'Europe is after the Dutch pension pot'
There is more than 1700 billion euros in the Dutch pension pot. That is a huge amount even by European standards. Brussels therefore looks lickingly at this enormous capital that the Dutch have saved together. Thanks to a smart move, Europe is getting more and more say over our pension money and you can expect that in a few years we will no longer be in charge of this fat wallet.
Maarten Vasbinder has been living in Isaan for 1½ years now, where he met a wonderful woman with whom he shares joys and sorrows. His profession is general practitioner, a profession that he mainly practiced in Spain. On Thailandblog he answers questions from readers and writes about medical facts.
Is it murder or suicide? That is the question asked by the police in Pattaya after the discovery of a 56-year-old Englishman who is said to have hanged himself in his house, which was also on fire.
Stamex Technology is a Dutch owned company based in Nakhon Ratchasima Thailand (founded in 2005, staff 70, of which 4 Dutch). Stamex produces machines and processes for the starch industry. The sales market is South East Asia and Europe.
Reader question: Khao Sok how long to stay there?
We want to make a tour of Thailand early next year, this is not the first time we have done this, but we are planning to go to Kao Sok for the first time. Now I want to stay there for three nights and have already found a nice place
In Phuket you can of course go to the beach or go shopping, but there is of course more to experience such as the 3D Trickeye Museum and the Phuket Bird Park.
Bangkok Post exists 70 years
The Thai English-language newspaper Bangkok Post celebrated its 70th birthday this week and that was celebrated. An anniversary celebration was organized at the newspaper's headquarters, which also included offerings to Buddhist monks.
Suppose you could score an even cheaper plane ticket if airlines would take certain measures for this... Think, for example, of more visible advertising on the plane, a sales pitch of 5 minutes through the intercom every hour or less cleaned planes. How far are you willing to go then? Read the results.
Thai mother types "yes" on Facebook and is arrested
Sirawith's mother, a Thai activist, has been charged with lèse majesté. The woman risks up to fifteen years in prison because she responded to a Facebook message with the word "yes".
Maarten Vasbinder has been living in Isaan for 1½ years now, where he met a wonderful woman with whom he shares joys and sorrows. His profession is general practitioner, a profession that he mainly practiced in Spain. On Thailandblog he answers questions from readers and writes about medical facts.
From Saturday there will be extra security measures at and around Schiphol Airport. The reason for the measures is a signal that relates to the airport and may be related to a terrorist threat.
Calendar: 2016 Hua Hin Food Festival
From August 1 to 31, the Hua Hin Food Festival will take place at The Queen's Park in Hua Hin.
My Thai girlfriend and I live in the Netherlands. We want to move to Hua Hin in the longer term and are already looking at a piece of land about 1000 to 1600 square meters (1 rai). We are looking for people who offer land for sale and who have experience in buying land in Hua Hin.
A few months ago I loaned 255.000 baht to a friend in Thailand. My friend now wants to refund that amount from his account in Thailand (also Kasikorn) to my ING account.
Socrates and Thailand
I want to see with you how we can advise the Dutch industry to trade with Thailand and we do that in a Socratic way. I present a fictional situation to you, ask questions about it and you can respond.
Life in Thailand: Wan di, wan mai di (part 1)
Chris de Boer lives in a condominium building in Bangkok. Every day there is something for it. Sometimes good, sometimes bad. He talks about it in the series Wan di, wan mai di.
In both Bangkok and Chiang Mai, the homes of those suspected of drug trafficking and money laundering have been raided in recent days. A team of XNUMX Amlo agents, soldiers and personnel raided XNUMX locations in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Chiang Mai.