Expats
Expat news in Thailand, including visa updates, lifestyle trends, and community insights.
- Tourism News
The Thai government threw a tourist party (sound of crickets) | VIDEO
The Thai Government, flushed with the success of their containment…
- Phuket News
Phuket’s Covid High Season Crisis | VIDEO
https://youtu.be/hK_j52xMwnU We visited Phuket 3 months ago and found the…
- Bangkok News
When did Bangkok have its ‘good old days’?
When did Bangkok have its golden era? Of course it…
- Visa Information
Government to raise 5-year Elite visa fee by 20%, as foreigners flee Covid countries
As more foreigners opt for one of Thailand’s “elite” visas,…
- Health
Ministry of Public Health advises public to keep eye on their health this winter
The Thai Ministry of Public Health is advising the general…
- Expats
Expat says he was almost deported over Facebook posts
With the ongoing pro-democracy protests, some have raised question: What…
- Phuket News
Phuket in a Covid Crisis – VIDEO
Phuket is facing an existential crisis. Because of its semi-isolation…
- Expats
Expat shift drives changes in Bangkok’s condo market
Thailand’s dominant working expat nationality in past decades has been…
- World News
Singapore’s population contracts along with its GDP
The little south east Asian island nation of Singapore, which…
- Environment News
Expats arrested after posing for selfies while handling protected sea creatures
A Dutch man and a Hungarian national are in custody…
- Tourism News
Wow! TAT says they’ll give expats 500 baht to boost tourism
Where would you go with 500 baht? Probably not very…
- Politics News
Thai expats show their support for local pro-democracy protests
The protests have been popping up around Thailand, and overseas.…
- Tourism News
Thai minister encourages hotels to stop price-gouging expats
The thorny issue of dual pricing has raised its ugly…
- Covid-19 News
All foreigners will have to serve 14 day quarantine “in the foreseeable future” – Minister
Thailand’s Minister of Tourism and Sports, Pipat Ratchakitprakan, is reassuring…
- Thailand News
Foreigners on short-term visas warned they must leave Thailand by September 26
Don’t overstay your welcome… Thai Immigration officials are warning foreigners…
- Thailand News
Thailand growing more expensive for expats
According to Employment Conditions Abroad, Bangkok and Chiang Mai are…
- Covid-19 News
Visa amnesty extension for foreigners “being considered”
Thailand’s Immigration Bureau is considering extending the current visa amnesty…
- Thailand News
Kanchanaburi park officials remove entry ban for foreigners
A ban on foreigners visiting the Srinakarin Dam National Park…
- Covid-19 News
Thailand re-opens its international borders today
Thailand is lifting its ban on international flights on July…
- Expats
Thailand renews cap on permanent residency applications
The Thai government has once again capped the number of…
- Northern Thailand News
Former employee of Buriram dog shelter accuses owner’s wife of harassment
A former employee of a dog shelter in Buriram province,…
- Koh Samui News
Murder investigation launched as body of Ukrainian woman found on Koh Samui
Two weeks after she went missing, the body of a…
- Thailand News
Thailand News Today – Tuesday, June 2, 2020
A slightly different Thailand News Today with some basic information…
- Economy News
Phuket’s economy is more than just tourism
by Bill Barnett While Phuket’s brand and economic reality is…
- Covid-19 News
Many farangs chipping in to help their stricken communities – VIDEO
Thai media are reporting that foreigners, together with their their…