Yearly Archives: 2021
Friday update on Pattaya-Jomtien Immigration
The Jomtien immigration bureau remains fully open today, although local reports say the queue is long with delays inevitable. Customers who can postpone their...
Bank of Thailand reports economy has seen its worst, expects gradual...
The Bank of Thailand has deemed that Thailand’s economy is past its lowest point, and now expects a gradual recovery of economic activities due...
Thailand to receive one million doses of Moderna vaccine from U.S.
Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Department of Disease Control (DDC), disclosed on Wednesday that the United States government has offered to donate a...
Thai PM urges Health Ministry crack down on sub-standard ATKs
Cases of false-positive results from sub-standard COVID-19 antigen test kits have recently made the news, with affected people later tested negative from confirmatory RT-PCR...
Thailand to establish international medical cannabis research center
The Public Health Ministry has signed a memorandum of understanding with Rx Leaf World Medica on establishing an international medical cannabis research center.
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Thailand adjusts 20-year national water master plan
On Thursday (11 Nov) meeting of the Steering Subcommittee for the National Water Management Master Plan resolved to make adjustments to the 20-year National...
Tourism mood heightens as cooler weather brings visitors to upper Thailand
Temperatures in upper Thailand have started to cool down, with morning fog now forming in many areas of Nong Khai and Lampang provinces. As...
Pattaya struggles with sex-versus-quality tourism differences
The Tourist Authority of Thailand (TAT) trumpeted again this week that the country must abandon its obsession with mass tourism. The answer in the...
Pattaya bars, now you see them, now you don’t
The life of a Pattaya bar owner is not unlike a roller coaster. The climb up to the top is a slow and tiring...
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Thailand’s long term visas: A welcome mat or a quiet tax trap?
PATTAYA, Thailand - For years, Thailand has marketed itself as one of the world’s most accommodating destinations for long-term foreign residents. Retirees, digital nomads,...
Wenn Ersparnisse unantastbar werden: Wie thailändische Bankenregeln den Ruhestand von Expats verändern
PATTAYA, Thailand - Über viele Jahre galt das thailändische Ruhestandsvisum als eines der klarsten und unkompliziertesten Modelle des Landes. Die unausgesprochene Übereinkunft war einfach:...
Neujahrsansturm auf die Schiene: Thailands Bahnverkehr bewältigt Reiseandrang reibungslos
PATTAYA, Thailand — Thailands Eisenbahnsystem hat den starken Reiseverkehr zum Jahreswechsel auch am zweiten Tag der Feiertagsperiode problemlos bewältigt. Nach Angaben des Department of...
Volle Strände, leere Kassen bei Pattayas Kleinbetrieben
PATTAYA, Thailand - Mit dem Beginn der traditionellen Hochsaison zeigt sich Pattaya belebt wie gewohnt. Die Strände sind gut besucht, Touristen kommen weiterhin in...
Warme Sonne und frische Brisen sorgen für ideales Strandwetter in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - Pattaya erlebt derzeit freundliches und angenehmes Wetter. Warmer Sonnenschein und erfrischende Meeresbrisen locken zahlreiche Besucher an die Strände und schaffen ideale...