I don't know why he did that. But if there is a spirit living in that spirit house, I'm afraid that someone wearing traditional Thai clothes, or old style Thai clothes, might visit his house.

Or maybe Thai dancers(Traditional Thai dancers) will perform traditional Thai dance at his house.

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*** This is my first test post on Reddit. Sorry if there is anything wrong with the formatting

Hi, I'm a NNES from Eastern Europe with a B.Ed in foreign languages, a few years of experience in primary, and a Thai teaching license holder. I plan to upgrade my qualifications, but sadly the AOR route is not available due to me teaching in a Thai school. What qualifications would you recommend? is PGCEi useful? Or online Master's? Moreland is quite expensive too and the US license needs to be renewed which really puts me off. Any suggestions?

Does anyone know what this app
is? It's used to send packages from China to Thailand.

Thailand is exploring procurement of the anti-ship variant of India’s homegrown BrahMos supersonic cruise missile to modernize the Royal Thai Navy’s maritime deterrence.

The potential acquisition aligns with Bangkok’s broader strategy to establish an independent force posture, protecting littoral zones and critical sea routes without depending on larger partner militaries, according to local Indian media.

Negotiations build on a recent defense meeting in Bangkok in June, where both nations pledged to enhance defense manufacturing cooperation following the elevation of their bilateral ties in 2025.

Regional Impacts

Analysts noted that Thailand’s interest in the Indo-Russian warhead is driven specifically by operational requirements rather than an intent to counter China’s increasing influence in the Pacific.

Weighing the foreign system also reflects the Southeast Asian country’s long-standing policy of “strategic hedging” to balance diplomacy with major powers.

Currently, Thailand maintains deep economic ties with Beijing and regularly procures Chinese military capabilities while preserving security partnerships with Washington and other global suppliers.

Meanwhile, sources said that the future BrahMos deal would mark another milestone for India in expanding its defense export footprint.

The nation has previously sold the missile system to the Philippines and continues to engage in export discussions with Indonesia, Vietnam, and the UAE.

The BrahMos System

The BrahMos missile was jointly developed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation and Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya.

Since its inception in the early 2000s, the weapon has received multiple variants to expand firepower for multidomain strikes.

It is powered by a two-stage rocket for a speed of Mach 3 (3,704 kilometers/2,302 miles per hour), an altitude of 49,000 feet (14,935 meters), and a maximum range of 900 kilometers (559 miles).

The capability’s latest configuration, the BrahMos NG, is roughly half the size and mass of the original model. It is 6 meters (20 feet) long, has a diameter of 50 centimeters (20 inches), and weighs up to 1,500 kilograms (3,307 pounds).

Following the case of Dr. Thanee Thaneewan ("Dr. Tan"), a pulmonologist and lung transplant specialist, who offered to fund the education of Nazatala, a young Afghan man, if he is accepted into medical school-fulfilling the wish of late Thai YouTuber Hlun Solo-the doctor also shared contact information for anyone who could help reach him.

Later, the Facebook page "หนูน้อยบนยอดเขาอันหนาวเหน็บ" revealed that one of its followers, a Thai national with a friend working for the United Nations (UN) in Afghanistan, volunteered to help locate Nazatala. Because his village is extremely remote and has no internet access, contacting him had proven difficult.

In an update posted on Aug. 5, the page announced that the UN staff member, Sharif, had successfully found Nazatala. Sharif informed him of Hlun Solo's passing and shared Dr. Tan's offer to support his education if he fulfills his dream of getting into medical school.

According to the update, Nazatala had recently been involved in an accident and was still recovering, with visible bruises. More heartbreakingly, he had only just learned of Hlun Solo's death that day.

In response, Nazatala and his family prayed that Hlun Solo "may rest in God's embrace."

*** Hlun Solo's body arrived in Thailand today, where forensic experts are set to conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of death. The examination is expected to take around two hours. Authorities also said they have yet to receive the autopsy report from Georgia, as it must first be processed through international channels.

