Vietnam breaks ground on first high-speed rail to link Hanoi and Ha Long Bay THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS 120-kilometer railway with a designed speed of 350 kph broke ground on Sunday morning to cut travel […]
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Foreign Condo Sales Rise but Values Fall in Thailand THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS Foreign purchases of Thai condominiums increased in volume in 2025, but total market value declined sharply, signalling a shift towards lower-priced units. […]
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What are Thailand’s visa changes really about? Length of stay in the country has little to do with degree of abuse or criminality Bangkok Post Opinion There have been a number of announcements from state agencies to do with visa policies in Thailand over the past several months that seem to have made the matter […]
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Thai government reviewing its visa-free entry scheme for foreign visitors, aiming to revise the policy to better target higher-quality tourism The government is reviewing its visa-free entry scheme for foreign visitors, aiming to revise the policy to better target higher-quality tourism, Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul said. Speaking on Saturday during a joint sitting […]
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Thailand escalates land ownership crackdown, with foreign buyers facing forfeiture risk THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS AI tools are now cross-referencing tens of thousands of company and land records, flagging patterns that suggest illegal nominee activity […]
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Academics and civil society groups urge Thai government to suspend Chumphon–Ranong Land Bridge project and demand EHIA transparency THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS On April 10, an open letter signed by 112 academics, environmental organizations, and […]
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Thai contractors warn of wave of abandoned projects amid rising costs of raw materials, fuel THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC , A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS Operators are forced to choose between halting work entirely or continuing at a loss. Thailand’s […]
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Bangkok’s Pratunam flyover to shut for 10 months for MRT Orange Line underground works, worsening traffic gridlock THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS Bangkok motorists face heavier congestion after MRTA confirmed the Pratunam flyover on Phetchaburi Road […]
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Day-trip from Bangkok to Chachoengsao’s well-known Wat Sothon Wararam By Peter Carlisle My wife, Thai, is not particularly religious, but there are ‘times’ when she feels in need of a trip to a wat to make merit. Those ‘times’, as examples, can be, when seeking good luck (usually related to lottery tickets), praying due to […]
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Bangkok Lighthouse Late Lunch on 24 April 2026 at Charley Browns Sukhumvit soi 19 – Sponsored by Radcon Please see the invite for this month’s late lunch, due to the holidays we would like you all to sign up asap to help us with the numbers Our lunch will be held at Charley Browns Mexican […]
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