If the Thai government grants permission, foreign tourists who have been vaccinated will no longer have to quarantine in Phuket. The tourism promotion plan will be submitted to the Center for Economic Situation Administration for approval tomorrow.
Will OA visas be issued by the Embassy of Thailand in the Netherlands at this time or later this year?
The Bookworm, an interview with Trasvin Jittidecharak
Trasvin Jittidecharak is the publisher and owner of Silkworm Press, a long-established and respected publishing house in Chiang Mai. Her mother founded the Suriwong Book Center there, Chiang Mai's first and largest bookstore. Silkworn has published more than 500 books in the past thirty years. Trasvin also founded the Mekong Press Foundation which, funded by the Rochefeller Foundation, publishes books on cross-border topics and supports local writers and translators.
Reader question: Is there a durian hype?
We live in a fruit-rich area. Since 3 to 4 years ago, many farmers have switched to durian. Not normal how many durian nurseries have been added lately.
Reader question: Experience with taxi service BOLT?
I regularly watch vlogs on Youtube. Today I picked up an advice regarding the taxi service BOLT. It is a competitor of Uber. I always stay in Pattaya. Does anyone have experience with BOLT in Pattaya-Bangkok?
Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor (GWM) plans to begin production of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) at its plant in Thailand in 2023, as China is expected to become a major EV manufacturing base in the future.
Thailand wants Tom Yum Kung soup on Unesco heritage list
The Thai Ministry of Culture has nominated the famous Tom yum kung, the spicy shrimp soup, as a cultural heritage and wants it to be included in the UNESCO list. The cabinet gave permission for this yesterday.
Ask general practitioner Maarten: Lithium carbonate medicines also available in Thailand?
For many years I have been taking Lithium carbonate 2 mg twice a day. Always have enough stock of this, but now I would have to go to Belgium especially because I don't have much of this anymore.
Isuzu, a lesser known workhorse
Traveling through Thailand, the country seems to be dominated by the Toyota and Honda car brands. Due to the tsunami of these brands, the other car brands are less noticeable. Especially if a car brand in Thailand does not build passenger cars like Isuzu, but small pick-ups, SUVs and trucks that are used for many purposes.
I hope you can help me with questions I have about a (temporary) departure to Thailand. I would like to go by the end of April to at least the end of June. But that can also be longer, if everything goes well.
After deletion by ING Bank from my Thai beneficiary account and whether or not “foreign transfer” is mentioned by Thai banks, there is no other choice for me to have my monthly pension benefits transferred directly to my savings account at Kasikorn Bank.
If anything has become clear during the information afternoon of the AsiaOne funeral director in Hua Hin, it is that many Dutch/foreigners have questions about the procedure in the event of a death in Thailand. If the course of events before, during and after the cremation is reasonably clear, few people are well prepared for the legal pitfalls and pitfalls upon death.
Thai AirAsia is launching a “Domestic Fly-Thru” service at Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport, the airline's hub, connecting 42 domestic routes.
Schengen visa question: Can a Schengen visa be applied for that connects to a work visa?
I am a divorced man with two children. My children live with me and go to their mother for a weekend every two weeks.
I have been in contact with a Thai woman since August 2020. She has a work visa here in the Netherlands (she is a nanny).
Thailand Visa question No. 068/21: Non-immigrant OA – CV
Friends of mine have lost their extension based on retirement due to Covid 19. They want to come back with a non-immigrant OA visa. One of the conditions to obtain this is a curriculum vitae in English. Can someone tell me what should be in this?
Here are the results of both blood test and urine culture. As for the question regarding gout, I drink a lot of water, urine is always light in color. I have had gout since I was 41 years old. Various doctors have tried to stop this, including with allopurinol. This has not worked.
Reader question: Laser eye surgery in Thailand
I want to have my eyes lasered so I can get rid of my reading glasses. Does anyone have experience having it done in Thailand? And what are the costs and what should I look out for to find a good clinic?