Renovation of the Bali Hai harbour
Perhaps some have noticed that it is becoming much busier with (speed) boat owners at Pattaya Beach. Some form of civil disobedience after being driven from this coast?
Clandestine agricultural area
Soldiers and police officers in Chiang Rai province have reclaimed more than 5000 rai of forest land used as farmland in Huai Sak National Park.
Flooding in Thailand
Although the attention of the media is no longer focused on flooding, this does not mean that this nuisance has been resolved. The flooding has been reduced for a week, but a prolonged rain shower can again cause a lot of misery due to the amount of water still present.
How dangerous is Thailand?
Initially, people will think of traffic situations, drug-related crimes or floods. A completely different category, which does not catch the eye, was only discovered after the tsunami in 2004 during a (sea) soil survey: volcanoes.
Pattaya attractions past and present
Several people have posted about the city of Pattaya and its surroundings, what can be visited or done there. However, it appears that years ago this same subject could be found on the internet with additional photos. The interesting thing is that the development of the city can be followed with past and present.
There has been a lot of commotion after the performance of Lamyai Haithongkham with her “Nine Levels” twerking performance. How poorly does Prayut know his own people? With 240 million hits in 6 months, he now only responds after a confrontation with this phenomenon. His reaction is remarkable!
Elephants in Thailand
The Thai government has launched a new initiative to hold an elephant day on March 13 every year. The elephant is put in the spotlight that day because the animal is of great importance to the Thai.
Flowers for King Bhumibol
Both government agencies and private individuals have started making very beautiful artificial flowers, which will be used in the cremation of the late King Bhumibol.
Other "gourmet" products
After Gringo's story about the cherries, there are still a few other "surprising" and tasty non-Thai products for sale. In the first place the herring and in the second place stroopwafels.
At the beginning of the Dongtan Beach, drastic work has been done. I understood from the local residents that the parking lot for cars would be improved. Presumably there is another reason to tackle this thoroughly.
Thanks to the actions of a cool-blooded bus driver, a serious accident in Pattaya may have been avoided on Tuesday evening.
Is Pattaya missing the boat?
Although Pattaya passes for a city where many activities take place in the broadest sense of the word, a certain resignation has recently begun to spread over the city. The shine is gone. As if a fog from the sea makes the city smaller and quieter.
Eating habits in Thailand
The food for a Thai is very important and they eat at random times during the day, especially because the food is often easy to digest and the portions are small. Buying food from the many roadside carts is cheap and easy.
Friday evening, June 2, was an impressive report on the preparations for the cremation ceremony of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. In it, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-chan praised all the people involved in the preparations for this ceremony. Artists, musicians and many other volunteers, who are committed to this upcoming ceremony.
Copy behavior in Thailand
Initially, when people think of copying in Thailand, they think of brand watches and designer clothes. But many other things are also copied, just think of the recreational places with an Italian look. Near the Vineyard, an Italian village is being built with the beautiful name Cita del Como. The purpose is still unclear. Will this be a resort or a new recreational area with shops?
New tourist attraction: Mini Bangkok
A new attraction will soon be built in the vicinity of the Siam Park City. The company Siam Park Bangkok Co. has decided to create a kind of Madurodam on a 70-rai plot with 13 characteristic buildings from Bangkok.
Letter of support from the embassy
Soon it will be time again to extend the Non-immigration (retirement) visa to be allowed to live in Thailand for another year. It was not entirely clear to me how to proceed with regard to obtaining the income statement, because from 22 May 2017 the procedure for applying for an income statement changed.