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  • Thailands Bars Demand to Fully Re-open | GMT | Thaiger

    Thailands Bars Demand to Fully Re-open | GMT

    Nearly a hundred bar owners and staff gathered at Patong Bay Hill Resort in Phuket yesterday to protest the recent “extension” of official alcohol sales to midnight. Joe Ducati has been sentenced and is currently out on bail. Thailand wants to eradicate malaria ‘for good’. All these stories and more on todays Good Morning Thailand

  • A car bomb exploded over the weekend | Thailand News Today | Thaiger

    A car bomb exploded over the weekend | Thailand News Today

    Starting off the news today with some updates on the case of The crowd control police officer who killed an ophthalmologist with his motorbike at a zebra crossing in Bangkok in January. ….he has now been sentenced to prison today. The officer will serve a 1 year and 15 day prison sentence and pay a 4,000 baht fine. He has…

  • What is Anzac Day? Dawn service for Anzac Day at Hellfire Pass in Thailand | Thaiger

    What is Anzac Day? Dawn service for Anzac Day at Hellfire Pass in Thailand

    Today is the most solemn day in the calendar for Australians and New Zealanders. It’s called Anzac Day. ANZAC stands for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. Specifically, the day remembers a dark day in military history when, mostly, Australian and New Zealand soldiers landed at a beach in Turkey, called Gallipoli, in 1915. It was part of an…

  • Thailand News Update | Pattaya officials concerned about ‘Happy water’ in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Thailand News Update | Pattaya officials concerned about ‘Happy water’ in Pattaya

    Last month, Thailand’s exports surged at an unexpectedly high rate, jumping by 19.5 percent when compared to the same time last year. Gold exports in March were 11 times HIGHER than last year, while shipments of hard disk drives rose 68 percent year-on-year. Passenger car exports increased 14 percent. Another product in Thailand, mango, also saw a surge in exports…

  • Visa Options and Paying Tax as a Foreigner in Thailand | Thaiger

    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.

  • Thailand Drops All Pre and On-Arrival Testing | Weekend Update | Thaiger

    Thailand Drops All Pre and On-Arrival Testing | Weekend Update

    There will be no more Test & Go or Sandbox programs, and there’s now more options for unvaccinated travellers. How have people reacted to the easing of restrictions? All these updates on more on our new segment ‘Weekend Update’. Full details on the changes to the Thailand Pass: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/tourism/thailand-drops-all-pre-and-on-arrival-testing-banks-on-a-tourist-surge-after-may-1 Are you fully vaccinated? What vaccinations are approved and who needs…

  • The Ultimate Blind Taste Test | Cheese Edition | Thaiger

    The Ultimate Blind Taste Test | Cheese Edition

    Join Natty & Jay for a quick sit down at Vivin Grocery & Bistro in Ekkamai to try 9 locally produced cheeses.

  • No PCR Tests, Restrictions Eased & End of Thailand Pass? | Thaiger Bites | Thaiger

    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.

  • Thailand News Today | The End of Entry Restrictions in Thailand (Almost) | Thaiger

    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…

  • BREAKING: Big Thailand Pass changes | Thaiger

    BREAKING: Big Thailand Pass changes

    Tim will talk about Big Thailand Pass changes that Thailand drops PCR test on arrival, no SHA hotel, ATK test ‘optional’.

  • Fate of Thailand Pass decided today | GMT | Thaiger

    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.

  • Thailand News Today | Political activist found dead in Isan Region in Thailand | Thaiger

    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…

  • Why is Phuket Ignoring its Taxi Problem? | GMT | Thaiger

    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.

  • Thailand News Today | Missing Expat found in Psychiatric ward in Thailand | Thaiger

    Thailand News Today | Missing Expat found in Psychiatric ward in Thailand

    In September, the new Yellow Line monorail train will begin testing between Lat Phrao and Samrong and the Pink Line monorail train will begin testing between Min Buri and Khae Rai. The Yellow Line is 92 percent completed, while the Pink Line is a step behind at 86 percent. Thailand’s Mass Rapid Transit Authority controls the monorail/Skytrain services (MRTA). The…

  • Mango sticky rice of death? | This is Thailand | Thaiger

    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!!”?

  • Good Morning Thailand | Thailand pass, Misbehaving foreigners & Solar Power | Thaiger

    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…

  • Thailand News Update | Thunderstorm destroys brand new passenger building at Don Mueang Airport | Thaiger

    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…

  • Thailand endemic on track | Good Morning Thailand | Thaiger

    Thailand endemic on track | Good Morning Thailand

    The Public Health Ministry is reportedly stockpiling medical supplies to ensure the country’s readiness to handle rising Covid-19 cases after the Songkran festival. It is also however keeping to its original schedule of declaring Covid-19 as endemic on July 1. Mango sticky rice as a cultural heritage item, Minister in a lot of trouble with allegations from several women and…

  • Thailand News Today | Academic says Omicron may have already peaked | Thaiger

    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…

  • Thailand News Update | Five senior police in Patong side-lined over ‘bribes’ allegations | Thaiger

    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…

  • Spreading Thai Culture Overseas in an RV | Songkran Special | Thaiger

    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…

  • Why is Thai New Years 3 Days Long? | Songkran Special | Thaiger

    Why is Thai New Years 3 Days Long? | Songkran Special

    Have you ever wondered why Thai New Years celebration is 3 days long? Traditionally, each day of the Songkran festival has a different meaning. What does each day symbolise? Watch this clip to find out more about the Thai new year as Nan dives deep into the meaning and traditions of each day from 13 -15 of April.

  • Thailand News Today | Suvarnabhumi Airport plays down Test & Go arrival “mess” | Thaiger

    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…

  • Thailand News Update | Airports of Thailand predicts 1 million Songkran passengers | Thaiger

    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…

  • Thailand News Today | Famous Youtuber exposes Thailand Test & Go “mess” | Thaiger

    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…

  • Thailand News Update | Thais head off early for Songkran | Thaiger

    Thailand News Update | Thais head off early for Songkran

    More Russians are reportedly interested in venturing down to Thailand. After the Russian PM announced last week it would lift Covid-19 restrictions on flights to 52 countries, starting April 9, some Russian travel agents claim there has been a massive increase in Thailand search inquiries by Russians wanting to escape winter, and perhaps a few other current inconveniences. Searches for…

  • Pollution haze across Thailand | GMT | Thaiger

    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…

  • Plastic obsession & Southern insurgency in Thailand | Thaiger Bites | Thaiger

    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.

  • Thailand News Update | Breakthrough in southern Thailand insurgency violence | Thaiger

    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.…

  • Thailand prepares to axe on arrival PCR test | GMT | Thaiger

    Thailand prepares to axe on arrival PCR test | GMT

    The government will on Friday consider scrapping mandatory RT-PCR tests for foreign visitors arriving in the country. TAT is optimistically targeting B656bn from domestic travel. Thailand can welcome Russian travellers back this Saturday. Police arrest Thai Transgender OnlyFans star-making ฿100K per month.