Begging children in Thailand. Your gut says: I'll give you some money. But your mind should say otherwise. By giving money you maintain the situation and that is wrong. Or do you think otherwise? Join us for a discussion about the statement of the week.
News from Thailand – November 30, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• International Motor Expo expects 'impressive' sales figures
• Appeal: Do not take children to rallies
• Kanchanaburi waterway construction hearing aborted
Statement of the week: Thais are like little children
Occasionally the expression 'Thai are like (small) children' pops up in comments on Thailand blog. Reason to present it here in the form of a – yes, we know – provocative proposition and to ask you: Are Thais just like little children? Or do you not think so at all?
I want to bring my girlfriend and her 2 children 5 and 8 from Thailand to the Netherlands. Her Thai ex-husband has to give permission for the children, but cannot be found.
Ethiad comes with 'Flying nanny' on long flights
A long flight to Thailand, for example, can be quite a challenge for both parents and children. It's not easy to get your kids to sit still for 12 hours. Etihad Airways therefore comes up with a solution: 'Flying nannies'.
New: Child-free zones on the plane
You know. You just want to go to sleep on your flight to or from Bangkok and your rest is cruelly disturbed by a crying baby on the plane. Crying children on the plane are a horror for many travelers.
Child abuse and child sex tourism occurs all over the world, unfortunately also in Thailand. If you have a suspicion, or see something that is not right, please report it.
Reader question: Overwintering in Jomtien with children
French friends of ours, here in France, want to go to Jomtien for three months next winter with two adults and two small children.
A lot of attention for children at the Emirates airline
Now that the school holidays have started, many planes to Thailand will be able to greet more children as passengers. Emirates, which flies from Schiphol via Dubai to Bangkok, has plenty of options to keep its younger travelers happy this summer, such as the inflight entertainment system ice, special children's menus and toys.
Shocking figures: 12 Thai children drowned in 5 days
Not a day goes by without the Thai news reporting children who have drowned. It is even the number one cause of death among Thai children.
Message from Holland (8)
Dick van der Lugt can't resist. Barely arrived in the Netherlands when the column virus already started to play up. So he came up with a new (temporary) series Message from Holland. What does our Thailandblog employee experience during his six-week vacation?
Jan Smit in Thailand for SOS Children's Villages
Jan Smit has been an ambassador for SOS Children's Villages since 1999 and is therefore in Thailand together with co-ambassador Danielle Oerlemans. They visit the SOS Children's Village Bangpoo there.
News from Thailand – January 13, 2013
Lots of news about children today in News from Thailand:
• In KidZania, children can play doctor and many more professions
• Stateless children are at risk of being deported
• Poll: children have little interest in politics
Are Thai little kids spoiled brats?
Rarely do I come across a small child of whom I think: gosh, what a nice child. I see little dictators and crybabies sweetened with sweets.
'Something is wrong with one in three children'
Juvenile delinquency and the number of teenage pregnancies have increased by half in 5 years. School dropout rates are high in rural areas. A social time bomb is ticking in Thailand.
Column: About education
For years I have wondered, and many who have ever visited the city or live there, how come Bangkok is such a safe city?
The best travel book about Thailand for children
How do you prepare your child for a trip to Thailand? Travel guide Elske de Vries wrote TravelKids Thailand, a reading, doing and collecting book for children that parents also like.