Contact Page and usefull phone numbers for travel and life in Thailand.
BTS Tourist Information Center : 0 2617 7340
Police 191
Crime 195
Fire 199
Highway Police 1193
Tourist Police 1699
Tourist Service Center 1155
Ambulance and Rescue 1669
Medical Emergency Call 1554
Ambulance Service Centre 0 2255 1134–6
Immigration Office
Soi Suanphlu, Sathorn Tai Road, Bangkok 10120
Tel. +66 2 287 3101
Local/International directory assistance: 100
Talking clock: 181
American Express: 235-0990, 236-0276
Lost cards: 273-0044
Diner's Club: 233-0313 or 233-5775
Lost cards: 233-5644-5
MasterCard and Visa: 270-1122 or 270-1259
Lost cards: 252-2712
Emergency (Bangkok)
Ambulance Police Hospital
255-1133-6
Crime Suppression Division
195, 513-3844
Emergency Police Service
191, 246-1342
Food & Drug Administration (hotline)
202-9333
Highway Police Service
1193
Medical Evacuation & Ambulance Service
255-1133-6
Missing Person Bureau
282-1815
Police Fire Brigade
199, 246-0199
Tourist Police
1155, 678-680
Others (Bangkok)
Bangkok International Airport
535-1111
Bangkok Mass Transit Information
184
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
1555
Customs Department
249-0431
Flight Timetable
1566
Immigration Bureau
287-3116
Operator-Assisted Overseas Call
100
Overseas Subscriber Call
001
Provincial Directory Assistance
183
Revenue Department
617-3321
Thai Airways International PIc.
280-0060,535-2846
The Transport Co., Ltd.
936-1160
Tourist Service Centre
1155
Tourist Assistance Centre
281-5051
Taxi Service
1545
Traffic Control Centre
197, 247-6610-6
Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)
Head Office: Bangkok
(662) 694-1222
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Unusual brand of humourIsraeli illustrator David Polonsky speaks about his work, films and politics
Deep within the heavily guarded Israeli Embassy in Bangkok, David Polonsky is taking a sip of his coffee, discussing the role of politics in his work.
"In Israeli art and cinema and literature, you might say that the political situation is too preeminent," Polonsky said. "Real art cannot deal with flat political questions."
Polonsky, an illustrator and an artist who....
Building a modern heritageBangkok's skyscrapers contrast the inclusion of a Western sense of modernity against traditional settings.
Bangkok is a city that takes pride in its centuries-old cultural heritage. Yet since the Fifth reign, it has also welcomed Western modernity for the projection of Thailand's image as a civilised country. In Thailand, where cultural consistency is still strong, modernity has become more than the language of form and function: it is almost synonymous with Thai-Chinese "tycoonism", as a new....
This royal is ready to rockHRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana steps out on her own in the Paris limelight
Going it alone this year, after debuting under Balmain's sponsorship at Paris Fashion Week last September, Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana is sure to turn heads in the French capital again in September with her startling new collection.
"Don't be surprised when you see how sexy my new collection is," she says.
The theme is "Ethnic....
Small venues packed with dramaOne reason the Bangkok audience has recently seen a rise in the number of theatre performances are the three new venues - Muangthai Rachadalai Theatre, Makhampom Studio and Crescent Moon Space - which have been operational for a little over a year now.
With the media hype created by an enormous marketing budget, the public knows what has been happening on the Rachadalai stage, and people can easily count off the number of productions.
What many of us may not know, thanks in part to less interest from the media, is that the shophouse right behind the traffic-police booth at Saphan Kwai intersection, otherwise known as Makhampom Studio,....
Silpa's real modelRemembering Malinee Bhirasri who was inspiration for the father of modern arts in Thailand
The foundation for modern Thai art was laid down by Italian sculptor Corrado Feroci, better known as Professor Silpa Bhirasri (1892 to 1962). Ferado was invited by the Royal Siam Government to the country and, later, named the "Father of modern arts in Thailand". He was appointed a sculptor with the Royal Fine Arts Department in 1924.
