Articles by: Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor

Lockdown review at the end of April as TOT brings forward plans to use phone boxes for virus testing

Lockdown review at the end of April as TOT brings forward plans to use phone boxes for virus testing

April 15, 2020

Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

PM says the government may consider easing lockdown measures in the last week of April as two more deaths, a Chiang Mai woman and a… Read More ›

Irate self-employed go straight to the top over pernickety issues holding up Covid 19 income support payments

Irate self-employed go straight to the top over pernickety issues holding up Covid 19 income support payments

April 14, 2020

Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Up to 100 annoyed and infuriated taxi drivers and traders were handled by patient security guards until they were met at the minister’s office by… Read More ›

Stranded Russians offered free food in Phuket as Aeroflot begins to airlift over 21,000 stranded home to safety

Stranded Russians offered free food in Phuket as Aeroflot begins to airlift over 21,000 stranded home to safety

April 12, 2020

Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Free food in Phuket for stranded Russians as Aeroflot begins airlifts in Thailand from Phuket where there are 8,000 alone registered on the holiday island.… Read More ›

Dogs and cats mission in Phuket as 11 tonnes of feed moved in showing the best of human spirit at this time

Dogs and cats mission in Phuket as 11 tonnes of feed moved in showing the best of human spirit at this time

April 11, 2020

Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World:

The Soi Dog Foundation in Phuket is supported by western countries making life better for stray dogs and cats. As the city locks down, this… Read More ›

City area popular with foreigners to be targeted by new lockdown measures in Pattaya from Tuesday

City area popular with foreigners to be targeted by new lockdown measures in Pattaya from Tuesday

April 11, 2020

Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

The new plans will see the inner Pattaya area which is home to many foreigners, become the focus of checkpoints and lockdown measures for at… Read More ›

Chanthaburi police investigating reports of foreigners spitting when denied entry to a convenience store

Chanthaburi police investigating reports of foreigners spitting when denied entry to a convenience store

April 9, 2020

Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Police scour CCTV footage for evidence of the spitting incident said to involve a number of foreigners in Chanthaburi on Tuesday outside a convenience store.… Read More ›

Progress in the fight against the Covid 19 enemy but medical expert says it will still take more time

Progress in the fight against the Covid 19 enemy but medical expert says it will still take more time

April 8, 2020

Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Lower new cases of infection and hospitalisation mean Thailand is winning the war against the Covid 19 virus but it’s too soon to think of… Read More ›

Surprise Covid 19 diagnosis and death of Hungarian patient leads to 100 medics being placed in quarantine

Surprise Covid 19 diagnosis and death of Hungarian patient leads to 100 medics being placed in quarantine

April 6, 2020

Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

A Hungarian man at a Phuket Hospital with a weakness in his limbs following a traffic accident was operated on before his links with the… Read More ›

Swiss man left gasping in Pattaya fire, life saved by an alert neighbour as his condo is ravaged by the blaze

Swiss man left gasping in Pattaya fire, life saved by an alert neighbour as his condo is ravaged by the blaze

April 6, 2020

Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Firefighters and police seek to interview the Swiss man about the blaze at his condo in Pattaya at 7.30 am this morning. He is currently… Read More ›

Conditions tighten, grow more tense for visitors staying on in Thailand during the to coronavirus emergency

Conditions tighten, grow more tense for visitors staying on in Thailand during the to coronavirus emergency

April 4, 2020

Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Foreigners in Thailand should look carefully at their position in the coming week as flights close and make sure their lifestyle is viable for the… Read More ›

Investigation into the death of 57-year-old Muslim man who died on a train last Monday. Had medical cert.

Investigation into the death of 57-year-old Muslim man who died on a train last Monday. Had medical cert.

April 3, 2020

Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: The 57-year-old arrived in the early hours of Sunday morning on a flight from Islamabad. He was issued a medical certificate from… Read More ›

Lamborghini survives a plunge into low-level klong in Pathum Thani, driver emerged unscathed

Lamborghini survives a plunge into low-level klong in Pathum Thani, driver emerged unscathed

April 2, 2020

Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

PATHUM THANI: 30-year-old Jakrawan Sukhumkanchana was later given the all-clear at a local hospital by medics where he reported with chest pains after he swam… Read More ›

Crazed man kills two in night of bloody murder in Nakhon Ratchasima on Sunday including ex-wife

Crazed man kills two in night of bloody murder in Nakhon Ratchasima on Sunday including ex-wife

April 1, 2020

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: When police from nearby Thepharak police station on Sunday found the body of the man’s ex-wife, Ms Wiphapha, they thought initially she had… Read More ›

No need for further measures in Bangkok says Covid 19 centre spokesman as provinces take steps

No need for further measures in Bangkok says Covid 19 centre spokesman as provinces take steps

March 31, 2020

Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

BANGKOK: Currently over 52% of infections are outside Bangkok. One of the hotspot provinces is Nonthaburi. The local governor on Tuesday revealed that there are… Read More ›

Huge demand for emergency supports with over 20 million to apply for self employed payments

Huge demand for emergency supports with over 20 million to apply for self employed payments

March 30, 2020

Economy, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

BANGKOK: As well as creating a huge technical problem for the Ministry of Finance website with over 10 times the load or public demand on… Read More ›

Scramble to register online for state money as banks close over the weekend to defeat the virus

Scramble to register online for state money as banks close over the weekend to defeat the virus

March 28, 2020

Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

BANGKOK: The Immigration Bureau opened new offices in Muang Thong Thani on the outskirts of Bangkok, this week, to cater to more foreigners seeking extensions… Read More ›

Still a chance to avoid a curfew or lockdown if the public stays at home over the coming 7 days to quell virus

Still a chance to avoid a curfew or lockdown if the public stays at home over the coming 7 days to quell virus

March 28, 2020

Economy, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

BANGKOK: The figures for infections are expected to skyrocket between now and April 15th even in the best-case scenario but the government is hoping to… Read More ›

Woman files false rape complaint against a local trader in Chonburi to get a free virus infection test

Woman files false rape complaint against a local trader in Chonburi to get a free virus infection test

March 26, 2020

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

CHONBURI: The 50-year-old woman withdrew the complaint immediately and admitted to officers that the accused man’s version of events was, in fact, the truth. She… Read More ›

Authorities ready to control movement and lockdown as public is urged not to leave Bangkok right now

Authorities ready to control movement and lockdown as public is urged not to leave Bangkok right now

March 24, 2020

Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

BANGKOK: A new fiscal stimulus package was also announced today as well as a state of emergency decree under a 2005 law. The financial package… Read More ›

New Team Thailand to the rescue as ex-minister says infections can be controlled in weeks with public help

New Team Thailand to the rescue as ex-minister says infections can be controlled in weeks with public help

March 23, 2020

Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

BANGKOK: New ‘Team Thailand’ revealed as leading lights in Thai medicine who met with the Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul on Saturday. It comes… Read More ›