Thailand News

New Retirement Extension Rules Force Expat, 90, To Leave Thailand

New retirement extension rules force expat, 90, to leave Thailand A ninety-year-old retiree in Thailand has told a newspaper that he is being forced out of Thailand. New immigration rules have forced “Don” to call it quits and head home. He told the Nation on their “Your Say” page: “At 90 years of age, I will…

Cough It Up! Cheapest Thai Cigarettes Set To Be 93 Baht From October

Cough it up! Cheapest Thai cigarettes set to be 93 baht from October The days of being able to smoke Thai cigarettes for 60 baht will soon be over. All cheap brands produced by the Thai Tobacco Monopoly will be at least 93 baht from October. This means smokers will have to cough up…

The Indians Are Coming! And They’re Not “Cheap Charlies”, Say The TAT

The Indians are coming! And they’re not “Cheap Charlies”, say the TAT The Tourism Authority of Thailand has sent out an upbeat message about visitors from India. Indian visitors to Thailand will soon be number two to the Chinese with ten million annually. And they have claimed that Indian tourists are big spenders. TAT…

Confirmed: Foreigners now need to keep 800k in Thai bank for three months AFTER retirement extension is granted

Confirmed: Foreigners now need to keep 800k in Thai bank for three months AFTER retirement extension is granted Thai immigration has announced a major change regarding the financial requirements needed when applying for an extension of stay based on retirement, often referred to as a retirement visa. Confirmed in police order No. 35/2561 obtained by…

Bad Guys Out: Big Joke Meets Italian And Czech Criminals Hiding Out In Thailand

Bad guys out: Big Joke meets Italian and Czech criminals hiding out in Thailand Chief of immigration Lt-Gen Surachate Hakparn has announced the arrest of two men wanted in Europe on drug and robbery charges. One had a Thai wife and had been hiding out in Phuket for nearly ten years. The other was a…

Electronic Visa On Arrival Facility For 20 Countries

Electronic visa on arrival facility for 20 countries. THAILAND launched an electronic visa on arrival (E-VOA) facility for passengers from 20 economies to increase convenience, safety and speed of processing. Pol Lt General Surachaet Hakparn, chief of the Immigration Bureau said the department has teamed up with |VFS Global, Airports Authority |of Thailand, Thai Airways…

Smashed! Pattaya Expats Drink Everyone Else Under The Table, New Survey Reveals

Smashed! Pattaya Expats drink everyone else under the table, new survey reveals. A Thaivisa survey has showed showed that almost a third of Pattaya expats have a beer every single day. This compared to a Thailand wide average of about one in four. The survey also revealed that some expats may be killing themselves with their…

Thailand Named In Top 10 Places In The World To Retire

Thailand named in top 10 places in the world to retire Thailand has again been named in the top 10 retirement destinations in the world and No 2 in Asia. The list is part of an annual report published this month by International Living magazine and names Panama as top retiree destination. Malaysia comes…

Buri Ram Resort Owner Crushed, Fatally Injured By Iron Gate

Buri Ram resort owner crushed, fatally injured by iron gate. The elderly owner of a resort in Buri Ram’s Nang Rong district was found crushed by a sliding iron gate at the rear of the property on Monday morning, and later died from her injuries in hospital. Wanna Wassumongkolpoj, 62, was found lying under the…

Flight Delays Warning For Don Mueang Airport This Week

Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (Aerothai) has warned of 30-45 minute-delays to flights in and out of Don Mueang airport during runway maintenance from Tuesday to Friday. Aerothai president Somnuk Rongthong said on Monday that Airports of Thailand Plc would close a 200-metre-long section at the northern end of the airport’s western runway from Jan 29…

Pressure Mounts on Dejphon Chansiri at Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday Crisis: EFL Charges Chansiri

Sheffield Wednesday Owner Dejphon Chansiri Faces Mounting Criticism in UK Parliament and Among Fans

Thieves Target Cinerary Urns at Buriram Temples, Stealing Money Meant for the Afterlife

Shirley Roy Reappointed as Indian Embassy Representative for Northeast India in Thailand

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