Thailand’s unemployment rate in 2020 and 2021 is projected to worsen considerably if government handouts are not increased Thailand’s unemployment rate in 2020 is now one of the…
EDITORIAL — September 9th, 2020 Almost every day over the last few months, the Thai news media has continued to report on how much Thailand’s economy is…
If, like many Americans, you are stuck in Thailand and need to leave soon due to the Thai government’s visa amnesty expiring on September 26th, you will be…
In another blow to the international meetings and events industry, Pacific World has announced it will be closing its doors after 40 years in business. Its last day…
As Thailand descends into an ever more dictatorial country under the leadership of prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, new rules are to come into law regarding alcohol sales in…
If you are currently in Malaysia and looking for a cheap way to fly, you can’t go wrong with AirAsia — the budget airline that has just announced…
Thai hotel chain Dusit International will open its first ASAI Hotel this month with the opening of ASAI Bangkok Chinatown on September 15th. The hotel is located in…
With the September 26th visa amnesty deadline in Thailand less than three weeks away, many Americans are still in Thailand and some are stuck. Repatriation flights are expensive…
Outside Thailand, most Thai universities are not known for their high quality. So much so, a large percentage of middle-class and upper-class Thais attend universities overseas, and particularly…
If you were to read the latest article from the Bangkok Post about the Thai tourism industry, you would think everything is fine and a recovery is all…
As the panic and hysteria about COVID-19 continues in Thailand, and the Thai government of Prayut Chan-o-cha flounders in its attempt to bring back foreign tourists and restart…
Since authorities in Thailand and in the Thai tourism industry realized the country’s economy is doomed without international tourists, scheme after scheme after scheme to get some of…
After months of a government ban on food and drink being consumed on flights within Thailand, that ban on Thailand’s domestic flights has now been lifted. According to…
As Sweden continues to show the world the way to deal with COVID-19 is life as normal while requesting the elderly take extra precautions (and gets rewarded for…
As often happens on social media when an announcement is made by Thai authorities about visa regulations, half the foreigners who have read about it have somehow managed…
A day after Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha congratulated the country for going over three months without a locally transmitted COVID case, the first local COVID case in…
Thailand’s State Insurance Commission says all foreign visitors to Thailand will be required to have COVID insurance once the country’s borders re-open. That insurance must cover each…
Police in Nakhon Ratchasima say a 43-year-old British motorcyclist was killed late last night at an intersection in the Muang district. The accident took place on the Ratchasima-Chok…
Back in April, when Thailand’s usual Songkran break was cancelled due to the government lockdown because of COVID-19, Thais were mandated to stay at home and not to…
International investors are avoiding Thailand as the Thai economy continues to fall, pro-democracy political protests against the military junta government grow around the country (see video below), and…
As Malaysia-based AirAsia continues to bleed money, the low-cost airline has announced new counter check-in fees for anyone who checks in at the airport. Those fees amount to…
Following on from NokScoot bankruptcy, Nok Air lost 3.75 billion baht in first half of 2020 While most other news sites talk about COVID-19 being the cause of most…
This week, the Malaysian government announced the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) — the order that mandates strict travel restrictions — will remain in place until January 1st,…