Tag: British Ambassador
Thai-British cooperation under Newton Fund is successful in its first year
BANGKOK, 10 September 2015 - British Ambassador to Thailand Mark Kent and Minister of Science and Technology Pichet Durongkaveroj jointly announced the success of...
Students’ excellence recognised by Cambridge
Two students from Garden International School (GIS) have been to a special ceremony after achieving world-class exam results. Hyo Kyung (Sarah) Chi was named...
Fallen war heroes remembered on Remembrance Day at GIS
Students from Garden International School (GIS) visited a war cemetery, met the British Ambassador and raised funds for war veterans to mark Remembrance Day....
Pattaya Farewells the British Ambassador
HE Asif Ahmad had initially appeared an unlikely choice for the British Ambassador to Thailand, and had been drafted in at short notice, but...
Royal British Legion members take annual pilgrimage to Kanchanaburi for ANZAC...
As always in April members of the Royal British Legion headed for Kanchanaburi and the River Kwai for the ANZAC Day Memorial Service....
Travel to UK by Thai nationals grows strongly
The UK is welcoming unprecedented numbers of Thai visitors to its shores. Over 50,000 visitor visas were issued to tourists, family visitors and...
British Consulate Reopens in Pattaya
It was great news for the British citizens living in Pattaya when H.E. Asif Ahmad, the British ambassador to Thailand visited our town on...
Poppies bloom on Remembrance Day
Some of the bloodiest fighting of World War One took place in the Flanders and Picardy regions of Belgium and Northern France, and...
British child-protection agency offers Pattaya officials online training
A British organization that works worldwide to prevent children from being exploited on the Internet trained Pattaya social-welfare officials Pattaya officials in its...
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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,...
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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...