Phuket Airport Immigration: Preparing for Arrival
Prepare for Phuket airport immigration with practical tips on TDAC, documents, queues, baggage and onward transport.
Swedish man shot on walking street in koh samui Thailand hospital looking for 0 Rh Blood
A Swedish man from Norrköping got shot yesterday in the Thailand Island of Samui when he came in the crossfire when a man shoot and killed a Danish man. The shooter shoot the Danish in the eye and head and then the Swedish man also got hit in the breast and back. The shooter was…
Grab the 12 000 tickets to Thailand available for 1.3 US cents before it’s to late
Tiger Airways that is Owned by Singapore Airlines is offering one-way tickets to four Thai destinations for 2 Singapore cents (1.3 US cents, about 46 Thai satang) from July 1 to Sept 30 next year, the low-cost carrier said on Sunday. Tiger Airways said 12,000 seats are up for grabs during this period to four…
A jealous man from Germany cut a Thai girl’s throat in Pattaya
A jealous man from Germany cut a Thai girl’s throat An old German man, ruthlessly jealous of his Thai girlfriend, cut her throat to death and killed himself by slicing the wrist. He, afraid of being dumped by his girlfriend, left letters before breathing his last to his friends and family in Germany. This tragedy…
Bangkok to be safer to live in
More than 20,000 buildings across the country will have to undergo third-party safety audits before the end of next year or owners will face up to three months in jail or a fine of 60,000 baht.The director-general of the Department of Public Works and Town Planning warned people not to take it for granted but…
Littering Fines in Thailand: Cigarettes, Beaches and Rubbish
Understand Bangkok littering fines and find practical tips for cigarette butts, beach rubbish, recycling and national parks.
A380 superjumbo from Airbus landed in Bangkok today
The new A380 superjumbo of European aircraft manufacturer Airbus landed smoothly on Tuesday at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport for its first arrival in the kingdom, following a world test flight schedule, showing the new airport’s capacity to handle the giant plane. The world’s largest plane, stopped in several Asian countries, including Singapore and Hong Kong, in…
Thai Etiquette for Visitors: Temples, Dress Codes and Everyday Manners
Updated 17 October 2026. Rewritten from an archived PersonalThailand post. Details can change; check the official sources before travel. Thailand's cultural traditions are one of the pleasures of visiting the country, but unfamiliar etiquette can cause avoidable awkward moments. A short PersonalThailand story once covered a Ministry of Culture manners handbook. Rather than repeating a…