South Thailand
About 30 people is suspected to have bird flue. From yesterday it was zero. Now the Bangkok health officials are in Phuket and are taking blood samples on all people that might have been in contact with the man from Hong Kong. Most of the people that got swine flue are staff in a night…
Is October a good time for Phuket? Understand southwest monsoon weather, beach warning flags, boat cancellations and flexible holiday planning.
The Thai government are warning for flash floods and slides so please do not travel if you do not must to these provinces. Road can be blocked or washed away along the way. If you already in this areas please check the weather daily. Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Khon Kaen, Kalasin, Roi Et, Maha Sarakham, Sakon Nakhon,…
The woman that was arrested for stealing a towel (60 THB) confessed today to stealing it and got 1000 THB in fine from the court. Last time i looked Google had 23200 hits on the subject and climbing every hour and it was time to sort the problem out. The story has become a big…
The government in Phuket really needs to crack down on money hungry police officers and send them to charm school. Now a Australian woman have been arrested for stealing a bar mat. She has been put in a cell and the media circus is on going. The Australian media is writing about it and people…
A female tourist from Switzerland has been found strangled on a beach in Krabi. She was killed with the hand bag strap and at the moment there is no mention about sexual assault. The case is similar to the one in Phuket last year when a Swedish girl got killed when a sexual assault went…
Learn when to seek medical help for food poisoning or suspected methanol exposure in Thailand and how to prepare.
You can read the full story of the English guy who was arrested in Phuket airport for being rude. After some pushing and helping from andrew-drummond.com he got a way with a small fine. From the story you can learn a good lesson in Thai culture and that is to never the case to court…