Before tourists on Koh Samui are allowed to rent a motorbike, they must first take motorcycling lessons and follow a two-hour theory lesson about Thai traffic rules.
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Dutchman (36) is injured in a fall from a balcony in Pattaya
30 August 2016
On August 29, emergency services had to act after a Dutchman fell from the balcony on the fourth floor of the At KTK Hotel on Soi 12, Pattaya Klang.
As for “Permanent Residence Permit”. For those interested, the 2016 call has been published. Early this year. You have time from September 1 to December 30 to submit your application.
Test drive with new train Thai railways
30 August 2016
The Thai Railways (SRT) has now received 39 trains of the 115 purchased in China. Yesterday the new train left for a test run from Bangkok to Nakhon Pathom. Prime Minister Prayut attended the christening of the train at Hua Lamphong.
Qatar Airways Travel Festival: Amsterdam – Bangkok from €469
30 August 2016
Qatar has a Travel Festival with offers to various destinations including Bangkok. This promotion runs from August 29 to September 5. You can fly between 15 September 2016 and 30 June 2017.
Visa Thailand: For 5 months to Thailand but no fixed income
30 August 2016
I myself have been living in Thailand for a long time and now my Dutch girlfriend (58 years old) wants to come to Thailand for 5 months. She has already been to Thailand twice with a tourist visa of 60 days + extension. I think the best is a 6 month visa with costs of 150.00 euros.
Reader question: Contact sought with Western/Thai women in connection with emigration
30 August 2016
I will be moving from the Netherlands to Thailand with my husband in January. We will settle in the Chiang Dao area. I would like to be able to make contact with Western women (Dutch or English speaking) or good English or Dutch speaking Thai women in Chiang Dao or the surrounding area who would like to help me with all kinds of practical matters.
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Reader question: Usefulness of zebra crossings in Thailand?
30 August 2016
I have been coming to Thailand for several years and wonder what the point is of the zebra crossings on the road? Every time I want to cross the road on a pedestrian crossing, no one stops. I even have the impression that the car drivers gave in.
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New measure against nuisance wild elephants
29 August 2016
In the village of Pana near Chanthaburi, residents have taken all kinds of measures to secure their crops. Electric fences, fireworks and even crop changes have not stopped the wild elephants. A new method has now been devised to stop the elephants: bees.
Thai immigration hunts for visa overstayers
29 August 2016
It had already been announced, the police will check more strictly for visa overruns by foreigners. This is also necessary because between 19 and 25 August, 11.275 foreigners were arrested who had let their visas expire. Some are suspected of involvement in criminal activities or are wanted in their own countries.
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The Bamboo School does things differently
29 August 2016
Thai students spend long hours in class, listen obediently to the master or teacher and hardly dare to open their mouths. But it can also be different. At the Mechai Pattana school in Buri Ram, the emphasis is on skills rather than rote learning.
Reader question: Reliability of 0900 providers?
29 August 2016
My wife regularly calls her family in Thailand. At least she tries. For this she uses the so-called “cheap” 0900 numbers. Div, providers from 1 cent p/m. Unfortunately too often bad connections. Communication is very bad. I think it is intentionally wrong. So you have to call again and again.
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Reader question: When are the school holidays in Thailand?
29 August 2016
From when exactly do primary school holidays in Thailand start in March/April 2017?
Isaan farangs
28 August 2016
Before De Inquisitor became aware of the presence of other farangs, he had little contact. According to his friends he had left behind in Pattaya, he had moved to the end of the world.
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Theft from GSB ATMs: Thai also involved
28 August 2016
The Thai police are sometimes in a hurry to point out foreigners in certain criminal activities. So is hacking into the ATMs of the Government Savings Bank. The police now say that there was also help from Thai during the theft.
Thailand women types
28 August 2016
In Thailand you will find women of all shapes and sizes. I would like to write a whole story about that, but I can't do it better than two female editors of Coconuts Bangkok. They describe 13 female types you can meet. It is placed in Bangkok, but it also applies to other larger (tourist) places.
Reader Submission: 30 Degrees in February
28 August 2016
I want to draw your attention to the Swedish film 30 degrees in February. A series about Thailand, a total of three seasons of 10 episodes per season. You can download the first two seasons via spotnet (newsgroups) or watch the series via Netflix. Shots were made in Pattaya Walking Street and Phuket. I've only seen the first two episodes and I think it's funny.
