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I'm a grad student enrolled in an American university while living in Bangkok. I would like to do some research locally, but am intimidated at the thought of just randomly going to local libraries and asking for help, especially since I am not yet fluent in Thai. I am enrolled in a class at Chula that will start in November, but otherwise I have no student status in Thailand. I am an established resident with a yellow tabien baan and pink foreigner ID card if either matters for the purpose of library privileges. I am learning Thai but not yet fluent enough to read native content. Accordingly, my research objectives fall into either of these two categories: 1. English content about Thai history, society, art, culture, etc. 2. Demographic or other data (could be labeled in Thai since data labels should be easy enough to manually translate) Any advice about what libraries might be worth going to? And what to expect from librarians or the overall experience once I'm there?

Old thread, but it comes up in search results, so... I'll post an update. The Fundamentals of the Thai Language (Fifth Edition) by Stuart Campbell and Chuan Shaweevongs is also available as a PDF at Scribd. If you sign up for a free 30 day trial with your email address (unfortunately, you will need to provide payment info to start the trial) you will be able to download the file. Then, you can immediately cancel the subscription from your account page, or enjoy the full 30 days of the trial and go from there.

The Fundamentals of the Thai Language (Fifth Edition) by Stuart Campbell and Chuan Shaweevongs is also available as a PDF at Scribd. If you sign up for a free 30 day trial with your email address (unfortunately, you will need to provide payment info to start the trial) you will be able to download the file. Then, you can immediately cancel the subscription from your account page, or enjoy the full 30 days of the trial and go from there.

It is also available as a PDF at Scribd. If you sign up for a free 30 day trial with your email address (unfortunately, you will need to provide payment info to start the trial) you will be able to download the file. Then, you can immediately cancel the subscription from your account page, or enjoy the full 30 days of the trial and go from there.

Quick update... I ended up ordering the 1100 lumen version from Shopee (shipped from Hong Kong). Turns out the lamps I'd ordered from IKEA have a 13 watt maximum. I hadn't even checked their wattage rating because I'd assumed it would be more than adequate to handle the low wattage output of LED bulbs. So, I was wrong there and will definitely explicitly check this in the future. The 1600 lumen Hue bulbs have a maximum output of 13.5 watts. While this difference seems tiny and like it should be insignificant, after reading several threads on Reddit and Quora I decided better safe than sorry and went with the lower wattage bulb that will operate within the specified max of the lamps. Thanks to all for the tips!

My husband (Thai born but living abroad for the last ~20 years) and I recently moved to Thailand. He works for an American company so we are up during the night and sleep during the day. Because of this, I want to get some Philips Hue products to help support our sleep-wake cycle. According to the Philips Hue website, E27 color bulbs with an input voltage of 220-240 and a max lumen output of 1600 are available in Australia and the UK (and possibly elsewhere). However, the max output listed for an E27 color 220-240v bulb in Thailand is 1100 lumens, and I'm unable to find a retailer that actually sells them. The max output I can find for purchase is 800 lumens. I'm wondering if the reason for this is a simple lack of demand? Or are there regulations of some sort limiting the maximum lumen output per bulb? If it's a simple lack of demand and it's permissible for me to import them for personal use, any ideas how I could get a product from Amazon Australia into Thailand if the Amazon seller doesn't ship directly to Thailand? Thanks! Edit: Looks like I could use AUSFF or a similar forwarding service.

My husband is Thai, but has been living in the US for the last 20+ years. About a year ago, he bought a truck here in Thailand when we were just visiting (with his father as a co-signer due to my husband's source of income being foreign). The associated vehicle loan is the only item currently on his Thai credit report. I'm wondering if he can qualify for a Thai credit card? Is foreign income ever accepted for the proof of income qualification?