Bank of Thailand: Commercial banks in Thailand are sound
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has confirmed that all commercial banks in the country are financially sound.
Seaplane makes emergency landing
Engine failure led to a seaplane crash on Maprachan Reservoir Lake on Saturday afternoon, August 29. The pilot was unharmed and was pulled out of the water.
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.
Chinese trader arrested with counterfeit goods
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has seized counterfeit goods worth more than 100 million baht (almost 3 million euros) in a raid on a home in Bangkok.
Bus companies, a forgotten group during the corna crisis
More than 100 tour buses are standing still on a piece of land off Sukhumvit Road near Boonsamphan and other places in the Pattaya area. But of the group, tour operators and drivers have been hit hardest by the corona virus. Thai tourists don't need buses and there are no more Chinese and Indian groups to fill them.
Economic contraction in Thailand causes a recession
According to Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob of the Bank of Thailand (BoT), the Thai economy is said to be past its lowest point, which is doubted by many. Many hotels and restaurants have not reopened at all, as it is cheaper to remain closed than to operate in a city devoid of foreign tourists. It will take at least another two years to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
Demonstrations at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok
This month there were several demonstrations, mainly by students, at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok. The largest meeting was on August 16.
A strange example of Thai mail delivery
On Thailandblog posts have already been published about the post “delivery” in Thailand! It is not clear what exactly is wrong with the postal service.
It has been 8 years since Vorayuth Yoovidhya, heir to a very wealthy family, caused a fatal traffic accident. A motorcycle police officer was killed in Thong Lor, Bangkok. He did not wait for the trial and fled abroad in 2017, helped by his father, to avoid prosecution.
Changes at Dongtan Beach (Jomtien)
Sometimes it is interesting to visit an area again after some time, in this case along Dongtan Beach.
Queuing for a cup of coffee on an airplane
Queuing for a cup of coffee in corona time? That also occurs, and can be found on Road 331 towards Sattahip. An airplane is parked on the right side of the road and after a U-turn the parking lot can be entered.
More and more Thais are sighing under accumulated debt
Now that the so-called lockdown has largely been lifted, a new problem looms: the eroded debts and payment arrears that have accumulated during this period.
Superstition is deeply rooted in many Thai people. Poet Phra Suthorn Vohara (Sunthom Phu) dedicated a poem to it in which a warrior threatened to be poisoned by his pregnant wife. He cut it open and ripped out the fetus, holding it in front of the fire and casting a spell. The spirit of the fetus would have helped him further and warned him of dangers from the enemy. The man named the ghost Kuman Thong, which means "Golden Child".
Last weekend, a ferry capsized off the coast of Koh Samui during stormy weather. The Ministry of National Resources and Environment will sue the ferry company for damage to the environment.
The former head of the Thai immigration service Surachat Hakparn (Big Joke) says he wants to return to the police force. Before that, he went to pray at Wat Bueng Kradan in Pitsanulok City in Central Thailand and asked Buddha to be allowed to return to the Thai police.
A Halo in Thailand
Last Friday around 12 o'clock I saw a very strange natural phenomenon. Informed the editors of Thailandblog what this could be. It turned out to be a “Halo”. Looked further on Wikipedia and there it was explained how this phenomenon can arise!
Clandestine across the border to Thailand
Thai media report that 14 Thais were arrested last Tuesday when they secretly crossed the Cambodian border. They are all employees of a casino in Poi Pet and wanted to avoid ending up in a 14-day quarantine.