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Cambodia recommended for low costs for expat retirees Cambodia is recommended for its low living costs, stunning scenery and fascinating history – ideal for expat retirees. The claim in a recent report by emigrate.co.uk. One important aspect in Cambodia’s favour, it said, is that visas are still comparatively easy to get for retirees as well […]

Why is it so hard for foreigners to find a job in Thailand? Martin Stefanek, CEO at Start Thailand Co.,Ltd – We connect your Jobs in Hospitality with the right people In the normal times Thailand welcomes yearly tens of millions tourists, Many of them fell in love with the beautiful beaches, climate, exotic food […]

Bangkok 35th most expensive city for expats, Hong Kong most expensive Bangkok is the 35th most expensive city for expats (+5 compared to 40th in 2019) according to Mercer’s 2020 Cost of Living Survey According to Mercer’s 2020 Cost of Living Survey, Hong Kong tops the list of most expensive cities for expatriates, followed by […]

Annual quota for foreigners that could be granted Thailand permanent residency in 2020 now open for application Immigration authorities on Tuesday confirmed an annual quota for foreigners that could be granted permanent residency in 2020. The order signed by PM Prayut Chan-o-cha and published on Royal Government Gazette keeps its quota of no more than […]

B.Grimm Group, a major supporter of WWF Thailand helping save Thailand’s tigers In the wild, tigers play the role of apex predator. The biggest of the wild cats can roam almost 300 kilometres to find food and mates, and they very rarely come into contact with other tigers or people. Unfortunately, the number of wild […]

Thailand’s endangered elephants reclaim Khao Yai national park as lockdown allows them to roam freely Without jeeps and crowds, some 300 elephants have been able to walk around Khao Yai, Thailand’s oldest national park For as long as the elephants could remember – and that is a long time – the path to the river […]

Bangkok’s historic Scala cinema’s 51-year run said to end When movie theaters were permitted to reopen this week, the curtains did not rise at Bangkok’s most celebrated movie house. In what would be a stinging loss many years in the making, business insiders said yesterday that Scala theater, which had been living on borrowed time […]

Ho Chi Minh City considers the entry of foreign experts, investors, high-level managers and highly-skilled laborers Health authority in Ho Chi Minh City will facilitate foreign experts and investors’ entry into the city through Tan Son Nhat Airport. The municipal Department of Health said some enterprises have sent documents about facilitation for foreign experts and investors’ […]

Thailand’s Culture Ministry proposes holidays from July 4th to 9th for earlier postponed Songkran celebrations Thailand’s Ministry of Culture will propose, to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), the declaration of special public holidays, from July 4th to 9th, for belated Songkran celebrations, which were postponed from mid-April due to the coronavirus pandemic. Culture […]

UK’s Visa Application Centre in Bangkok (The Trendy Office Building) to reopen Below is the text of a press release from the British Embassy, lightly edited for brevity: “On June 1, UK Visas and Immigration will begin a phased resumption of services and our main Visa Application Centre in Bangkok (The Trendy Office Building, 28th […]