My Perfect Relationship Costs 100 Baht: The Bangkok Massage Chair
100 baht. 50 minutes. No arguments, no judgment, perfect pressure every time. My honest love letter to the Bangkok shopping mall massage chair.
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Extension de visa pour mariage en Thaïlande
Le “visa de mariage” est un type de visa non-immigrant qui permet aux conjoints étrangers de citoyens thaïlandais de vivre et travailler en Thaïlande. Ce visa est valable un an et peut être renouvelé chaque année. On devrait parler d’extension de visa au lieu de visa marriage car il n’y a pas de visa de mariage. Il n’y a qu’on visa non-immigrant “O” et le “O” signifie “Others” ou “autres” en anglais.
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Divorce in Thailand: A Comprehensive Guide
Divorce in Thailand: A Comprehensive Guide Divorce in Thailand can be straightforward or complex depending on whether both parties agree. Thai family law is governed primarily by the Civil and Commercial Code (CCC), Book 5, which sets out the grounds for divorce, the process, and rules on property division and child custody. Whether you are…
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Enlèvement d’enfant en Thaïlande : Guide pratique pour les parents
La Thaïlande, en tant que destination touristique et pays d’origine de nombreux travailleurs migrants, n’est pas à l’abri de ce phénomène. Ce guide vise à fournir aux parents victimes d’un enlèvement d’enfant en Thaïlande des informations pratiques et des ressources utiles pour agir rapidement et efficacement.
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Bagan 2012 – Why Myanmar’s Ancient Temple Plain Still Haunts Me
A memory of Bagan in 2010 and 2012 – before ATMs, before mass tourism, before the coup. What the plain was like when you could be alone with two thousand temples.
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Social Security in Thailand
Social Security in Thailand: What Expats Need to Know Thailand’s social security system provides a range of benefits to employees in the formal sector. For expatriates working legally in Thailand, participation in the Social Security Fund (SSF) is mandatory – and understanding your rights and obligations is important both for compliance and for making the…
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Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage in Thailand
Legalizing same-sex marriage in Thailand marks a milestone in LGBTQ+ rights. This article explores the implications, challenges, and significance of this historic development. Thailand is paving the way for equality in Southeast Asia. #Thailand #LGBTQ+ #marriageequality
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Class Action under Thai Law
Class Action Lawsuits Under Thai Law When a single wrongful act by a company or institution harms many people in the same way – a defective product, environmental pollution, consumer fraud, securities manipulation – individual lawsuits are inefficient and often economically impractical. Class action lawsuits (formally called “representative actions” in Thai law) address this problem…
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Last Will in Thailand: A Guide for Expats
Last Will and Testament in Thailand: A Guide for Expats If you live in Thailand or have significant assets here – property, bank accounts, vehicles, or business interests – making a valid Thai will is one of the most important legal steps you can take. Without one, Thai inheritance law determines who receives your assets,…
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AirBNB and Thai Law
Airbnb and Thai Law: What Every Property Owner Needs to Know The rise of short-term rental platforms like Airbnb has created legal grey zones in many countries – and Thailand is no exception. If you own property in Thailand and are considering renting it out on Airbnb or similar platforms, understanding the legal framework is…
I'm Sébastien H. Brousseau, a Canadian who moved to Thailand in 2004 and never quite left. Twenty-two years later I spend my time on long road trips through places most foreigners miss, eating things I can't always name, and writing it all down in English and French.
This blog is where those journeys live: travel notes from Isaan to the islands, food finds from Phetchaburi to Roi-Et, and the occasional opinion from someone who has watched Thailand change across two decades from a front-row seat.
I'm also a lawyer. For legal work (wills, property, company set-up, divorce), visit ThaiLawOnline.com, my Thai law firm serving expats in English and French since 2004.
