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Tourist
Information Services
Tourist
information is available at the Tourism
Authority of Thailand head office in Bangkok, local
offices in 22 major cities (listed in the back cover)
and the TAT information counter in Bangkok
Airport and at every airport
where there is a TAT local office. They provide maps,
brochures and useful information on tours, shopping, dining
and accommodation. All TAT information offices are open
seven days a week from 8.30 AM. To 4.30 PM.
Business
hours
Most
commercial concerns in Bangkok
operate on a five-day week basis. Government offices are
generally open between 8.30 AM and 4.30 PM with a noon
to 1.00 PM lunch break, Monday through Friday, except
on public holidays.
Private
businesses maintain much the same hours - perhaps 8.00
AM to 5.00 PM, with certain exceptions. Many stores open
12 hours a day, seven days a week.
Business
Centers
Certain
major hotels provide fully equipped business centers for
visiting executives. Services customarily include secretarial
work, typing, photocopying and fax facilities, conference
rooms and reference libraries.
Embassies
Some
50 countries maintain embassies, consulates or legations
in Bangkok. Most are concentrated around the Sukhumvit,
Ploen Chit, Witthayu and Sathon Road areas. A complete
list of such missions is featured in the Yellow Pages
of the English edition of the Bangkok Telephone Directory.
Press
Thailand's
English-language newspapers, the Nation, the Bangkok Post
and Thailand Times keep readers abreast of local and international
events. It also carry daily listings on concerts, exhibitions,
displays and cinematic offerings.
Complimentary
weekly tourist publications such as This Week, Explore
Pattaya,
etc., contain additional information with emphasis on
dining and nightlife attractions. Beer bars, cocktail
lounges and pubs are mostly concentrated in the Sukhumvit,
New Petchaburi and Silom Road areas.
Major
English language magazines and newspapers such as International
Herald Tribune, Wall street Journal, Newsweek, Time and
Asia week are readily available at hotel newsagents, supermarkets,
department stores and leading bookstores.
Tourist
police
The
Tourist
Police was set up to coordinate with the Tourism
Authority of Thailand in providing safety for tourists.
Its responsibilities are receiving and acknowledging claims
and complaints; to conduct investigations and action as
coordinator of tourist security protection. At present,
some 500-tourist policemen are stationed in major tourist
areas such as the Grand Palace, Pat Pong and Lumphini
Park.
Email
Address : tourist@police.go.th
Address and Telephone
Number of the Tourist Police in Bangkok Office:
Address:
26/56 TPI Tower Bldg. 23 Fl., Chantadmai Rd.
Tungmahamek, Sathorn, Bangkok 10120
Phone:
02-678-6800-9
Fax: 02-678-6829
Address:
Don Muang International Airport, Wipawadee Rangsit Rd.,
Don Muang, Bangkok
Phone:
02-535-1641
Medical
services
All
tourism destinations and provincial capitals have hospitals
and clinics staffed by well-trained doctors and nurses.
In case of emergencies, ambulances can be summoned form
any private hospital.
International
SOS Assistance
Helpline-Phone : 02-655-7241
24 hour assistance for evacuation and medical emergencies.
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