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Been paying UK national insurance contributions? There is a potentially unbeatable opportunity everyone aged 40 to 73(ish) needs to consider. You’ve got until 5 April 2025 to buy back any missing national insurance years from 2006 to 2016.   Source: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/savings/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions    

Thailand Delays Automated Entry System (ETA) for Foreign Tourists ETA system aims to simplify immigration processes for international visitors by allowing tourists from 93 visa-exempt countries to register online before arriving in Thailand Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Monday that the launch of the nation’s highly anticipated automated entry system for foreign tourists […]

New travel rules – Thailand’s ETA to shake up visa-free visitors Thailand is tightening its borders with a new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system, set to launch between December this year and June 2025. This system will be mandatory for all visa-exempt foreigners entering the country by air, land, or sea. Though not technically a visa, the ETA will act as a […]

Law to tax income from overseas in the works for Thailand Rules will follow widely accepted international principle, says chief of Revenue Department The Thai Revenue Department is drafting a law to tax the income of individuals residing in Thailand that originates from overseas. The draft follows the international principle of worldwide income under the […]

Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport partially closes international departure passport control area, Zone 3, 4th Floor For the time being, all passengers can use remaining available counters for departure. To improve its flexibility and speed for passport control services, Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) is installing new Automatic Channel systems and equipment, during 9 – 23 August 2024 and, […]

Ever wondered which Thai province has the most Wats? The top ten provinces with the highest number of registered temples, according to the National Office of Buddhism‘s data, are: 1. Nakhon Ratchasima: 2,179 2. Ubon Ratchathani: 1,848 3. Roi Et: 1,647 4. Khon Kaen: 1,545 5. Udon Thani: 1,532 6. Chiang Mai: 1,459 7. Sisaket: […]

Europe’s 10 ‘most spoken’ languages as English misses out on top 3 – full list The European language with most native speakers – and the European language with most total speakers – are very different More than 200 languages are spoken in Europe Europe’s top ten most commonly spoken languages according to their number of […]

Bangkok Lighthouse Late Lunch @ Opera on 30 August 2024 – Sponsored by Coreharbour Please see the invite for our Late Lunch August event, a huge thanks to “Coreharbour” for sponsoring the event. The event will be at Opera again and the menu is sharing so no need for menu choices, please let us know […]