Board of NL association in Hua Hin wants foreigners as members
The Dutch community in Hua Hin and Cha am is on edge. The decision of the NVTHC to admit foreigners to the association has caused a stir among its members. Thailandblog spoke with Hans Bos, former vice-chairman and secretary of the association, about this controversial turn and the consequences it has for the future of the association.
A fantastic program for a historic evening! The NVTHC's annual Christmas gala in the garden of the illustrious Centara Hotel in Hua Hin will be remembered for a long time to come.
Karen refugee childcare campaign was a success, thanks in part to the readers of Thailandblog
The joint action of Lionsclub IJsselmonde and the NVTHC to build a school for Karen child refugees in Ban-Ti behind Kanchanaburi has been a success.
Karen child refugee school in Ban Ti is nearing completion
The construction of the school for Karen child refugees from Burma, a stone's throw from the border west of Kanchanaburi, has been delayed in recent months by the heavy wet monsoon. Now that this is a bit over, work has quickly resumed. The official opening will almost certainly take place in January next year. With thanks to Lionsclub IJsselmonde in Rotterdam and the Dutch Association Thailand Hua Hin and Cha am. However, there is still a shortfall of 600 euros.
Nearly 70 guests gathered at restaurant Chef Cha on Friday evening for Hans Goudriaan's lecture on the new tax treaty between the Netherlands and Thailand, organized by the Dutch Hua Hin-Cha am Association. That treaty will enter into force in the foreseeable future.
Agenda: To the Amphawa floating market on July 13 with the NL association Hua Hin/Cha-am
NVTHC events man, Patrick Franssen, has planned a nice excursion on Wednesday 13 July. Under his guidance you can pay a fascinating visit to Amphawa, the floating market about 100 km before Bangkok. From my own experience I can say that Amphawa is the nicest among the floating markets.
Agenda: Drinks evening N/A Hua Hin/Cha-am with emphasis on Bumrungrad Hospital on May 27
The cocktail evening on Friday 27 May at Chef Cha will this time be devoted to the best hospital in Thailand, the Bumrungrad in Bangkok.
Wednesday 27 April is an excellent date to celebrate, also because it is the Dutch king's birthday. It's also an excellent time to get rid of some unnecessary stuff.
If you think that the board of the NVTHC will rest on its laurels after the successful reception of ambassador Remco van Wijngaarden, then you are wrong.
It was Friday evening, so to speak, 'full house' at restaurant Chef Cha on the border of Hua Hin and Chaam. More than 100 Dutch people and their partners met our highest Dutch representative in Thailand, Remco van Wijngaarden (55). He was there at the invitation of the Dutch Hua Hin/Cha am Association (NVTHC).
Agenda: N/A Hua Hin/Cha-am Waai'en on January 7 at Chef Cha
You are most welcome on Friday 7 January from 18 pm at Chef Cha to wish each other a good year.
The NVThC is organizing a Christmas dinner dance on Saturday 18 December, which will take place in the garden of Centara, the most beautiful hotel in Hua Hin and the surrounding area, just like last year. The program is more exciting than ever with the well-known Dutch/Belgian swing orchestra B2F, conducted by Jos Muijtjens.
While Sinterklaas passes Hua Hin disappointed, we gather on November 26 for a snack and a drink at restaurant Chef Cha, well known to you. You are welcome, vaccinated, from 18.00 p.m.
Agenda: N/A Hua Hin /Cha-am drinks evening on October 29
On Friday, October 29, you are welcome at the drinks evening of the Dutch Association at Chef Cha on the border of Hua Hin and Cha am. From 18.00 p.m., but provided you are vaccinated. This is due to some older and vulnerable members.
No King's Day celebration on April 27 in Hua Hin
Given the strict measures in Prachuap Khiri Khan to reduce Covid-19, the board has decided to cancel the celebration of King's Day on April 27 at restaurant Chef Cha.
If anything has become clear during the information afternoon of the AsiaOne funeral director in Hua Hin, it is that many Dutch/foreigners have questions about the procedure in the event of a death in Thailand. If the course of events before, during and after the cremation is reasonably clear, few people are well prepared for the legal pitfalls and pitfalls upon death.
Arrange your own cremation and pay it in advance
If a foreigner dies in Thailand, the next of kin have to deal with a multitude of rules. Especially when the end comes unexpectedly, the panic is sometimes incalculable. What to arrange with hospital, police, embassy and so on? And what if the remains or the urn have to go to the Netherlands?