And again Thailand has moved up one place on the medal list of the Asian Games. With the victory of (BMX) cyclist Amanda Carr, the country won its ninth gold medal. The country is now two places away from the target of XNUMX times gold in Incheon.

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Back in Thailand, after being away for a few months, I found a mild form of mold (grey, not really black) in clothes and bedding. I had stored things in large lockable boxes (everything dry of course).

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I would like to rent a car in Phimai. Does anyone have a reliable address or can I arrange this from Belgium? Have already made an attempt via rentalcarsonline.nl, but this apparently does not work.

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Reader Question: Is there a Thai online marketplace?

By Submitted Message
Posted in Reader question
October 1, 2014

Who of the readers knows a website here in Thailand where I can sell superfluous and superfluous stuff online? A kind of www.marktplaats.nl, as we know it in the Netherlands, where people ask for or offer all kinds of stuff for sale.

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The week of Tim Poelsma (2, part 2)

By Submitted Message
Posted in The week of, Tim Polsma
October 1, 2014

Tim Poelsma gets back on the bike with his Nokia as a (sometimes unreliable) guide. He has now arrived in Roi Et.

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News from Thailand – October 1, 2014

By Editorial
Posted in News from Thailand
October 1, 2014

Today in News from Thailand:

• Number of economic crimes continues to increase
• Asian Games: Two gold medals
• Another train derailed, this time in Kanchanaburi

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No mercy for killer Nong Kaem

By Editorial
Posted in News from Thailand, Featured
October 1, 2014

The court had no mercy yesterday for the former railway employee who raped and murdered 13-year-old girl Nong Kaem on the night train from Nakhon Si Thammarat to Bangkok in early July. The death penalty was not commuted to life imprisonment.

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Pattaya Floating Market (video)

By Editorial
Posted in Floating markets, Shopping
October 1, 2014

Thailand is famous for its authentic floating markets. These attract many tourists by default. A reason for Thai entrepreneurs to build one or more 'floating markets' at every tourist destination. These surrogate floating markets are nevertheless fun to visit.

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On the last day, a friend took a girl to the hotel, but he had to pay extra because the girl also slept in his room. Is this normal in Thailand?

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We are looking for someone who is willing to take over our lease contract of the house. We have a large house on Thepprasitroad in Jomtien.

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The Dutch like to be active during the holidays

By Editorial
Posted in Research
30 September 2014

How did the Netherlands celebrate the holidays and are we all passive or active during our well-deserved free time? A study shows the latter in particular, Dutch holidaymakers prefer an active holiday.

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I am someone with chronic low back pain. At the end of last year I was in Bangkok, where I received a special massage in the Wat Pho temple complex in the training center for all kinds of manual therapies located there.

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Why is it that there are no sharks in Thailand, or at least no dangerous sharks swimming around and certainly 'actually never' shark attacks take place?

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Wristband for tourists in Thailand

By Editorial
Posted in Short news
30 September 2014

Thailand wants to give tourists a wristband. In this way, people can be quickly identified if they are in trouble.

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Does anyone have experience with 365sport.tv? This is a sports channel with football and sports from all countries. Their website states how you can pay and that this is also possible at the 7-Eleven.

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I intend to buy a condominium. Money via a bank transfer is not favorable. I want to bring the cash with me from the Netherlands.

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News from Thailand – September 30, 2014

By Editorial
Posted in News from Thailand
30 September 2014

Today in News from Thailand:

• Man fighting bear; a hundred stitches and a broken nose
• Prayut swallows prediction about southern violence
• Suvarnabhumi hastened construction of second terminal

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