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설렘 가득한 여행, 즐거운 추억으로만 가득 차기를 바라는 것은 당연한 일입니다. 하지만 낯선 문화와 장소에서 발생하는 다양한 일들 중에 좋은 경험만 있지는 않죠. 특히 여행을 준비할 때 각별히 주의해야 할 것이 바로 안전 문제입니다. 여행지에 대해 잘 모르고 떠나면 자칫 낯선 곳에서 위험한 순간을 맞닥뜨릴 수도 있기 때문입니다. 각종 범죄와 치안 문제 등으로 인해 여행 […]

각 나라에는 저마다의 독특한 문화와 특징이 존재합니다. 이런 문화적 차이 때문에 한국에 온 미국인들이 그들과 정반대인 문화에 놀라는 경우가 종종 발생하는데요. 예컨대 한국인에게 일상이 되어 버린 ‘배달 문화’는 미국인들에게 충격으로 다가오기도 하죠. 반면에 한국인 역시 미국에 가거나 혹은 미국 드라마, 영화를 볼 때 그들의 문화에 충격을 받곤 하는데요. 그래서 오늘은 한국인들이 놀란 미국인의 행동에는 어떤

2016년부터 화제가 되었던 중국 5성급 호텔의 위생 논란을 아시나요? 종업원들은 변기솔로 물컵을 닦고 객실 바닥에서 이불을 개고 있었는데요. 심지어 수건으로 변기를 닦는 등 충격적인 실태가 연달아 보도된 적이 있습니다. 당시 많은 사람들이 뉴스로 소식을 접하고 경악을 금치 못했습니다. 하룻밤 숙박료가 한화 약 15만 원에서 최대 44만 원까지 이르는 특급 호텔이었음에도 불구하고 위생 관리 실태가 불량했는데요.

Pattaya men allegedly posed as police officers, extorted $50,000 from a womanLine Today A group of 4 men in Pattaya allegedly posed as police officers and extorted 50,000 baht from a woman. The 20 year old woman says the men claiming to be police officers raided her condominium and a friend visiting had drugs in

Facebook, Twitter may face charges for allegedly allowing lèse majesté contentStandard Facebook and Twitter could face charges for failing to block so called lèse majesté posts that allegedly violate Thailand’s Computer Crime Act. The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society says the social media platforms were warned about Thailand’s laws regarding content that insults the

Thailand News Today | Visa amnesty, sealing Burmese border, Thai airways creditors | September 24The Thaiger Latest update for September 26 deadline of visa amnesty. Deadline set for THAI creditors A date has now been set for creditors to recover their money from Thai Airways. Applications for debt repayment through corporate bonds started yesterday. Applications

982 lèse majesté social media posts cited in police complaintLine Today Nearly 1,000 so called lèse majesté posts on social media have been cited in a police complaint for allegedly violating Thailand’s Computer Crime Act, some allegedly criticising and insulting the Thai Monarchy. The complaints were filed by Digital Economy and Society Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta.

Armed men allegedly steal more than 100,000 baht from Ayutthaya monkLine Today Police are searching for men who allegedly robbed a monk at an Ayutthaya temple, taking off with more than 100,000 baht in cash. Thai media reports that 2 of the men have been arrested and police are still searching for the other 2

70% of Phuket’s tourism businesses are closed, many for goodThe Thaiger Most tourism businesses in Phuket have closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and they probably won’t be up and running again until foreign tourists are let back in Thailand. Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew says around 70% of tourism businesses have closed, most of them

Raja salvage operation resumes, garbage truck, pick-up raised from seabedNation Thailand An operation to raise the sunken Raja 4 ferry and its cargo of vehicles from the seabed off Koh Samui has resumed, after being delayed due to bad weather. The ferry sank on the night of August 1 as it was transporting several garbage

Bangkok DJ dies in high speed crash on notorious ‘death road’INN News A well known local DJ died early this morning in a high speed car crash on a Bangkok road bend nicknamed “Curve of 100 Deaths.” Police say his car’s speedometer was found stuck at 200 kilometres per hour. Police suspect 33 year old

But it was my idea! Thai producer loses battle for Ultraman superhero copyrightFlickr A Thai producer says he came up with the superhero “Ultraman,” but he recently lost a battle with a Japanese special effects studio over the copyright. The Thailand Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the owner of the Thai Chaiyo Productions Company Limited