Expats
Expat news in Thailand, including visa updates, lifestyle trends, and community insights.
- Tourism News
We took a poll in Phuket… re-opening the island in July
The Thaiger put up a poll on our YouTube channel…
- Expats
TAT says expats are confident in living a “new normal” life in Thailand – VIDEO
Expats are confident in living a “new normal” life in…
- 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…
- Business News
Monopoly comes to Phuket, but don’t Go To Jail!
You may not be able to physically visit the world…
- 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,…
- Tourism News
Finally! TAT partners with hotels, airlines, to offer travel stimulus package for expats
The Tourism Authority of Thailand is partnering with airlines and…
- 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…
- Pattaya News
Pattaya – fighting to survive its Covid crisis
Pattaya, like some of Thailand’s other former tourist hotspots, is…
- Expats
Thai hotels to offer 1,000 baht discounts for expats
To stimulate domestic tourism and help revive the economy after…
- 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…
- Visa Information
Some immigration offices set to open on Saturday, September 26, as visa amnesty looms
With September 26 just a day away, Thailand’s Immigration offices…
- Expats
Tourism officials look to end dual pricing for expats
“The key factor is we have to treat expats like…
- 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…
- Tourism News
Expats should be able to share in the government’s tourism incentive programs
by Expat Life Newly elected President of the Thailand Hotels…
- 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…
- Covid-19 News
Visa amnesty extension “very likely”. Decision this week.
Only 11 days to go until we reach the end…
- 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 extends international arrival ban except for certain groups
The current ban on international arrivals has been extended until…
- 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…
- Covid-19 News
Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces re-entry procedures for foreigners
Yesterday the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent out a letter…
- Economy News
Phuket’s economy is more than just tourism
by Bill Barnett While Phuket’s brand and economic reality is…
