News from Thailand – September 28, 2012
Until the third week of October, Bangkok gets heavy rains. The culprit is a monsoon trough that lingers over the southern part of the Central Plains, the East and the northern part of the South.
News from Thailand – September 27, 2012
Bring on the passengers, we are ready, say King Power and The Mall Group, which operate the duty-free shops and restaurants on Don Mueang.
The Dutch journalist and correspondent for the NOS, Michel Maas, is today in Bangkok to testify in the case of the clash between the army and the redshirt protesters on May 19, 2010.
News from Thailand – September 26, 2012
From October 1, experts expect a fierce competition between Nok Air and Thai AirAsia with interesting discounts and other marketing tricks, from which passengers on domestic destinations will only benefit.
News from Thailand – September 25, 2012
Bangkok is at high risk of flooding between Saturday and October 2 due to prolonged monsoon rains and a storm currently forming over Taiwan. The sewage system of the capital is not designed for this.
Thai guide Krabi denies accusation of rape Dutch tourist
A Thai guide (26) has denied being guilty of raping and assaulting a young Dutch woman while on holiday in Ao Nang (Krabi), the Phuket Gazette reports.
News from Thailand – September 24, 2012
On Friday, Suvarnabhumi Airport celebrates its sixth anniversary, but it will not be a festive day, because the Immigration officials are heavily overworked.
News from Thailand – September 23, 2012
Airports of Thailand staff and officials, a total of 135 men, played passenger at Don Mueang airport yesterday to check that all systems are working properly. They also had suitcases with them to make it all seem real.
News from Thailand – September 22, 2012
Kala from Myanmar worked for a police doctor in Phetchaburi for eighteen years. He is missing his right arm. It was ripped off when the doctor told him to put his arm in a corn mill – as punishment for working too slowly.
More Dutch people abroad in trouble
More and more Dutch people are calling on consular assistance if they run into problems abroad. Between 2008 and 2011, that number grew from 1683 to 3169 cases.
News from Thailand – September 21, 2012
Garbage and sand in sewers were the culprit for numerous floods on Tuesday after heavy rain in Bangkok that afternoon. This was discovered during a cleaning operation carried out by detainees of Pathum Thani Provincial Prison.
News from Thailand – September 20, 2012
The municipality of Bangkok and the government are once again at odds with each other. The government accuses the municipality of draining water far too slowly after the heavy rains on Tuesday afternoon.
News from Thailand – September 19, 2012
About 500 Muslims demonstrated in the pouring rain in front of the US embassy in Bangkok yesterday. According to the newspaper, they were 'angry'. Like Muslims in other countries, they protested against a film mocking Mohammed.
News from Thailand – September 18, 2012
So far, 20 percent less rain has fallen than last year. A repeat of last year's severe flooding is therefore not an option.
News from Thailand – September 17, 2012
For the second time in a week, the city of Sukhothai has been hit by a flood, albeit less severe than last Monday.
News from Thailand – September 16, 2012
And again Sukothai has been hit by floods, but this time ten villages in the province. Last Monday, the city was flooded after a river dike broke.
News from Thailand – September 15, 2012
The second season of the talent show Thailand's Got Talent has been won by Rajanikara Kaewdee (28), known as Leng.