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Visa-free stays to be cut from 60 to 30 days The Tourism and Sports Ministry insists the government

I am puzzled. www.bangkokpost.com/learning/eas...

Crowded walking street in Lampang tonight. More touristy than I thought!

Spotted the #pubg advertisement barge yesterday fiercely sailing Bangkok's Chao Phraya. Still unsure about its meaning or if any brand has attempted similar thing before 🤔 #riverMarketing

That's how much 😅

Quite different themes on my top podcasts of the year in Spotify wrap. The Rest is History has been on for almost all my runs, catching up on older episodes. History, science, ultrarunning and Thailand. Missing space with Startalk that I watch on Youtube.

The state of Linkedin content is just sad. One of the largest technology provider on the planet is not willing or capable of curating an interesting timeline with facts and insight, rather than showing us duplicated viral posts and AI generated pics. Wish we could bring our own timeline algorithm...

Now stop teasing me like this. #Bangkok #Thailand

I would self host if my Thai electricity was stable 😂

It will be a topic for sure to diversify from Cloudflare in coming weeks for sure 👀

Just by proxying DNS it is good at mitigating traffic spikes by bot attacks, filter out AI crawlers, caching some content and despite yesterday still works flawlessly 99.9999 percent of time, which means it actually saves money. Can't complain much since they do that for free 😅

Thailand says approves $3.1 billion of data centre investments - Reuters >> www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

And those gigabytes don't even guarantee you can log in and/or join your customer meeting successfully because of some obscure MS organization conflicts. A true joy to discover bugs exactly one minute preceding your important meetings.

Looking forward to see you on Youtube 😂

Timor Leste becomes Asean's 11th member Timor-Leste is the first country to join the grouping since Cambodia’s admission in 1999. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Timor-Leste officially admitted to Asean, becoming its 11th member. Last admission was Cambodia 26y ago. >> www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia...

Idea #3
Adventure is nice... but Asian tourists like convenience and above all want to feel safe (some would avoid Europe or US for that reason). Thinking about women too. Work on that too I guess ^^

Idea #2
There are already convenient flights to secondary cities, mostly used by Indian people flying out. Develop these destinations tourist infrastructure and marketing, allow people to bypass Mumbai and New Dehli. I had great time in Kerala before thanks to direct Air Asia Bangkok-Kochi flights 👍

Seen in an article this morning. Bangkok (the city) draws x3 the number of tourists of India (the whole country).

Idea #1
It wasn't mentioned in the article... but maybe just start by cutting the e-visa/visa crap? An unnecessary friction and complexity that creates an ecosystem of shady websites.

Sure heavy rain in Bangkok is bad for traffic but it makes the moobaan suitable for waterpolo.

ThaiBev to invest B9bn over next 12 months Thai Beverage (ThaiBev), the Singapore-listed food and beverage company, plans to invest around 9 billion baht in fiscal 2026.

Meanwhile in Thailand, ThaiBev to invest and open 45 new KFCs ^^

ThaiBev to invest B9bn over next 12 months - Bangkok Post >> www.bangkokpost.com/business/gen...

Rising Meat Prices Make Plant-Based Alternatives Cheaper in the UK The continued price hikes for meat in the UK have created a retail environment where plant-based alternatives are at parity or cheaper, a new report shows.

I think this is an interesting inflection point. Would more families make the switch (at least a few times a week?) in this context?

Rising Meat Prices Make Plant-Based Alternatives Cheaper in the UK >> www.greenqueen.com.hk/plant-based-...

Nintendo sets up Singapore arm to boost South-east Asia business The entertainment juggernaut is also considering establishing a local entity in Thailand. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Nintendo establishes Singapore arm aimed at accelerating business in South-east Asia >> www.straitstimes.com/singapore/ni...

A bit of coding last night for our in-house "B2B agency timesheet" app. A custom widget to visualize individual and team hours in each project with "github style" heatmap. Allowing to see how many hours we spend on each customer... or spot when we forgot to log hours. #Filament #Livewire #Laravel

It reminds me of sugar water a bit too much. I'd rather have it murky. #pepsimurky

Nice evening run around Nong Bon tonight. Keeping an eye on the watch as they close at 6.30pm 🏃⌚ To their credit they do open at 4.30am though. #Bangkok #Running #Thailand

🇹🇭 Thailand pet food key export markets 🐕🐈
(value shipment exports USD)

1 > 🇺🇸 US: $868M
2 > 🇯🇵 Japan: $329M
3 > 🇦🇺 Australia: $167M
4 > 🇮🇹 Italy: $164M
5 > 🇲🇾Malaysia: $138M

For people interested in pet food industry in Asia and Thailand in particular I recommend visiting this show at BITEC in a few weeks to learn more about the processing, packaging and ingredient players >> petfair-sea.com

Thai pet food exports take the No.2 spot Thailand has become the world's second-largest exporter of pet food, with shipments totalling US$2.68 billion in 2024, growth of 29% year-on-year, according to the Commerce Ministry.

I've been working with customers in that industry for a few years. The dry pet food and wet pet food (linked to canning industry sometimes) are both huge contributors to the Thai economy. Thai pet food exports take the No.2 spot - Bangkok Post >> www.bangkokpost.com/business/gen...

It's like poker mixed with 3D chess. There is even a white knight.

Government Formation Update: A Day of Twists Political maneuvering continues

What is Pheu Thai doing with Chaikasem Nitisiri? When will the People's Party announce their decision? Will Phumtham dissolve parliament? Are we about to see a knight in shining armor?

Today's Coffee Parliament update: www.coffeeparliament.com/p/government...

It's not clear to me what benefits an early retirement below legal age grant them. If it's just 8 month pay then it seems the bank is just dismissing an aging workforce at a cheaper rate than if they were firing them directly, and doing a bit of PR on the way?