Thailand’s dangerous gambling addiction

A shadow economy worth billions of dollars a year is formed by illegal casinos, internet betting shops, underground lotteries, and pop-up bookmakers that accept wagers on everything from cockfighting to Muay Thai.

Bangkok falls to 63rd place in ECA’s Cost of Living Rankings

Cities across Thailand and the Philippines have all seen drops in this year’s rankings. Bangkok fell 12 places to 63rd, continuing its move away from the global top 50, while Manila fell 10 places to 67th and Cebu City 14 places to 169th globally.

Bangkok best city in Asia for expatriates to live and work

Valencia (1st), Dubai (2nd), and Mexico City (3rd) are the top 3 destinations in the Expat City Ranking 2022 by InterNations, the world’s largest expat community with over 4.5 million members.

Bangkok 5th best city for expats in 2022

With an overall expat relocation score of 6.62, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia ranks as the best city for expats.

Bangkok ranked 2nd best city worldwide for digital nomads

Second only in the world to Lisbon, Portugal in the global ranking of 80 cities for digital nomads, Bangkok scored well in the key areas of affordability, weather, broadband speed, scenery, and transport.

Thailand tops Asian destinations for retirees

The ‘2022 Annual Global Retirement Index’ ranks 25 countries according to the 10 categories of Housing, Benefits and Discounts, Visas and Residence, Fitting In/Entertain, Development, Climate, Healthcare, Governance, Opportunity, and Cost of Living.

Can Thailand learn from South Korea’s expanding soft power?

For many years, South Korea has been projecting its soft power on the global stage, mainly through the successful export of its teledramas, the increasingly popular K-pop music, Korean movies, and lately the Netflix show “Squid Game”.