There will be 9.000 additional quarantine shelter places for Thai citizens returning from abroad.
The Thai government is taking measures to prevent the spread of the corona virus. Below you can read the answers to the most frequently asked questions about these measures.
Many wonder why Thailand, a country with relatively few infections and deaths related to the corona virus, still gets the travel advice code orange.
Rare pink dolphins spotted at Surat Thani
On Sunday morning, three rare pink dolphins were spotted by tourists in the sea between Koh Tao and Koh Phangan in the southern coastal province of Surat Thani.
Thailand's first monorail should become operational on October 1, making it a symbol of hope during the corona crisis. The 2,8-kilometer Gold Line in Bangkok connects the BTS Green Line from Krung Thon Buri station to Phra Pok Klao bridge.
From tomorrow, June 8, Belgium will have new relaxations of the COVID-19 measures related to tourism, catering, sports, culture and social contact.
I still have some euro notes in a locker with my girlfriend in Korat. Now that's a bit of a drive to pick them up, so I wonder if they can be changed everywhere again? I read somewhere that at the beginning of the corona crisis, exchange offices no longer wanted to exchange euros. Is that still the case?
Restaurants are allowed to reopen in Thailand and therefore also in Pattaya, but hardly any restaurants are open! In addition to the alcohol ban, the safety regulations and the small number of tourists, there is also a lack of clarity about those safety regulations. Some operators even adhere to the strict rule of one customer per table, which would even be officially mandatory. Other operators do allow more customers at one table!
Reflections on a fresh green wall…
The outside wall separating the patio from the kitchen has been freshly painted – 'finally' Mrs Lung Jan would say. Heavily brushed, puttyed according to the rules of the art with a firm hand and then sanded smooth and taped here and there, where necessary.
The entry ban for Thailand is expected to expire on July 1 and commercial international flights will be allowed to land in Bangkok again. Does that mean that we can all travel en masse to Thailand again? No Unfortunately not. Although the government hardly commented on the start-up of international tourism, a number of things are becoming clearer
Question to GP Maarten: Alternative to statins?
If I am going to stay with my Thai friends in their house as a foreigner, I must and can register TM 30 form via a website and do the following; https://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn24online/ My question is this still the case or has this changed now? I'm checking this from the Netherlands and the site is no longer working.
Temple visit at Pak Khat in Bueng Kan
With some Dutch and Thai friends we go to a temple on a steep mountain called PakKhat. From NongKhai towards PhomPisai and then fifty kilometers further. I'm sitting in the bed of a pick-up truck on two cushions, but to say that this is comfortable travel is going too far.
Reader question: What is Santol fruit?
My girlfriend in Thailand bought Santol fruit. I don't know, never heard of it. How does it taste? Is it also available in the Netherlands?
Government wants to reopen bars, pubs, soapy massages and amusement parks, among other things
The government is considering the reopening of 12 types of high-risk businesses and activities. These include pubs and concert halls, soap massage parlors and sports competitions.
Help for the national airline THAI
Thai Airways International (THAI), Thailand's flag carrier with a debt of 245 billion baht, must recover at all costs. A committee of wise men has been formed to help the company emerge from the years of raging crisis.
Jomtien Hospital opened
The Pattaya clinic has existed for quite some time on Sukhumvit Road on the opposite side of the Pattaya Thai. A clinic where physical complaints could be visited and help was offered in a number of cases. This is now closed, behind it is now the new Jomtien Hospital.