What we’re about
The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand hosts a variety of events which encourage conversation on tough topics. Our clubhouse hosts panel discussions and book launches on events in Thailand and throughout the region, where both members and non-members come to engage in stimulating conversations and meet interesting people. Come join us!
The FCCT is not just for correspondents - in fact, most of our members are not news people. For more than 60 years, the FCCT has played a vanguard role as the ASEAN region's most active press club. The Club advocates press freedom as a cornerstone of civil society in emerging democracies and is a vital venue for an open exchange of information.
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". We are a very diverse club and welcome all.
Upcoming events
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Blood Berries – A horror story in Finland’s forests
Foreign Correspondents Club, 518/5 Thanon Phloen Chit, Khet Pathum Wan, Kr, TH[Members free, non-members 300 baht, students and local journalists with ID 150 baht.]
This powerful film made by the Isaan Record is being screened for the first time in Bangkok at the FCCT. It documents the harrowing experience of Thai workers who were flown to Finland to pick wild berries in the forests. There they worked brutally long hours, lived in spartan accommodation with inadequate food, only then to find that with all the deductions taken from their wages they were left with little money saved at the end of their contract.
Last month a court in Finland sentenced the chief executive of a Finnish berry company, and a Thai accomplice, to three years in prison for human trafficking. Finland has also now changed immigration and work permit rules to prevent foreign workers from being brought in on tourist visas to carry out seasonal berry picking.
This is a very moving and beautifully filmed documentary, not to be missed.
The event will be moderated by the BBC’s Jonathan Head, and there will be bringing a panel of speakers, including the director Hathairat Phaholtap.
A trailer for the documentary can be seen here: https://youtu.be/vgPSEvQhY8g
Members who wish to book in advance should email info@fccthai.com or call the FCCT office on 02-652-0580.
Non-members can use this link.
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Invisible Nation: What does it take to defend democracy under constant threat?
Foreign Correspondents Club, 518/5 Thanon Phloen Chit, Khet Pathum Wan, Kr, TH[Please register through this link.]
Invisible Nation offers an unprecedented look into theleadership of Taiwan’s first female president, Tsai Ing-wen, as she navigates the island’s fight to preserve itsautonomy and freedom amid rising authoritarian aggression.This exclusive screening is part of the GeneralAssembly of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD) — the highestpolicy-making body of the only regional alliance of liberal and democraticparties in Asia. Through this gathering, CALD brings together liberal leaders,policymakers, and journalists to shape conversations on democracy andresilience across the region.
Organized in collaboration with the ForeignCorrespondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) and the Friedrich Naumann Foundationfor Freedom Southeast and East Asia (FNF SEEA).
Join us for a thought-provoking afternoon thatexplores how democratic leadership, international cooperation, and civicresilience intersect in defending freedom across Asia. The screening of thefilm will start at approximately 2:30 pm, and the panel will follow immediatelyafterwards.Panel discussion speakers:
Session chair: Phil Robertson, chair, program committee and board member, FCCT.
Panelists:Ngalim Tiunn*, member of Legislative Yuan, DemocraticProgressive Party, Taiwan.*
Chee SoonJuan*, secretary general, Singapore Democratic Party,Singapore.*
Henrik BachMortensen*, vice president, Liberal International, Denmark.*
Lorenzo“Erin” Tañada*, acting president, Liberal Party of the Philippines; formerdeputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Philippines.*1 attendee
Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre
Foreign Correspondents Club, 518/5 Thanon Phloen Chit, Khet Pathum Wan, Kr, TH[Members 350 baht, non-members 450 baht, students 150 baht. Bar and restaurant open.]
A fascinating lecture demonstration on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre will trace Shakespeare's progress as a dramatist and the importance of the Globe Theatre in his development as a writer.
Shakespeare wrote 30 to 32 plays after 1598, the year the Globe Theatre was built, and unlike present day dramatists, Shakespeare knew the performance space as he was directly involved in the management and maintenance of the Globe Theatre.
The Globe Theatre provided Shakespeare with a extraordinary performance venue and a wonderful opportunity to progress as a writer. The lecture also focuses on play production, acting and challenges faced by producer and performer.
A Q&A with audience follows the lecture.
Daniel Foley trained for the stage at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama where he won The Percival Steeds Prize and Royal Lyceum Awards. In 1992, he studied Wayang Kulit in East Java with the great Pak Suleman. In Japan, he has trained with Yoh Izumo.
Members and non-members can use this link to book their tickets.
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Past events
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