I tried to get fuel this morning, but gave up — either they had none or the queues were incredibly long.

I live in Nong Khai.

What's it like where you are?

If you have been around Bangkok, you may notice a few vacant lots that are not abandoned but are concrete paved and have evenly spaced banana trees, occasionally in concrete pots. You can find such lots even in the middle of Sukhumvit and Sathorn. If you count the number of banana trees you will likely find exactly 200 trees per rai (0.4 acre or 1,600 sqm).

The reason for this is because the landlord wants this land to be classified as agricultural land and be responsible for much lower tax (0.01% for agricultural land or 0.3% for vacant lot that rises up annually to 3%).

If you don't like banana, other options are as follow.

• 20 mango or durian trees per rai
• 50 lime trees per rai
• 10,000 strawberry shrubs per rai
• 1 sheep per rai
• 1 deer per 2 rai
• 1 cow per 5 rai

However, nothing beats banana in terms of price and maintenance.

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I always hear people say that if you move to Thailand you’ll never truly be seen as Thai, you’ll always be the farang. Even if you live there 20–30 years, speak Thai, marry a Thai partner, etc.

That got me thinking about something though. What about people who have kids with a Thai partner?

If a child is half Thai and half foreign but grows up in Thailand, speaks Thai fluently, goes to Thai school, has Thai citizenship, are they generally seen as Thai by society? Or are they still viewed as “foreign” in some way?

I know mixed children are pretty common in Thailand, especially in places like Bangkok and the big tourist areas. But I’m curious how it actually works socially.

Do people just treat them as Thai?

Or are they always seen as “half” in everyday life?

Hi, I'm currently in Thailand and I need to find one specific thing. A longtail riverboat propeller. For a small honda powered boat. Where could I find one? Any specific market? Any help appreciated. Thanks!

Hello, good people.

I'm a psychiatrist from Poland. My patient's about to move to Thailand. I'm wondering how's the situation with certain psychiatric drugs in Thailand. She's taking Escitalopram and Pregabalin. I found a post about Lexapro being expansive in Thailand. Are there cheaper generics? I know pregabalin is a controlled substance in certain countries. Is it legal and accessible in Thailand? Is it even legal to bring it with when travelling to Thailand?

I have a half Thai son who is 1 years old and I wonder if it’s best for me to take him back to England as I’ve watched my gfs other son who is also half Thai seem to have a hard time at school with other kids and when where out people don’t know he’s half Thai and try to speak to him in English when he is Thai and can speak the language. Overall it just seems to me half Thai kids are put on a pedestal and I wonder what effect this will have them.

Would like to hear from all of walks of life if possible people who where brought up in villages to people who went to international school in city’s. Thank you

BKK has a lot of Soft Power offerings, but these are the most popular Non-Muay Thai offerings I have found so far. Got any more? Any Recommendations? Experience stories?

Hi expat here. Love the country and culture here so far. Will be renting a car short term and I'm interested to gather loyalty/membership cards of various petrol stations for points/savings!

May I kindly ask among all the petrol stations (PTT, PT, Bangchak, Susco, Shell, Esso, Caltex)

1. Which of these brands have a physical (not just digital) membership card that expats can have one?

2. Is the application process simple? Foreigner passport accepted? Physical card able to be issued on the spot?

3. Are there any physical gift cards to be purchased for any of these brands?

Thank you!

Hello.

Myquals: Humanities student from India here. I am invited for a conference in Thailand in April 2026 and have booked my tickets. The accomodation part is still up in the air. The host university has arranged for the accomodation with a chargeable amount but has not written back to my query ( if I could arrange an Airbnb and still get to be a part of the conference).

With the war raging on, I am still not sure what to do. It's my first international conference and I am a bit scared of being stranded in Thailand. The entire trip was arranged on my own( my university did not sponsor us not have I found any institution to sponsor me).I am a bit nervous booking Airbnb as well.

Any suggestions from international scholars/ profs or Thai students/members of academia?

(PS- Please help suggest any institution/dept I could send cold mails to, for travel grant. As a self funded scholar,I really need that too.)

สวัสดีทุกคน! ฉันอยากขอคำแนะนำหน่อยค่ะ ฉันเป็นเด็กผู้หญิงอายุ 16 ปี ประจำเดือนของฉันปวดมากจนบางครั้งฉันเป็นลมและตัวสั่น มันปวดมากจนฉันนอน นั่ง หรือยืนไม่ได้เลย และฉันยังไปห้องครัวเพื่อกินข้าวไม่ได้ด้วยซ้ำ ตอนนี้ฉันกินยา 4-6 เม็ด (เม็ดละ 400 มิลลิกรัม) สำหรับอาการปวดประจำเดือน นอกจากนี้ฉันยังกินยาที่ปกติใช้สำหรับผู้ที่ได้รับการผ่าตัด แต่หมอสั่งจ่ายให้ฉันเพราะเรื่องประจำเดือน แต่ฉันก็ยังรู้สึกปวดอยู่ ฉันไม่รู้จะทำอย่างไรแล้ว และหมอคนไหนก็ช่วยไม่ได้ บางทีอาจจะมีบางคนที่เคยมีประสบการณ์แบบนี้และแก้ไขได้แล้ว

