Condo owners want amendment to new rental law
A group of apartment owners is petitioning the government to change the new rent law. They feel that they now have few resources left to deal with difficult tenants.
From advertising to waste
The way in which waste is dealt with in Thailand certainly does not deserve a beauty prize in 'our' eyes. The article about the polluted beach in Pattaya and the reactions to it on June 19 speak volumes.
My house in Isan is built with single brick walls. This means that the heat remains in the walls after the sun has set. How can I fix things without tearing down and rebuilding my house?
My wife and I want to cycle from Chachoengsao Railway Station to Koh Chang without going past Pattaya and also not on the boring and much too busy 344. Are there people / cyclists who have already done this? There are almost no sleeping accommodations to be found on the internet. We want to cycle a maximum of +/- 60 km per day.
Isan experiences (8)
The village seems deserted. Lonely streets, no movement, even the ubiquitous dogs do not show themselves. The fields around are empty, no people at work, just a few buffaloes wagging lazily in the shade of a lone tree.
1 in 5 sunscreen sprays offer unpromised protection
Not all sunscreen sprays with factor 30 achieve the promised protection. Two of the tested sprays are outright discouraged: Lucovitaal gets stuck at factor 19 and Australian Gold even offers factor 15. Lovea also gets an unsatisfactory rating because it does not protect enough against UVA radiation, according to research by the Consumers' Association.
In 2017, 62 percent of the population aged 15 or older said they trust their fellow human beings. This mutual trust has gradually increased in recent years. Confidence in institutions such as judges, the police, the House of Representatives and the European Union has also grown. This is evident from new figures from Statistics Netherlands from the study Social cohesion and well-being.
On Wednesday 13 June, the Dutch embassy will organize an NVT coffee morning in the residence.
Agenda: Celine Dion performs once in Bangkok
French Canadian superstar Celine Dion will perform for the first time in Bangkok on July 23 at the Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani.
The art of pleasing
To please, according to the dictionary, is to please someone. Pleasant then means 'to be agreeable'.
If a Belgian or Dutch person buys a car in Thailand, can the VAT be recovered? And if yes, how?
You used to have a large flower market in Bangkok that was open very early in the morning. I remember that it was moved then. Does anyone know if that flower market is still there and where? Please also mention the nearest BTS station.
Getting rich in Thailand is not an art!
Starting a bar, standing on the market, starting up a restaurant, translation work, ICT, or ….. fantasize a little further. All things with which you can hardly earn anything let alone amass a fortune. In addition, you must involve a Thai partner in order to comply with the legal requirements.
This headline is nonsense of course. Or not? Because we quickly think in stereotypes and we all generalize sometimes. I catch myself doing that regularly as well. Why is that anyway? How does that mechanism work that keeps popping up in discussions, also here on Thailandblog?
This year the spectacular International Fireworks Festival in Pattaya will take place again. Friday 8 June and Saturday 9 June 2018 are the dates to note in the agenda.
Construction of the new Bang Sue Central Railway Station in Bangkok is halfway through. It will be a mega station, making it the largest railway station in Southeast Asia.
I am a loyal follower of Thailand blog and I have been visiting Thailand regularly for the last 15 years. Like others, I too have had to deal with the corrupt Thai police a few times. What I don't understand is that everyone in Thailand (Thai and foreigners) knows that the police are corrupt but nothing is being done about it. Why don't the broom go through the police? Surely the current ruler Prayut can use his power to reorganize the police? But why does everything stay the same?