TRAVEL BASICS
Visa:
Visa link to Thai
Embassy in the U.S. (pdf file)
Long-Term
Stay:
How
to get a Work Permit: Living and Working in Thailand on a Long Term
Basis
Thailand
at a Glance:
country's current economic
data
Currency:
Baht (THB)
Baht per US dollar - 37.882 (2006), 40.22 (2005)
Current exchange rate:
click here
Weather:
tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy monsoon (mid-May to September); dry and
cool (November to mid-March); hot and humid in the summer
Current weather: click
here
Time:
Current
time and weather: click here
Capital:
Bangkok
Large
Cities: Chiang
Mai, Phuket, Chonburi, Udorn Thani
Border
Countries: Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia
(click here
for planning your trips to Thailand's neighboring countries)
Airports
in Thailand:
Telephone:
Country Code: 66
City code for Bangkok is: 2
Emergency
phone number
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Plan
Your Business Trip: Thailand
Trip
Journal:
Industrial Parks
and
Ports to Visit:
Medical Tourism
in Thailand:
Thai Art:
Thai Food:
Thai cuisine are combination of hot (spicy), sour, sweet, and
salty. There are use of coconut milk, fresh turmeric, various
fresh herbs, fish sauce and lime juice. Thai cuisine also has been
greatly influenced by its neighbors, especially India, China, Malaysia,
Laos.
Guide to Thai Restaurants:
click here
Thailand Useful
Links:
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Runckel & Associates Service: Visit
Facilitation
- On the Ground
Support
- Site Selection,
Logistics, Licenses for Building and operating Factories in Thailand
- Sourcing
Products,
Meet the companies
- Assisting
Executive
MBA Programs and Business Groups
Runckel &
Associates
has experienced English-speaking associates on the ground in Thailand
to
prepare and support your visits: Most
of these associates
have been working with us for 6-8 years during which they have
performed a wide variety of projects with us. This gives you and
your company experience, knowledge, a trusted partner and an advantage
helping you in all aspects of your new endeavor in Asia.
Site
selection and
logistics during the visits: We regularly work with the
major industrial parks, national business promotion agencies and local
specialists on site selection, licenses and permits. We therefore
can arrange meetings and visits that can help simplify your data
collection and help ensure that you are receiving the most accurate
information and are not missing key facts or failing to consider
important information that can make your project more profitable and
more predictable in terms of its success.
Sourcing
products and
visiting factories during the visits:
We are specialists
in assisting companies seeking to produce products or to source
products in all parts of Thailand. Our specialists in Thailand
can
help you find the best company to produce and source your product and
visit them.
Assisting
Universitiy's
EMBA programs and business group for trips to Thailand: Our
study
tour is designed for business schools, EMBA students and business
executives with a view to provide understanding of Thailand’s business
culture, business organization and management in an Asian
context. Our team of international business, diplomatic and
cultural specialists has a long and rich background in Thailand.
We arrange for lectures, company visits and tours throughout the trip
to help executives better understand the challenges and the
opportunities that Asia offers.
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Knowing a few words of any language helps to show your business
contacts and people you meet, etc., that you are interested in their
country and seek more than a short-term gain. Here are a few
keywords:
Hello:
Sa-wat-dee-krap(used by males), Sa-wat-dee-ka(used by females)
Please: Ka-roo-na (with a request)
Thank you: Khaup khoon
You're welcome: Mai pen rai
Excuse me: Khaw toat
My name is: Pom cher..(used by males), Di-chan cher..(used by females)
I understand: Pom kao jai khrap (used by males), Di-chan kao jai kha
(used by females)
I don't understand: Pom mai khao jai(used by males), Di-chan mai khao
jai(used by females)
Good bye: Sa-wat-dee
News:
Bangkok Post
The
Nation
Radio:
Radio Thailand
MCOT Radio
Network
Tourist
Attractions
Bangkok
Chao
Phraya River, the Royal Grand Palace, Wat Phra Kaeo, Wat Pho, Wat Arun,
Jim
Thompson’s House, National Museum Bangkok, Chatuchak
Weekend Market, Sukhumvit Road, China Town, Silom-Surawong-Patpong
Diving
ANDAMAN
SEA: Dive sites are found off the coast of Phuket, Krabi and Trang.
GULF OF THAILAND: Ko Samui, Ko Pha-ngan, Ko Tao, Ko Nang Yuan, Mu
Ko Ang Thong Marine National Park, and Ko Chang in Trat Province
near the Combodian border.
EAST COAST: Pattaya offers dive trips out to Ko Larn, Ko Sak, Ko Krok,
Ko Rin, Ko Pai and Ko Marn Vichai.
Major Holidays
- January 1: New
Year’s Day
- January/February (lunar-based holidays and change
from year to year): Chinese New Year
- February/March (lunar-based holidays and change
from year to year): Makhabucha Day
- April 6: Chakri Day
- mid-April:Songkhran Day (Thai New Year)
- May (lunar-based holidays and change from year to
year): Ploughing Ceremony
- May 1: Labor Day
- May 5: Coronation Day
- May/June (lunar-based holidays and change from
year to year): Visakhabucha Day
- July/August (lunar-based holidays and change from
year to year) :Asalahabucha Day
- July/August (lunar-based holidays and change from
year to year): Rains Retreat
- August 12: Queen Sirikit’s Birthday
- October (lunar-based holidays and change from year
to year): Ok Pansa
- October 23: Chulalongkorn Day
- December 5: King Bhumiphol’s Birthday
- December 10: Constitution Day
- December 31: New Year’s Eve
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