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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Tourism’s new compass: why meaning, community, and human connection are now leading the way
BANGKOK, Thailand - Tourism has entered an age of restless reinvention. Across the global industry, from UN Tourism to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and international networks...
Französischer Wohltätigkeitsleiter besucht HHN Foundation – zehnjährige Unterstützung für thailändische Kinder setzt sich fort
PATTAYA, Thailand – Les Amis de L’Ophelinate de Pattaya, eine seit vielen Jahren engagierte französische Wohltätigkeitsorganisation, hat diese Woche erneut ihre langfristige Unterstützung für...
Foreign tourist found dead in Pattaya Beach incident
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials and police from Pattaya City Station responded to reports of a foreign man found drowned near the entrance...
Pattaya tightens city regulations following fireworks festival vendor complaints
PATTAYA, Thailand – Deputy Mayor Wuthisak Rermkijakarn chaired a meeting with the Pattaya City Administration Division to evaluate progress on prior directives and address...
Pattaya’s traffic has hit a breaking point
PATTAYA, Thailand – Spend enough time behind the wheel in Pattaya and you eventually confront a blunt truth: this city does not run on...