Thailand gets a yellow card from Europe for illegal fishing
As expected, the European Commission has given Thailand a so-called yellow card today because the country has not taken sufficient measures in the international fight against illegal fishing (IUU).
Herring with a drink during King's Day in Pattaya
On April 27, it is exactly two years ago that "Dutch Fish By Pim" started importing and selling Dutch herring in Thailand.
Parking at Dutch airports cheaper than before
The parking fees at Dutch airports have not increased in the past two and a half years, in contrast to the prices at Belgian and German airports.
Reader's question: Who do I need to contact for Dutch TV?
I read a few things on your site last year about receiving Dutch TV. Who should I join and what are the current rates? There are quite a few rogue companies active as I understand.
Our satellite dish was damaged in the last storm. According to the PSI dealer, it could not be repaired. So we had to buy a new one and replace the old one, just the round dish without the device receiving the signals.
I still hear it regularly left and right; men who pay Sinsod for their Thai love. A tradition that is still common in rural Thailand but is no longer of this time.
News from Thailand – Tuesday, April 21, 2015
A selection of today's most important Thai news, including:
– CDC: New constitution will bring real reconciliation
– Prayut: Corrupt retired civil servants also dealt with
– Thailand close to an EU import ban on fish
– Begging on the street is prohibited
Controversial Tiger Temple must donate tigers
The controversial tiger temple in Thailand, the Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua is being tackled. The temple, which pretends to be a shelter for tigers and therefore attracts many tourists, must transfer the 147 tigers present to animal parks or nature parks, the Thai animal protection said.
The editors of Thailandblog would like to share this happy fact with the readers of Thailandblog. Today Thailandblog's page on Facebook has passed the 10.000 fan mark.
I wonder if you can buy the real Dutch liquorice, farm liquorice and other liquorice varieties somewhere in Thailand. I have lived here for 4 years and the only ones I have eaten are from someone who brings them from the Netherlands but I would like to buy them myself.
From Chiang Dao to Tha Ton (video)
When Willem Elferink has to extend his visa, he makes a virtue of necessity. His visa run is also a trip to interesting sights in the North of Thailand.
News from Thailand – Monday, April 20, 2015
A selection of today's most important Thai news, including:
– Seizure of assets ex-DSI chief Tarit Pengdith
– Tarit denies being unusually wealthy
– Teacher among suspected car bomb Koh Samui
– 41 Thai airlines must be certified
– Warning for bad weather in Northern provinces
Visa Thailand question & answer: I am temporarily leaving for the Netherlands, so I cannot comply with the 90-day notification
At the end of May, beginning of June, I will go to the Netherlands for a period of 3 months, including a visit to family. This means that if I return 3 months later, I will be at least 1 month late to report to the immigration office for the 90-day procedure. Is that a problem?
KLM: Always two people in the cockpit
KLM has announced that it is in line with EASA's recommendation and has formally introduced the new cockpit rule. This means that there are always two people in the cockpit, according to the airline.
Reader question: Renting out a condo in Thailand, in which tourist town do I get the best return?
I am planning to buy two condos next to each other. One to live in yourself and one to rent to tourists. I only doubt in which tourist place in Thailand.
I had no problem with it: sometimes we didn't get water for three days. A few months ago I built two large tanks and they have not been empty so far. We also had water for longer periods as a result. However, today we were shocked: our water consumption was suddenly 4x higher than every other month. And that while in our opinion we had not used more.
News from Thailand – Sunday, April 19, 2015
A selection of today's most important Thai news, including:
– Reorganization of education: corrupt officials on non-active
– Environmental activists and residents against construction of Pak Bara port
– Taxi driver who shot couple dead turns himself in
– Poll: Many Thai disappointed in Prayut about economy
– Heavily deranged sex maniac arrested