Category: Blog

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 […]

Gulf of Thailand ferry service to launch after long Covid-19 delay, connecting Chon Buri in the east and Songkhla in the south A ferry service connecting Chon Buri in the east and Songkhla in the south will be launched on Monday after it was postponed for months due to Covid-19. The service will be operated […]

Elderly expats in Thailand dazed and confused over new requirements for insurance, ‘retirement visas’ and COVID A new policy concerning insurance for so called ‘retirement visas’, as well as the requirements needed for anyone entering Thailand have sparked concern, confusion and even panic amongst elderly expats. A recent article by the Pattaya Mail revealed how […]

Thai government announces four additional public holidays in 2022, increasing from 19 to 23 days, to potentially spur domestic tourism The Thai Cabinet Committee has approved four additional public holidays in 2022, going up from 19 to 23 days in order to have consecutive holidays to boost domestic tourism, deputy government spokesperson Traisulee Traisornkul stated […]

Thailand still a retiree magnet – ranks 5th in world’s most desirable places to retire Thailand ranks in the world’s top five most desirable places to retire, according to an analysis of Google search terms. The study involved searches made from 142 countries, and was conducted by Money.co.uk, one of the UK’s leading comparison websites […]

Thailand prepares to welcome back tourists on November 1 after shutdown that has devastated the hotel sector – with properties now in a fierce price war Visitor numbers crashed from 40million in 2019 to just 73,000 in 2021 so far The kingdom is expecting the return of at least a million visitors by March The […]

Thailand reopens on 01 November 2021 – what you need to know Thailand’s once-lucrative tourism sector is a shadow of its former self after months of coronavirus travel restrictions. But on Monday, the kingdom reopens its doors to vaccinated travellers from more than 40 countries. Here’s what you need to know: Tourism, year zero Before […]