I just returned from Bangkok, been there from Wednesday night until noon Sunday.

Spent around rm800 just for 3 days, walaooo! (Not yet include hotel and flights). Ini baru 1 person, imagine 1000000 persons do the same.

Good thing about Thailand is even at tourist places, locals also buy food from the same food stalls as the tourists so you know the foods are good and cheap. If in Malaysia, you are retarded if you locals buy foods at tourist places because the foods are not only expensive, but tak sedap too

Notes: can use TNG app to pay for BTS tickets (choose QR payment and then choose Thai pay), so you no need to always change coins. Paying for food using PromptPay is not consistent though, sometimes can but most times cannot.

This post has been edited by billylks: Aug 29 2023, 02:23 AM

when think of Thai moi



This post has been edited by h@ksam: Aug 29 2023, 02:29 AM

This is excellent proactive action 👍

Thailand suspends TM6 form at Sadao Immigration Checkpoint

For incoming and outgoing travellers passing through from 1 November 2023 to 30 April 2024.

Thailand is temporarily suspending the need to fill out the ‘To Mo 6’ (TM6) immigration form for travellers entering and exiting Thailand at the Sadao Immigration Checkpoint in Songkhla starting from 1 November 2023 until 30 April 2024.

The stimulus policy is to facilitate Malaysian tourists to Thailand during this high season. It is to ease immigration procedures at the Sadao Immigration Checkpoint, which recorded about 100,000 Malaysian visitor arrivals each month this year.

Malaysian tourists represented the highest number of foreign visitors to Thailand.

From 1 January to 31 October, this year, Thailand recorded 3,342,819 Malaysian visitors. Their average trip expenditure is estimated at 16,588 Baht per person.

The temporary suspension of the TM6 form is part of the Thai government’s quick-win policy to boost tourism through ‘ease of travelling’ measures. Other measures have included the temporary visa exemption schemes for tourists from China, India, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Taiwan.

https://www.tatnews.org/2023/11/thailand-su...ion-checkpoint/

thai tourism industry is highly developed

m'sia lose by 9 street

Damn 588 bilion baht
We could have a piece of that pie

meanwhile kedahans worship sanusi. support until keluar sekejap interview for him also >1million views. but too bad, 1million views also not kedahan untung pun. terbaik oran kito.

My very first time in Bangkok. It was awesome.
Singapore dollars go a long way in Thailand.

ibis Styles Hotel at Soi 4 Nana

This post has been edited by Dividend Warrior: Nov 11 2023, 12:05 PM

Latest govment-govment initiatives to facilitate the Thai-Malaysia border crossings:

- Expand the Sadao/Bukit Kayu Hitam check point, by having a new check point. Expected to complete by 2025.

- Build another bridge over the Kolok River, connecting Rantau Panjang and Sg. Kolok.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/genera...rder-checkpoint

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Proposals by tour operators and thai businesses:

- No more white cards at Padang Besar and other border crossings too. Currently, only at BKH.

- No more OT fees. Currently, fee collection for extra-time service between 5-9am, noon to 1pm, and 4.30-11pm.

(Tourists are required to pay 20 baht per person, while tour buses have to pay 500 baht per bus.)

- No more bus restrictions to Songkhla province only.

(He said this restriction was initiated in 2014, which caused tourism operators to lose 50,000-60,000 visitors per month as large numbers of Malaysian tourists wanted to visit other provinces... They also wanted to travel to seaside provinces such as Phuket, Krabi and Surat Thani, said Mr Songchai.)

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/genera...border-red-tape

My fren just went w big groups from local Thai monastery to join a dharma evens there, then jalan2.

Ppl go Thailand for many reasons other than shopping, beaches, even religious events

Loy Krathong Festival is happening today...




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2022 YiPeng Lantern Festival in Chiang Mai

👍👍 He rikey, she rikey, everybody rikey.

Bolehland: ini x boleh itu x boleh

Yup... You right 👍
I used my leftover remaining SGD 100 in wallet changed get 2600baht

I will be like "please take care of me".lol

Business registered promptpay qr definitely can , if the qr is normal saving aka transfer to saving qr then tng would not able to pay.

This year is so different from used to be, there are no Kratongs in the river

Another initiative by the new siam govment, ‘World Water Festival – The Songkran Phenomenon’.

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Thailand’s Songkran to be celebrated for entire April in 2024

BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): A Thai government committee plans to hold Songkran Festival celebrations during the entire month of April 2024, instead of the traditional three days, in a bid to entrench Thailand’s standing among the top 10 global destinations for festivals.

Songkran, the Thai traditional new year, falls on April 13, which is also National Elderly Day.

Two more holidays were later added on April 14 and 15 as National Family Day and Thai New Year Day, respectively, to allow the Thais more time to celebrate reunion with their families.

Populist party Pheu Thai leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who chairs the National Soft Power Strategy Committee, announced the plan on Dec 1 on her Facebook page.

She said that the soft power plan for 2024 has started, with 12 subcommittees across 11 industries proposing budgets to boost the creative economy.

“Another exciting topic discussed today was the plan for Songkran Festival next year,” said Paetongtarn.

“The next Songkran will not be the same as previous years, as we are preparing a grand event ‘World Water Festival – The Songkran Phenomenon’.”

More tourism news...

Bars open until 6am on Jan 1 🥳🥳🥳

PUBLISHED : 11 DEC 2023 AT 14:20
WRITER: POST REPORTERS

Places of entertainment will be allowed to remain open all night for the New Year celebrations, until 6am on Jan 1, the Interior Ministry announced on Monday.

Spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul said the temporary extension of the closing time was aimed at promoting tourism and New Year celebrations. It would be formally announced in a new ministerial regulation on opening hours.

From this Friday, entertainment venues in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chon Buri, Koh Samui and Phuket, along with such venues in registered hotels nationwide, will be regularly able to stay open until 4am.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/genera...il-6am-on-jan-1

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Hatyai and Dannok not in the list! 😥😥😥

Okay, here's my fast trip to Betong...



- started the journey at 6.00am, reached Pengkalan Hulu about 9.30am.

- buy the compulsory insurance at its town center. Only RM15 for 7 days. Asked the girl how about the other insurance, she said no need la. So, okay. Also no need the passenger list, not required at Betong crossing.

- Bought also the temporary car import form from her and the white cards too. All filled up neatly by her.

- Go directly to the border post. Just a few km from pengkalan hulu. Drive through malaysian immi checkpoint, wind down windows and just show passports. (Before that, Polis bantuan checked road tax, display on windshield, and car voc.)

- at thai immi checkpoint, park car and go through immi and chop passport.

- get back to car and drive short distance to thai custom checkpoint. Give voc and temporary import form. Thai custom will enter details into their system; will need to know color of your car which is not stated in the voc.

So, better to write it (with pencil) on the voc. At first I don't understand what the custom lady officer was asking, and she has to hold up a big card "CAR COLOR". hahaha 🤣

- you will get back a copy of the temporary import form which you must hand over when coming back home. This to show/inform that the car is out of siamland.

- reached Betong, still quite early at about 10am thai time. Find hotel and checked in. Breakfast and drive to the hills, about 30 minutes away, where all the major attractions are. The communist tunnels and flower garden.

how much stuff did you bring back from thailand?