Barry Kenyon

Thailand’s disease control committee has proposed a halving of the two-weeks’ hotel isolation requirement for vaccinated tourists.  Health ministry official Opas Karnkawinpong said that...

Vaccination a marketing tool Some Pattaya businesses and hotels are promoting themselves this month with the welcome news that their staff are fully vaccinated, soon...

The immigration authorities have confirmed that the final date of applications for the 60 days special Covid visa extension is now November 26.   This replaces...

The special dispensation which has allowed short-stay foreign tourists to remain in Thailand since spring last year – 18 months ago – could be...

Government plans to encourage one million well-heeled foreigners to base themselves in Thailand with 10 year visas and the right to buy freehold land...

Pan Pan has every right to be classified as the ultimate Pattaya survivor.  The popular Thappraya Road base was opened by Luciano in 1989...

In a shock decision, the UK authorities have refused to remove Thailand from its list of banned countries. Although the British Department of Transport...

The Thai Cabinet has agreed the framework of a new visa policy which has been under consideration by government committees for most of 2021. ...

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has indicated that some of the least popular aspects of the Move On Pattaya program are to be...

Initial feedback is warning against the widely-held assumption on social media that the padlocked Nashaa club fire was likely started deliberately. The nitery, strongly...