FCCT - The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand

Links

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
http://www.bbc.co.uk
http://www.cnn.com/
http://www.cpj.org/ (Committee to Protect Journalists)
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45 (Poynter Institute, USA)

THAILAND PRESS
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/
http://www.bangkokpost.net/
http://www.biz-day.com/
http://www.tja.or.th/ (The Thai Journalists Association, TJA- in Thai)

THAILAND GOVERNMENT
http://www.thaigov.go.th/en/government/government_news.aspx
http://www.prd.go.th/ (The Government Public Relations Department- in Thai and English)

THAILAND REFERENCE/GENERAL INFO
http://www.thaivisa.com/
http://2bangkok.com/
http://www.thailandbytrain.com/

NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS/INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
http://www.undp.or.th/ (United Nations Development Programme – Bangkok)
http://www.un.or.th/UNCT/UNESCAP/unescap.html (UN ESCAP Bangkok)
http://www.worldbank.or.th (World Bank Thailand)
http://www.adb.org/ (Asian Development Bank)
http://www.hrw.org/doc?t=asia&c=thaila (Human Rights Watch Thailand)
http://www.mrcmekong.org/ (Mekong River Commission)

REGIONAL NEWS
http://www.iht.com/pages/asia/index.php (International Herald Tribune Asia)
http://news.ft.com/home/asia (Financial Times Asia)
http://online.wsj.com/public/asia (Wall Street Journal Asia)
http://www.atimes.com/ - Asia Times
http://www.southeastasianews.net/ Regional News Summary
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/ - Straits Times (Singapore)
http://www.nst.com.my/ - New Straits Times (Malaysia)
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/ (Cambodia)
http://www.thejakartapost.com/headlines.asp (Indonesia)
http://www.irrawaddy.org/ (Burma)
http://www.vientianetimes.org.la/ (Laos)
http://www.asianewsnet.net/ Asian News Network
http://www.seapbkk.org/ Southeast Asian Press Alliance

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Links for Foreign Journalists who wish to work in Thailand:
Press Cards, Visas, and Work Permits

To work legally as a journalist in Thailand you need:

- A Press Card
- A Visa (usually a Non-Immigrant M)
- A Work Permit

In Thailand, the process starts at the Foreign Ministry Press Division, then moves to the Public Relations Department's Foreign Office, and lastly to the One-Stop Service Center for Visa and Work Permit. Detailed information is available on the web site of the Public Relations Department:

Guide to PRD Press Card*
http://thailand.prd.go.th/press_directory_view.php?id=13

Application Form for Press Card*
http://thailand.prd.go.th/site_map.php
(Click on "Application Form for Press Card" to download)

Guide to Letters of Acknowledgement**
http://thailand.prd.go.th/press_directory_view.php?id=10

Registration Form for Foreign Media**
http://www.mfa.go.th/internet/press/MediaApplicationForm.pdf

Guide to Visa***
http://thailand.prd.go.th/press_directory_view.php?id=14

Guide to Work Permit***
http://thailand.prd.go.th/press_directory_view.php?id=15

* Public Relations Department
** Ministry of Foreign Affairs (See section 12.2 of the first link for contact information)
*** One-Stop Service Center for Visa and Work Permit (See section 12.3 of the first link for contact information)

Useful Addresses for the above procedures:

Foreign Office
7th Floor, Public Relations Department
9, Rama VI Road, Soi 30
Phyathai, Bangkok 10400
Tel.: 0-2618-2323 ext. 1700, 1707
Fax: 0- 2618-2358
(BTS: Aree Station)

Press Division
Department of Information
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Si Ayutthaya Road
Phyathai, Bangkok 10400
Tel.: 0-2643-5105
0-2643-5000 ext. 2578, 2614
Fax: 0-2643-5106

One-Stop Service Center for Visa and Work Permit
16th floor, Rasa Tower
555 Phaholyothin Road, Soi 19
Lat Yao, Jatujak
Bangkok 10900
Tel.: 0-29371155-66 ext. 220 (Visa)
ext. 318, 303 (Work Permit)
(MRTA: Phaholyothin Station)
(BTS: Mo Chit Station)

The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand
Penthouse, Maneeya Center
518/5 Ploenchit Road
(connected to the BTS Skytrain Chitlom station)
Patumwan, Bangkok 10330

E-mail: info@fccthai.com
Phone: 02-652-0580-1

For Correspondents Only?

The FCCT is not just for correspondents - in fact, most of our members are not news people.

A past FCCT president even came up with the slogan, "You don't have to be foreign and you don't have to be a correspondent". Very true! We are a very diverse club and welcome all.

For more information, call 02-652-0580-1 or click here to e-mail info@fccthai.com