News from Thailand – November 9, 2012
Most of the children, who took part in a project about last year's floods between March and July this year, were bored at the time. They think the authorities should have organized activities for us.
Tourism in the coastal province of Krabi has been hit by a video clip of a Dutch father whose 19-year-old daughter was raped earlier this year.
News from Thailand – November 8, 2012
Bangkok Post goes big on the front page about Obama's election victory and reports that Thai-American Tammy Duckworth (41) has been chosen by voters in Illinois over conservative Joe Walsh, who said during his election campaign that abortion is never necessary to save the life of save a pregnant woman.
News from Thailand – November 7, 2012
The planned assassination attempt on former Prime Minister Thaksin may have been fabricated to give him a credible excuse not to visit Tachilek, say "intelligence analysts," as the Bangkok Post calls these secretive sources.
ABN AMRO switches off debit card payments outside Europe
For ABN AMRO customers who have not used a debit card outside Europe in the past year, debit card payments outside Europe will be 'off' by default from 20 January 2013.
News from Thailand – November 6, 2012
The train ticket has not become more expensive for twenty-eight years and the 10 percent rate increase desired by the State Railways of Thailand (SRT) will not take place next year either. It is not allowed by Minister Chadchat Sittipunt (Transport).
News from Thailand – November 5, 2012
Bangkok Post is never afraid to publish rumors, usually without source, but this time we know who is spreading them.
News from Thailand – November 4, 2012
Severe drought has hit 46 districts in seven provinces in the Northeast. They have been declared a disaster area.
News from Thailand – November 3, 2012
The debts are growing over the heads of people with a monthly income of 10.000 baht or less. The number of defaulters is increasing and that worries the Bank of Thailand (BoT).
Thai driver arrested for attempted rape of Dutch tourists
A 20-year-old minibus driver on Koh Samui has been arrested for attempting to rape two Dutch tourists after returning from a Full Moon Party on Koh Phangan.
News from Thailand – November 2, 2012
Led by Dutch coach Victor Hermans, the Thai futsal team convincingly defeated Costa Rica 2012-3 on the first day of the Futsal World Cup 1.
News from Thailand – November 1, 2012
A 14-year-old boy stabbed his mother (50) to death and seriously injured his oldest sister (29) after being scolded for being addicted to video games and too poor to help around the house.
News from Thailand – October 31, 2012
The shared travel experiences of tourists on sites such as TripAdvisor should be carefully followed by hoteliers, airlines and restaurants and commented if desired, because they largely determine the travel choices of tourists.
News from Thailand – October 30, 2012
The online lottery announced for next year, where you can bet on 2 or 3 numbers, will be postponed indefinitely.
News from Thailand – October 29, 2012
Has the Thai Spring begun? It seems as if the large number of anti-government protesters yesterday surprised even Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung.
News from Thailand – October 28, 2012
Myanmar could become the source of the spread of a new drug-resistant malaria strain that poses a global threat.
News from Thailand – October 27, 2012
Thailand may not have won Olympic gold in London, but at the beginning of this month a Thai chef's team won four golds and one silver at the IKA Culinary Olympics 2012 in Erfurt.