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Songkran Holiday in Thailand this year will be extended to 6 Days The Songkran holiday will be extended to six days this year, after the Cabinet has approved a special holiday on April 12. The Songkran festival break will now run from April 10 to April 15 (Saturday-Thursday). Meanwhile, Culture Minister Itthiphol Kunplome said water […]

Thailand suffers sharp fall in rankings of best countries for retirement Thailand has fallen in the global rankings of the best countries for expat retirees. According to International Living’s Annual Global Retirement Index 2021, Thailand had an average score of 68.3 placing it 18th out of 25 countries surveyed, a drop of nine places from […]

Thailand Population latest, Less Thais but the number of foreigners goes UP, More Thai women than men Many people especially on online forums have suggested that foreigners were leaving Thailand in droves but the latest population figures seem to suggest otherwise. The number of Thais has gone down but the number of foreigners in the […]

Study reveals how much money you need to retire in Thailand Anyone thinking about retiring to Thailand should have the equivalent of around 11 million Baht in savings (approx USD$390,000), that’s according to a new study on the cost of retirement around the world. The study, carried out by online lender NetCredit titled The Cost […]

Thailand to increase speed limit to 120kph Thailand will increase its speed limits on major roads to 120kph, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob announced on Friday. The speed limit increase applies to major highways with four or more lanes and will increase from its current limit of 90kph to 120kph. The increased speed limit came following […]

Bangkok Lighthouse Club Networking Evening – 10 March 2021 – sponsored by RADCON Lighthouse Networkers, Please see the invitation for March’s event and our first networking event this year, we are back!!! As usual our very generous sponsor “Rod from Radcon will sponsor this event In case you are not aware “Rod”is one of our […]

Work permit holders account for largest group of foreigners to enter Thailand in last 10 months More work permit holders than foreign tourists have entered Thailand in the last ten months, new data has revealed. According to data released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 81,489 foreigners entered Thailand between 4 April 2020 and 13 […]

Salary Report 2021 by JobsDB gives fascinating insight into salary levels in Thailand A new report has explored the different salary levels of people working across various industries in Thailand. The Salary Report 2021 carried out by Thailand’s leading recruitment website JobsDB, ranked the highest and lowest paying jobs by position – officer, supervisor, manager […]

Scholars Of Sustenance and Big C supermarket partner up to rescue surplus food and feed the hungry across Thailand Supermarkets across the world are forced to throw away millions of tonnes of perfectly good food at the end of every day. The reasons for this can vary. Sometimes it’s because the food is not the […]

Quarantines are killing Thailand’s tourism industry, and not even a long holiday can offset 14 days of isolation Despite reopening to long-stay tourists in October, Thailand attracted relatively few arrivals By comparison, the Maldives, which is quarantine-free, has recorded relatively respectable visitor numbers In the halcyon days of 2019, Thailand welcomed almost 40 million holiday­­makers […]