Emergency Phone Number, Travel Guide and Others

Business Hours - 9am to 5pm on the weekdays, and 9am to 12 noon on Saturdays, except Public Holidays when hours may vary. Outlets and local stores operate daily from 9 am to 10pm Banking hours - Monday to Friday 8.30am to 3.30pm. Some branches in shopping centres, are open as late as 7-8pm and on everyday. Most currency exchange kiosks are usually open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. 24 hours ATMs are available around Phuket Island, you can use all international banking cards. Money can also be exchanged at hotels boots, although rates are more expensive than the bank. Currency is the Thai Baht, 1 Baht = 100 Satangs. Check out our handy Currency Converter for more update. Electricity - 220 Volts. Several kind of plugs and sockets are acceptable, common used is two pin flat (US type) or round (European type). Adapters can be purchased at local stores. Thailand's Public Holiday January 1 - New Year’s Day February (full moon day) - Makka Bucha April 6 - Chakri Day April 13 - 15 Songkran, Thai New Year May 1 - Labour Day May 5 - Coronation Day May 7 ?Royal Ploughing Ceremony May (full moon day) - Visakha Bucha July (full moon day) - Asanha Bucha commemorates the first sermon of Buddha August 12 - Queen’s Birthday October 23 - Chulalongkorn Day December 5 - King’s Birthday December 10 - Constitution Day December 31 - New Year’s Eve Embassies in Bangkok Austria: 02 287 3970 Korea: 02 319 1442-3 Australia: 02 287 2680 Malaysia: 02 679 2190 Belgium: 02 679 5454 Myanmar: 02 233 2237 Brazil: 02 679 8567-8 New Zealand: 02 254 2530 Cambodia: 02 254 6630 Norway: 02 204 6500 Canada 02 636 0540 Russia: 02 268 1169 China: 02 245 7032 Singapore: 02 286 2111 Denmark: 02 213 2021-5 Spain: 02 252 6112 Finland: 02 256 9306 Sweden: 02 302 0360 France: 02 266 8250 Switzerland: 02 253 0156 Germany: 02 287 9000 Taiwan: 02 251 9274-6 Greece: 02 679 1462 United Kingdom: 02 305 8333 Israel: 02 260 4854-9 USA: 02 205 4000 Italy: 02 285 4090 Vietnam: 02 251 7201 Japan: 02 252 6151 Consulates in Phuket Austria: 076 248 334 Denmark: 076 221 159-60 Finland: 076 215 585 France: 076 391 152 Germany 076 354 119 Italy: 076 381 792 Norway: 076 230 130 Sweden: 076 327 006 Credit card fraud increases dramatically in Thailand. Always keep your cards safe and only use them at reputable establishments. Reporting a lost or stolen credit card, call: American Express - 02 273 0022-44 Master Card - 02 299 1990-2 Visa - 02 299 1990-29. Tourist Police Most Tourist Police officers can speak English and professional enough to deal with foreigners. If you have to contact the police for several reasons (We hope not to), call them up on 1155 or regular police hotline on 191.