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Airport security officer inspecting a bag of chocolate bars from a puzzled traveller's open suitcase. AI-generated image.

Cavity search compressed air and Swedish chocolate

Airports, Thai TravelBy MindstreamJune 27, 2007Leave a comment

I have a funny story to tell you about my trip with Thai Air the last time I came back. I was very early in the Airport in Copenhagen because the train arrived 4 hours before the plane was to take off. I had too much baggage I know that I had way too much…

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Adult students in a Thai language classroom with a whiteboard

Study Thai in Thailand: How the ED Visa Really Works in 2026

EducationBy MindstreamJune 27, 2007Leave a comment

Updated 17 October 2026. Learning Thai can make daily life easier, open up friendships and deepen your understanding of the country. Some foreign students may qualify for a Thai Non-Immigrant ED (Education) visa through an eligible course. But the phrase “one-year student visa” is misleading if it suggests that paying school fees automatically guarantees a…

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Is the Thai Air staff homesick?

Airports, Thai TravelBy MindstreamJune 27, 2007Leave a comment

Well the return trip with Thai Air was much betters then the trip there. The staff was rested and alert and there were all happy faces. I saw in the newspaper last week all the complaints they got and many of them was off course the lack of small TV screens in the seat. All…

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Two adults reviewing paperwork together at a table in a Thai home. AI-generated image.

Family Health Insurance in Thailand: What Mixed Families Should Check

ServiceBy MindstreamJune 26, 2007Leave a comment

Understand public entitlements and compare private health insurance for mixed-nationality families living in Thailand.

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Thaksin Shinawatra will not return to Thailand now

Coup 20060919, PoliticsBy MindstreamJune 26, 2007Leave a comment

Noppadon Pattama the legal council for the ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra says Thaksin won’t return before after the election. He said the ex PM was almost killed by a car bomb before the coup and there was no way that the military junta or its puppet government could guarantee the safety of Mr Thaksin Shinawatra.…

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Thailand to unblock Youtube maybe

Blocked Sites, InternetBy MindstreamJune 26, 2007Leave a comment

Thailand unblocks Youtube or at least they are thinking of it. The Minister of It in Thailand (you know that one that only look at 2 websites) have told the press that he is going to leave it to the court to block sites. He say that he only blocked about 200 sites but other…

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Pharmacist talking with a customer at a pharmacy counter in Thailand. AI-generated image.

Painkillers in Thailand: Safe Pharmacy Use and Getting Help

Crimes, DrugsBy MindstreamJune 25, 2007Leave a comment

Check painkiller ingredients, discuss dependence with a clinician and plan lawful travel with medicines. Know when urgent medical help is needed.

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Work in Thailand playing game

JobBy MindstreamJune 25, 2007Leave a comment

People often ask me how you can work in Thailand and I always tell them there is different ways to work then open a bar in Pattaya. There is still work for people with some IQ left. Opening a bar in Pattaya is off course the easiest way to do something but it is always…

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