Hua Hin Briefing: Friday 13 November
Duty on overseas online orders, a Prachuap player in the Hua Hin tennis quarter-finals, the ฿50 rubbish fee from Monday, two rain windows, Saturday night options and a December vintage car parade.
Overseas online orders face higher duty
Cabinet approved new import duty rules on 10 November for parcels bought from overseas platforms and shipped by courier or international post. Rates follow each product’s customs classification, capped at 30%, The Nation reports. No start date is fixed. Thaiger quotes the Customs director-general expecting around 1 January 2027, depending on Royal Gazette publication.
Local player in the Hua Hin tennis quarter-finals
At the ITF men’s M15 event at Arena Hua Hin Sports Club, Thanapet “Owen” Chanta, a Prachuap Khiri Khan native and fourth seed, won 6-4, 7-6 on Thursday. He plays a Hong Kong qualifier in the quarter-finals and has also reached the doubles semi-finals, according to News1Live. A second week of the series starts on 16 November.
Rubbish fee rises on Monday
Household rubbish collection in Hua Hin Municipality goes from ฿10 to ฿50 a month on 17 November. Residents who sort their waste get a 50% discount on disposal fees. Our earlier report has the breakdown.
Two rain windows for the south
At a meeting in Hat Yai on 11 November, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation warned of heavy to very heavy rain across the south from 11 to 13 November. It expects another wave from 20 to 24 November. Prachuap Khiri Khan and Phetchaburi were among the provinces taking part, Bangkok Biz News reports. Our rain outlook covers what that means for Loy Krathong.
Saturday night in Hua Hin
Three ticketed options sit on the events calendar. Taidin Synthesia at Blush Gastrobar on Soi 94 runs 16:00 to 02:00 with six DJs, capped at 300 guests. Tickets are online only at ฿550 to ฿650, and sales close today. A Diwali dinner at Sivana Gardens Clubhouse in Khao Tao costs ฿1,200 and starts at 18:00. Om and Friends play a string concert at Elder Blossom at 16:30 for ฿750. See /tonight for the rest.
Vintage car parade set for December
The 24th Phetchaburi–Hua Hin Vintage Car Parade runs 18 to 20 December with more than 50 vintage and classic cars, led by a black 1947 Lanchester, Siamrath reports. The cars leave the Auto Rendezvous Museum in Bangkok on 18 December and head for Dusit Thani Hua Hin in Cha-am district.
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