Artikel tagged “thai life”

  • Mandatory health insurance for retirement visa holders starts July

    Mandatory health insurance for retirement visa holders starts July

    Expats aged 50+ living in Thailand on a long-stay visa will have to buy health insurance from July onwards.

  • Patient reveals he contracted HIV from donated blood

    Patient reveals he contracted HIV from donated blood

    “We are continuously improving the screening process for donated blood.” A young Thai-Japanese man has contracted HIV via a blood transfusion given as part of his leukaemia treatment at a Bangkok private hospital 15 years ago. But Bumrungrad International Hospital, where the man received treatment for years, says the infected blood came from Thai Red Cross Society and it was likely the anonymous donor was in a “window period” – before it was possible to detect HIV in the blood. The case has nevertheless triggered alarm and public questions over the safety of blood provided by hospitals and the Red Cross

  • Top 10 sunset bars in Phuket

    Top 10 sunset bars in Phuket

    PHOTO: Kata Rocks. A premier view and top spot to catch the nightly sunset. The island of Phuket, with its dramatic east and west coast clifftops, means there is an abundance of ocean-facing rooftop bars and restaurants where you can enjoy a perfectly chilled beverage while taking in the beautiful scenery

  • In love with the lottery – The Thai obsession with the national lottery

    In love with the lottery – The Thai obsession with the national lottery

    Thais love their national lottery. On the first and sixteenth of each month the lottery numbers are announced and people’s favourite numbers either come up, or they don’t – usually not.

  • Child drowning cases – dramatic drop over two decades

    Child drowning cases – dramatic drop over two decades

    The leading cause of death in Thai children, below the age of 15, is drowning. “Even though the cases have recently fallen to an all time low, it’s still not low enough.” “In nearly two decades there have been 22,700 drowning cases, that’s between the years 2000 and 2018. That averages nearly 1,300 child drownings every year.” These numbers from a new report by the National Institute for Child and Family Development.

  • A new visa paperwork problem for some expats?

    A new visa paperwork problem for some expats?

    We get occasional emails from expats relating their various problems with Immigration as they apply for new visas or renewals. The common thread is that applying for, and renewing visas, is becoming unnecessarily complicated.

  • Top 10 things to see in Phuket, on a budget (2019)

    Top 10 things to see in Phuket, on a budget (2019)

    PHOTO: The Trick Eye Museum in Phuket Town We can’t all afford to stay in the lap of luxury in five star properties, and spend our Sunday’s at extravagant hi-so brunches.

  • Alcohol ban on the weekend of the election AND the weekend before as well

    Alcohol ban on the weekend of the election AND the weekend before as well

    Two weekends coming up where, if you absolutely, really, really need to have a drink, you’ll need to stock up. Alternatively you could leave the country. There will now be a 24 hour alcohol ban in the weekend BEFORE the general election on March 24 as well as on the weekend of the election.

  • 18 busted in e-cigarette and vaping raid in bangkok

    18 busted in e-cigarette and vaping raid in bangkok

    Whilst a new vaping and e-cigarette lobby group continue to push the government for a review on laws on vaping and e-cigarette products, the police are notching up more crackdowns on the sales of products related to vaping. Read about the lobby group HERE . Sixteen Thais and two Burmese men have been arrested in Bangkok for selling e-cigarette devices, nicotine chargers and baraku (hookah) tobacco-smoking products.

  • Parents urged to monitor children on ‘Momo Challenge’

    Parents urged to monitor children on ‘Momo Challenge’

    PHOTOS: NBT / NNT The Mental Health Department is urging parents to closely monitor children’s online activities due to the ‘Momo Challenge’ reports. The Nation reports that ‘Momo Challenge’, associated with a grotesque bird, has sneaked into YouTube and its YouTube Kids platform and coerced young watchers to take up risky, potentially deadly challenges. The Momo Challenge, dismissed by many as a viral hoax, is a cause of concern because, if the reports are true, young people are vulnerable to being badly hurt or even killed