Artikel erschien Februar 2019

  • Immigration officials push back against the new retirement visa guidelines

    Immigration officials push back against the new retirement visa guidelines

    Days after new rules for the processing for foreign retiree visas were published, immigration officials are reportedly pushing back against them. The report was in Khaosod English citing inside sources. According to the Immigration department, starting March 1, foreign retirees must either show a monthly income of at least 65,000 baht or hold a minimum of 800,000 baht in Thai banks

  • Government apologises for Bangkok air pollution and smog

    Government apologises for Bangkok air pollution and smog

    The Government has conceded to Bangkok citizens about the air pollution that continues to disrupt lives and threaten their health.

  • Students sent to hospital after suffering food poisoning from school lunch

    Students sent to hospital after suffering food poisoning from school lunch

    70 secondary students from the Jian Hua School in Nakhon Pathom’s Bang Len district suffered food poisoning after school lunch yesterday. Nakhon Pathom is the province to the west of Bangkok. 25 of the affected students were sent to Supan Buri’s 17th Somdet Phra Sangkharat Hospital suffering from severe diarrhoea, vomiting and seizures.

  • 400cc Nightclub raided in Bangkok. 92 test positive for drugs.

    400cc Nightclub raided in Bangkok. 92 test positive for drugs.

    by Kittipong Maneerit Another Bangkok nightclub has been raided as police crackdown on some clubs on the city’s outer limits. The 400cc nightclub was raided revealing at least 40 patrons under the age of 20. Meanwhile, 92 patrons tested positive for substance abuse and 26 of them under the legal drinking age

  • Rewards given to Thais who saved Lithuanian woman at Phuket Airport

    Rewards given to Thais who saved Lithuanian woman at Phuket Airport

    Rewards from the management of the Phuket International Airport have been made to two quick thinking Thai citizens who saved the a young Lithuania woman from jumping from the international terminal’s upper road way ramp this week. Pilot Officer Thanee Chuangchoo, the General Manager of Phuket International Airport, today gave certificates and rewards to two the Thai people, Aphichart Intaraksa and Amornrat Ankhai

  • Thai Immigration clamps down on requirements for Retirement visas

    Thai Immigration clamps down on requirements for Retirement visas

    A story in ThaiVisa is providing a lot of concern for people making applications for ‘Retirement’ and ‘Marriage’ visas so they can remain in the Kingdom. The announcement follows several of the embassies last year explaining that they will no longer be issuing a ‘proof of income’ for the purpose of visa applications in Thailand

  • Man dies in Phuket road accident at Samkong underpass entrance

    Man dies in Phuket road accident at Samkong underpass entrance

    A car diver has died after losing control of his vehicle near the Samkong Underpass on Bypass Road. The Phuket City Police were notified of the accident on Chalerm Phrakiet Rama 9 (Bypass Road), southbound, near the entrance of the Samkong Underpass at 1.12am this morning

  • Bangkok air pollution reduction schemes  – FAIL

    Bangkok air pollution reduction schemes – FAIL

    OPINION Smog, air pollution, air quality, PM2.5 micron particulate. If you live in Bangkok it’s all the same thing. Four water-carrying drones took off from Bangkok City Hall this morning to join three fire engines in the latest assault on health-threatening haze

  • Send in the drones – Bangkok Governor – Air pollution – VIDEO

    Send in the drones – Bangkok Governor – Air pollution – VIDEO

    Authorities in Bangkok launched 50 drones yesterday in an attempt to combat the ongoing air pollution that has gained international attention. The drones were equipped with sprinklers and water was sprayed to lower the PM2.5 particles in the atmosphere. The water was laced with molasses (a gooey, surgery syrup)  help capture the fine particles of pollution and bring them to the ground (well, that’s the theory anyway).

  • Thai authorities decide on Bahrain detainee’s future next week

    Thai authorities decide on Bahrain detainee’s future next week

    The Thai Attorney General is set to decide by next week whether to extradite a detained Bahraini footballer or allow him to travel to Australia as a refugee. Prosecutors have now received an official request from the Bahraini government to extradite the footballer, Hakeem Ali Mohamed Ali al-Araibi, and the request is being reviewed to see if it falls within the 2008 Extradition Act. If the OAG does decide to have al-Araibi extradited, then the case must be completed by next week or within 60 days after his detention, he said.