Thailand’s Loy Krathong or festival of lights – A sacred river offering, or an ecological menace? Today (November 19, 2021) Thailand celebrates its festival of lights, or, ‘Loy Krathong,’ to grace Khong Kha, the River Goddess for nourishing our lives. Thais ask that she drifts away their misfortunes and misdoings. But in reality, experts warn […]
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It’s expats, not tourists that are visiting Thailand says Business leader A key figure in Thailand’s tourism industry pulled absolutely no punches when commenting on the country’s supposed “reopening”. Thanet Supharothatrangsi, chairman of the Chonburi Tourism Business Association, echoed what people online have been saying for weeks if not months. In an interview with business […]
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Which S.E. Asian country has the most National Holidays? Many of us expats know roughly when the national holidays are se back home. However, when I first came to live in SE Asia, I remember being unprepared for empty streets in Bangkok when everyone went home or on holiday to the resorts. By then it […]
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Saying farewell to Bangkok’s Scala theatre During a recent discussion titled ‘Scala: From The Beginning To The End’, experts shared their opinions on where it all went wrong October 31 was meant to be a time for Halloween celebrations, but this year, it turned out to be a horrifying day as photos on social media […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Cambodia leads Asia for highest percentage of fully-vaccinated individuals in its population for Covid-19 Cambodia is topping the list in Asia for the country with the highest percentage of fully-vaccinated individuals in its population. The country’s 16 million-plus population has seen around 82% receiving at least 2 doses of a Covid-19 vaccine since November 3, […]
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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 […]
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