Renting a Jet Ski in Thailand: Safety, Insurance and Damage Disputes
Before renting a jet ski in Thailand, check the operator, damage record, insurance, passport rules and practical steps if a dispute arises.
Thai airport hijacker Sondhi gets prison
You either love him or hate him it is just the way he is. Thailand’s number one media mogul and airport hijacker Mr Sondhi Limthongkul got 2 years in prison for libel. Personally I do not think the press ever should be sent to prison but this is Thailand and that’s the law. Press freedom…
Bangkok Immigration Offices: How to Find the Right Service Location
Avoid a wasted trip to Bangkok Immigration. Compare service locations, check official notices and prepare documents before visiting.
Do you support the Thai mafia?
Few normal people would be willing to add a couple hundred dollars in a gun collection of international organized crime. But that is exactly what can be done if one is on the black market or buying pirated goods such as handbags, watches or clothes. Many forget or deny that the black economy, often supplying…
Buying land in Thailand is not safe for now
Is Phuket another country or does it belongs to Thailand? When bad news coming to the expat community in Thailand they come from Phuket. Now a tax chief in Phuket has launched an attack or crack down on all nominee companies that most people are using to buy houses here in Thailand. Illegal companies will…
New record in Jet Ski Scams in Pattaya
New record in Jet Ski Scams in Pattaya Yesterday (Sunday) I was walking with my Thai friend along Pattaya beach. At the beginning of the beach road we saw a tourist’s police and few European men argue with some Thai beach boys (Jet Ski scammers). It just gotten dark and no other people were at…
Free Holidays in Thailand: How to Check Travel Competitions and Prize Offers
Learn to check Thailand holiday giveaways, understand the fine print and recognize warning signs of travel prize scams before sharing money or personal data.
Not The Nation news paper in Thailand
Some people with connection to Thailand have opened a new website called “notthenation”. My simple guess is that they are critical to the way The Nation sometimes portray the news. If you set aside the political message the website is pretty funny written with articles like Bumrungrad Hospital Officially Declared Islam’s Third Holiest Site Muslim…