News in Thailand General
Updated 17 October 2026. Rewritten from an archived PersonalThailand post. Details can change; check the official sources before travel. Thailand's public-holiday calendar can change how a trip feels. Hotels may be busier, family destinations fill up and some offices close even when shops stay open. A PersonalThailand post from 2008 listed that year's holidays; those…
If you want to do a test you can check the speed of Google video and Google’s Youtube.com and you will find that Youtube is much slower in Thailand. Sure the government of Thailand has lifted the ban on Youtube several months ago but the “protection” is still in place to sort out and…
Both military generals and former PM Thaksin says people should not believe the rumors about coups. It is to very famous fortune tellers that have predicted that a bloody coup is eminent. The first ironic thing is that Thaksin loves to go to fortunes tellers and he even goes to Burma to find out the…
I am very sorry to here that Thailand will have the Olympic torch here. But what can you expect of a government that thinks Burma’s military government is nice and can not count dead people. The Chinese government has displayed happy feeling that Thailand will take on the torch and that the government have assured…
Bank of Thailand (BOT) tells consumers in Thailand to check the bank the have their savings in. From the 11 of August 2008 the government will guarantee as follows The full amount of deposits shall be protected in the first year of enforcement, Bt100 million in the second year, Bt50 million in the third year,…
Please do not visit the Sriracha Tiger Zoo If you like animals and care about the welfare of the tigers that are there do not visit the tiger zoo. There is nothing to see just sad inbreed tigers. The zoo has been raided before for selling tigers to China as food and parts. The only…
A plane from the Bangladesh airlines had to make an Emergency landing on the old airport of Don Muang Airport in Bangkok. One Bangladeshi national had taken up a fruit knife and start eating fruit. Even if was not violent the captain made a extra landing to get him off the plan. The man was…
Updated 17 October 2026. Songkran, Thailand’s traditional New Year celebration, is famous for water fights. But the holiday is not a free pass to spray anyone, use dangerous equipment or interfere with traffic. The safest way to enjoy Songkran is to understand both its cultural meaning and the practical rules for crowded celebrations. Some restrictions…