Looking for a safe, affordable place for retirement? With its warm climate, affordable housing and generous benefits, Ecuador was named the best country to retire in by InternationalLiving.com. The South American nation topped the website’s annual global retirement index of 25 best countries, scoring high points for affordable cost of living, entertainment and amenities.Next are […]
Continue ReadingBLEADNEY resident Jack Chalker, a British artist and prisoner of war on the Burma-Siam Railway, has died aged 96. Mr Chalker painted the atrocities that saw more than 12,000 Allied prisoners perish during the railway’s construction, along with at least 90,000 Asian labourers. Born on October 10 1918 in London, his father, Alfred, was a […]
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New study rates your chances of dying in a car around the world. African nations dominate the list of most dangerous countries to drive in the world. Planning a trip to Namibia or Thailand? If so, you may want to think twice about driving there. New research has determined the countries where you […]
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Acquiring Thai Nationality To acquire Thai nationality – Citizenship Thailand’s 1965 Nationality Act defines who is Thai by birth and sets out procedures and qualifications for foreigners who wish to acquire Thai nationality. Those who are Thai by birth are: 1) anyone born to a Thai father or mother anywhere in the world; 2) anyone […]
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A flock of starlings is called a murmuration. Wired referred in a recent article to: “Flocking starlings are one of nature’s most extraordinary sights: Just a few hundred birds moving as one is enough to convey a sense of suspended reality, and the flock filmed above the River Shannon contained thousands. What makes possible the […]
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BANGKOK, 20 June 2014: Ministry of Tourism and Sports reported, earlier this week, 5,969,913 Thais travelled overseas in 2013 representing an increase of 4.34% over 5,721,485 trips in 2012. Ministry data showed that Malaysia continued to be the most popular destination driven by short overland trips from southern provinces to destinations in northern Malaysia mainly […]
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BANGKOK, 20 May 2014: A new UK visa application centre opened in Bangkok , late last week, following the renewal of a contract between the UK government and visa processing specialist VFS Global. The centre is located on the 28th floor of Trendy Office Building on Sukhumvit Road Soi 13, Klongtoey-Nua, Wattana, Bangkok. According to […]
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Thailand ranks fourth on the list as the world’s heaviest drinkers. Out of the 44 countries studied by Euromonitor, Thais were found to be the fourth hardest drinkers at 4.5 shots per week, closely trailing behind South Korea, Russia, and the Phillippines. South Koreans, who topped the list, drink more alcohol than Russians, Americans, and […]
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BANGKOK, 4 April 2014: Richard Barrow a popular blogger on Thailand and regional travel gave cyclists and health enthusiasts the run-down on a new cycle track that is probably the best effort the Airports of Thailand has made to become a community responsible player. With permission we reproduce Richard’s report that was posted, earlier this […]
Continue ReadingBANGKOK, 28 March 2014: Suvarnabhumi Airport opened a bike path, last month, to encourage enthusiastic cyclists. The cycling path is part of a service perimeter road that was used when the airport was under construction. Airports of Thailand said it repaired the road for leisure cyclists giving the airport the unusual distinction being the world […]
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