snoop1130 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 BANGKOK, Feb 20 (TNA) – The Cabinet has approved to extend the visa waiver for Kazakhstani tourists for another six months, said Government Spokesperson, Chai Wacharonke. Originally set to expire on February 29, 2024, it has been extended until August 31, 2024. This decision was made after it was found that in 2023, there were over 172,000 tourists from Kazakhstan traveling to Thailand, which marked a record high. Full story: Thai News Agency 2024-02-20 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lom Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Beggars can't be choosers.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regyai Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Borat has far-reaching influence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamnutsak Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Nothing like waiting until the last minute. Makes for great travel planning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Increased Tourism from Kazakhstani - a low-value decision with minimal impact on Thailand GDP. Rather what about a high-value Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Kazakhstani that can increase Thailand's GDP? "During the last 26 years the exports of Thailand to Kazakhstan have increased at an annualized rate of 10%, from $4.09M in 1995 to $48.7M in 2021." https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-country/tha/partner/kaz Thailand can do substantially better. EU trade with Kazakhstani: https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/countries-and-regions/kazakhstan_en In 2022, the EU's trade in goods with Kazakhstan totalled €40.2 billion, a 74% increase on 2021. EU exports were worth €10.4 billion, an 89% increase on 2021, and imports from Kazakhstan reached €29.8 billion (up 70% vs. 2021). EU services exports to Kazakhstan stood at €1.5 billion in 2021, compared to €1.4 billion in 2020. Imports of services from Kazakhstan stood at €0.6 billion in 2021, vs. €0.5 billion in 2021. Thailand is going for the cookies when it should be going for the gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaiyaTH Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 16 minutes ago, Srikcir said: Thailand is going for the cookies when it should be going for the gold. Of course, because Vietnam is the one who sits on the gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DeaconJohn Posted February 21 Popular Post Share Posted February 21 I think I see one coming already. He must have heard the good news. 1 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfill Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Another new word to add to the dictionary - Kazakhstani. Presumably this replaces the proper word Kazakh which those people had been using for centuries. Next - Thailanders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulikens Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 6 hours ago, bamnutsak said: Nothing like waiting until the last minute. Makes for great travel planning. That's the way they do it in Thailand. Haven't you noticed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 (edited) 1 hour ago, mrfill said: Another new word to add to the dictionary - Kazakhstani. Presumably this replaces the proper word Kazakh which those people had been using for centuries. Next - Thailanders Westernerstani not so popular these days; there are too many, they stay too long, and they come too often... Edited February 21 by StayinThailand2much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 1 minute ago, StayinThailand2much said: Next - Thailanders As they say: "I am Thailand. I come from Thai..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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