- Electricity:
The electric current is 220 volt AC (50 cycles) throughout the
country.
- Time:
The time in Thailand is seven hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time
(+7 hours GMT).
Visa Information
Visitors entering the Kingdom on tourist visas are entitled to
refunds of the 7% value added tax (VAT) paid on goods purchased
at shops, department stores and other retail outlets displaying
" VAT Refund for Tourists " signs, where tax refund application
forms are available. Prior to airport departure, visitors must present
a completed VAT refund form, plus passport information and purchase
receipts, to a customs officer. Certain luxury goods must be shown
to an excise official. Refunds may be in bank draft form or credited
to a credit card. For more information, please contact the VAT Refunds
for Tourists Office, Tel: 0 2272 9388 or VAT Refund Office at
Bangkok
International Airport Tel : 02535 6577-8
- New Year's Day : Jan
1
- Makha Bucha Day : Feb
13
- Chakri Day : April 6
- Songkran Day : April
13 - 15
- National Labour Day :
May 1
- Coronation Day : May
5
- Visakha Bucha Day :
May 12
- Khao Phansa (Buddhist Lent)
: July 11
- HM the Queen's Birthday :
August 12
- Chulalongkorn Day :
October 23
- HM the King's Birthday :
December 5
- Constitution Day :
December 10
- New Year's Eve : December
31
Thai Restaurant around Silom and
Sathorn area
Department Store in Bangkok
- TOKYU : In front of BTS National
Stadium
- Central World Plaza
- ISETAN / ZEN : Near by BTS Chitlom
Station
(About 5 minutes walk)
- Emporium Department : In
front of BTS Phrom Phong Station
- Robinson Depart: In front
of BTS Sala Daeng Station and Asok Station
- Central Depart: In front
of BTS Sala Daeng Station and Chit Lom Station
Market in Bangkok
- Weekend Market/Sunday Market (Chatuchak): In
front of BTS Mo Chit Station or MRT Chatchak Park Station
Open every Saturday and Sunday
- Lumphini Night Bazar : Near
by BTS Sala Daeng Station (5 minutes walk) and MRT Lumphini Station
(5 minutes walk)
Open from 5 pm~ midnight
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