Ministry of Health starts delivery service for medicines
February 28 2017
The Ministry of Health will start next week with a trial at 19 hospitals to have medicines delivered to patients.
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Reader Submission: Just some reflections on Thailand's economy
February 28 2017
Just some thoughts when I'm enjoying myself on the beach. Some I hope come true others I hope they are just figments of the imagination. But maybe the economists on the forum have other ideas about it, I'd like to read them.
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Reader question: Which forms are required for a return to Belgium?
February 28 2017
Please provide some information regarding a return to Belgium. We were married in Belgium on May 4, 2005, namely in Bruges and then moved to Thailand. Now we have decided to move back to Belgium and also to live there. On March 2, I have to come to the embassy to make everything right. Can someone help me and tell me which documents I need because they are very unclear at the embassy.
Reader question: PDN90 form for refund of 'witholding tax'
February 28 2017
Today I was in Jomtien at the Revenue Office to have the PDN90 form completed for a refund of the 'witholding tax' from the bank, as in previous years. But I was told that they no longer fill out forms, and that I had to do that myself.
Education innovation in Thailand
February 27 2017
Most people don't think much of education in Thailand. It seems that people have not yet grown out of the stage of repeating prescribed teaching material in class and those who do not have 'limitations' are soon able to obtain at least a bachelor's degree, at the presentation of which the dressing up and festivities are more likely to take place. suggest a promotion, where only the paranymphs are missing.
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A disappointing holiday in Thailand
February 27 2017
Finally I had them this far! At least, I imagine that I did contribute to Wilma and Wim's decision to spend a little longer in one place. That was Koh Samui, they rented a house with a swimming pool for a month and in the run-up to it, we made some plans together. But it turned out differently.
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Public bus transport complaints: Many women are harassed
February 27 2017
A survey by Super Poll shows that there is a lot wrong with public bus transport in Thailand, for example, 33 percent of female passengers are sexually harassed, such as being groped.
Dutch food in Thailand (4)
February 27 2017
Jan Dekker loves Thai food, but sometimes he feels like a typical Dutch meal. What can you buy in Thailand and how do you prepare it? Today: Pork.
I would like to bring my girlfriend over from Thailand. Now I have two questions. My mother has her own company (for 20 years) and wants to act as a guarantor for me. Now she only doubts whether she has enough income, I would like to know what a company must do before she can guarantee my girlfriend.
Request from general practitioner Maarten
February 27 2017
I am happy to answer your questions to the best of my knowledge and ability. However, I do not keep an archive and place the responsibility of keeping data and correspondence with the questioners.
Reader question: Banned from Thailand for visa overstay
February 27 2017
I have a 5 year ban from Thailand for failing to renew my visa (4 years). Now I miss Thailand very much. Is there a way to legally undo this ban?
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Reader question: Who on Koh Tao carries a Rabo random reader?
February 27 2017
I'm on the island of Koh Tao and forgot to bring my Rabo random reader for internet banking. Is there a Dutchman who is on Koh Tao and has one with him? Then I can activate my Rabo internet banking app, so that I can do internet banking because I will be staying longer in Thailand than I thought.
Early rains in Isan
February 26 2017
Little by little, large puddles appear that slowly form a small, previously non-existent stream. The water that mixes with the red soil turns dark and flows even more slowly to a somewhat larger pool next to the shop. Clattering drops on the green plastic roof tarpaulin make so much noise that the background music is no longer audible. The Inquisitor is staring at all this somewhat orphaned, because otherwise there is no movement in the street.
The British newspapers The Sun and the Daily Mirror recently wrote an article about Pattaya. In addition, the seaside resort received qualifications such as: “sex capital of the world” and a “modern day Sodom and Gomorrah”. This angered Prime Minister Prayut, who was ashamed of this negative publicity.
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Arrests of freelancers in Pattaya following British news
February 26 2017
After a broadcast in England about Pattaya as “Sin City”, the local authorities have set to work energetically. More than 20 women and transgender people of different nationalities were arrested.
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Thai woman arrested for license plate fraud
February 26 2017
Police in Lop Buri have arrested a woman involved in a network that provided fake license plates. She was arrested Friday in her husband's garage.
Dutch fugitive arrested in Bangkok
February 26 2017
In the Thai press, including The Nation, I read the report that a Dutch fugitive named Olav-Wilhelmus Johannes Baartmans was arrested Saturday morning at Bangkok's international airport, Suvarnabhumi.
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