Author: Peter Carlisle

Auto checkout at Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi airport immigration for foreigners from Friday 15 December Automatic channels for passport checks for out-bound foreign passengers at Suvarnabhumi airport will be available from Dec 15, to speed up boarding of departure flights, Immigration Bureau chief Pol Lt Gen Itthipol Itthisanronnachai said on Monday. He said Suvarnabhumi airport started using […]

Thai Government reverses its plans for Songkran Three days of water fun is enough, it says The National Soft Power Development Committee has clarified its idea of staging the Songkran festival for the whole month of April, saying the water-splashing festivities will still be held on April 13-15 as per tradition, while other cultural events […]

Poor English is holding Thais back The month of December is usually one of reflection and planning, and this is exactly what is on the menu after the annual EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) released its rankings late last month. In case you’re wondering, EF EPI ranks countries (where English is not the primary […]

Thailand’s Songkran festivities set to ‘go global’ Festivities to last one month: Paetongtarn Thailand will transform Songkran into a month-long global water festival next year to boost its “soft power” and attract international tourists. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Pheu Thai Party leader and the National Soft Power Strategy Committee (NSPSC) president, on Friday announced that the committee […]

Study reveals world’s most expensive cities, Singapore and Zurich tied for the world’s most expensive city this year Singapore and Zurich tied for the world’s most expensive city this year, followed by Geneva, New York and Hong Kong, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said on Thursday as it cautioned that the global cost-of-living crisis was […]