Barry Kenyon
Thai baht caught in international currency crosshairs
The cost of a foreign holiday in Thailand now depends increasingly on the currency you wish to exchange. The US dollar continues to rise...
Putin’s call to arms could benefit Thai tourism
President Putin’s partial mobilization is underway, but the scope remains unclear. Technically, it is a draft for those with previous army experience although reports...
Canterbury Tales, a British institution in Pattaya, has moved
“Once the pandemic subsided, we were keen to move from Pattaya’s Soi Pothole,” says Dave Collier who set up Canterbury Tales with his energetic...
Are Thai politics heading for another coup in 2023?
Former premier Thaksin Shinawatra has just reminded us that he was “stabbed in the back” when the Thai military organized the 2006 coup. Then...
One day Cambodian visa runs restart from Pattaya
After a hiatus of several years, Pattaya residents and tourists can now join minibus visa runs to Pong Nam Ron (Hot Water Spring) to...
Pattaya Survivor and Veteran Hotelier Ranjith Chandrasiri
They don’t come any rarer than Ranjith. Not only a luxury hotel management consultant with oceans of experience in several continents, but able to...
Pattaya property market shifting away from condos, say developers
Thailand’s Real Estate Information Center (REIC) in its September 2022 report indicates what everyone knows: there are a lot of unsold condominium units in...
10-year Thai visas are having a slow take-off
Reports from Bloomberg and official Thai sources suggest that around 400 applications or expressions of interest have so far been received for the new...
Thailand streets-ahead of competitors in the popularity stakes
Travel agents say that the recent decriminalization of marijuana use and the forthcoming move to allow same-gender civil unions or marriage make Thailand the...
New Thai home demanded for Queen Victoria statue
A group of British expats in Bangkok and Pattaya say they will campaign to pressurize Central Group, the buyers of the former British embassy...
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Pattaya cloudy with widespread thundershowers
Fairly widespread thundershowers with isolated heavy rains in Nakhon Nayok, Chachoengsao, Prachinburi, Rayong, Chanthaburi, Chonburi (Pattaya) and Trat from September 24 to 26. Minimum...
Deputy PM Prawit meets with Israeli Ambassador to Thailand
On September 22, at the Command Building, Government House, H.E. Ms. Orna Sagiv, Ambassador of the State of Israel to Thailand, paid a courtesy...
Thailand to host world-class running events at Siam Paragon Shopping Center in Bangkok
The ‘World Athletics Global Running Conference 2022’ will take place from 30 November to 3 December 2022 at Siam Paragon Shopping Center in Bangkok....
Thailand sees surge in domestic car sales in first eight months due to reopening
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has reported a surge in domestic car sales in the first eight months of 2022 due to increased...
Thailand upgrades Chumphon-Ranong highway
The Department of Highways has upgraded a segment of a highway between Chumphon and Ranong provinces to increase road safety and improve connectivity.
The department...