General Information       - Time Zone             Thailand is 7 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+7). For time difference calculation, please visit the following website : http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html        - Electricity and Water             Thailand has an AC 220 volts, 50 cycles, 3-pin (two standard pins and one dedicated grounding pin on bottom) electrical plug and socket type. However, standard 2-pin type plug and socket type can be found. Many hotels have a 110-volt outlet for razor.        - Currency and Credit Cards            The currency in Thailand is Baht (฿) divided into 100 Satang. Coins come in denominations of 25 and 50 Satang and 1, 2, 5, and 10 Baht and notes in nominations of 20, 50, 100, 500, and 1000 Baht. Currency exchange is available at the banks, airport, hotels and exchange service counter elsewhere in the city.. Current quotes are available at: http://www.bangkokbank.com/BangkokBank/WEBSERVICES/RATES/Pages/FX_Rates.aspx American Express, Diners Club, Master Card and Visa credit cards are widely accepted in large department stores and hotels.       - Business and Banking Hours            Government offices are open from 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Most shopping malls, department stores, and super markets are open from 10.00 to 8.00 p.m. daily. Many convenience stores are open 24 hours. Banks are open from 8.30 a.m. to 3.00 p.m., Monday to Friday, with automated teller machines (ATM) operating 24 hours. However, the banks operated inside big department stores are open until 19.00 or 20.00 hrs every day.       - Emergency Numbers     - Emergency call center (Police, Fire, Ambulance):191     - Police :191     - Fire Brigades : 199     - Ambulance : 1554     - Tourism Police (English, French, and German spoken) : 1155     - Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) : 1672     - Immigration Bureau : +66 (0) 2287 3101-10     - Suvarnabhumi International Airport : +66 (0)2 132-1888     - Airport Taxi : +66 (0)2 973-3191           - Making phone call            Thailand’s intermational country code for calling Thailand from overseas is +66, and the code for placing a call to another country from a Thai phone is 001 followed by the country code of the nation you are dialling, (though other long distances providers allow you to dial 007, 008, or 009 rater than 001, but at different, typically higher rates). International operator assistance is available by dialling 110. Intermational calling card can be purchased at Suvanabhumi International Airport or convenient stores.