Two rottweilers dogs killed a 20 month old girl in Thailand. The dogs belonged to a Dutchman that was back in Holland on business. The Dutchman was the father of the girl and will be back to Thailand to attend the funeral. Police have taken the dogs away to see if they can be trained…
The Prime Minister of Thailand Samak Sundaravej wants to kick out or move as he said the slum people of Bangkok. He wants to move them to housing estates outside Bangkok. Instead of slums he wants to build parks and that’s a good idea. But with all good ideas in Thailand there are so many…
The teacher that tried to hide his face by a swirl and caught in Thailand got 3 years and 3 month in Thailand. He got 6 years and 6 month from the start but because he confessed his sentence was lowered. He confessed to abusing a underage boy in Thailand but it not clear if…
I was glancing trough my favorite reason to move away from Pattaya, The daily updated Pattaya People crime section. The police was supposed to raid a area that is known for crime or more then usual I guess. But why do they have to have a press conference outside the apartments they are going to…
Are you going to do suicide in Thailand? The risk is that if you die in Thailand your reason of death will never be the true one. Most cases in Thailand with foreigners are ruled out as suicides or natural deaths. If you are a person that never going to take suicide let the family…
Understand Thai water bills, water meters, payment methods, utility service areas and what to check before paying a landlord or provider.
Updated 17 October 2026. This guide replaces older material with practical information and sourced references. Rules, services and contact details can change. A room that does not match the booking, a disputed charge or a cancellation problem can spoil a holiday. An older PersonalThailand post suggested that suing a hotel in Thailand would be straightforward…
Learn how to greet callers in Thai, when to use sawatdee khrap or kha, and why a 2008 phone-greeting story was partly a joke.