We are going to Thailand for the first time in June and therefore also to Bangkok. Now we want to book a hotel, that's no problem, plenty of choice. But the question is where in Bangkok? This city is immense.
In mid-2017 or 2018, the Dutch tax authorities will receive the data from a hundred countries. Is Thailand one of the mentioned “100 countries”? So will the bank accounts in Thailand be known here at the tax authorities in the Netherlands?
Songkran provides a lot of extra tourists and therefore also income. Unfortunately, the hotel occupancy in Chiang Mai is disappointing. Unlike previous years during Songkran, the hotels are not fully booked. The occupancy rate is now 70 to 80 percent. The drought and the smog would be to blame for this.
In response to the discussion on Thailandblog of April 10, the embassy has the following to say: The question about the use of the Dutch, or Thai and English language at the consular department of the embassy has been regularly raised in the past or come, most recently in the annual survey, conducted between April 1 and May 8, 2015, which was completed by 494 people.
It's the same song every year. During the New Year holidays, Thais flock to their relatives to celebrate Songkran. On Monday, it killed 52 people in traffic and injured 431 people. The cause: speeding (37 percent) and alcohol consumption (27 percent).
It was not a very convenient choice, but air traffic controllers in Belgium laid down their work yesterday. They report sick systematically. As a result, part of the scheduled flights did not take place last night.
A relatively high concentration of magnesium protects against arteriosclerosis. Epidemiologists from Mexico City write that in Nutrition Journal. According to their study, in which 1267 Mexicans participated, magnesium also protects against high blood pressure and type-2 diabetes.
This year I am planning to go to Thailand with my girlfriend. After we did a busy tour last year (Bangkok, Loei, Chiang Mai, Koh Samui & Pattaya) we want to have a quiet holiday this year. So no traveling back and forth, but lots of trips. We want to go to Thailand mid August to early September (about 18 days).
We would like to do a detox cure somewhere in Thailand for two weeks, preferably a location on the beach. No flights have been booked yet so we can go in any direction.
When I open the Bangkok Post, the page with the photos of young bridal couples, the newlyweds of the Thai elites, has my warm interest. The interesting thing is not so much the clothing (modern or classical Thai) or the amount of the dowry paid, but of course who marries whom. Networks are of great importance in Thai society, so it is not only the bride and groom who marry each other, but it is also a new (or a confirmation of an existing) connection between two families, two clans.
Patong Girl is a 2014 German-Thai film, which won awards at Film Festivals in Germany, was then screened in theaters and will now soon be shown in a select number of cinemas in Thailand.
In the past three days, 3085 drunk drivers have been arrested at checkpoints. In addition, 75 vehicles have been seized, a government spokesman said.
To tackle the crime, the police, mainly in Bangkok, have detained 20.000 people, mainly in Bangkok. The detainees are suspected of various crimes, mainly theft, fraud and fraud. 42.915 arrest warrants have already been issued against them.
Thailand is experiencing its worst drought in 20 years. Farmers are asked to save water and, if necessary, to let the harvest go to waste. Nevertheless, the Thai New Year's party with water throwing (Songkran) continues. Tourism is apparently more important to the military rulers than the lack of water.
My girlfriend and I are going to buy a land in Thailand soon. Now of course I have to transfer money from my account here to an account in Thailand. Now I read left and right that it is best to have such a money transfer from Belgium to Thailand with the aim of “purchasing land” officialized with a “Foreign exchange transaction document”.
The Immigration Bureau suspects that foreign criminals enter into marriages of convenience in order to stay in Thailand legally. The agency was recently alerted by the PACC to a district in the Northeast, where 150 Thai women have married a foreigner in recent months. That number is unusually high. There is a suspicion that these are marriages of convenience,' says bureau head Nathathorn.
It's nice weather outside in the evening and I like to go for a walk. Sometimes during this walk I stop at the local karaoke bar, where I treat myself to a refreshing beer.
