The international border Mae Sot – Myawaddy from Thailand to Myanmar (Burma, Birma) is actually closed since a few days.
There are rumors, that Myanmar closed the border as a protest as on Thai side the are working at the shore of the border river Maenam Moei and making the dam better. Burma complains this will [...]
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Mae Sot – Myawaddy – border to Myanmar closed
July 28th, 2010 
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143 Comments »New Visa policies for Myanmar
July 28th, 2010 admin As from May 1st, Myanmar (Burma, Birma) has changed its visa policies. It is not necessary anymore to visit a consulate or emabassy and apply for a visa, if flight destination is Rangoon (Yangoon) or Mandalay.
From May 1st, all foreigners get a visa on arrival at the above mentioned airports.
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March 4th, 2010 admin The Tourist Visa for Thailand were free till march 2010. From march 2010 each entry usually costs 1.000 Baht. But just today we got informed, that the Thai Government keeps going on with free tourist visa for Thailand till the end of march 2011.
Touristvisa are available as single, double and triple entry (each entry is [...]
Posted in General, News, Thailand, Thailand News, Thailand Visa Tags: a fee of 1.900 Baht, a single entry tourist visa, each entry can be extended with 30 days, each entry is 60 days, fees for touristvisa Thailand, free tourist visa for Thailand till the end of March 2011, From march 2010 each entry usually costs 1.000 Baht, just today we got informed, optimal used, people can stay up to 90 days in Thailand, single double and triple entry, the Thai Government keeps going, Tourist visa for Thailand, Tourist Visa for Thailand were free till march 2010, Touristvisa, with a double entry up to 180 days, with a triple entry tourist visa up to 270 days 68 Comments »9 Karen killed in Tak province
February 6th, 2010 admin Officers from the Phop Phra police station have emerged as suspects in the killing of at least nine Karen workers from Burma whose bodies have been found in the past week. The bodies were found in two different locations in two districts of northern Tak province.
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