(Please see rates below and a link to download the membership application)
Membership in the FCCT is available in several broad categories:
Correspondent: working print, broadcast or photojournalists based in
Thailand but principally employed by, or freelance contributors to,
press or media organizations headquartered outside of Thailand, and
for which the principal audience is abroad.
Journalist: working print, broadcast or photojournalists principally
employed by, or freelance contributors to, press or media
organizations headquartered in Thailand and for which the principal
audience is local.
Associate: non-journalists from the public or private sectors with an
interest in the press and public affairs.
Corporate, Government, Diplomatic & Multilateral Organization:
three or more applicants qualifying for Associate Membership, joining
(or renewing) at the same time from the same local or international
corporation, embassy or diplomatic mission, multilateral organization
or Thai government ministry or agency; memberships are transferable
within the same organization.
Local Non-Governmental Organization: working staff of an NGO
headquartered in Thailand and operating exclusively here or here and
in neighboring countries only.
Student: students enrolled in a recognized degree-or diplomaprogressing
course of study at an accredited college, technical school
or university and who are not otherwise fully employed.
Senior: those who have reached the Thai statutory retirement age,
currently 60 years.
Country: those qualifying as Associate Members, whose principal
residence is in Thailand but more than 50 km distant from the Bangkok
metropolis.
Overseas: those whose principal residence is outside of Thailand.
Temporary: those residing in Thailand for periods of three consecutive
months or less, each stay.
Life: a special membership category that includes spouse and remains
active for the life of the primary member, with a single front-end dues
payment. Life members receive special recognition as major
foundational supports of the FCCT.
Membership Rates
The fee structure for the different
categories of membership is as follows:
Category
of Membership
|
Registration
Fee
|
Annual Dues
Single
|
Annual Dues
Couple
|
| Correspondent
|
2,000
|
4,900
|
6,700
|
| Journalist
|
1,000
|
3,300
|
5,100
|
| Associate
|
2,000
|
4,900
|
6,700
|
Corporate, Government,
Diplomatic and
Multilateral Org
|
2,000
|
4,900
|
6,700
|
| Local NGO
|
None
|
950
|
N/A
|
| Student
|
None
|
1,500
|
N/A
|
| Senior (60+)
|
1,500
|
3,500
|
5,300
|
| Country
|
1,000
|
3,000
|
4,800
|
| Overseas
|
1,000
|
3,300*
|
N/A
|
|
|
*Overseas Members please add Baht 700 for postage if you'd like Dateline
and the Members' Directory & Source Book mailed to you
|
Temporary
|
Baht 1000 per month, limited to three consecutive months.
|
| Life
|
Bt 75,000 includes spouse
|
Multi-Year
Memberships
|
Two- and three-year memberships are available in all
annual categories at a five-percent discount for the
second year and ten percent for the third year.
|
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