Videos · News updates · 1 May 2026 · 8 min
Thailand Is Changing — Rainy Season, New Rules & What’s Happening Now

Filmed 1 May 2026. Rules and prices in Thailand change often: check entry rules right now and the daily news before you rely on anything here.
A news update, 8 minutes long, published 1 May 2026. Filed under Bangkok, then and now.
Bangkok Pat paid 3,400 baht rent in 2003 and carried a paper bus map. What he saw change, what the city lost, and his advice for anyone moving now.
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