Thai Airways removes aircraft logo after crash
A remarkable action by Thai Airways International. The airline has had the logos removed from the plane that skidded off the runway last night.
Statement of the week: A Thai partner is no better or worse than a partner from their own country
This week a submitted statement by Chris de Boer. He states that Thai partners are not by definition better or worse than Dutch/Belgian partners.
Thai whitened from head to toe
Jos Campman lives in Bangkok and will write the payment section Typical Thailand for the online newspaper De Nieuwe Pers (info via the button 'In Aantocht' on denieuwepers.com). He likes to offer his first contribution to the readers of his favorite Thailand blog.
News from Thailand – September 9, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• THAI plane makes hard landing on Suvarnabhumi
• Rubber price: Government stands its ground
• Giant panda Lhinping starts dating in China
Reader question: Where are the most beautiful islands in Thailand?
My girlfriend and I are going to Thailand for 4 weeks next year. We start our journey in Chiang Mai and continue our journey south during these weeks. We are still unsure where to go in the south. There are of course many beautiful islands.
A story in four acts
International hospital Bumrungrad organized Living in Bangkok for the 15th time on Saturday, an introductory fair with everything the capital has to offer in terms of health facilities, organizations and the like. Especially for new expats and their families. Our awake Tintin went to investigate.
News from Thailand – September 8, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Remains of Briton missing since 2012 found on Koh Chang
• Government does not yield to rice farmers' demands
• Don Mueang Terminal 2 will open in May 2014
23.092 complaints about taxi drivers
The counter already stands at 23.092 this year: complaints about taxi drivers. Most of the complaints received by the Department of Land Transport (DLT) via its hotline concern drivers flatly refusing passengers, an annoying practice that is also not unknown among expats and tourists.
Another train derailed; number 14 this year
Two days after a train derailed in Long (Phrae), a train derailed again, this time yesterday morning at Talat Phlu station in Thon Buri (Bangkok).
Reader question: How long should I stay in Bangkok?
I am planning to go to Thailand at the end of this year. Like everyone else, I will first stay in Bangkok for a while and then travel on to the paradise islands.
Return Bangkok with Etihad (Open Jaw) from € 469
Looking for a cheap flight ticket to Bangkok? With an Open Jaw ticket from Etihad you will be done quickly. Because flying to Bangkok for less than € 469 will not be easy.
Reader question: Who has tips for Phuket?
We (my friend and me) are planning to go to Phuket in October for 8 nights. We then fly with Air Asia from Bangkok to Phuket and back. We have a hotel in Kathu near Patong.
Wonderful English from Thailand
We've talked about Tenglisch before on this blog. Always nice for funny anecdotes. These English texts may also be there.
News from Thailand – September 7, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Bangkok is fighting against illegally placed billboards
• Corruption is rampant
• No train between Sila At and Chiang Mai for six weeks
Confusing end to rubber protest
Rubber farmers' blockades ended yesterday, but opinions differ on whether farmers and the government have agreed on the price of rubber. So much confusion.
Extreme triking in Chiang Mai (video)
In Chiang Mai, Thai daredevils go down the hills with a kind of trike. It looks spectacular and is not entirely without danger. Fun for adrenaline junkies.
Five musical eighteens and a royal haircut
The word piano quintet has the same effect on me, an avid amateur pianist, as the exhaust of an F16 does on a heat-seeking missile. In the Bangkok Post of Friday, August 16, I read that the Piano Quintet 18 would perform the following Sunday at the Goethe Institute.