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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Phuket court orders 30-day detention for Myanmar girl in school assault case
PHUKET, Thailand – Phuket Juvenile and Family Court has ordered a 12-year-old Myanmar girl to be held for 30 days during an investigation into...
Former MP Chalong jailed after court rejects bail in Nonthaburi shooting
NONTHABURI, Thailand – Former Nonthaburi MP Chalong Riewrang was remanded in custody on August 11 after the Nonthaburi Provincial Court rejected his request for...
Chiang Mai police identify students behind school shooting threat chat
CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Chiang Mai police have identified students believed to be responsible for posting messages threatening a shooting at Montfort College, which...
World finance comes to Thailand with 20,000 delegates expected
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has affirmed that the country is fully prepared to host the 2026 Annual Meetings of the...
Schools could get power to seize weapons after Nonthaburi shooting
BANGKOK, Thailand – Education Minister Prasert Chandraruangthong has said he plans to seek Cabinet approval for tougher school safety rules that would allow designated...