Barry Kenyon
Cambodia breaks all records for tourist entry numbers
With 3.4 million tourists journeying by air in the first eight months of 2023, Cambodia has skyrocketed its 2022 entries by almost 200 percent....
Many expat grey areas in Thailand’s latest income tax policy
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin couldn’t be clearer: “You should pay tax on income you earn no matter how you earn it.” He was referring...
Moral panic takes over the expats and Thai taxation furor
The fear that retirees and other non-working expats are about to be taxed on their overseas pension income has created a field-day for internet...
British expats in Thailand bemoan Barclays’ latest debanking moves
Barclays’ decision to shut down as many expat accounts worldwide as they can find is causing distress amongst British retirees and long stayers in...
Thailand’s 6,000 ganja shops could now be under threat
In a surprise move, The Thai prime minister revealed in an interview in New York that smoking pot for leisure needs to be outlawed...
Sexy Soi 6 and the Old Queen
There are more pubs named after Queen Victoria than any other monarch. Over 220 in the UK alone. But one of the most famous...
Chinese visa-free concession won’t transform the tourist market
Effective September 25 for a six months trial period, Chinese nationals won’t need advance paperwork nor the 2,000 baht (US$57) fee to vacation in...
Big increases in UK state pensions infuriate frozen expats in Thailand
The news that Britain’s old age pensioners are scheduled to receive an 8.5 percent increase next April, on top of 10.2 percent this year,...
Pattaya Survivors: The insurance man for all seasons
We all know, or should know, what a really awful day in Pattaya looks like: huge medical bill to pay, car accident, house on...
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Tuscan Wine Tasting at Dicey Reilly’s Avani Pattaya Resort 21 March 2026
Sip, savour and discover the elegance of Tuscany at an exclusive Frescobaldi Wine Tasting Night at Dicey Reilly’s.
Join us for a refined evening celebrating...
Fuel shock hits Pattaya as island and fishing trip operators face soaring costs
PATTAYA, Thailand – Rising global oil prices linked to tensions in the Middle East are beginning to impact the tourism sector in Pattaya, as...
Motorists say ‘Price doesn’t matter, just let us fill up’ as fuel queues stretch...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Long lines of motorists stretched for more than a kilometer outside a fuel station operated by Thai Oil in Sri Racha...
Clash among transgender groups over missing phone draws crowds of tourists at Walking Street...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Tensions flared early Thursday morning when two groups of transgender individuals gathered to settle a dispute over a missing mobile phone...
Foreign man found naked and shouting on Phra Tamnak Road in Pattaya, police seek...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night disturbance in Pattaya caused alarm among residents after a foreign man was found walking naked and shouting along a...