Thai film director Tanwarin Sukkapisit made history in Thailand's recent elections by becoming the first transgender person to be elected to parliament.
Former coffee shop owner Johan van Laarhoven, who is detained in Thailand, is not allowed to go to the Netherlands for the time being. Minister Grapperhaus of Justice and Security writes this in a letter to the House of Representatives. This is because the Thai court has not yet issued a final judgment on the cassation request.
Changes in Pattaya
Many changes are taking place in Thailand. Both locally and nationally. Any Thailand visitor or farang need only think of the last 10 years to notice the differences, at least in certain areas.
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is concerned about the increasing household debt and will take measures to bring the number of car loans under control. The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is of course not happy with this and fears that the car market will be hit in the short term when the new measures come into effect.
Return tickets Brussels – Bangkok with Etihad from €409
Flying from Brussels to Bangkok can sometimes provide you with an extra cheap ticket. For example, you can book a return flight ticket from € 409. You make a stopover in Abu Dhabi, which is nice for passengers who want to stretch their legs
Internet connection keeps dropping?
Are there any computer specialists here on this forum? I have a problem and hence maybe a solution from one of the members? I regularly watch NLTV.asia, but the connection regularly drops and then I can no longer surf the net. The internet connection is still present, then I shut down my computer and restart it, I have a connection again and I can surf and watch NLTV again for a while, until it fails again.
I live in Phayao province in a small village near Pong (70 km east of Phayao). I wondered if there are more Dutch/Flemish people living in the mentioned province.
A 24-year-old Thai man has been arrested for raping and murdering a 27-year-old German woman. Her body was found on Koh Si Chang (Chonburi) on Sunday evening.
There's something fishy about that: AOT doesn't want to compete with duty-free shops at airports
Yes, you don't need to have studied to understand that within the top of the Airport of Thailand (AoT) there are shadowy interests in the allocation of the concession for duty-free shops in Thailand's airports. For years, the King Power Group has been the only party allowed to operate duty-free shops at major airports, with the result that the products there are even more expensive than in a normal shop.
Thousands of Thais sickened by severe smog in the North
Since January, 8.600 residents in northern Thailand have sought medical attention for breathing difficulties from the lingering smog, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) said. The concentration of PM 2,5 particulate matter still remains far above the PCD safety limit of 50 mcg and the WHO's 25 mcg.
TB Immigration Info Letter 033/19 – Immigration Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) – Year Extension
My first application for an annual visa based on Retirement, Immigration Office Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat). On 13/4 ( = Songkran) my non-immigrant O visa expired so I leave Thursday morning 4/4 to Immigration Korat and first go to my local Kasikorn branch to get proof (100฿) that the +800.000 ฿ has been over 3 months on my account + copies of my bank book.
Thailand, the Vietnam War and Hmong refugees
We go back in time to 1961; the official start of the Vietnam War. It has remained a long-kept secret that at the same time a completely different war was going on in Laos, involving Laos and Thailand in addition to North Vietnam and the United States.
Thai demands money after accident, is that normal?
Friday evening I had an accident with the car in Chiang Mai. I wanted to turn around and watch carefully if no cars are coming, suddenly the driver of a motorbike flies into my car. They were on the motorcycle with 3 people, the father and the mother and a baby in between. Luckily they all had helmets on. The man was not hurt, the baby at first glance, and the woman had a light scratch on her leg.
I have been to Thailand a few times in recent years and have really fallen in love with that country and am seriously thinking about moving there and looking for a Thai partner. But I do have a question about that and would like to know the experience of others who have already taken this step. What about the language? How can you live with a woman if they don't even speak English yet.
It's big news in Thailand: Pol Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn, alias Big Joke, has been transferred. He has been transferred to the 20th floor of the Royal Thai Police Operations Center. It is unclear why he was transferred and may even be imprisoned, which causes all kinds of speculation.
250 Heel Lickers
Just before the elections, Rap Against Dictatorship released a new song. The rappers became famous overnight with their previous song “Pràthêet koe: mie” ('This is my country'). This time too they kick the military junta with the song '1 Sǒh-phloh' (250 สอพลอ): 250 sycophants.
It seems that Thailand is still a long way from a true democracy as the junta is doing everything it can to eliminate a political rival. Popular Thanathorn Juangroongruankit, leader of Future Forward Party, was told by police on Saturday that he is charged with sedition, aiding a suspect to avoid arrest and taking part in a banned gathering.