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Lighthouse Club Bangkok continue to support underprivileged Khmer children in Thailand  Danny & Gareth the Lighthouse Thai Land directors were honoured to get the opportunity to visit the Bangkok Lighthouse Construction Charity Rangsit Camp School. They met with Father Joe Maier of the Human Development Foundation and presented him with a cheque to pay the […]

Bangkok falls in popularity amongst expats in The Best & Worst Cities for Expats in 2019 survey   Bangkok has suffered a significant fall in popularity amongst expats who live there, compared to one year ago, according to a new report. Released this week, the Expat Insider: The Best & Worst Cities for Expats in 2019 […]

CIArb Presentation by Camilla Godman on “Growing Your Career with CIArb” – (RESCHEDULED to 14 Jan 2020) – EVENT CANCELLED   06.01.2020 UPDATE – We have received advice today that the CIARb event that was planned to be held in Bangkok on 14 January has been postponed as the speaker now has to be in […]

APRAG Conference 2020 – “Innovations and Challenges Facing the Arbitration Industry” – 16th – 17th January 2020 at Grand Hyatt Erawan, Bangkok Warm greetings from THAC, we have the pleasure to invite you to join the APRAG Conference 2020 which organized by the Thailand Arbitration Center (“THAC”) as the host in this Conference. The main […]

Top Ten things to know about the Bangkok Skytrain (BTS) By The Thaiger Bangkok Transit System, better known by locals and tourists as the ‘Skytrain’, is as ubiquitous in Bangkok as good street food and fake Viagra. It is operated by Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTSC), a subsidiary of BTS Group Holdings, under a concession […]

Thai beach resorts pricing themselves out of the market – fact or fiction? 20 November 2019 Are Thai beach resorts pricing themselves out of the market?  One tour company boss, Stephan Roemer, thinks so according to a report by Skift an online travel news service that quoted heavily from Diethelm Travel Group’s hotel price data. […]

Thailand plans Bilingual schooling to boost English proficiency By The Nation Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan said on Friday (November 8 ) that a bilingual curriculum – in Thai and English – would be in place from kindergarten up at more than 2,000 district schools starting in academic year 2020. The aim is to develop children’s […]

Society of Professional Engineers in Thailand (SPET) Meeting 21 November 2019 Dear SPET Members, Please find the attached flyer for the next meeting to be held at the British Club, Soi 18, Silom Road, Bangkok at 6.30pm on Thursday 21 November 2019. “Introduction to Tony Gee” By Iain Mowatt MSc BSc(Hons) FCIOB ACIArb POSHA MHKIE(Ret) […]