Schiphol is making significant losses, hundreds of jobs lost
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for Royal Schiphol Group airports and for the aviation sector as a whole are unprecedented. In the first six months of 2020, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol recorded a 62,1% decrease in passenger numbers to 13,1 million (HY 2019: 34,5 million).
I would like an explanation about the illness of my Thai girlfriend. I am very worried about the English-language result. Could you explain this for me in plain English?
TB Immigration Info Letter 060/20: Look before you leap!
I have a good friend in Nong Khai, she has a boyfriend. However, does not have enough money for a retirement visa. She tells me the following that he can get visa in a bar and pay under the table. She writes: “Have staff come to bar many Farang come and make visa. It normal in Nongkhai, and Udonthani also. All stamp it real, all signs real. This is maybe business from government 555”.
What to do with mail that is delivered incorrectly? I regularly receive mail from a foreign company at my address. I opened the 1st envelope, but I can't place the language and get the impression that it has to do with a benefit. Does anyone have any experience with misdelivered mail? Can I return it to the post office?
Reader question: How do I get a fit to fly statement?
Does anyone have any experience or tips for the following situation. I am in Thailand with a Thai doctor who I have to undergo every 6 weeks. I am now in the Netherlands and have to go back to Thailand. The only thing missing to be able to leave is a fit to fly statement.
A week in Bangkok (part 1)
This month we were forced to renew our acquaintance with Bangkok. In 2015 I was in Bangkok for the first and last time and that experience was such that I felt no urge at all to repeat that acquaintance quickly.
CCSA lists groups of foreigners who can return to Thailand
Foreigners who have been living in Thailand for a long time and foreigners with a permanent residence in Thailand, who are stranded abroad, are given priority when returning. So says the head of the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
A former school principal, who killed three people in a gold shop robbery earlier this year, was sentenced to death by the Criminal Court on Thursday.
To prevent blood clots due to rhythm disorders I use wafarin 3 mg. I test the INR myself at home with the strips, that works fine. Now my strips are almost finished and the new ones have been at Sydney airport for 3 months.
First of all, we would like to thank our existing and new customers very much for all the support in recent months! We hope you have enjoyed our Dutch quality products.
Are there any Belgians who can provide me with the correct e-mail address of the Belgian National Pensions Office to send my life certificate to? I have 3 different addresses myself but none of them work. After 24 hours I get a message from Google, failure cannot deliver mail.
I live in Chiangmai and am looking for coffee milk NL style, half full or full, in the Netherlands it can easily be kept for a year. I've tried condensed milk and the like but that's not what I'm looking for.
Prime Minister Prayut supports the return of tourists
Prime Minister Prayut announced yesterday that he is in favor of the return of foreign tourists. Especially to support the local population who are now without income.
Travel, I miss it. I miss it so much
It's probably not a secret to anyone in your family or circle of friends: you miss traveling. You miss traveling to distant destinations. Huge even. Skipping a vacation. Forced to stop or cancel your world trip. Even the dreams and long-distance travel plans you wanted to make in the coming years are parked indefinitely.
TB Immigration Info Letter 059/20: Immigration Chachoengsao – Extension Thai marriage visa
If you have read my previous posts, you know that I arrived in Thailand on August 8 on a valid extension of Thai-marriage visa and ended my quarantine on Sunday, August 23. The extension of my visa expired on Saturday, August 22. I assume that I will also be under the transitional arrangement until September 26, but I like certainty, so Monday August 24 to Immigration Chachoengsao at the new location near Wat Saman.
Thailand visa question No. 139/20: Can I enter in October?
In October it would be possible to travel further into Thailand after a quarantine of 2-3 weeks on Phuket. That in itself is manageable. But a visa has limited validity. Depending on the type, good for a consecutive stay of 60-90 days. Does that mean a visa run and then the quarantine circus again?
It never ceases to amaze how dates are handled in Thailand. The original opening of the new highway 7 turned out to be only a partial fact, despite all the major announcements and, moreover, not for free. You don't have to worry about that because for a few baht it saves both time and distance.