Useful Links
Government Depts
Tourism Thailand the official site for tourism in Thailand
Phuket Immigration Department information about the services provided by Phuket Immigration
Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs visas, Thai embassies & consulates, business information, general information about Thailand.
Fine Arts Department for Thai art, antiquities and ancient monuments.
Driving License and Transport for Thai traffic signs
OTOP One Tambon One Product
Thai Met Office Weather Forecast latest weather forecasts for Thailand
News
Phuket
Gazette - online English newspaper for Phuket, Thailand
A local English language newspaper printed weekly but the on-line version
is updated daily. A useful source of local news and events. Also contains
lots of useful information such as classified ads, business directory, cinema
schedule and tide tables.
The Bangkok Post The on-line version of a daily national English language newspaper
The Nation The on-line version of a daily national English language newspaper.
Hospitals
Bangkok Hospital, Phuket An international standard private hospital.
Phuket International Hospital An international standard private hospital.
Travel Sites
Airline Flights
- Find the most affordable airline flights on cheapoair. Now
you can save up to 75% on cheap fares.
Braun Rent A Car - Phuket's favorite car rental company, offers you Cars and Suzuki Jeeps with first class insurance at budget prices.
Schools, International and Bi-lingual
British International School (formerly Dulwich)
Montessori, International School
Greenhouse, Preschool and Kindergarten
Darasamut, Bi-lingual School (so why is the website only in Thai?)
Thai Language
Note some of these sites will require you to download Thai fonts.
Learning Thai - one of the best starting points available on the internet. A large resource of Thai Learning tools including audio clips. Here you can learn to understand, speak and read Thai.
Spoken Thai - this is Learning Thai's sister site. It has lots of great learning audio but it is for the more advanced learner who has some Thai reading ability.
Thai Language - another good starting point with lots of Thai audio clips and an extensive dictionary.
Thai Language Textbook for Foreigners provided by the Commission for Higher Education in collaboration with Ciang Mai University. An on-line text book for speaking and reading Thai. It uses the International Phonetic Alphabet for transliteration which takes some time to learn in itself.
The Fundamentals of Thai Language - this very good Thai language book first printed in 1957 is now available as en e-book. You can download it free from this website and then study it in your own time. An excellent introduction to speaking and reading Thai.
Thai2English Dictionary - a two-way online dictionary. It is an excellent translation tool. It will translate English into Thai giving both the Thai spelling and a transliteration. If you have a Thai language keyboard, it will translate Thai alphabet words into English. It will also attempt to translate transliterated Thai words into English.
Thai Reader - a great site for those wanting to improve their reading and listening skills. This site contains stories and articles written in Thai with audio track. It starts with the Manee children's stories that Thai's learn at school. It then moves on to a series of stories written by Mary Hass who is one of the most respected authorities on Thai language.
E_Thai_Music - want to understand the lyrics to that catchy Thai song you like - this site is your best bet. Song titles and artists are listed in both Thai and English. You can select a song to listen to and read a translation of the lyrics.
Miscellaneous
Phuket Vegetarian Festival - background about this extraordinary festival and a timetable of this years events.
Thai Visa Forum - an internet forum about life in Thailand. There are lots of members who have experience of living in Thailand and can give useful insights about Thai laws, culture and lifestyle.
General Thailand Sites
Dream of Siam - one man's personal insight on Thailand. A regular visitor, he gives his opinions on the latest goings on and Thailand's rating as a living and retirement destination.
