Author: Peter Carlisle

An elegy to lost worlds – Denis D. Gray’s memoir ‘Lost Horizons – A foreign correspondent’s extraordinary life story’ Denis Gray, the Associated Press’ man in Bangkok for more than three decades, reflects on a life shaped by war and disillusion By Kenneth Barrett A large, booming presence as bureau chief of the Associated Press […]

Rethinking Thailand’s visa-free policy Bangkok Post Opinion by Kavi Chongkittavorn A veteran journalist on regional affairs Kavi Chongkittavorn is a veteran journalist on regional affairs Thailand is planning to cut visa-free stays from 60 days to 30 days. This long-overdue change reflects growing concern over the effectiveness of immigration surveillance. Moreover, scaling down visa-free stays […]

Thailand’s population stood at 65,809,011 as of 31 December 2025 Thailand’s population stood at 65,809,011 as of 31 December 2025, according to the Central Registration Office under the Department of Provincial Administration. The figures show 64,820,708 Thai nationals and 988,620 non-Thai residents recorded in the civil registration system. Data compiled from the announcement ranks the […]

Ancient China had no “Thai” people Sujit Wongthes, founder of Silpa Wattanatham magazine, argues in Matichon Weekly that ancient China had no people who called themselves Thai. According to Sujit, what existed were communities speaking Tai-Kadai (Tai-Tai) languages, which Chinese chroniclers referred to derogatorily as Yue or Baiyue, meaning “barbarian tribes.” “These Tai-Kadai groups identified […]