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Clothing :
Light, cool clothes are sensible
and a jacket is needed for formal meetings
and dining in top restaurants. Shorts
(except knee length walking shorts),
sleeveless shirts, tank tops and other
beach-style attire are considered inappropriate
dress when not actually at the beach
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Electricity:
The electric current is 220 volt AC
(50 cycles) throughout the country.
Many different types of plugs and sockets
are in use. Travellers with electric
shavers, hair dryers, tape recorders
and other appliances should carry a
plug adapter kit. The better hotels
will make available 110-volt transformers. |
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Money Matters :
The Thai unit of currency is the Baht
which is worth a little less than 4
US cents. One US dollar = approximately
40 baht.
The baht is divided into loo satang.
"Copper" coins are valued
at 25 and 50 satang.
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Telephone services :
At present, all telephone numbers (for
local calls and long distance calls
within the country) have nine digits.
- For Bangkok calls, 02 is added
to the existing numbers i.e. 0 2694
1222.
- For provincial calls, an area code
is added to the existing numbers.
For example, area code for Chiang
Mai is 053 = 0 5324 8604; area code
for Phuket is 076 = 0 7621 1036.
- For mobile phones, 01 or 09 is added
to the existing numbers.
- The new system has no effect on
international phone calls.
- The international dialling code
for Thailand is 66.
- When making international calls
to Thailand, add 66 and omit the leading
0.
- When making international calls
from Thailand, first dial 001+country
code+area code+telephone number
- If calling Laos or Malaysia, there
is a special code which is charged
at a semi domestic rate.
- When calling Laos, first dial 007+856+area
code+telephone number
- When calling Malaysia, first dial
09+06+area code+telephone number
- Direct assistance: 1133 (local),
100 (international) |
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Medical Services
All tourism destinations and provincial
capitals have hospitals and clinics
staffed by well-trained doctors and
nurse. In the case of an emergency,
an ambulance can be summoned from any
private hospital. |
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Emergency Telephone Numbers
Central Emergency (Police, Ambulance,
Fire) : 191
Highway Patrol : 1193
Crime Suppression : 195 or 0 2513 3844
Tourist Police (English, French and
German spoken) : 1155
Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)
Call Centre : 1672
Immigration Bureau : 0 2287 3101-10
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Travel Tips
Do&Don't
Speaking Thai
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