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Thailand will lead a joint bid with four other Asean countries to host the 2034 Fifa World Cup. The move was agreed at the fifth Asean Ministerial Meeting on Sports in Manila on Wednesday. The other four countries in the proposed joint bid are Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam. The other five members of the […]
by Ihsane Benazzouz
Located a few kilometers east of Phuket Town is a quiet headland named Koh Sirey (Sirey Island). This little unique getaway, only 20 square kilometers in size, is connected to Phuket by a short bridge which crosses a channel, as you cross the bridge you will see a large number of fishing boats in the […]
by Ihsane Benazzouz
Following the auction for car license plates organised by the Phuket Land Trasport Office over the weekend, it’s been revealed that the number 9999 got the highest bid at 710,000 baht. This year’s auction was for the ‘ขก’ category, which represents ‘treasure, virtue and fortune’, and there were 301 numbers available. The Chief of Phuket […]
by Ihsane Benazzouz
Everything you need to know about the recently launched Aquaria Phuket Located at Phuket’s newest lifestyle extravaganza, Central Phuket Floresta, Aquaria Phuket is Thailand’s largest aquarium, covering 104,000 square feet and with a total tank volume of 7 million litres. Launched just last month on August 23, the aquarium aims to take visitors on a […]
by Ihsane Benazzouz
From quiet markets in Malaysia, empty rooms in Hanoi’s hotels and barren beaches in Bali, China’s economic slowdown and weakening yuan are sending shockwaves felt across south east Asia’s vacation belt. Thailand is just one of many countries currently affected by the Chinese staying at home as their currency abroad weakens. The Chinese outbound travel […]
by Ihsane Benazzouz
The first section of the 873 kilometre high-speed railway running between Thailand and China should be operating by 2023. Thailand will now pay for the total cost of the 179 billion baht first section of the high speed rail line, but China is providing the design and will provide the train and carriages. The first 252 […]
by Ihsane Benazzouz
Bangkok’s immigration chief is no rookie. He’s been in the service for 35 years, but current immigration protocols have been in place even longer. “Things were very different back then,” Maj. Gen. Patipat Suban na Ayudhaya said. “First, there weren’t so many foreign residents at the time. So the system we implemented didn’t have this […]
by Ihsane Benazzouz
This year, we are seeing more expats moving here individually rather than the whole family as companies look to lower their operating costs As the number of Japanese expats in Thailand decreased to lower than 20% of the total expats for the first time in 2019 and dropped to 34,133 as of April 2019, a […]
by Ihsane Benazzouz
The general rule is that someone who is not a Thai citizen must obtain a work permit if he or she wants to work in Thailand. Recently, however, Thailand has made a few significant exceptions to this general rule, as well as, some other notable changes to the foreign work permission regimen. For some people […]
by Ihsane Benazzouz
Possessing a modified Tesla Model X zipping through a Boring Company tunnel Tuesday night, Elon Musk took the wraps off his vision of a high-speed tube system that he considers could ease congestion and reevaluate how countless commuters get about towns. “I thought it was epic,” said Musk as he explained how he felt being whisked […]
by Ihsane Benazzouz
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