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Expats in Thailand and Asia Survey

 

 

In this ever changing Expat landscape it is important Thaivisa.com continues to best serve its Expat readers. This includes the type of content we share and find for you.

 

Survey: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211779-expats-in-thailand-and-asia-survey/

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Court Revokes B35bn Compensation Order on Yingluck

 

 

BANGKOK, (TNA) – The Central Administrative Court ruled against the Finance Ministry’s order for former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to pay 35 billion baht in compensation for her graft-plagued rice-pledging scheme.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212404-court-revokes-b35bn-compensation-order-on-yingluck/

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Thailand braces for heaviest rainfall in 30 years

 

 

Thailand is bracing for its heaviest rainfall in more than three decades, with the country set for an early start to this year’s wet season.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212401-thailand-braces-for-heaviest-rainfall-in-30-years/

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Thai central bank to test retail baht digital currency next year

 

FILE PHOTO: Thai baht notes are seen at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, May 12, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank will begin testing use of its retail digital currency for the general public in the second quarter of next year before fully implementing it over the next 3-5 years, an assistant governor said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212437-thai-central-bank-to-test-retail-baht-digital-currency-next-year/

 

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58 new COVID-19 new cases in Thailand on Friday, including 9 party goers in Suphan Buri

 

Commuters with facemasks to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus walk to a train station at rush hour in Bangkok a few months ago.

 

Thailand recorded 58 new COVID-19 cases and 58 additional recoveries yesterday (Friday), according to the CCSA.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212438-58-new-covid-19-new-cases-in-thailand-on-friday-including-9-party-goers-in-suphan-buri/

 

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Court spares ex-PM Yingluck from having to pay rice compensation

 

File / Former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra / AFP

 

Thailand’s Central Administrative Court ruled today (Friday) that an order, issued by the Finance Ministry in 2016, demanding that former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra pay 35 billion baht compensation to the state for losses incurred in her administration’s scandalous government-to-government rice deals.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212404-court-revokes-b35bn-compensation-order-on-yingluck/?do=findComment&comment=16362601

 

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TAT partners Dettol to elevate Thai health and hygiene standard

MOU agreement to enhance international awareness of Amazing Thailand SHA certification and promote safe travel conditions during the holiday periods

TAT Newsroom

 

 

Bangkok, 02 April, 2021 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and makers of Dettol disinfectant Reckitt Benckiser (Thailand) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Amazing Thailand Safety and Health Administration (SHA) certification programme.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212440-tat-partners-dettol-to-elevate-thai-health-and-hygiene-standard/

 

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WTTC certifies ‘Amazing Thailand SHA’ on par with ‘SafeTravels’ protocols

Global recognition of the Amazing Thailand SHA standard in alignment with the WTTC SafeTravels protocols is testament to Thailand’s effective health and hygiene standards

TAT Newsroom

 

 

Bangkok, 02 April, 2021 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is delighted to announce that the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has certified the Amazing Thailand Safety and Health Administration (SHA) certification programme to be on par with the WTTC SafeTravels global health and hygiene standardised protocols.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212441-wttc-certifies-‘amazing-thailand-sha’-on-par-with-‘safetravels’-protocols/

 

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Thailand reduces quarantine period from April: 5 things to know

Government weighs tourism revenue against public health

 

Visitors pass the Reclining Buddha at the temple Wat Pho in Bangkok. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)

 

MASAYUKI YUDA, Nikkei staff writer

 

BANGKOK -- Thailand will shorten its mandatory quarantine period for foreigners arriving in the country, starting in April.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212443-thailand-reduces-quarantine-period-from-april-5-things-to-know/

 

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Explainer: Why Thailand’s 10-day coronavirus quarantine rule is sparking hope for tourism

 

• Thailand has reduced quarantine for unvaccinated tourists from 14 to 10 days

• The restrictions will ease further in the coming months but would-be travellers still need to consider their home city’s rules

 

Jitsiree Thongnoi

 

File Photo: Vijitra Duangdee

 

Thailand  is the latest country after the US, Britain, Belgium and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to shorten its 14-day quarantine requirement to 10 days for unvaccinated travellers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212444-explainer-why-thailand’s-10-day-coronavirus-quarantine-rule-is-sparking-hope-for-tourism/

 

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Walk-A-Tif: Captain Bush Lane

 

 

This neighborhood, in Charoenkrung Soi 30, is now called Captain Bush Lane. It was home to many members of Bangkok’s early European expatriate community, during the 19th and 20th centuries, including Captain John Bush, an influential English sea captain.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212449-walk-a-tif-captain-bush-lane/

 

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Thai woman in 30 million retirement visa scam nabbed in Bangkok

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

The Thai woman who conned Japanese and Singaporean retirees to invest in a retirement scam has been arrested in Lat Krabang, Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212451-thai-woman-in-30-million-retirement-visa-scam-nabbed-in-bangkok/

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Thai woman posing as state officials conned people in guide registration scam

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Thailand's chief of the tourism police Pol Lt-Gen Nithat Limsiriphan announced the arrest of an online fraudster preying on aspiring Thai guides.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212453-thai-woman-posing-as-state-officials-conned-people-in-guide-registration-scam/

 

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Romance scams are back: Thai women pretending to be handsome pilot were working with Nigerian

