Monday, January 27th, 2020 Thailand’s Immigration Bureau announced today overstay fines would not be leveled against any tourist forced to remain in Thailand past their visa permission due…
As the Wuhan virus continues to spread in China and other countries around the region, speculation is mounting as to how badly the virus will affect Thailand’s economy…
Hong Kongese actor and singer Andy Lau has just announced all 12 of his upcoming Hong Kong concerts are now canceled due to concern about the Wuhan virus….
As the Wuhan virus continues to spread rapidly in China, Thailand is now reporting 7 cases of the virus have been confirmed. The two additional cases of the…
The fifth case of the Wuhan virus in Thailand has been confirmed today, as a 33-year-old Chinese woman visiting the kingdom has been diagnosed as infected with the…
` Many visitors to Thailand are confused regarding entering Thailand, staying 30 days, leaving and then entering again a day or a few days later. Is this possible…
Police have identified a Sing Buri school director as the robber that shot and killed three people during a gold heist in Lopburi on January 9th. The robber…
It will be no surprise to some that tourist arrivals numbers are down in Thailand in 2020. At least when it comes to growth in numbers compared to…
British rock band Foals is already coming back to Bangkok, with their second concert in the Thai capital in less than a year at Bangkok Fest on March…
The famous Canadian coffee shop, Tim Hortons, is coming to Bangkok with its first location opening at Samyan Mitrtown on January 18th. News that will have made some…
When I first moved to Thailand, I knew two other expats. A few years later, I knew many. Only a few years after that, many of those expats…
Many tourists to Thailand want to visit Bangkok’s Sathorn Ghost Tower. An abandoned skyscraper that, according to urban legend, is haunted. The 49-storey luxury condominum building was abandoned…
One of the questions I see over and over again when reading social media is if Thailand is a good country to move to in 2020? After all,…
Anyone can visit or even live in Thailand and catch a cold or the flu. Just like any other country, cold and flu viruses are prevalent during certain…
If you will be visiting Thailand and buying a Thai SIM card while you are here, you may also want to know if that same SIM card will…
Will you be arriving at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on a late evening flight? Do you need to buy a SIM card for your mobile phone when you get…
What causes Bangkok air pollution? For anyone that has not been keeping up with the news about Bangkok’s hazardous smog this week, all you need to know is…
Unless you are in one of the rare districts of Bangkok, Samut Prakan, and Pathum Thani that are not suffering from chocking smog this morning (Friday), you have…
If you are taking your first backpacking trip to Thailand, one of the things you will be wondering about is how much money you will need per day…
One of the questions from first-time visitors to Bangkok I often get asked is this one: Is it safe to walk around Bangkok during the day? What about…
Zoloft/Sertraline is one of the medications a large number of people traveling to Thailand seem to have been prescribed. A medication to treat problems like depression, panic attacks…
Now, I have lived in Bangkok, Thailand for over 16 years and have always drunk the tap water. Why? Because tap water in Bangkok is just as safe…
If you have been considering buying gold in Thailand, January, 2020 may not be the best time to do that. That is because gold prices in Thailand have…