
06.00 am - 12.00 pm“Kadmua” ( traditional market ) next to the governor’s residence
08.00 am Opening ceremony of the 33rd Chiang Mai Flower Festival 2009 by Mr. Wiboon Sa-nguanphong, Chiang Mai Governor at Nawarat Bridge. Launching Flower Floats Parade.
09.00 am - midnight Flower Exhibition, Flower and Gardening Contest at Buak Haad Public Park
09.00 am - midnightLocal Product Fair at Buak Haad Public Park
09.00 am - midnightFood Fair on Arak Road nearby Buak Haad Public Park
07.00 pm - 10.00 pmMusical in Park at Buak Haad Public Park
Sunday 8th February, 2009
09.00 am - midnightFlower Exhibition, Flower and Gardening Contest at Buak Haad Public Park
09.00 am - midnight Local Product Fair at Buak haad Public Park
09.00 am - midnightFood Fair on Arak Road nearby Buak haad Public Park
07.00 pm - 10.00 pm Music in Park at Buak Haad Public Park
Contact :TAT Chiang Mai OfficeTel : 66 (0) 5324 8604, 5324 8607, 5324 1466Chiang Mai Municipality OfficeTel : 66 5324 8604Website : www.tatchiangmai .org
Reisrevue, vakblad voor de reiswereld.
Thailand wil weer op de kaart
06 FEB 2009
Het Thais Verkeersbureau (TAT) in Nederland werkt aan een campagne om het land weer top of mind bij de reisverkopers te krijgen. Na de bezetting vorig jaar december van de luchthaven bij Bangkok, is het aantal boekingen bij touroperators in Nederland dramatisch gedaald (vorige maand min ruim 40%). Directeur Harry Betist van het verkeersbureau hoopt de balie ervan te kunnen overtuigen dat de situatie in Thailand weer normaal is.
Volgens hem laten reisbureaus kansen liggen. ‘Hoewel de GfK/ANVR-cijfers een forse achterstand aangeven, blijkt het aantal passagiers nauwelijks daling te laten zien. Er wordt vooral vanuit Düsseldorf gevlogen. Deze cijfers onthullen dat of de reisbureaus dynamic packagen, of dat de klant direct in Thailand reserveert. In beide gevallen worden de touroperators grotendeels gepasseerd.’ Op een relatiebijeenkomst donderdag van de TAT en de Thaise ambassade bevestigden de aanwezige touroperators deze trend in het boekingsgedrag. ‘Vooral direct sales speelt ons inderdaad parten’, aldus Chris Freitag van Kuoni. Volgens Betist adviseren reisbureaus veel te snel een andere verre bestemming als klanten (eigenlijk) naar Thailand willen.
Het verkeersbureau schakelt een NHTV-student in om het imago van Thailand te onderzoeken na de politieke rellen vorig jaar. In maart gaat de b-to-b campagne van start. Naar de consument wordt nu het thema gehanteerd ‘Amazing Thailand, Amazing Value’. ‘Het is er fantastisch en super goedkoop’, laat de TAT weten.
Door Jan Lokhoff
Thais Verkeersbureau,72hrs Amazing Thailand
Amazing Thailand in 72 uur
Thailand is een land met vele mogelijkheden. Om u wegwijs te maken in het ruime aanbod hebben het Thais Verkeersbureau en MasterCard onlangs de nieuwe campagnes "72hrs Amazing Thailand Pattaya" en "72hrs Amazing Thailand Phuket" gelanceerd. De initiatieven volgen op een eerder succes, waarbij de metropool Bangkok en Chiang Mai werd uitgelicht. De campagnes presenteren op leuke en eenvoudige wijze unieke reisinformatie om de betreffende strandplaatsen in 72 uur te ontdekken. De ultieme ervaring staat voorop "there's something money can't buy", maar indien u houder bent van een MasterCard kunt u bovendien profiteren van speciaal voor de actie ontwikkelde privileges en aanbiedingen: "for everything else....there's MasterCard". De acties met ruim 100 deelnemers zijn geldig tot en met december 2009
http://www.thailand72hrsamazing.com/
dinsdag 3 februari 2009
Wat Traimitr Wittayaram Bangkok
New seat for the golden Buddha
By: KARNJANA KARNJANATAWE
Published: 29/01/2009 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: Horizons
Wat Traimitr Wittayaram hopes to complete construction of the new Phra Maha Mondop which will house the world's largest Buddha statue cast from pure gold in March.
