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Home & Garden Expo At Ruangsanthai Buriram

Over 50 name brand manufacturers have booked booths to showcase new and innovative home building products, power tools, garden tools, hand tools, water pumps, chain saws, lawn mowers and home improvement items. A huge solar power display with solar powered fans, water heaters, inverters, deep cell batteries will be staffed by a UK expat. FREE…

Finance Ministry May Scrap 15% Tax Exemption On Bank Savings Of Rich People

The Finance Ministry may scrap tax exemption on interest income of up to 20,000 baht a year after finding small banks advised savers to evade taxes. Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong said some small banks have advised their customers to evade the 15% withholding tax when their earned interest income reached 20,000 baht. They told their…

Khon Kaen Banks The Falang Experience

Have you got a bank account in Khon Kaen? For those that have, then some of these experiences will probably resonate with you. For a start you need to open a bank account. Easier said than done. All the major Thai Banks have a policy which is not necessarily followed at branch level, like in…

Khon Kaen Times Advertise Now

Khon Kaen Times www.khonkaentimes.com Khon Kaen Times is your online newspaper. It covers local news here in khon Kaen as well as national news, with features on business, sport and a guide to Khon Kaen. It was launched in May 2017. It is written by people who LIVE in the province of Khon Kaen Written…

7/11 Stores Open All Hours

7- Eleven. Known locally as just ‘seven’. 3 people are stocktaking, 2 people are stacking shelves, 1 person is on a computer behind the counter and 1 person is trying to serve a big queue. And this is daytime. Nighttime gets even better when all the staff can focus on some funky loud music. Where are…

Government To Allow Long-Term Land Leases For Foreigners

Foreigners may be able to actually own land in Thailand – even if it’s just temporary. Speaking on Thursday night at an estate trade event, finance minister Apisak Tantivorawong said his ministry is studying a way to grant foreigners 50-year leases to Thai land, though the actual plot owners would still need to be Thai…

Are TrueVisions In A No-Win Situation ?

TrueVisions must be wondering: Why us all the time? Frankly speaking, that’s a legitimate question. Noodle shops can always raise prices without a fuss. A cup of coffee often costs more after three or four years. Sometimes, petrol prices fluctuate almost on a daily basis. Newspapers can reduce the number of their pages to partly…

Britain Confirms Commitment To Thailand After Brexit

Whilst the British Prime Minister Theresa May was busy in Washington having her successful meeting with Donald Trump the new US President, she had also organized for her Minister for Asia and the Pacific to visit Thailand. Minister Alok Sharma, yesterday reaffirmed Britain’s commitment to Thailand. Sharma, the most senior official in the British…

Litter Becoming A Problem At The Buriram Khao Kradang National Park

This is the wonderful view that visitors are faced with as they approach the steps to the Big Buddha at Khao Kradang National Park before litter rears its ugly head. It is hugely popular with visitors going to see the Big Buddha, as well as people simply wanting to use the steps to keep fit….

Fox Sues Bangkok Bank

BANGKOK Fox Networks Group Asia has taken legal action against Bangkok Bank, Thailand’s biggest lender, over its failure to honour more than $71 million in guarantees it had made for licensing payments by two Thai pay-TV operators. One of the TV operators, CTH, went out of business in September while the other, GMM Grammy, shut…

Exploring Buriram’s Nightlife: A Guide to the Best Evening Experiences

Thai Constitutional Court Ousts Prime Minister Srettha in Major Political Shake-Up

Two Pickup Trucks Collide In Fatal Crash In Buriram

Man Found Dead In Khon Kaen, Police Chase Killer

Road Safety Concerns Rise As Upcountry Travel Surges For Songkran

Songkran Revellers Begin Their Journeys Home From Bangkok

Thailand Revolutionises Agriculture With Nine Policies

Stormy Forecast: Thailand Braces For Thunder, Wind, And Hail

Northern Thailand Prepares For Severe Summer Storms

Udon Thani Luxury Home Ransacked By Thieves