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UK Government responds no plans to uprate UK pensions for UK retirees in Thailand Many of you signed the UK Government petition regarding our UK pensions being indexed linked. Having reached over 10,000 signatures the UK government had to respond. Here is their response received this week. The Government has responded to the petition you […]

Bidder pays 18.5 million baht (US$ 549,583) for ‘luckiest’ car licence plate in Thailand Thailand’s first-ever auction of “special licence plates” saw stiff competition among bidders on Thursday, with a top price of 18.5 million baht (US$ 549,583) paid for the most auspicious plate. The Department of Land Transport (DLT) has auctioned off the so-called […]

Two people per hour are dying on Thailand’s roads Encouraging Thais to wear face masks has been easy – getting them to wear helmets is quite another matter https://news.thaipbs.or.th/content/313982Thai PBS had a report about the appalling state of the Thai Roads. And they did the math with the help of a safety expert about the […]

Give U.K. pensioners living abroad increases with parity as those in the U.K. Give all the U.K. citizens living abroad, who have paid the necessary National Insurance Contributions, the right to receive the same State Pension payments as those resident in the U.K. U.K. citizens living abroad do not receive annual increase in pension payments. […]

Thai Government Explains Official Name Change for Bangkok Thailand’s government recently provided new guidance on how the official name of the capital, Bangkok, would be used internationally. The guidance, however, caused some confusion. Some people thought it meant that English speakers would need to start calling Bangkok by its longer, local name, Krung Thep Maha […]

Thailand to relax rules for international arrivals from 01 March 2022 despite COVID-19 surge Thailand is set to relax rules for international arrivals from March 1st despite the continual surge in COVID-19 infections in the country. The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has decided to change the second COVID-19 RT-PCR test, currently required for […]

Retiring to Thailand just got more confusing, the new 10 year visa is the last in a long line of similar initiatives The government’s recent announcement of long term residency, or LTR visas for retirees aged at least 50, adds yet another layer of complexity to an already overcrowded field. In exchange for a 10 […]

The Thai capital is Bangkok or Krung Thep Maha Nakhon? Both actually! City name row stings ORST Official title ‘hasn’t changed that much’ The Office of the Royal Society (ORST) is taking flak from netizens over confusion about what Thailand’s capital should be called between the widely recognised Bangkok and the official Krung Thep Maha […]