Reader question: How do I get a fit to fly certificate?
I use the Buza flights from Cambodia via Bangkok to Amsterdam. How do I obtain the 'fit to fly' certificate and from whom?
This morning I was at the post office in Soi 5 of Jomtien to send a letter to the tax authorities in Heerlen. There I was told that it is now not possible to send mail to the Netherlands for a period of 3 months because of the corona virus. I assume this is because there is hardly any more air traffic between Thailand and the Netherlands? Have other readers also experienced that sending mail to the Netherlands is no longer possible for the time being?
Joseph in Asia (part 14)
When we take a walk on Sunday morning after breakfast, Bangkok seems deserted. Department stores, restaurants, cafes, markets, hairdressers and so on, they are all closed by order of Bangkok's governor Aswin Kwanmuang.
The Ministry of Health has announced that one more person has died from the cotona virus today, bringing the number of fatalities to 5. 91 new registered infections have been reported in 52 provinces, bringing the total number of patients to 1.136.
Meal delivery workers defy fear of infection
“I am afraid of contracting a coronavirus infection, but my fear of not having money is greater,” says a Grab meal delivery driver.
This impressive documentary tells the story of rescuers who tried to rescue so-called cave boys from the football team The Wild Boars who were trapped in Thailand's Tham Luang cave.
A remarkable 'Thai' request not to have to pay fines
Wirat Joyjinda, the president of the Soi Khopai community, Deputy Police Chief Pol. Col Chainarong Chai-in let it be known that the residents no longer have options to pay fines. Because tourists stay away and closures of the catering industry due to the covid-19 virus, they no longer have an income.
To relieve the pressure on the current immigration office located in the Chaeng Wattana Government Complex, an additional immigration office was set up in Muang Thong Thani.
Thailand visa question No. 066/20: 90 days notice Online
90 days report online, so far always done at the immigration office. Nowadays only with passport, everything is registered in the computer. I want to do it on Line now can someone tell me how? And what? Due to the crowds corona. I only find posts from 2015.
Reader Submission: Video HUA HIN 2020
Last week we came back from Thailand. It was still exciting the last few days we can still fly how is it all going. Despite everything, we enjoyed Hua Hin and the surrounding area again.
Question to general practitioner Maarten: Alternative to medication due to shortage of my daily medication
I stay in Thailand for periods of 3 to 4 months and then bring enough medicines from Belgium. An extended stay in Thailand is now necessary due to Covid19, and as a result I risk a shortage of my daily medication.
Current situation for SMEs in Thailand
Martien Vlemmix of Stichting Thailand Zakelijk writes the following on his Facebook page today: “Rob HurenKamp of MAZARS auditor and advisers, Thailand gave a clear but also frightening picture of the current situation via a webinar.
Reader question: Help, Belgian friends are stuck in Laos
Three 3 friends of ours are stuck in Laos! Cause: canceled Thai-Airways flight. They want to return to Flanders. Who can help?
The power and strength of the elephant
In the Thai Elephant Conservation Center in Lampang you can get a lot of information about elephants in the pavilion that opened not so long ago.
I am looking for a lawyer due to wrong diagnosis from Thai hospital for an operation of Baht 650.000
Reader submission: Corona between the rice fields
Last Saturday I posted a message about how we live in the countryside, between the rice fields and how things are going with this corona crisis. What happens now? Quite a lot in our village. The first thing that strikes me are the many strange faces.
I received the following email from KLM that my booked flight from Bangkok to Amsterdam on April 1 has been cancelled: