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Thailand’s pubs, gas stations, 24-hour stores to close early to save energy if the situation gets worse The Energy Ministry of Thailand plans to close pubs, gas stations, and 24-hour convenience stores early to save energy if the situation gets worse. The Permanent Secretary of the Energy Ministry, Kurit Sombatsiri, revealed the conclusions from the […]

Thailand introduces online visa extension system for Expats Electronic Extension of Temporary Stay (e-Extension) service introduced The Immigration Bureau (IB) unveiled its Electronic Extension of Temporary Stay (e-Extension) service on Tuesday to make it easier for expats to apply for visa extensions. Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas, the national police chief, said the e-Extension would enhance […]

Two companies control Thailand’s beer and spirits market; law changes unlikely to greatly affect customer choice Thailand’s most influential media Thai Rath investigated the history of beer and spirits production in the country. They said that most Thais know that the multi billion baht business is tied up in the hands of two major players. […]

Around 1,000 people apply for Thailand’s 10-year Long-Term Resident (LTR) Visa since its 01-Sept-2022 launch The Board of Investment said around 1,000 people have applied for the 10-year Long-Term Resident (LTR) Visa since it was launched on September 1. The top 5 nationalities that applied were the US, China, UK, Germany and Australia respectively. There […]

Bangkok Lighthouse Networking Evening – 11 November 2022 – SPONSOR “Promech” Lighthouse Networkers! Please see the invite for the final evening networking event of the year [we will have a Xmas lunch event December] We are proud to have “Promech” sponsor this November event once again, we look forward to seeing everyone next week Please […]

4.4 million Thais still earn less than 3,000 baht a month, says NESDC About 4.4 million Thai nationals are living below the poverty line now, dropping from 4.7 million during the Covid-19 crisis, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC). Danucha Pichayanan, NESDC secretary-general, said 4.4 million people or 6.3 per cent of the […]

73 year old Thai monk starts 3,145 kilometre ‘barefoot’ journey around Thailand to raise money for hospital An elderly Buddhist monk set off at 5am today on a 3,145 kilometre journey around Thailand. The 73 year old monk will walk barefoot from his temple in Songkhla province, southern Thailand, all the way to Chiang Rai […]

November 16-18 special holidays for Bangkok, Samut Prakan and Nonthaburi for APEC Summit The Thai cabinet has made November 16th, 17th and 18th special public holidays for Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan to ease the movement of government leaders and senior officials during the APEC Summit and related meetings. Anucha Burapachaisri, deputy secretary-general to the […]

Survey – Bangkok among 5 best cities for expats to live and work in 2022 Bangkok has been ranked 5th among the world’s top 10 cities for expats to live and work this year, according to the global expat index by the online language learning platform Preply. The survey assesses 60 popular expat destinations using […]

Bangkok citizens report one snake encounter every 15 minutes The data was made public in reaction to a Bangkok resident’s online posting of a picture of a sizable boa constrictor (non-venomous species of snake) hanging from a tree in the Din Daeng district, which sparked an outpouring of support from residents of the area and […]