The area between Sukhumvit Soi 3 and 23 is the first on TerraBKK lists of the expat communities in Bangkok. In fact the area is a center to diverse expatriate populations, but “Middle Easterners” are the most common seen. The Arab exoticism filling the air: Arabic letters on board signs, the taste of Arabic food around the corner, these are not built in a day for their real settling down in Bangkok has rooted more than 40 years ago. The Tailor and Fabric shops from the old day are still run and can be spotted.
Sukhumvit Soi 3-23 is fully convenient with plenty of amenities and infrastructures. Many important roads like Wireless Road, Phetchaburi and Asok Montri are available, but despite all, located in the neighborhood, Bumrungrad International hospital, one of the top medical services providing for foreigners, has greatly gained the most attraction to Middle Easterners.
Bumrungrad International hospital is one of largest private hospital in Southeast Asia and over 520,000 are international patients from over 190 different countries. According to Bumrungrad International Hospital Analyst Meeting 4/2014, the numbers of the patients from Myanmar rank first on using the service followed by Middle Eastern, Oman, American and Cambodian.