Thailand rescinds mandatory Covid vaccines in 2023 after national and international outcry – health insurance still mandated for some

OPINION If I had been forced to bet on whether Thailand mandating Covid-19 vaccines would last…

Scrapping RT-PCR tests won’t increase foreign visitor numbers to Thailand – not while expensive insurance, quarantine and masks are still required

According to the Bangkok Post, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says the Ministry is considering scrapping…

Pattaya Music Festival 2022 postponed as Thai authorities continue to panic over Covid-19

OPINION As Thai authorities’ panic over Covid-19 continues well into its third year, the upcoming Pattaya…

New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand cancelled by BMA due to Omicron fear

If you thought traveling to Bangkok, Thailand for New Year was going to allow you to…

Thailand 90 day reporting online website crashes first day it goes live — no surprise there, eh?

Thailand’s 90 day reporting online site is already broken Anyone who has lived in Thailand for…

CCSA announces easier entry to Thailand after December 1st, but is it really?

OPINION As the Thai government begins to promote an easier entry to Thailand from December 1st…

Tourists in Thailand could be fined 20,000 baht ($666) for not wearing a mask

Now we have been telling any would-be tourist to Thailand to think carefully about visiting the…

Thai AirAsia laying off huge number of staff – sorry, no sympathy for the airline only for their employees

OPINION Once one of my favorite airlines, Thai AirAsia quickly became an airline I will never…

Would new long-term residency opportunities for foreigners in Thailand be appealing?

With enormous amounts of foreign income not arriving in Thailand over the last two years due…

Tourism Minister wants Thailand open by January, 2022 — but will anyone come?

At the current time, Thailand has been closed to most international tourists for 18 months —…

Red Bull Heir Hit and Run Trial Postponed – Again: The Rich Don’t Go to Jail in Thailand

Hit and run trial of Red Bull heir Vorayuth Yoovidhya postponed again because he’s ‘sick’ The hit…