Do you need a tourist visa to visit Japan for a short-term stay? How do you apply if you do?
** Be aware, these requirements were before COVID-19. As of January 1, 2021, Japan is currently closed to most foreign...
Types of Thailand Non-Immigrant visas and paperwork you will need to get them
Thai boats and beach by Sumit Chinchane on Unsplash If you would like to move to Thailand, the most important thing you...
This moving to Thailand checklist will make your move easy
Moving to Thailand can be a big upheaval. If you are just moving yourself and a couple of suitcases, it's...
How much money will you need to move to Bangkok, Thailand as a single person in 2021 and beyond?
How much money will you need to move to Bangkok, Thailand? Less/more than you think? If you have decided to...
How much is the cost of living for a foreign student in Japan?
If you are considering moving to Japan to study, the main thing you will be worried about once you have...
How to make Japanese Omurice quickly, easily and with just 5 ingredients
If you plan on moving to Japan in the next few months, it might just pay you to start learning...
Pattaya lockdown due to 22 Covid-19 cases could devastate an already damaged economy
OPINION Although Deputy PM Wissanu Krea-ngam said yesterday a national lockdown in Thailand was not planned, as Covid-19 cases rise, that...
If you get Covid-19 vaccine, does Thailand still require 14-day quarantine in ASQ facility?
With hundreds of thousands of people around the world desperate to be able to visit Thailand after the country has...
Nationwide alcohol ban in Thailand due to Covid-19 likely? Thai authorities say….
Many bars in Bangkok and elsewhere in Thailand are very quiet due to people's fears about rising Covid-19 cases With...
Foreigners not responsible for new Covid-19 infections in Thailand says Deputy PM Wissanu Krea-ngam
Photo courtesy of nangfagraphic via Pixabay With many Thais still panicking about the latest cases of Covid-19 in Thailand, and...
National lockdown in Thailand in 2021 due to Covid-19? Deputy PM Wissanu Krea-ngam says not right now
Will Thailand have a national lockdown due to Covid-19 in 2021? Like many European leaders a couple of months ago,...
Are elderly care homes in Thailand the future for many retirees in the west?
As elderly care homes in the United States and Europe become ever more badly run and far too expensive for...
Tourists can visit Thailand from every country in December, 2020 — shocker, but absolutely expected
I have to admit I laughed when I read the latest headline from the Bangkok Post this morning -- "Thailand...
GMMTV creating Baker Boys live-action series in Thailand — Prachaya Ruangroj, Thanat Lowkhunsombat to star
If you know anything about Thai girls you know, if there is a TV show with cute boys, half of...
Thai Airways collapse imminent as airline posts record 21.53 billion baht Q3 loss?
OPINION It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see a company hemorrhaging money and with no respite in sight is...
Thailand’s mandatory tracking wristband for tourists/foreign visitors — another reason to avoid the country?
As if there were not already 100 reasons why tourists are likely to avoid Thailand for the next few years...
34 Thai Airways gas-guzzler planes on sale will not save the bankrupt airline
As Thai Airways grasps at straws in an attempt to save its bankrupt and, some airline analysts believe, likely soon-to-be...
Thai protesters trick police, move Friday protest from Ratchaprasong to Pathum Wan intersection
Screenshot from Khaosod English live broadcast on Facebook Over 10,000 Thai pro-democracy protesters are proving they are smarter than the...
Two Thai activists arrested for ‘violence against the queen’ — life in prison possible for both
Bunkueanun Paothong, one of activists arrested, speaking to Khaosod English (see video below) As Thailand continues to descend into dictatorship...
Large Ratchaprasong protest defies Prayut’s State of Emergency ban on gatherings
Ratchaprasong protest ignores State of Emergency, protesters continue to demonstrate in support of democracy As Thai pro-democracy protesters continue to...
What does Thailand protesters three-fingered salute mean? What does it stand for?
With pro-democracy protests in Bangkok against the military junta government of Prayut Chan-o-cha increasing in strength and purpose this month,...
Thailand bans gatherings of more than 5 people and news ‘harming national security’ — descent into dictatorship
One thing governments like the Thai government of Prayut Chan-o-cha never seem to learn is the descent into dictatorship never...
No Chinese tourists applied for Thailand’s Special Tourist Visa? No Chinese tourists arriving in Phuket?
Not one Chinese tourist arriving in Phuket at the end of October? As the ongoing saga of Thailand's Special Tourist...
