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Cambodia to waive quarantine requirements Nov 15, no PCR test required Prime Minister Hun Sen has decided to lift all quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travellers and visitors – both Cambodians and foreign nationals – effective from November 15 onward. In a special message addressed to officials and relevant authorities on November 14, Hun Sen […]

Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA), to launch non stop flights from Bangkok to London Gatwick Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA) that was recently named the World’s Best Long-Haul Low-Cost Airline, celebrates yet another milestone with the announcement of a new non-stop service between Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport and London’s Gatwick […]

Vietnam welcomes first foreign tourists in nearly 20 months The first international tourists touched down in Vietnam almost 20 months after the Southeast Asian nation closed its borders to contain the coronavirus. Two charter flights brought more than 400 South Korean and Japanese fully vaccinated passengers from Seoul and Tokyo on Thursday (Nov 11) to […]

Bangkok Lighthouse Networking Evening – 24 November 2021 – SPONSOR Promech We are back back back! This month we are very happy to announce our first networking event for quite some time, all thanks to the team at “Promech” for sponsoring this event and allowing this to happen for all of us to gather again […]

Government officials meet to discuss long-term visa options for foreigners in Thailand A government spokesman says the Thai PM has met with several members of his cabinet to discuss long-term residency options for foreigners. Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana says PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is currently in talks with a number of ministries and relevant agencies as to how […]

Congratulations Chulalongkorn University for destroying the Scala theater, South East Asia’s last great movie theater It’s time to congratulate Chulalongkorn University for fulfilling their plans to replace the locally loved, internationally renowned and structurally sound Scala Theatre with a shopping mall. These plans were initially hatched nearly 10 years ago but were delayed due to […]

Opinion – Bangkok’s Scala theater could have been the heart of Thai cinema for decades As someone who has grown up around and spent a career making movies, I understand how good cinema can be a catharsis for important conversation, introspection, or snapshot of the current zeitgeist. Good films, and even the infrastructure that support […]

New ferry route Chon Buri – Songkhla, new speedboat Chumphon- Koh Samui Several new ferry services are launching to connect Thailand, with a long-haul route from Chon Buri (east Thailand) to Songkhla (south Thailand) and a new boat service launching from Chumphon to the islands of Ko Samui, Koh Phangan, and Koh Tao. The new […]

Thailand Construction News E-Newsletter (TCN316) out NOW! Read a copy here Thailand Construction News – TCN316 – 05.11.21 Why not subscribe (click here) – its FREE and out fortnightly-ish. Thailand Construction News, or ‘TCN’ as it’s better known, is Thailand’s construction and engineering orientated e-newsletter and website, produced with expatriates, senior-management Thais and other like-minded […]