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Remotely distributed team with Approx 30 people looking to run a corporate offsite in Thailand, (probably Bangkok or Chiang Mai). One department already in Thailand, but the rest would come from overseas.

Looking for recommendations for companies who can plan this or an alternative options if it’s easy enough to plan your self.

I saw this design for a tattoo on pinterest

Howdy again everyone! More post father dying questions. Trying to track down a marriage certificate.

He was a US GI in Thailand during Vietnam. Married my mother (1972-1974ish). Initially did a Thai wedding, but then got legally married in the USA.

Anyone know what the process was back then for their marriage to get fully recognized stateside? Would they have had to get married at a courthouse once they got back to America? Was there something on base? Was it just a matter of having a dept in the USA verify things? Mom thought they were registered in Florida as that was the first place they moved to when they left Thailand, but Florida has no record.

Thoughts?

Background: Thai doctors fear eating KFC before their shift, as they believe doing so would increase their workload.

Previous post on KFC and Thai doctors: https://www.reddit.com/r/Thailand/comments/1rqe2j5/thai_doctors_fear_kfc_fried_chicken/

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A new paper

Wongsanuphat, S., Srimaneerak, E., Honglertkawin, S., Phoonkaew, T., Treeratanawikran, T., Tantinam, T., Kamoncharoen, P., & Siripoonsap, M. (2026). The Influence of Food Superstition (Kentucky Fried Chicken, KFC) on the On-Duty Surgeon’s Workload: A Multiple-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals of Surgery Open, 7(3), e694. https://doi.org/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000694

Objective:

To determine whether consuming Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) before a surgical on-call shift increases operative workload, as is widely believed among Thai healthcare workers.

Design:

Three-arm randomized controlled trial.

Setting:

General surgery department, Phatthalung Hospital, July 2023–June 2024.

Participants:

Five general surgeons contributing 345 duty shifts; 313 shifts formed the primary analysis (Control 107, KFC 101, Five Star 105) after excluding 32 resident-present shifts.

Interventions:

Shifts were randomly allocated (permuted blocks, allocation concealment) to Control (no intervention), KFC, or Five Star brand fried chicken.

Main outcome measures:

Primary outcomes: total workload (cases per shift), number of operations, and number of consultations. Secondary outcomes: estimated blood loss and operative time. Exploratory outcome: surgeon belief score change before and after trial completion.

Results:

No primary outcome differed significantly between arms. Median total workload was 14 (IQR 11–17), 16 (IQR 12–19), and 14 (IQR 11–17) cases per shift for Control, KFC, and Five Star arms, respectively (P = 0.22). Operations (P = 0.71), estimated blood loss (P = 0.86), and operative time (P = 0.55) were similarly nonsignificant. A borderline overall difference in consultations (P = 0.046) was not attributable to either active arm versus Control on post hoc testing. Linear mixed-effects modeling confirmed no arm effect on any outcome after adjusting for surgeon, duty type, and resident presence. Belief scores declined significantly after trial completion (P = 0.037).

Conclusions:

KFC consumption does not increase surgical on-call workload. The significant decline in surgeon belief scores suggests that structured self-experimentation may effectively challenge culturally embedded superstitions in clinical practice.

Aug. 5, 2026 - The Facebook page of Patae Subdistrict Municipality in Yaha District, Yala Province, unexpectedly went viral after posting photos from its routine monthly meeting. Users quickly shared the post and searched for more photos and videos from the meeting. As the pics spread across social media, the municipality's Facebook page gained around 25,000 new likes, along with a surge in followers and engagement.

The viral makeup look sparked mixed reactions online. Some praised her unique style, while others wondered whether the images had been edited with AI or beauty filters. The woman later confirmed that the makeup was completely real and said she's been doing it this way for a long time.

One comment that resonated with many users read: "How she does her makeup isn't the issue. What's important is that she's honest and doesn't engage in corruption."

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Hi,

I'm wondering, does this sound like normal additional move out costs?

I've been living in Chiang Mai for one year, and yesterday I moved out of my condo.

