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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 ********************************************************************************* 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 | |||||||||||||||||