Category: Expat in Thailand

From the 2026 Bangkok Floods to Ireland: Tracing My Family Tree Eight generations, 105 people, and a discovery I never expected to make When torrential rain brought flooding to Bangkok and the surrounding provinces in late September 2026, I found myself unexpectedly confined to home for five days. Rather than let those days pass unproductively, […]

How Foreign Parents of Adult Thai Children Can Obtain a One-Year Extension of Stay in Thailand Most expatriates in Thailand are either working and holding a Non-Immigrant O Business visa and subsequent extensions, or are not working and holding a Non-Immigrant O visa and subsequent extensions based on one of the following categories: Family Members: […]

A Simple and Practical Guide to Renewing a ‘Support Thai Wife (Marriage)’ Extension of Stay in Thailand Once a year, the day arrives that my wife and I both dread. It is the day we have to visit our local immigration office to apply for a new one-year extension of stay based on supporting a […]

Nine Months Retired in Thailand: What I’ve Learned So Far Is Retirement, Especially in Thailand, All It’s Cracked Up to Be? Retirement is often portrayed as a golden period of life—a time to escape the daily grind, pursue long-postponed interests, and enjoy complete freedom. Nine months ago, after nearly fifty years of working life, I found […]

The Rise and Fall of Thailand’s Visa Runs How 45 years of immigration policy led to the end of Thailand’s classic visa-run era READ ALSO: Thailand’s new visa rules start today: Full guide for tourists and expats Thailand’s new visa regime hits Western visitors and expats in Thailand hard with shorter stays and long haul […]

Victorian Spite Walls, Chesterfield’s Crooked Spire and the Grave with the Hands   How Buildings and Monuments Reveal Human Nature Although Thailand Construction News primarily focuses on construction and engineering developments in Thailand and across Southeast Asia, we occasionally come across fascinating structures elsewhere in the world that deserve a wider audience. Some buildings impress […]

Happy Colour Blind Awareness Day – 6th September Every Year! Every year on 6th September, Colour Blind Awareness Day highlights a condition that affects an estimated 300 million people worldwide. Despite being so common, colour blindness remains widely misunderstood. When people hear the term “colour blind”, many assume that affected individuals see the world in […]

Bangkok Lad’s Take: What Makes Bangkok and Thailand Tick Bangkok Lad Explains: The Complexities of Real Bangkok and Thailand For some time now, I have been following the posts of ‘Bangkok Lad‘ on Twitter/X. His posts are often witty and insightful, occasionally pushing boundaries in ways that might be considered a bit risky for Thailand. […]