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Thailand's chief of the tourist police Lt-Gen Nithat Limsiriphan announced the arrest of two Thai women in Phuket who took part in a so-called Romance Scam.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212454-romance-scams-are-back-thai-women-pretending-to-be-handsome-pilot-were-working-with-nigerian/

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Hopewell, the ‘ghost’ transport project still haunting Thailand 3 decades on

 

 

A landmark ruling last month by the Constitutional Court has handed the Thai government a lifeline in its three-decade-old battle over the multibillion-baht Hopewell saga.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212455-hopewell-the-‘ghost’-transport-project-still-haunting-thailand-3-decades-on/

 

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Immigration announce arrest of Chinese loan sharking gang in Bangkok

 

Picture: New Na

 

A gang of Chinese loan sharks offering small loans for large registration fees and interest rates have been busted in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212458-immigration-announce-arrest-of-chinese-loan-sharking-gang-in-bangkok/

 

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Smart car used to arrest South Korean sex video blackmailer

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Thailand's Immigration Bureau chief Lt-Gen Sompong "Big Oud" Chingduang used a so-called smart car to arrest a South Korean blackmailer, reported Naew Na at a briefing yesterday. 

 

Full story:  https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212459-smart-car-used-to-arrest-south-korean-sex-video-blackmailer/

 

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Thailand holds media focus group on 2022 APEC Summit

Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Preparations have already started in Thailand, which will be hosting the APEC Summit next year. Today, government agencies held the first Media Focus Group event to raise awareness and discuss ways to communicate news of the event to the general public.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212460-thailand-holds-media-focus-group-on-2022-apec-summit/

 

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Govt assures it is not at fiscal risk

By Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government’s spokesman has assured the government is not facing significant fiscal risk, following the submission of an annual risk report to the Cabinet, confirming that VAT will remain at 7%.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212461-govt-assures-it-is-not-at-fiscal-risk/

 

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Pattaya begins vaccinations in preparation to welcome tourists

By Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

   

CHONBURI (NNT) - Pattaya city has begun administering a second batch of vaccinations to frontline workers and medical personnel with plans to inoculate all 100 percent of its population as one of five destinations marked by the government to receive foreign tourists.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212462-pattaya-begins-vaccinations-in-preparation-to-welcome-tourists/

 

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Chucky goes to Phuket! Viral post highlights plight of deserted resort

 

Picture Daily News

 

Evil Chucky has made a visit to the once thriving but presently deserted tourist area of Patong, Phuket, reported Daily News.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212463-chucky-goes-to-phuket-viral-post-highlights-plight-of-deserted-resort/

 

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Pattaya checkpoints are back! Police report widespread law breaking on the roads

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Sophon Cable TV reported that the Pattaya police were setting up checkpoints on the roads after stopping this activity for more than a year because of the pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212464-pattaya-checkpoints-are-back-police-report-widespread-law-breaking-on-the-roads/

 

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In the line of duty: Female news reporter attacked by "Godzilla" the macaque faces ICU

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A female Thai reporter who covered the story about the removal of an overweight macaque called Godzilla from a Minburi, Bangkok, market has reported being attacked by the monkey.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212466-in-the-line-of-duty-female-news-reporter-attacked-by-godzilla-the-macaque-faces-icu/

 

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Bangkok: Songkran spending spending will still be low - except on food

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thailand's Kasikorn Research center has reported that Songkran spending in Bangkok over the 6 days of the annual holiday this year will be even lower than last year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212467-bangkok-songkran-spending-will-still-be-low-except-on-food/

 

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Tourism Ministry Considers Free Cross-provincial Flights for Foreign Tourists

By Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Tourism and Sports Ministry is considering offering free cross-provincial flights for foreign tourists after airline workers are approved for Covid-19 inoculation this week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212468-tourism-ministry-considers-free-cross-provincial-flights-for-foreign-tourists/

 

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Health Minister Doubts Monk’s Death after Vaccination

By Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has expressed regret over the death of a 71-year-old assistant abbot at Wat Samphanthawong in Bangkok a few hours after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine, and said the vaccine might not have been the cause.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212469-health-minister-doubts-monk’s-death-after-vaccination/

 

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Thailand’s first reduced quarantine tourists arrive in Phuket

By The Phuket News

 

Photo: AoT Phuket

 

PHUKET: The first tourists to arrive in Phuket under the reduced mandatory quarantine introduced on Thursday landed at Phuket International Airport just after 6:30am today (Apr 3).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212472-thailand’s-first-reduced-quarantine-tourists-arrive-in-phuket/

 

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Beautiful Thai transgender women turn heads at army draft

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook and other Thai media reported on the selection process for new recruits into the Thai army - and once again the focus was not on the men but the ladyboys!

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212473-beautiful-thai-transgender-women-turn-heads-at-army-draft/

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Tourism minister's targets: 1.2 trillion baht from 6.5 million tourists in 2021

 

File photo

 

Thailand's minister of tourism and sports Pipat Ratchakitprakan has once again been giving the Thai media his assessments of tourism numbers this year and beyond. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212474-tourism-ministers-targets-12-trillion-baht-from-65-million-tourists-in-2021/

 

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Thailand reports 84 new COVID-19 cases, 1 new death

 

REUTERS FILE PHOTO for reference only

 

Thailand reported 84 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212475-thailand-reports-84-new-covid-19-cases-1-new-death/