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Bob Scott

Bob Scott is an experienced writer and editor with a passion for travel. Born and raised in Newcastle, England, he spent more than 10 years in Asia. He worked as a sports writer in the north of England and London before relocating to Asia. Now he resides in Bangkok, Thailand, where he is the Editor-in-Chief for The Thaiger English News. With a vast amount of experience from living and writing abroad, Bob Scott is an expert on all things related to Asian culture and lifestyle.
  • Covid-19 NewsThailand target reopening of bars on June 1
    Bob ScottPublished: 11:20, 20 May 2022
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    Thailand target reopening of bars on June 1

    The Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha today sits down with a virus task force that includes the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration, and Ministry of Public Health to consider the reopening of pubs, bars and restaurants in Thailand’s green zones. A Ministry of Public Health source revealed that as the pandemic situation is getting better, health officials were contemplating introducing green…

  • Things To DoThailand targets Europe’s big guns to boost tourism as lockdown rules out China
    Bob ScottPublished: 10:04, 20 May 2022
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    Thailand targets Europe’s big guns to boost tourism as lockdown rules out China

    With China still under lockdown measures and showing no signs of opening up any time soon Thailand is focusing on the big spenders of Europe and India to boost tourism and its ailing economy. China was Thailand’s biggest source of tourists in the pre-Covid-19 era but with 40 cities still under lockdown it is unlikely the country will see any…

  • Things To DoThai PM looks for Field of Dreams reaction on the back of new medical tourism hub
    Bob ScottPublished: 14:46, 19 May 2022
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    Thai PM looks for Field of Dreams reaction on the back of new medical tourism hub

    “If you build it, they will come,” so said Kevin Costner’s character in the 1989 movie Field of Dreams. And the Thai PM, Prayuth Chan-o-cha, plans to take a leaf out of the Field of Dreams’ story book and do something similar by building and promoting a medical tourism hub to attract more foreign visitors to the country post-pandemic. Thailand…

  • Crime NewsDanish man left suicidal after being raped for a week in Phuket
    Bob ScottPublished: 10:01, 19 May 2022
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    Danish man left suicidal after being raped for a week in Phuket

    A Danish man confessed he was left suicidal after being kidnapped, drugged and raped at the popular Thai holiday resort of Phuket five years ago. Mathias Søby Kristensen revealed in a no holds barred interview on a Danish TV documentary how he still has nightmares after being drugged and sexually abused by a Thai man while on holiday at the…

  • Tourism NewsMixed fortunes for Thai Airways but nation’s flag carrier confident of financial take off
    Bob ScottPublished: 11:17, 18 May 2022
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    Mixed fortunes for Thai Airways but nation’s flag carrier confident of financial take off

    Financial figures released yesterday by Thai Airways International revealed mixed fortunes for the Bangkok-based airline. Thailand’s flag carrier airline declared a net loss of nearly 3.4 billion baht on revenue of 11.2 billion baht in Q1, an improvement on the 11.2 billion baht net loss from the same period last year, but on the positive side the company also noted…