Today in News from Thailand:
• Local residents are tired of rubber farmers' road blockade Prachuap Khiri Khan
• 200 minivans blocking Phahon Yothin
• State Secretary for Finance: VAT will not go to 8 percent
How many people can the opposition party Democrats mobilize today to demonstrate against the controversial amnesty proposal? 'City braces for amnesty chaos' headlines the Bangkok Post ominously. The Democrats are counting on tens of thousands, the authorities on seven to eight thousand at the most. The police are standing by.
We will be visiting Bangkok soon. We also want to visit an authentic floating market there. Preferably one that attracts as few tourists as possible.
What you can get close by is often the tastiest. When you continue the Beach Road from Jomtien to past Chayapruek (police post and traffic lights) in the early morning, you will soon see a number of fishing boats just off the coast.
The NVT Pattaya will visit three palaces in Bangkok: the Ladawan Palace and the Suan Sunandha Palace and in between they will have lunch in the beautiful coffee room of the Phya Thai Palace. These palaces were built at the beginning of the last century by order of King Chulalongkorn. You can sign up for this excursion that departs from Pattaya.
Which nearby place should I choose for a visa run? I know of a few in the North and North-East of Thailand, but not at all near or near Nakhon Ratchasima.
Today in News from Thailand:
• Prosecution of Abhisit and Suthep for murder is 'ridiculous'
• Abhisit: Government crouches for Cambodia in Preah Vihear case
• 'Baby elephant was not abused; it was playing'
At Emirates you can take advantage of extra low rates for a flight ticket to Bangkok until November 30.
"We are not terrorists, we don't use weapons and we don't set fire to buildings." With a clear reference to the red shirt riots of April and May 2010, Suthep Thaugsuban (Democrats) yesterday called on his party's supporters to demonstrate civil disobedience.
Does anyone know if I can live in Thailand as a single (man) with only state pension (about € 1023 I thought)? I will receive state pension from 1-1-2016. Hardly any supplementary pension, maybe €80. Does it make a difference whether or not you are married to a Thai?
When you leave for Thailand for a longer period of time, you may want to take your pet such as a cat or dog with you. The costs for this are generally reasonable.
A question concerns my wife's Dutch ID card. For the past four years, my wife has been going to the Netherlands for a month every year with her Thai passport and she shows her Dutch ID card at the Thai passport control.
I am looking for someone, preferably of Thai origin, who would like to teach my girlfriend English for a normal fee at our home or at the teacher's home.
Today in News from Thailand:
• From 2014, airline passengers can check in at Makassan station
• Surapong smiles like a farmer with a toothache
• 1.500 riot police sent to rubber protest
The British/Dutch multinational Unilever has become involved in a riot in Thailand over a false advertisement for whitening body lotion.
The World Rock Diving Championships were held yesterday in Krabi, Thailand. Artem Silchenko won this spectacle and is the new Red Bull Cliff Diving World Champion. The 29-year-old Russian was the best after the spectacular final.
Former Prime Minister Abhisit and his right-hand man Suthep will be prosecuted for murder. The two are held responsible for the red shirts and civilians who were shot dead by the army in 2010 during the red shirt riots.