Phra Maha Mondop, new home of the all-gold Buddha statue, at Wat Traimitr Wittayaram.
Construction began two years ago after the temple found that the room where the statute, weighing 5.5 tons and 3.04 metres tall, was kept had become too small to accommodate visitors, numbering some 2,000 daily, arriving to pay homage to the popular Sukhothai-style image.
Funded through public donation with the government forking out 250 million baht, the new all-marble home of the golden Buddha, 60 metres tall and 30 metres wide, will have a seven-tiered tiled roof. Apart from the statue, it will boast an exhibition area chronicling the history of Chinese people living in the Yaowarat area since the Rattanakosin period until present day, backed by multimedia
By: KARNJANA KARNJANATAWE
Published: 29/01/2009 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: Horizons
Wat Traimitr Wittayaram hopes to complete construction of the new Phra Maha Mondop which will house the world's largest Buddha statue cast from pure gold in March.
Phra Maha Mondop, new home of the all-gold Buddha statue, at Wat Traimitr Wittayaram.
Construction began two years ago after the temple found that the room where the statute, weighing 5.5 tons and 3.04 metres tall, was kept had become too small to accommodate visitors, numbering some 2,000 daily, arriving to pay homage to the popular Sukhothai-style image.
Funded through public donation with the government forking out 250 million baht, the new all-marble home of the golden Buddha, 60 metres tall and 30 metres wide, will have a seven-tiered tiled roof. Apart from the statue, it will boast an exhibition area chronicling the history of Chinese people living in the Yaowarat area since the Rattanakosin period until present day, backed by multimedia
zondag 1 februari 2009
Flowerfestival ChiangMai 6- 8 february 2009
Chiangmai,
This is Thailand's greatest flower show, featuring a parade of floats made with colorful flowers, beautiful Thai and hill tribe girls in traditional dress, a Miss Chiangmai Flower Festival beauty contest and loads of exotic plants and flowers on display.
Float Made of FlowersEvery year during the first weekend in February is the Chiangmai Flower Festival. The city is awash with vibrant colors ranging from the electric orange and lilac colors of the bougainvillea to the velvety blossoms of petunias in all shades of pink, white and purple. The strident red of the poinsettias, bought by many at Christmas and New Years, is echoed by beds of scarlet salvias. Homes and shop owners alike line the city streets with colorful flower boxes. The sheer profusion of color that the flower festival and carnival brings to Chiangmai aptly gives the city its name "Rose of the North".On all three days of the festival, prize blooms are on display at Suan Buak Haad near the city center. Every type of flower, miniature tree and orchid is put on display for the judges to choose the best of the species. Landscape specialists put on an elaborate display, which includes patios and waterfalls with exotic decorative plants and flowers.The best part of the flower festival is on Saturday. This is when we load our lawn chairs and ice chest in the pick-up and head to D.K. Bookstore along the moat in the city center. We go there because there is plenty of parking and excellent coffee and pastry shops.
Traditional Thai DressOn the way we passed the flower covers floats, Hill Tribes and Thais in their traditional dress and uniformed marching bands all getting in line to start the parade. We had to leave the house before 8 a.m. as the parade starts around 9 a.m. Although it would not be until 10 a.m. until the parade reached us we had lots of fun eating food from local vendors, relaxing in our lawn chairs at curbside and watching the world go by.The parade lines up from the train station to Narawatt bridge so the police close most of Jarenmuang Road around 8 a.m. The VIP viewing stand is right next to the bridge in front of the Chiangmai Governor's home. The parade route goes down Thapae Road to the gate and turns left and follows the moat to Suan Buak Haad City Park.The parade moves at a slow pace and stops several times so there is plenty of time to take pictures of the colorful floats, pretty girls and hill tribe people in costume. The people in the parade hand out roses to spectators lining the road.
Flower Festival QueenWhen the parade finishes, everyone heads to Suan Buak Haad where all the floats, award winning flower growers and landscapers projects are all on display. There are plenty of food stalls located in the park and in late afternoon the Miss Chiangmai Flower festival starts. The party goes well into the evening until the new Flower Festival Queen is chosen.This is a great time to visit Chiangmai, as the air is cool and the evenings fresh and clear. If you want to see the festival make sure you book your hotels and flights well in advance.
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