Funerals in Thailand
Traditional Funerals Funerals can last seven days or less, depending on the day when it is appropriate for the cremation to take place. The body of the deceased is kept outside the house, in an […]
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Marriage in Thailand
Like in other countries, there are two forms of marriage, civil and religious. For the civil marriage (chot tabian), the spouses go to the amphoer (equivalent of the city hall) with two witnesses and fill […]
Thai names and nicknames
Nicknames Thai people have a first name, a surname, and a nickname, given at birth. They always call themselves by their nickname, and the first name is only used in official occasions (at school, or […]
Religion and superstitions
Religion Thailand is nearly 95% Theravada Buddhist, with a muslim minority (4.6%, mostly in the South). Buddhism in Thailand is strongly influenced by traditional beliefs regarding ancestral and natural spirits, which have been incorporated into […]
Don’t overstay!
Starting from March 20th, 2016, a new set of regulations will be enforced concerning foreigners overstaying in Thailand. If you get arrested and they found you overstayed, you will face prosecution and will be banned […]
Hua Hin Immigration: all foreigners must carry their passports
News from Hua Hin Immigration: all foreigners nationwide are now required to carry their original passports with them at all times. Only the passport, not anything else, not a photocopy, not a Thai driving licence […]
Immigration crackdown on back-to-back visa exemptions
Foreigners from most western countries (and a few other countries, see the complete list here) have been allowed to enter Thailand without a visa and stay for 30 days (if coming by air) or 15 […]
Internet submarine cables map
TeleGeography has published a world map of the fiber-optic cables that form the backbone of the Internet. Next time Internet is down and TOT tells you it’s because a (or the only) submarine cable has […]
For once, some good news from the Immigration
Holders of passports of UK, USA, Japan, Germany, France, Canada and Italy are now given a permission of stay of 30 days (instead of 15 days before) when entering the Kingdom through a land border.
Extensions of stay: make sure your passport is still valid 12 months
Be careful if you are you planning to renew your visa with a passport that is going to expire before the end of the validity of your visa extension, because the rules have just changed. […]
Singkhorn border checkpoint… not opened yet!
The opening of a new border checkpoint with Myanmar near Prachuap Khiri Khan has been announced on a “famous expat forum”, with pictures of an official opening ceremony that took place on May 8th. Later it was announced that only Thai nationals could […]
The truth about the floods
Now that the floods are slowly beginning to recede, the truth starts to unveil. And the truth is, we were lied to! While we thought everybody’s life was being disrupted, we found incriminating pictures that […]
Language Corner (9)
Welcome to the latest edition of Language Corner, the easy to understand guide to speaking functional Thai, brought to you by Insight English Cha-Am and Onlychaam.com. You have more than likely heard Thais ask the […]
Language Corner (8)
Welcome to the latest edition of Language Corner, the easy to understand guide to speaking functional Thai, brought to you by Insight English Cha-Am and Onlychaam.com. In this edition, we are going to learn about […]
Language Corner (7)
Welcome to the latest edition of Language Corner, the easy to understand guide to speaking functional Thai, brought to you by Insight English Cha-Am and Onlychaam.com. In the last two editions, we learnt about numbers […]