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Chiang Mai named World’s Best City for a Beautiful Bicycle Ride Main image from Bicycle tour company: https://www.spiceroads.com/tours/chiangmai_bangkok The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pleased to report that Chiang Mai’s reputation as one of the world’s leading tourist destinations continues to grow after the city was named among the world’s best cities for a […]

New rules to support Covid health insurance for Thailand’s long-stay expats The Cabinet on Tuesday approved in principle new rules to support health insurance for long-stay foreigners under the Non-Immigrant “O-A” visa. The old rules required purchasing Thai health insurance through the website Longstay.tgia.org, which has suffered operating problems. The new rules offer a lifeline […]

Bangkok Post joins with Fazwaz to power property listings platform Buying a dream home can be a trying exercise for any novice, given the lack of pricing transparency, complicated settlement procedures and a quickly evolving Thai property market. Property technology firm FazWaz aims to change all this by reducing friction for buyers through the use […]

Auckland ranked most liveable city as Coronavirus pandemic shifts list Auckland in New Zealand has been named the world’s most liveable city, in an annual ranking that has been shifted by the coronavirus pandemic. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey ranked 140 cities on factors including stability, infrastructure, education and access to healthcare. But the […]

Tourism Authority of Thailand proposes eased restrictions and 10 year visa to key groups Key word – PROPOSAL. Perhaps tired of piecemeal baby steps to attract tourists while missing the bigger picture, The Tourism Authority of Thailand proposed a sweeping plan to give 4 target groups easy access to live, work and prosper in Thailand […]

Amazing Thailand’s Wiggly road in Surin amuses netizens Thai netizens were having a field day after pictures of a wiggly road were posted online. A picture on “Roadside Politics” on Facebook showed the road that should have been straight but has a kink in it outside a building. The site said it was in Muang […]

Sattahip to Songkhla car ferry completes test run, service set to begin imminently Manager reported that the much hyped car and passenger ferry from Sattahip on the eastern seaboard to Songkhla in the far south had been fully tested. They said last week that it was set to begin operation from Friday. The Blue Dolphin […]

Covid-19 cases spike in Bangkok while declining in most Thai islands and rural provinces David Luekens’s excellent and comprehensive summary of the Covid situation in Thailand of 22 May 2021 I produce these summaries by reviewing hundreds of articles, statistics, statements by officials, insights from people I trust and posts by journalists. Despite all of […]

Mass vaccination of Thais and foreigners begins in five provinces next month The Thai government has promised millions of doses of locally produced and imported Covid-19 vaccines before the end of the year. The aim is to get a first dose into the arms of 70% of the people in Thailand by the end of […]

Jab-booking app for foreigners in Thailand coming soon Non-Thais also eligible for walk-in vaccination service that could start as soon as next week The government is developing a vaccination registration app especially for foreign residents, who will also be eligible for walk-in service as soon as it is available, a spokesman said on Saturday. Mass […]