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What are Thailand’s visa changes really about? Length of stay in the country has little to do with degree of abuse or criminality Bangkok Post Opinion There have been a number of announcements from state agencies to do with visa policies in Thailand over the past several months that seem to have made the matter […]

Thai government reviewing its visa-free entry scheme for foreign visitors, aiming to revise the policy to better target higher-quality tourism The government is reviewing its visa-free entry scheme for foreign visitors, aiming to revise the policy to better target higher-quality tourism, Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul said. Speaking on Saturday during a joint sitting […]

Bangkok Lighthouse Late Lunch on 24 April 2026 at Charley Browns Sukhumvit soi 19 – Sponsored by Radcon Please see the invite for this month’s late lunch, due to the holidays we would like you all to sign up asap to help us with the numbers Our lunch will be held at Charley Browns Mexican […]

Samut Prakarn’s Wat Chak Daeng Recycles Plastic Bottles Into Monk Robes 18 September 2019 READ ALSO: How a monk and a Hippo joined forces to tackle Bangkok’s plastic pollution SAMUT PRAKAN — A temple in central Thailand gives plastic bottles new, consecrated life in the form of new robes for monks. “Don’t think that the […]

Bangkok’s MRT Goes Cashless: Thailand Ditches Old Travel Cards for EMV Contactless from June 2026 27 February 2026 THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS Bangkok’s MRT system will fully transition to EMV Contactless payments starting June 1, […]

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 […]

Thailand waives motorway and expressway fees during April Songkran period Thailand will waive toll fees on several motorways and expressways during the Songkran holiday period in April 2026, authorities said, as part of efforts to ease travel and reduce congestion. The Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) will exempt tolls on the Burapha Withi and Kanchanaphisek […]