Those who fly to Thailand or elsewhere in 2021 will spend more money on their ticket. In that year, the cabinet will introduce a flight tax of about 7 euros per ticket, sources report to RTL Nieuws. In addition, there will also be a levy for polluting and noisy aircraft.
Lex in Pattaya – 2018 (4)
The fifth day mainly took it easy. Out of bed late, had breakfast in the hotel, not worth mentioning and spent most of the afternoon on the beach. First a nice foot massage (300 Baht), then a pedicure (200 Baht) and then have the feet completely cleaned (300 Baht). They are completely smooth again.
Income gap between rich and poor in Thailand widened further
The income gap between rich and poor in Thailand has widened, according to the 2018 Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook. The overview lists 40 countries ranked by inequality.
Monks win the Thai lottery
It is not easy to be a monk and to live according to the Buddhist rules. The temptations are sometimes too great for monks. In a society where Buddhist tradition forbids monks to engage in vices or even touch money, gambling would have no place. And now that these two monks were "unlucky" to win the grand prize of 44 million baht in total, this is an inappropriate behavior and will be investigated.
Is Pattaya beach already sprayed in January 2019?
I am going to Pattaya in January 2019. Is the beach ready yet? Are they spraying this on?
Installing a WiFi network in my condo in Pattaya
I want to install a WiFi network in my condo, to be able to use both a computer and a smart TV. There is no cable connection so I have to go for a router with a SIM card. I have already been to various providers in Pattaya such as Dtac, AIS and Truemove, but that does not make me any wiser. Employees there each tell a different story.
Should we tell the Thais what needs to change in their country?
In Europe we call this period of the year “the dark days before Christmas”, the days are getting shorter and there is less sun. While many people look forward to the upcoming holiday season of Christmas and New Year, that dark period can also make some depressed.
Lex in Pattaya – 2018 (3)
It has been very hot in Pattaya the last few days and a hot day is usually closed with rain at the end of the afternoon. Sometimes a few drops, but sometimes whole pools falling from the sky. Likewise today. I walked on Soi Buakhao, enjoying the beautiful weather I decide to take a massage and an hour later outside it comes pouring down. Thunder with big bangs and flashes of lightning and Soi Buakhao soon turns into a river.
Scandinavian countries are poplar with Thai. Many Thai women are looking for a (marriage) partner from these countries. As a result, the Scandinavian embassies received more than 2017 percent more applications for Schengen visas in 4 than a year earlier.
Honest taxi driver returns $9.800 to passenger
Thai taxi drivers are often in the news negatively, but we should not tar everyone with the same brush, as it turns out once again. A retired US police officer (74) has recovered $ 9.800 (300.000 baht) that he had left in a taxi on Tuesday.
Flower land Pattaya near Maprachan lake
Flower land Pattaya is announced in a beautiful and colorful brochure. The opening was scheduled to take place on December 1, 2018. Unfortunately a very optimistic view of the new project, because the whole was far from finished.
The authorities of Chon Buri province want to build a pipeline in the sea to pump water from the mainland to the island. Koh Larn (Ko Lan), is an island off the coast of Pattaya and is suffering from a serious water shortage.
Working in a branch of a multinational in Bangkok?
I work for a large multinational with offices all over the world. I myself work for the branch in the Netherlands, but would like to work in (and not for) the branch in Bangkok. So not employed by the Bangkok branch, but remain employed by the Dutch branch. And just pay tax in the Netherlands. In fact I only use “office space”.
In Thailand I read that it regularly happens that people have to take off their shoes, no problem. But my husband has diabetes and usually has bad foot pain. How can he best do this? Can he buy slippers there and still enter a temple, house, etc? And we wear quite expensive brand shoes, do we have to leave them there or can we carry the shoes in a bag / backpack? Don't want it stolen of course.
Thai Tanate Phutrakul new financial director ING
ING announced yesterday that Tanate Phutrakul will succeed the departed Koos Timmermans as CFO of ING. Timmermans had to leave the field after a money laundering scandal.
Lex in Pattaya – 2018
After a good night's sleep it's time for breakfast. I woke up a little earlier than I would like, because the best thing is of course to just keep to the Dutch time for sleeping and getting up. So instead of going to bed at 22.00 p.m. in the Netherlands, here at 04.00 a.m. and instead of getting up at 06.00 a.m., getting up at noon. But I was awake at 12.00 a.m., so I still had time to read the newspapers online and look forward to breakfast.
Question to general practitioner Maarten: Is it wise to use extra vitamin B1 as an elderly farang?
Is it wise for older people to use extra vitamin B1, and I mean especially the elderly who live in Thailand and do not spend most of their time in an air-conditioned room, but simply in the open air or in a room with a fan? .