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Visa Options and Paying Tax as a Foreigner in Thailand
What are the current visa options available for foreigners to work in Thailand? How does a foreigner pay tax while working from Thailand? What visa should you be applying for before considering to move to Thailand? Tim newton sits with Ben hart from Integrity Legal to find out more about visa and tax in Thailand.
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No PCR Tests, Restrictions Eased & End of Thailand Pass? | Thaiger Bites
Jay and Tim go through your messages, comments and feedback from Youtube, Facebook, Instagram and the Thaiger Talk forum on the website.
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No PCR Tests, Restrictions eased & End of Thailand Pass? | Thaiger Bites
Jay and Tim go through your messages, comments and feedback from Youtube, Facebook, Instagram and the Thaiger Talk forum on the website.
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Thailand News Today | The End of Entry Restrictions in Thailand (Almost)
Thailand’s CCSA has just announced major changes to the country’s Test & Go program, part of the broader Thailand Pass. International travellers will no longer need to take a PCR test on arrival. The requirement to book a SHA+ hotel as part of the Test & Go entry scheme is also abolished under today’s CCSA decision. The removal of the…
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Fate of Thailand Pass decided today | GMT
The CCSA in Thailand meets today to decide the fate of the Thailand Pass. Koh Phang-ngan has a lot more potential than just being the next Ibiza. A lost cat owner finds a very innovative way to find her cat and you can now experience hot air balloons in Thailand. All this and more on todays Good Morning Thailand.
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Thailand News Today | Political activist found dead in Isan Region in Thailand
The Ministry of Public Health reports that Thailand will receive 2 hundred thousand Covovax vaccines from India today. Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, will be on call to receive the vaccine delivery personally. The Director-General of the Disease Control Department, Dr. Opas Kankawinpong says that the Covovax vaccines were donated by the QUAD, or the countries that agreed on Quadrilateral…
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The top 6 Bangkok Governor’s Policies and why we should care | This is Thailand
You’ve seen their signs on paveways, on telephone poles, and even lying around randomly? Who are these people? What are they campaigning for? And what are their faces doing on big boards? Find out all about that in This is Thailand.
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Why is Phuket Ignoring its Taxi Problem? | GMT
Celebrating Bangkok’s 240th birthday today! Why does Phuket not tackle its issues with Taxi’s and seem to ignore the issue? Ten more women have come forward to accuse former politician Prinn Panitchpakdi and the International Jazz & Blues Festival 2022. All this and more on todays Good Morning Thailand.
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Mango sticky rice of death? | This is Thailand
Mango sticky rice or Khao Niao Mamuang is a traditional Thai dessert and Did you know the word “Mango Sticky rice” was slang in Thai, meaning “to be murdered!!”?
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Good Morning Thailand | Thailand pass, Misbehaving foreigners & Solar Power
Is the arrival PCR test for the Thailand pass test & go going to be scrapped? A Japanese women sprays water at people and flaunts not wearing masks in her TikTok videos which has caused a lot of criticism online and a man in Isaan takes advantage of Solar Power to reduce his electricity bills from 4000 BHT to 44…
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Thailand News Today | More women accuse politician in major sex scandal
3 more women have broken their silence, adding to claims of one of the largest sex scandals in Thailand involving a senior politician. On Monday, another three women filed complaints with police against former Democrat deputy leader ปริญญ์ พานิชภักดิ์, for a total of eight women who have officially accused him of sexual misconduct. Lawyer Sittra escorted the three women to…
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Thailand News Update | Thunderstorm destroys brand new passenger building at Don Mueang Airport
The Thai public health ministry says it intends to stick to its schedule of declaring the Covid situation in Thailand ‘endemic’ by July 1. Since April 1 the number of new daily infections has fallen sharply but a ministry spokesperson yesterday noted that the number of daily deaths is continuing to rise and has been over 100 people each day…
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Thailand News Today | Academic says Omicron may have already peaked
Last week, as some Thai doctors were having fun predicting a ‘doomsday’ scenario with up to 100,000 new Covid infections per day post-Songkran, one academic just had to kill the party by citing..whoops… “real data”, that indicates Omicron may have already peaked in Thailand. In a Facebook post over the weekend, a science lecturer from Chulalongkorn University Jessada referred to…
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Thailand News Update | Five senior police in Patong side-lined over ‘bribes’ allegations
New info has now been posted on the Thailand Pass website. The slight changes, which starts today, will now allow applicants to arrive on a different day to the date originally approved in their Thailand Pass application and their QR code… as long as it’s no more than 7 days either side of the original date. If you are travelling…
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Changes to the Thailand Pass | GMT
A few minor changes to the current Thailand Pass and last week tourism officials announced that they plan to present a proposal to cancel Thailand’s Test & Go entry scheme at the next meeting of the CCSA. Songkran, full moon party, Maya bay and Caviar. All these stories and more coming up on todays Good Morning Thailand.
