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    Why health insurance costs more each year and how expats in Thailand can save more money

    Each year, many expats living in Thailand see their health insurance premiums go up and often without a clear reason. This can be frustrating, especially when you're trying to plan your budget. But by understanding why prices rise and learning...

  • Donald Trump reinstated on Twitter after Musk tweet poll | Thaiger

    Donald Trump reinstated on Twitter after Musk tweet poll

    He’s baaaaaaack… After a poll tweet that garnered over 15 million votes, coup-inspiring former President Donald Trump has been reinstated on Twitter. The poll saw 52% of respondents voting in favour of allowing Trump back on Twitter after being banned for misinformation and inciting violence. But does Trump even want to be back? Elon Musk posted the poll, so many doubt…

  • Google Wallet launches in Thailand | Thaiger

    Google Wallet launches in Thailand

    Google Wallet just launched in Thailand. Google Wallet is a free mobile payment system that allows users to make quick, contactless payments from their smartphone or smartwatch. Boarding passes, concert tickets and loyalty cards can also be stored in the virtual wallet. When you add your credit/debit cards to Google Wallet, you can tap to pay anywhere Google Pay is…

  • FTX crypto exchange files for bankruptcy | Thaiger

    FTX crypto exchange files for bankruptcy

    The American crypto exchange FTX filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today following several days of turmoil amid a failed buyout. Founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried announced his official resignation yesterday. The cryptocurrency world has been severely shaken by the second-largest exchange collapsing. In 2020, FTX was valued at only a few hundred million US dollars but skyrocketed to a US$1…

  • Subsidised Toyota bZ4X finally on sale in Thailand | Thaiger

    Subsidised Toyota bZ4X finally on sale in Thailand

    The long-awaited new electric Toyota bZ4X went on sale in Thailand Wednesday, taking advantage of new government subsidies. In February, the Thai government introduced subsidies of up to 150,000 baht (US$4,000) per electric vehicle (EV). The new Toyota is the first Japanese car to qualify. The tax break for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) covers passenger cars with no more than 10…

  • Failed 14 million baht temple lighting system may quash UNESCO nomination | Thaiger

    Failed 14 million baht temple lighting system may quash UNESCO nomination

    A failed 14 million baht lighting system isn’t helping southern Thailand’s temple of Phra Mahathat Woramahavihan’s bid to become a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site. The lighting system was installed around the main stupa of Phra Borommathat Chedi in 2014, but those responsible for the project have largely left it in disarray. The lighting is now in need of repairs due…

  • Forex lingo you need to know to impress your date – and everybody else | Thaiger

    Forex lingo you need to know to impress your date – and everybody else

    When it comes to forex, the right lingo can go a long way. Whether you’re trying to make a good impression on a first date, simply want to show off your knowledge, or you’re just starting out with forex trading, being able to fluently discuss the industry is sure to impress. Here are just a few forex terminologies that will…

  • Flying taxis ready for takeoff inside three years | Thaiger

    Flying taxis ready for takeoff inside three years

    Flying taxis are the future, and not just a science fiction fantasy, right? Imagine, it’s raining, the road is gridlocked and you’re going nowhere fast trying to flag down a taxi outside of Terminal 21, EmQuartier or Central World. The taxi drivers that do stop won’t turn on their meters and are charging 300 baht to take you to Phrom…

  • Twitter employees lay off begins after Musk takeover | Thaiger

    Twitter employees lay off begins after Musk takeover

    Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover has been swift and rattling after months of trying to back out of the deal. It is rumoured that Musk plans to lay off 75% of Twitter’s 7,500 employees. And the axe started swinging on Friday. Stay-home orders were given to thousands of employees at Twitter which may signal they’re being laid off. Some new sources…

  • Twitter, Instagram, Facebook all see hiccups | Thaiger

    Twitter, Instagram, Facebook all see hiccups

    Social media has always been a crapshoot of information, updates from friends, conspiracy theories, racism and hate speech, and photos of your favourite holidays and foods. But recently, platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook themselves have become a part of the hot mess that they contain. Elon Musk bought Twitter and is publicly arguing with horror author Stephen King over…

  • Musk fires Twitter board, launches subscription service, resurrects Vine | Thaiger

    Musk fires Twitter board, launches subscription service, resurrects Vine

    Elon Musk isn’t doing much to quell the fears of Twitter users, advertisers, and investors about his takeover causing chaos. In fact, now that he has officially become the legal owner of the popular social media site, he has launched a barrage of new actions that have left advertisers and executives reeling. It is rumoured that Musk plans to lay…

