The Dowry and marriage in Thailand In these modern times, tradition still follows the celebration of engagements in Thailand. One tradition that is still being practiced is the payment of dowry to the Thai lady’s parents.Aside from the future bride’s parents, she herself receives a gift from her future groom to mark their engagement. The […]
Foreign Embassies and Consulates in Thailand This is a list of diplomatic missions, foreign embassies and Consulate addresses in Bangkok Thailand. Our list includes phone numbers, email addresses and links to the respective websites. This list includes the most important foreign embassies and excludes honorary consulates. At present there are 75 embassies in Bangkok and […]
Stay Healthy and Safe during your trip to Thailand General information about Health and Vaccinations in Thailand. The routine vaccines while traveling to Thailand may include measles, mumps, rubella also known as MMR, diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccines, varicella, polio, and flu. Please note that these vaccines are optional but recommended. – The Typhoid vaccine […]
Internet Service Providers in Thailand Broadband Internet is readily available in major cities and towns, but is still to be sought after in smaller villages and in the countryside. Thailand obtained internet access in 1996, the third country in Southeast Asia to do so. In 2019, About 50,9% of the population has access to the […]
Registration of Foreigners Marriage in Thailand Marriage for foreigners in Thailand should be performed according to Thai Law. Procedure and requirements are as follows: 1. Appear in person with your passports at your Embassy in Thailand to complete declarations attesting that you are single and free to marry in accordance with Thai Law (blank forms […]
Bueng Kan province, located in the northwest of Thailand, about 750 kilometers from Bangkok, and separated from Laos by the Mekong River, is home to some of the most beautiful landscapes in the entire country. Waterfalls in wild forests, bird sanctuaries and hilltop pagodas. Today we will focus on one of them: Hin Sam Wan, […]
Urs Fehr went to live in Thailand, where he has set up a sanctuary for abused pachyderms – sometimes boredom can lead to great projects. He has turned his lifelong passion into his profession. “I was a bit bored in Switzerland,” says the 42-year-old from Lenzburg, canton Aargau, who used to work in security. “So […]
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic Thailand cannot be visited as tourist right now, however, Leen Thobias, a photojournalist from India, has created a 360-degree interactive virtual reality tours of Grand Palace, Ayuthaya, and Pattaya when he visited Thailand. He wanted to share these amazing 360-degree interactive virtual reality tours to all the readers of Thailand News. […]
