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  • Covid-19 NewsSurvey shows Thai citizens facing crippling hardship due to Covid-19

    Survey shows Thai citizens facing crippling hardship due to Covid-19

    A new poll carried out by a team from Bangkok’s Suan Dusit Rajabhat University proves what most already know: Thai people are facing unprecedented financial hardship as a result of the lockdowns associated with the Covid-19 virus. A quarter of respondents say they have fallen into debt. The Bangkok Post reports that people are struggling due to a combination of…

  • Covid-19 NewsMost Thais want restrictions lifted – NIDA poll

    Most Thais want restrictions lifted – NIDA poll

    The National Institute of Development Association recently conducted a poll that asked 1,259 Thais from various walks of life about their thoughts on lifting the current Emergency Decree restrictions, such as the closure of businesses and the national curfew. The poll was taken from Thursday to May 9 and comprised Thai nationals over the age of 18 from various backgrounds,…

  • Covid-19 NewsMost Thais “satisfied” with Thai government’s handling of Covid-19 outbreak

    Most Thais “satisfied” with Thai government’s handling of Covid-19 outbreak

    Most Thais support the mandatory 14 day quarantines imposed on repatriating Thais during the country’s Covid-19 outbreak. There’s also broad approval of the temporary ban on flights into Thailand. The latest Suan Dusit Poll surveyed 1,801 people online across the country in the last two weeks of April asking them about their attitude towards the Thai government’s handling to prevent the…

  • Covid-19 NewsRoyal Thai Army are to monitor night curfew nationwide

    Royal Thai Army are to monitor night curfew nationwide

    Today, Royal Thai Army chief General Apirat Kongsompong has announced that he has appointed military units to patrol areas nationwide from 10 pm to 4 am. This decision came into play while the general was discussing the to follow up on the Covid-19 pandemic at the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters, with a video conference call to the Army Operations…

  • Politics NewsBad report card for PM Prayut after 6 months in office

    Bad report card for PM Prayut after 6 months in office

    Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has scored poorly in an opinion poll by the National Institute for Development Administration, or NIDA, after his first six months in office. The poll ran from November 29-December 3 and included 1,278 adults from across Thailand with varying occupations and education levels. The purpose of the survey was to gauge satisfaction with the Thai PM’s…

  • Transport NewsSurvey says: Thai taxi users disagree with fare hike

    Survey says: Thai taxi users disagree with fare hike

    “35% agree with the fare hike, reasoning that it could reduce the problem of taxi drivers refusing customers.” A Nida Poll reports that 81% of respondents are unhappy with the new taxi fares that will raise the immobile rate (sitting in the traffic) from 2 baht per minute to 3 baht per minute. The poll reveals the results of a…

  • Tourism NewsSURVEY – Do the Tourism Authority of Thailand invent their statistics?

    SURVEY – Do the Tourism Authority of Thailand invent their statistics?

    The internet has spoken, well The Thaiger’s Facebook page anyway, and there is a strong distrust in the statistics about tourist arrivals issued by the Tourism Authority of Thailand. 83% of people that voted said they didn’t believe the numbers quoted by the TAT. 17% believed the numbers were accurate. The reasons for people’s disbelief aren’t fully understood as their…

  • Thailand NewsSURVEY: Do you tip in Thailand?

    SURVEY: Do you tip in Thailand?

    Yesterday we asked readers to tell us what they do when it comes to tipping in Thailand. We noted that a lot of people’s feelings about tipping was related to where they come from and the customs they had on tipping in their home country. The question was… To tip or not to tip? Whilst the custom of tipping is…

  • Thai LifeThailand now in world’s top 100 most expensive places to live for expats

    Thailand now in world’s top 100 most expensive places to live for expats

    Singapore and Thailand are among the fastest risers in a survey of most expensive locations in the world for expats. Asian Correspondent is reporting that multinational human resource consultants ECA International, in its recent Cost of Living survey, revealed that Thailand rose 32 places this year to enter the top 100 most expensive locations in the world. Lee Quane, the…

  • Thailand NewsRap song, a reflection of Thai society – Survey

    Rap song, a reflection of Thai society – Survey

    More than 51 percent of respondents in the latest Nida Poll said the song “Prathet Goo Me” (My Country Has These…) simply reflected some truths in Thai politics and society, according to results of the survey released yesterday. The song has been viewed more than 28 million times. Most people say that a controversial rap song, criticising Thailand, as a…

  • HealthBahrain # 1. Thailand #18. Expat Insider Survey 2018.

    Bahrain # 1. Thailand #18. Expat Insider Survey 2018.

    Where is the favourite place for expats to settle in the world? Bahrain has won the distinction again in the annual Expat Insider survey of 68 countries in the world where expats like to live. How about Thailand and ASEAN countries? Thailand didn’t even get a podium position this year in the survey. It scored fourth behind perennial favourite, the…