Thailand reader question: Who knows a pedicure in Pattaya?
I have a problem walking, I think I have a corn between my toes. I know there are no pedicures in Thailand. Who knows an address in Pattaya where you can have it removed?
Reader's entry: One-way ticket Bangkok – Amsterdam for a fourteen-year-old Thai in 12 hurdles
My girlfriend came to the Netherlands at the end of 2020. The plan was to have her now 14-year-old son come over to study here. He lives with his grandparents and mother and son have daily video contact. While he is attending secondary school in Thailand, she can take the civic integration exams here. She now has a job as a sushi chef and more and more Dutch words are creeping into our English conversations.
Reader Submission: Is Something Wrong in Thailand?
Yes, I think something is wrong if the Prime Minister, who claims to have been democratically elected, has to hide behind shipping containers guarded by hundreds of police officers, and does not want to enter into an open dialogue with demonstrators who have different opinions and questions, and ask for government support to fight the pandemic and good vaccines against Covid-19.
You may be interested in adding to the messages about sending Covid-19 rapid test from NL to TH. Three out of three packages of covid tests have been blocked by Thai customs. Approved by the EU or not does not matter.
On July 22, I saw a call from the NVT on Thailandblog.nl to register for an Astra Zenica vaccination in Bangkok. I thought that the more registrations, the more opportunities. It was the third registration list for me. In the end I registered with the national expatvac list.
You-Me-We-Us; indigenous people in Thailand
On the occasion of the 'International Day of the World's Indigenous People', an online exhibition opened on August 9, 2021. This online exhibition is about the rich variety of ethnic identity in Thailand.
You-Me-We-Us: First and last name; not to laugh...
If civil servants have to do work for the registry office or censuses of people of ethnic groups, unfamiliar sounds and dialects can lead to incorrect names. And guess what? They are extremely difficult to correct.
Question to GP Maarten: Too high a creatinine value, am I at risk of kidney failure? (Second Opinion)
As you advised, I went to Bangkok Hospital in Kohn Kaen for a second opinion and tests. I was advised to stop taking Metformin and Irbesartan. What remained was Nifidipine 20 mg, Pantoprazole 40 mg, Warfarin 2,5 mg, and Tamsulin 0,4 mg.
Thailand Visa Question No. 178/21: Extension Thai Marriage
Maybe an open door but my question is as follows, concerns an OA marriage visa. Do you have to have that 400K in the bank all year round or can you also come under this or is this also possible with a letter of support from the embassy to supplement that 400K?
Thailand reader question: Experience with the refund of national insurance and old age pension contributions?
In 2020 I received money from a pension fund. He has deducted the tax in the Netherlands and indicated that I can reclaim my national insurance contributions and AOW contributions from the tax authorities. This is automatically arranged when I fill in my tax returns for 2020.
I booked a hotel on Phuket last May that is also an ASQ hotel (luckily). Can someone give me information about that Pre-approval and how to do it? I don't leave until December 6, but I would still like to know what I have to do for this?
I am stuck in the application for a CoE for Thailand. My vaccination certificate is not accepted as proof by the website. I would like to hear from others what experience they have with this and which document is accepted by the website https://coethailand.mfa.go.th/
Reader Submission: How to Increase Thai Work Productivity?
On a post earlier this week on Thailandblog, a response came in about how to effectively and easily increase an employee's productivity. This is said to be proven according to studies, but source data is missing.
Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has reaffirmed that all expatriates in Thailand will soon be able to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
Bangkok Airways will resume flights between Phuket and Koh Samui on August 25. As a result, vaccinated foreign tourists using the Phuket Tourism Sandbox can travel to Koh Samui after 7 days of Phuket and spend the remaining 7 days of mandatory quarantine there.
Currently have a visa non OA until December 15, 2021. What conditions must I meet to obtain an extension?
I got my first AstraZeneca jab at Bangsue Grand Station, BKK, on July 31. I received a paper stating that I will receive my 23nd injection on October 2. The problem, however, is that I will fly back to Belgium on October 17 for a while.