I wanted to wire some money from my Bangkok Bank account to one of my accounts in the UK. I’d been meaning to do this for a while, so I finally got round to looking into it during my last trip to Bangkok. The MBK branch where I opened my account told me to go to the Siam branch, who …
Dec 5, 2008
Thai Immigration clamps down on border runs
It's certainly an odd time for Thai Immigration to infuriate a large number of expats living in the country. You'd think Thailand would be doing all it could to keep people here, or at least to entice tourists to visit. By the new rules, according to Thai Visa, who always get these updates before anyone else, any person entering Thailand …
Nov 28, 2008
Wanna work for Google?
This is for anyone in Thailand who is fluent in Thai and has been in the country for more than five consecutive years. It's for the position of "Internet accessor", which means you work from home checking websites for keyword relevance. Pay is about $20 an hour for 10-20 hours a week. It's through a company called Lionbridge, which is …
Aug 5, 2008
Nok Air to reintroduce Bangkok-Phuket route
Thailand’s budget-airline situation has been in dire straits since One-Two-Go stopped and Nok Air cut its Phuket and Krabi routes. Tourists have been left stranded and fuming in Bangkok, unable to catch flights to Phuket. We’ve had calls and emails from irate travelers who simply can’t get the flights they want. If nothing else, this highlights the popularity of the …
Jul 23, 2008
Dull cover stories
You know there's something wrong with a cover story when its lede is: "The Nai Lert Park annual fair is taking a more fun-filled approach this year, and calling itself the Flower Carnival." Well yes, that does sound fun. "To advertise the event organisers paraded naked models covered with orchids." Apparently this is front-page news in Bangkok. It gets better. …