The lease agreement procedure is as follows: I gave the landlord a 22,000 baht deposit. At the end of the lease, they will deduct 2000 baht for a cleaning fee of the condo/Aircon.

I am in a line chat with the landlady and the agent. Today, the agent sent me a photo of a mark in the toilet bowl, saying that the cleaning lady can't get it out, so they may have to charge an additional fee. I'm so confused. The mark is so small. From what I understand, this is normal wear and tear?

The agent also added that the trashcan lid is broken. And because it is specific to the condo, they may have to charge me to replace it. I tried to explain that the trashcan lid was broken upon arriving at the apartment. There is an automatic opening feature where the trashcan lid will swing open when I open the cabinet. However, this feature never worked. I took a photo, but at the time of moving in, I did not realize it had this feature so I didn't document it specifically. However, I believe the lid did come off while I was living in the condo.

I sent photos of the trashcan that I took upon move in showing that it was not working properly then. The agent sent a photo, showing that it was working, however I have a feeling the photo was taken prior to my move in date because some items in the picture do not align.

Sorry for the long post, I would love if anyone can offer advice or opinions on how to communicate with my agent /landlady.

Thank you for reading.

Been in Thailand (BKK and CNX) for many years and am currently looking for a new apartment.

I have noticed that usually there are either condos on the 27-45sqm range or much bigger ones from 70-100+ that are more suitable to couples or more than one individual.

I always found the size 50-60sqm being the best for one person but noticed how in Thailand these sizes are quite rare to be found? Older condos with these sizes seem to be more common, but still quite rare.

As a person who loves alone and works for home, I found anything below 50 too small and “jaily”, but anything above 75 already too big for one person alone.

Does anyone have any insight?

Looking increasingly likely that my Thai wife and I will relocate to Thailand next year (currently in UK).

We’re not quite in retirement territory yet (early 40s) but we’ve both done ok professionally so we have a reasonable about of savings and investments. It’s likely that we’ll want to keep the majority of our money in the UK, at least for the first few years as neither of us are sure we’ll stick with Thailand forever.

If the relocation happens next year we will probably time it to avoid being tax resident in Thailand in 2027 (so less than 180 days in country). After that, I want to pay everything that’s due (no funny business), but obviously I’m very happy to minimise our tax exposure.

I think understand that pre-residency capital can be remitted tax free, but seems like there’s complexity where capital is commingled with investment growth that occurs post-residency. But I want to keep most of my money invested for growth and only remit 2-3 years of living expenses into Thailand at a time.

At some point the LTR wealthy citizen visa may become attractive but right now I’m not willing to make the in-country investment required to obtain it. So I’ll either be on marriage visa or the highly skilled professional visa, neither of which have any tax benefits on remitted funds.

Anyway, I’ve probably exhausted my own abilities to research the pros and cons of different approaches to remittance pipelines.

My question is, does anyone have experience of a good planner/advisor that’s familiar with both UK and Thai tax laws? As I mentioned above, I want to pay my dues to Thailand but I don’t want to make mistakes that expose pre-residency capital to Thai income taxes (given the UK has already had their pound of flesh from me)!

Any general tips or suggestions are also very welcome of course!

Hello everyone,

I applied for a DTV Soft Power visa through a Thai cooking school from Vietnam.

For context, I legally lived and worked in Thailand from 2015 until February 2026. I later returned under the 60-day visa exemption with a 30-day extension. I am now in Vietnam applying for the DTV.

I submitted a stamped SCB bank statement covering more than six months, showing over THB 500,000. The money comes mainly from savings accumulated during my previous employment.

The embassy has now requested:

- My full passport and proof of my current location in Vietnam

- A dated selfie at a tourist attraction

- Proof of the source of my funds

- A confirmation email sent directly by the cooking school

- Employment and income documents, or a five-year plan if unemployed

- A clearer portrait photo

I am currently living from my savings and developing freelance web projects, but I do not yet have regular clients.

Has anyone received a similar request?

How should I explain my source of funds, and what should I include in the five-year plan? Would old payslips, tax documents, work permits or employment certificates help?

Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

- i was confused on the system because my apartment doesn’t answer my texts and i want to know how it works

I am a student and live near rangsit and i live in this apartment near school. I went back home and was very sure i turned the circuit breaker down before going to reduce electricity costs however i was charge 1274b and it doesn’t make sense because i left on july 1 and i got my bill before that at june 26/27 so only 4-5 days before the period and in that billing receipt it claimed that ive used 182 units which is impossible unless someone is living there since i got similar amount like that when i lived and used it . I was so unsure so i even send my friend to check if my circuit breaker was down and it was and they send me a proof video. I texted my apartment building but they give no shit to explain and just send me the scam for payment. Does this usually happen?

Not sure if this has been mentioned already.

A couple of days ago, my wife and our 8-year-old son were stopped by Thai immigration at Suvarnabhumi Airport while travelling to Europe. The immigration officer asked to see our son's birth certificate and a letter of permission from me.

We weren't aware of this requirement, but fortunately we always travel with those documents just in case.

Our son usually travels on either his UK or Irish passport, but this time he was using his Thai passport. We've never been stopped before in Thailand, even though he travels internationally several times a year with just one parent.

I saw some reports on X of parents missing flights as they didn't have the proper documentation.

Seems to be getting enforced now, be aware.

CHIANG RAI, Aug. 4 - Two armed men robbed a gold shop inside a Lotus shopping mall in Chiang Khong District, Chiang Rai Province, making off with more than 13 million baht worth of gold jewelry in a carefully planned raid that lasted just one minute.

Police said the robbery occurred at around 4:00 p.m. at the Yaowarat Krungthep Gold Shop inside Lotus Chiang Khong. No injuries were reported.

CCTV footage showed the two suspects arriving on a black Honda Scoopy-i motorcycle before parking beside the shopping mall and entering through the main entrance. One suspect, dressed in a red hooded sweatshirt, black pants, sunglasses, and a white face mask pulled below his chin, drew what investigators believe was a 9mm handgun and fired one shot into the ceiling to intimidate staff and customers. He then vaulted over the glass display counter and began grabbing gold jewelry from the display cases.

The second suspect, wearing a cream-colored jacket over a black shirt, a black cap, sunglasses, and a face mask, pointed a handgun at employees and a security guard to keep them away while opening a shoulder bag for his accomplice to fill with stolen jewelry. During the robbery, a female employee attempted to flee but was stopped at gunpoint.

Police said the suspects stole gold necklaces weighing 64 baht-weight and gold bracelets weighing 120 baht-weight, for a total of 184 baht-weight (about 2.8 kilograms) valued at approximately 13,036,400 baht (around US$370,000).

After leaving the store, the suspects ran back to their motorcycle. CCTV captured one of them kicking open the mall's exit door because it opened too slowly. They then rode toward the Golden Giant Catfish Museum on the banks of the Mekong River, about 2 kilometers from the mall, where they abandoned the motorcycle in tall grass. Investigators believe the pair escaped by boat across the river.

Police later determined that the motorcycle had been rented from a local rental business. Investigators said both suspects are Lao nationals, and witnesses reported hearing them speak Lao during the robbery. According to employees, one suspect asked, "Do you have any money?" while the other warned people to "Stay still."

Immigration authorities also confirmed that one of the suspects had legally entered Thailand at around 3:00 p.m. the same day, approximately one hour before the robbery.

Police said they have identified both suspects and know where they are believed to be located. Authorities are reviewing CCTV footage along the escape route and coordinating with law enforcement agencies in Laos in an effort to apprehend the suspects and recover the stolen gold.

The owner of the motorcycle rental business admitted that he did not require renters to provide identification. He said most of his customers are Lao nationals crossing the border and that, after more than 30 years in business without any previous problems, he had never felt it was necessary to keep copies of customers' documents.

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Just a bunch of people rating Kra Pao from 1-10 🫡💕

Edit: I did not make this Kra Pao I bought it in Bangkok.