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Opinion2 weeks ago

Pattaya getting set for the Indian era – OPINION

by Dan Cheeseman I was a bit taken back by posters across the social networks where I shared the post that simply would not accept the...
Opinion4 weeks ago

OPINION: It’s time to go – Brexit

by Gill Parker (The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the owners, staff or management of The Thaiger) Adios, Au...
Opinion4 weeks ago

OPINION: Well, here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into – Brexit

OPINION: David Skelcey, Thailand (The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the owners, staff or management of The Thaiger) Whether you are...
Expats1 month ago

Why the Chinese are more important than Western tourists to Thailand

OPINION by Dan Cheeseman – Dan About Thailand We need to wake up and smell the roses, us Westerners are no longer an important group for...
Opinion1 month ago

Thai government introduces new TM30T, to keep track of Thais

PHOTO: One of the new test shopping centre locations for the new Waer Areuw program The Thai government is introducing a new method of cracking down...
Opinion2 months ago

The road to Vietnam

OPINION Expat blog ‘Dan about Thailand‘ by ThaiVisa’s Dan Cheeseman, has an article about the Thai expats who are looking to regions beyond to plant their...
Opinion2 months ago

Saving Thai Airways

PHOTO: The pleasant smile and wai won’t fill aircraft seats anymore Whilst it’s always a generally pleasant experience flying Thai Airways, the airline, in a business...
Expats2 months ago

Ten things the Thai Government could to do right now

OPINION Thailand is a proud country with a rich cultural tradition. And great food. Expats and visitors have been flocking to the Land of Smiles for...
Opinion2 months ago

Phuket’s wake-up call. The hard work starts here.

OPINION More hotels, a changing tourist mix, an exodus of expats and a decline in tourist numbers. Despite the new Tourism and Sports Minister pumping up...
Opinion3 months ago

Kamala development is positive – a personal view

This week The Thaiger posted a few photos and prediction that the vacant corner, as you drive into Kamala from Patong, was going to another backwards...
Opinion3 months ago

Thai visitors leaking to Vietnam – a personal view

by Guest Writer (who asked to be anonymous) In response to an article ‘Pattaya tourist slump – visitors leaking to Vietnam‘, a responder on The Thaiger...
Environment3 months ago

“Thailand shouldn’t have water problems” – a personal view

OPINION Post from a concerned Phuket resident who is worried about the future of the island’s most precious resource, fresh water. Despite being surrounded by water,...
Opinion4 months ago

Opinion: Who’s responsible for the sinking of ‘Phoenix’?

A year later, this hastily penned opinion piece still asks questions that remain mostly unanswered… Who’s responsible for the ‘Phoenix’ boat disaster, the worst maritime disaster...
Opinion4 months ago

OPINION: Thailand – Land of false smiles

by Pete Downing, Guest Contributor Every year for the past eight years we have saved and come to Phuket for minimum of a week. More often...
Opinion4 months ago

A year on – remembering Phuket’s Phoenix boat tragedy

July 5, 2018, and the preparations for the rescue of the 13 football players stuck inside the Tham Luang Caves in Chiang Rai were in full...
Opinion4 months ago

What to do with Thailand’s elephants?

The goring of an Italian tourist in February 2019, whilst elephant riding in Phang Nga, was just another sad example attracting focus on the practice of...
Bangkok News4 months ago

OPINION: A sad, but inevitable, farewell to The Nation daily

Sad news that after 48 years, The Nation Multimedia Group is shutting up shop on its daily newspaper. It’s final edition hit news stands around Thailand...

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