  • Musk’s Twitter: hate speech spikes, execs sacked, Trump happy | Thaiger

    Musk’s Twitter: hate speech spikes, execs sacked, Trump happy

    The takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk began with an awkward stab at a humorous tweet, the sacking of some top executives, and a LOT of hate speech. The site saw an immediate sharp rise in hate speech and disinformation posts by users who believe Musk’s anti-censorship stance will usher in a Twitter free-for-all. Public feelings are mixed about the…

  • NFT marketplaces you should know in 2022 | Thaiger

    NFT marketplaces you should know in 2022

    So, you want to jump on the NFT bandwagon? Then it’s time for you to sign up for an NFT marketplace. It’s your entry point into the buying and selling of these digital assets. Beyond buying and selling, some marketplaces also allow you to trade and create (or mint) NFTs. There are numerous different NFT marketplaces out there. Therefore, it…

  • Japan makes path to enlightenment easier with “AI Buddha” tool | Thaiger

    Japan makes path to enlightenment easier with “AI Buddha” tool

    Japan has once again made use of its advanced technological skills by creating an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to help those attain enlightenment. The Buddhist tool, aka AI Buddha, brings ancient scriptures’ spiritual guidance to smartphones. According to Bangkok Post, the software was co-developed by a team of religious and computer academics at Kyoto University. The software has been programmed to…

  • Coinbase tapped by Google for crypto payments | Thaiger

    Coinbase tapped by Google for crypto payments

    In a boost for the cryptocurrency world, tech goliath Google announced plans to allow some customers to pay for cloud services using Coinbase, a leading crypto exchange platform. The announcement from Google gave crypto a much-needed kick after an overall rough year. The rollout will begin with access solely to those customers working in the Web3 industry, allowing selected people to…

  • What role for Thailand in China’s great European EV invasion? | Thaiger

    What role for Thailand in China’s great European EV invasion?

    Just over a month ago, China’s top electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD announced its first overseas factory, in Thailand. The company bought 96 hectares at Rayong industrial estate. The factory is expected to start producing in 2024 with an annual production capacity of about 150,000 vehicles. Vehicles made in Thailand will be sold locally as well as exported to neighbouring…

  • Line Man Wongnai now Thailand’s largest tech startup | Thaiger

    Line Man Wongnai now Thailand’s largest tech startup

    Line Man Wongnai became Thailand’s largest tech startup by valuation thanks to a new round of funding. Singapore sovereign wealth fund, Capital Market Company (GIC), led the latest funding round that managed to raise 10.1 billion baht for the Thai food delivery app and in doing so made it Thailand’s latest unicorn company. Line, Taiwan Mobile, BRV Capital Management and PTT…

  • Moon landing: can the space industry revive the Thai economy? | Thaiger

    Moon landing: can the space industry revive the Thai economy?

    The National Innovation Agency urged citizens to understand that the solution to saving the struggling economy may not be found in Thailand, but on the moon. The agency revealed a new launch pad on Friday for the space industry to use in shuttle missions such as a lunar orbit that Thailand has been dreaming of and striving for in recent…

  • Kidney for an iPhone meme condemned by doctors, commenters | Thaiger

    Kidney for an iPhone meme condemned by doctors, commenters

    A Facebook post from Laos has gone viral and upset many people for its unsafe message about the expensive new iPhone. The post was captioned “Agreed for iPhone 14” and showed three people holding up their new Apple phones and lifting their shirts, revealing bandages on their abdomens, implying that they each sold their kidney to afford the price of…

  • DeeMoney Unveils its Neobank Transformation Roadmap | Thaiger

    DeeMoney Unveils its Neobank Transformation Roadmap

    Press Release SawasdeeShop Co., Ltd, branded as DeeMoney, Thailand’s leading and fastest-growing fintech company specializing in cross-border payments, recently announced its readiness to transform into a full-fledged independent neobank with the upcoming launch of licensed cross-currency e-wallet services in Q1/2023. DeeMoney’s move to expand its financial product offerings and become a neobank is in response to the evolving demands of…

  • Machine invented to replace monkeys climbing coconut trees | Thaiger

    Machine invented to replace monkeys climbing coconut trees

    Monkeys climbing coconut trees have been an icon in Thailand for years, but have also drawn the ire of animal rights groups like People for The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Now the Agriculture Department has invented a machine that can help farmers climb coconut trees themselves, eliminating the need to train and use monkeys to harvest coconuts. PETA released…