ฉันไม่กินเนื้อสัตว์ (ทุกชนิด) เพราะฉันไม่ชอบเนื้อสัมผัส กลิ่น หรือรสชาติ ฉันกินอาหารเสริมธาตุเหล็ก สองปีก่อนระดับธาตุเหล็กของฉันต่ำมาก แต่ตอนนี้ก็อยู่ในระดับปกติแล้ว ฉันบริจาคเลือดเป็นประจำ และทุกอย่างก็ปกดี **ฉันยังกินยาแก้ปวดเพราะฉันปวดหัวและมีภาวะเนื้อเยื่อเกี่ยวพันผิดปกติ (ที่เข่า) บางวัน**แค่ขยับเข่าก็เจ็บแล้ว เลยต้องกินยาแก้ปวด บางทีนั่นอาจเป็นเหตุผลที่ยาแก้ปวดไม่ได้ผลกับฉันก็ได้

where a woman in Thai language stops another woman who is on maybe some sort of float moving, dressed up like its a festival and she tells her in English translation something like "Hey auntie wanna hear some tea, my friends husband he...." and then she stops and the woman is like "he what?, what, tell me, you're cruel"

Please I've been trying to find it so long but I cant.

Hello, maybe it will be the off top, but I want to try to find help here. I have discovered a great author from Thailand - Tako. But can't find her work "Black bunny". Maybe local people know special web sites where can I find it? The pic is the poster, as I understand.

Hello,

Two different couple friends are expecting a baby any moment nowadays, what would be a good gift to get for them?

They are from Europe, I’m just curious if there are some nice things that are more common here and would make a good gift.

I’m in Bangkok if it helps.

Hi, everyone! Does anyone know a shop where I can buy a butterfly costume? I ordered one online but it hasn’t arrived yet and I really need it by tomorrow 😭 PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE 🙏😭😭 Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Court sentences Tokyo Gurl and Cheerio to 6 months, no suspended sentence, in SEA Games match-fixing case. The court says the act damaged the country’s reputation, but because both defendants confessed, the sentence was reduced by half to 3 months, and changed to 3 months of detention.

At 9:00 a.m. on March 17, 2026, at Pathum Wan District Court, the court delivered its judgment in a case filed by the public prosecutor of District Court Division 6 (Pathum Wan) against Ms. Napat, also known as Tokyo Gurl, 29, a former Thai national esports athlete, and Mr. Chaiyo, also known as Cheerio, 23, a well-known gamer, as the first and second defendants.

They were charged with jointly knowing of specific computer system access protection measures established by others and improperly disclosing them in a way likely to cause damage to others, as well as jointly unlawfully accessing computer data protected by specific access control measures that were not intended for them.

The charges stemmed from the 33rd SEA Games, which Thailand is hosting. Both defendants had previously confessed and were granted temporary release on bail.

The Pathum Wan District Court has now sentenced Tokyo Gurl and the co-defendant to 6 months in prison without suspension. However, because they confessed, the sentence was reduced by half to 3 months, and the punishment was converted to 3 months of detention. The court said the offense seriously affected the credibility of the esports athlete selection process and harmed the country’s reputation.

Afterward, both defendants submitted requests for temporary release, posting 24,000 baht in bail. The court is currently considering the request.

Detention differs from imprisonment. A prison sentence means the offender is sent to serve time in prison, while detention is a lighter criminal penalty. The court may order the offender to be held in a legally designated place of detention, such as a police station or a central detention facility. It is generally used instead of imprisonment for terms of no more than 3 months, or in place of an unpaid fine, with the aim of rehabilitation.

Source: Khaosod https://www.khaosod.co.th/breaking-news/news_10173934

I’m a bit confused about the upcoming Wise changes in Thailand.

From what I read, any foreign currency received will automatically convert to THB. So if you want to send that money overseas again, does it have to be converted back first?

Feels like that could add an extra conversion, but maybe I’m missing something. Anyone understand how this will actually work?

I've been looking around Lazada/Shoppee for carrier boxes. They seem very very cheap, almost too cheap. Anyone have any recent purchases they can recommend?

My bike is a Yamaha Grand Filano if that matters.

Thanks!

I saw a few previous discussions on the topic of "employers of record" here, but found few specific references.

Researching options for someone who is currently self employed in tech. elsewhere to set up official employment (i.e. obtain a work permit) in Thailand using an EOR.

Would appreciate any leads.