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Spreading Thai Culture Overseas in an RV | Songkran Special
The Cooking Nomads couple – Anne & Hassan are a Thai – American couple who live the RV life in the USA. They share their experiences and spread Thai culture everywhere they park their RV home. How difficult it was for Anne as a Thai person to adapt to the RV lifestyle? How do they manage a tiny space? and…
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Thailand News Today | Suvarnabhumi Airport plays down Test & Go arrival “mess”
On Sunday, Thai YouTuber Atichan Cherngchavano complained about the airport management after finding crowds of travellers from the Test & Go program was left standing and confused in Suvarnabhumi airport. He said the situation was a mess, as the hotel staff had to shout out their guests’ names, while the travellers had to search for their hotel logos randomly “like…
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Thailand News Update | Airports of Thailand predicts 1 million Songkran passengers
Airports of Thailand is expecting about one million passengers, both domestic and international, to travel through its six airports during Songkran. The Thai New Year is tomorrow but the holiday break will go on until next Sunday… if people haven’t already headed back home. The AoT says the number of air travellers has increased since the government dropped the pre-travel…
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Thailand airport pandemonium goes viral | Good Morning Thailand
A top Thai YouTuber shared the confusion he witnessed at Suvarnabhumi Airport as foreign tourists arriving under the Test & Go scheme stood around looking lost. The Songkran holidays, or the Thai New Year, is a time notorious for road accidents all over Thailand. Arrivals in Thailand, Free parking in airports and more coming up on todays Good Morning Thailand…
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Thailand News Today | Famous Youtuber exposes Thailand Test & Go “mess”
The scene at the airport was of hotel staff shouting to find their guests and tourists searching for the logos of their hotels as if they were playing a puzzle game. Atichan Cherngchavano, who goes by his online alias “Au Spin9”, is a popular YouTuber reviewer of IT products in Thailand. On Sunday, he posted pictures of crowds of international…
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Pollution haze across Thailand | GMT
Unsafe levels of PM2.5 ‘particulate’ cloud Bangkok and surrounding areas today. The kingdom is expected to record about 100,000 new Covid-19 cases per day following the Songkran holiday. April will see THAI Cargo operate 58 flights to Guangzhou, 12 to Chengdu, eight to Kunming, and another nine from Kunming to New Delhi. With traditional Songkran water fights banned in Thailand…
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Plastic obsession & Southern insurgency in Thailand | Thaiger Bites
Jay and Tim go through your messages, comments and feedback from Youtube, Facebook, Instagram and the Thaiger Talk forum on the website.
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Thailand News Today | Thai Airways mysterious Boeing 777
The CCSA has announced today that they will hold off on adjusting the current entry restrictions for foreign travellers to Thailand until after next week’s Songkran festival, as they continue monitoring the spread of Covid-19 in the country. After today’s meeting, CCSA officials said they plan to adjust their measures in May, depending on the Covid situation after Thai New…
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Thailand News Update | Breakthrough in southern Thailand insurgency violence
The Thai government, along with the most influential rebel group in Southern Thailand, have agreed to stop violence for 40 days, for the period April 3 to May 14, which includes the holy month of Ramadan and the Songkran holidays. For the first time in the brutal decades-long conflict, unarmed rebels will be allowed to visit their families during Ramadan.…
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Thailand News Today | Thailand starts new crackdown on single-use plastics
A Malaysia Airlines flight from KL to Borneo dipped its nose and dropped suddenly, allegedly flying erratically before turning back to Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The aircraft in question was an 8 year old Boeing 737-800, the same model of aircraft that crashed in southern China last month, killing all 132 passengers and crew. The incident happened last Sunday but…
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Thailand News Update | Thailand’s inflation highest jump in 13 years, 5.7% year on year.
Thai billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont, senior chairman of CP Group, Thailand’s largest private company, has dropped from number 103 in last year’s ranking of Forbes’ new World’s Billionaires to number 137. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has topped the list for the first time. He ranks Number 1 with an estimated net worth of US $219 billion. This year, the total net…
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Thailand awash with tourists according to government | GMT
Overseas arrivals at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi international airport in April increased by 65.97%. Effective from Wednesday ‘Chakra day’ – all single-use plastic and Styrofoam items are banned from all of Thailand’s national parks. A couple of weeks back you could buy your own crocodile and some people actually tried to sell tiger cubs as well, Green infused fish sauce, and more…
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Thailand’s monthly inflation highest in 13 years | GMT
Thailand suffering from inflation. TAT promotes Thailand as top wedding destination. Covid hotline for Songkran as Thai health authorities expect a spike in cases. 196 Foreign films and adverts shot in Thailand since July 2020 and more stories on todays Good Morning Thailand with Jay and Tim
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Thailand News Today | Breathalyser and Blood Tests for Drivers this Songkran
France has shown its support for Thailand’s fight against Covid-19 by donating over three million doses of Pfizer vaccines to the Kingdom of Thailand. The donation will be well-received by Thai people as surveys reveal that Thais have more confidence in the effectiveness of the U.S.-produced Pfizer vaccine than they do in the ones produced in Thailand. The French…
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Thailand News Update | SF Cinema rents out its theatre halls to gamers due to slow box office sales.
The Royal Thai Police have arrested two officers from the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau for allegedly kidnapping a gambling couple and their child last week. The wife claimed that officers from the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau kidnapped her and her family for ransom, after they won 2 million baht from online gambling. The woman said that she, her husband and…