  • Chinatown manhole covers to use art, tech to become cultural map | Thaiger

    Chinatown manhole covers to use art, tech to become cultural map

    A new blend of utility, art, and technology will transform mundane manhole covers in Bangkok’s Chinatown into beautifying sources of information according to a new plan. Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt met with members of the Office of Thailand Science Research and Innovation as well as Silpakorn University to develop the new project. The plan is to create beautiful manhole covers…

  • NFQ Asia works to upskill software engineering talent in Asia | Thaiger

    NFQ Asia works to upskill software engineering talent in Asia

    Press Release As we transition into a post-pandemic recovery economy, global shortages for essential goods persist, including computer microchips, semiconductors, and fibre optic cables, accentuating the disruption in the supply chain that has occurred as a result of manufacturing suspension during the COVID years. This is inflated by the decade-long efforts of companies to downsize their inventories. Although these shortages…

  • US’s Chips & Science Act good news for Thailand’s car industry | Thaiger

    US’s Chips & Science Act good news for Thailand’s car industry

    The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) made it known yesterday that they feared China’s trade embargo with Taiwan would affect business in Thailand, particularly in the automobile industry. The FTI said the car industry was anxious China would deny Taiwan the raw materials Thailand needed to make semiconductors that the Thai transportation business is dependent on. Those fears remain in…

  • China-Taiwan-US spat threatens Thailand’s car industry | Thaiger

    China-Taiwan-US spat threatens Thailand’s car industry

    Thailand is bracing itself for an economic setback as China threatens to ban the export of raw materials to Taiwan needed for the kingdom’s motor industry. The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) yesterday said it fears China will deny Taiwan the raw materials needed to make semiconductors that the Thai automobile industry is dependent on. The FTI made it known…

  • Thai astronomer involved in bringing amazing James Webb Space Telescope images to us | Thaiger

    Thai astronomer involved in bringing amazing James Webb Space Telescope images to us

    All those amazing pictures we’ve seen from the new James Webb Space Telescope do have a small Thai connection. One Thai astronomer, Dr Nicha Leethochawalit of the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand, was among the first astronomers to use the new space telescope to discover the oldest and farthest galaxy ever detected. She was part of the Grism Lens-Amplified…

  • Minister claims he didn’t say Thai government was using spyware | Thaiger

    Minister claims he didn’t say Thai government was using spyware

    “Yes, I said governments use Pegasus spyware to track individuals for national security, but I never said the Thai government did it!” That’s the gist of new clarifications Minister of Digital Economy and Society Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn is making, back peddling quickly on his apparent admission on Tuesday that the Thai government was spying on dissidents. After accusations surfaced last week…

  • Group closing in on Thailand ministers involved in Pegasus spyware scandal | Thaiger

    Group closing in on Thailand ministers involved in Pegasus spyware scandal

    The group behind the ground-breaking report revealing Thai democracy activists were targeted by the Israeli spyware Pegasus program, insists they are closing in on those behind the attacks. Citizen Lab, iLaw, and DigitalReach, revealed Monday that 30 activists and academics from Thailand had their Apple iPhones hacked between 2020 and 2021 by Pegasus’ advanced software program. Today the digital security…

  • Electric vehicles are now available to rent in Phuket, Thailand | Thaiger

    Electric vehicles are now available to rent in Phuket, Thailand

    Phuket has entered a new era of sustainability by welcoming the island’s first ever rentable 100% electric vehicle (EV). Tourists can rent the Nissan Leaf from SIXT Thailand and cruise around Phuket without producing any harmful emissions at all. SIXT Thailand partnered with InterContinental Phuket Resort on the project, who have installed a series of EV charging stations compatible with…

  • China may take over the moon, warns head of NASA | Thaiger

    China may take over the moon, warns head of NASA

    NASA warns that, while the sky may not be falling, the moon may be falling… into China’s hands. The head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration said in an interview that China has plans in place and a partnership with Russia for a lunar base by 2035 and he fears it may be a bid to assert ownership…

  • SOS & Allianz Ayudhya hungry to feed Thailand | Thaiger

    SOS & Allianz Ayudhya hungry to feed Thailand

    Scholars of Sustenance joined hands with Allianz Ayudhya to launch Thailand’s first Cloud Food Bank in a bid to redistribute over 600 tons of surplus food by the end of the year. Bangkok-based SOS is an international food rescue foundation committed to feeding people suffering from starvation while Allianz Ayudhya is a leading Thai insurance company with a conscience. Globally,…