Art Made by Zoo Animals to Be Auctioned on TV Sep 10, 2008
In 1998, two Russian artists started a painting school for elephants at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center in Lampang, Thailand. It takes about a day to discover if an elephant has an aptitude for painting, according to the Elephant Art Gallery, a Web site dedicated to promoting elephant art. (Fox News)
Chiang Mai Thailand's Second City Aug 22, 2008
The National Elephant Reserve between Chiang Mai and Lampang is an interesting side visit, there is a twice daily elephant show that demonstrates both the strength and grace of these national beasts. You can also see the work of vets as they tend to the ill and injured animals that are brought to them from the outlaying districts. (Suite101.com)
Elephant Experiences in Thailand Aug 22, 2008
Any monies collected now are sent to the Elephant Hospital in Lampang, but it is hoped that the Mobile Elephant Clinic which was a feature of the area pre-tsunami, will be resurrected with the funds increase. How many tents are there. (Suite101.com)
Elephant Polo Pits Bankers Against Ballerinas at Luxury Resort in Thailand Apr 16, 2008
Heinecke said the event would probably raise about 2 million baht ($63,000) for the in Lampang to help conservation and welfare. Money from a previous event funded a custom-designed elephant ambulance. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Coal clouds overclimate change talks Dec 5, 2007
Rather than fearing of climate change, these groups have been galvanized by the memories of a lignite coal-fired plant disaster in Lampang province in the early 1990s. The development of two planned coal-fired independent power projects has been scrapped and the Lamang issue continues to be an obstacle for new coal-fired developments. (Asia Times Online)
Thai girls being lured into porn Oct 7, 2007
Trafcord recently completed an investigation into human trafficking in communities in Chiang Mai, Lampang and Phayao. Suriya said the government needed to make human trafficking in the North a national-agenda item. (News on Japan, Japan)
Post a comment Oct 1, 2007
Posted by: jan van geloven , lampang , thailand 30 September 2007. This situation in Burma represents part of the wider pattern of religious persecution sponsored by the Red Chinese government. (International Herald Tribune)
Surging baht drives Thai exporters to the wall Aug 7, 2007
LAMPANG, Thailand Naris Wongsanthitham is stressed ... the 40-year-old said at his factory, which employs 250 people making salad bowls, chopping boards and bread bins in Lampang, 600 km (370 miles) north of Bangkok. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Her name is Ku'uleialohaoka'alakalama Young. Remember it. Jul 21, 2007
You could say it began 39 years ago when a boy named Thanakorn was born in Lampang, Thailand. His single mother called him "Ott," a nickname. (Las Vegas Sun)
When I see an elephant...paint? Jun 2, 2007
The orchestra has produced two albums, "," and "," released in 2002 and 2005, respectively, and play on a regular basis at the in Lampang, Thailand. "Elephants don't receive instructions on how to play. They are only told to start and to stop. Sometimes, the conductor specifies the number of times the animals should hit an instrument by showing them a number of fingers up," Lair explains. (The Scientist)
Smoke Thickens in Choking Thai North Mar 15, 2007
Weather forecasters say there might be rain this weekend, but the governor of nearby Lampang province wasn't prepared to wait. He suggested reviving a traditional drought ritual in which female cats are carried from house to house and doused with water at each. (Planet Ark, United States)
Inseminated Thai elephant gives birth to male calf Mar 11, 2007
BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhuanet) -- Veterinarians at the Elephant Hospital at the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre in the northern Thai town of Lampang announced Thursday an artificially inseminated elephant has given birth to a 220-pound male calf, said Sitthidej Mahasawangkul, head of the hospital. A female elephant stands next to its one-day-old baby at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center in Lampang province, northern Thailand, March 8, 2007 ... "If we could take good care of the elephants,... (Xinhuanet, China)
Thailand claims first elephant birth in Asia using artificial insemination Mar 8, 2007
The baby Asian elephant was born late Wednesday at the Elephant Hospital at the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre in the northern Thai town of Lampang, said Sitthidej Mahasawangkul, head of the hospital ... "If we could take good care of the elephants, they can reproduce naturally," said Soraida Salwala, founder of Friends of the Asian Elephant which also runs an elephant hospital in Lampang. (International Herald Tribune)
Thailand fights to save elephants Mar 2, 2007
LAMPANG, Thailand -- Kod, a pioneering elephant, is not a born leader. The 3-ton, 25-year-old is known for neither bravery nor cleverness; she recoils from dogs and chickens. (FOX59, IN)
One unforgettable art show: Painting elephants - and an artist's love of nature Feb 3, 2007
Busch's elephants come from Lampang, a small mountain town in Thailand. Though she has never met the elephants she epresents, Busch is moved by their wandering trunks, how they hold a brush with care, how they make slow strokes across blank canvasses. (Missoulian, MT)
