The Farang Standard

Thailand’s most accurate, least useful news source.

What is The Farang Standard?

The Farang Standard is Thailand’s premier source for critical expat updates, essential visa loophole tips, and all-important cultural mishaps. Our committed team of borderline professionals deliver unbiased, deeply unfounded, and reliably unhinged reporting each week.

From practical survival guides to wildly impractical advice columns, plus surprisingly insightful horoscopes, we provide exactly the kind of journalism expats deserve.

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