Barry Kenyon
Thai immigration holidays May 2024
PATTAYA, Thailand - Immigration is open today Wednesday May 1. The closure dates are all weekends plus:
Monday May 6 (in recognition of Coronation Day...
Pattaya Retirees: Lucas Vanlaar
“Between a rock and a hard place”
PATTAYA, Thailand - At 76, Australian retiree Luke Vanlaar (born in Holland) has been settled in Jomtien just...
British ambassador hosts social gathering in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - Mark Gooding, British ambassador to Thailand since 2021, hosted a community evening at Courtyard by Marriott (North Pattaya) on April 23....
Officials fear Pattaya and Phuket are overcrowded hotspots
The Federation of Thai Tourism Associations has formally warned the Thai government that overtourism is now at crisis point. With projections that the calendar...
Fewer British tourists and expats are coming to Thailand
The highpoint of the British addiction to Thailand was the year 2011 when there were almost 900,000 entries by British passport holders. The information...
Pattaya maybe will see the replica Titanic in three years’ time
PATTAYA, Thailand - One of Australia’s richest guys, 69-year old Clive Palmer, has again resuscitated his ambition to rebuild the Titanic as a mammoth...
Updates on Thai immigration’s TM30 address notification form
Following many requests to Pattaya Mail, we provide below a question and answer session based on our recent checks with the authorities. You should...
Common visa policy for Thailand and her neighbors a distant dream
The Thai premier has won international praise for his marketing push to introduce a Schengen-type tourist visa arrangement for Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos...
Philippines urged to follow Thailand to grab more Chinese tourists
The Philippines is in danger of being left behind in the rush to attract the world’s biggest potential tourist market, namely China. Rene Reyes,...
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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...
Undercover sting leads police to active unlicensed massage service in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Provincial Police Region 2 and the Chonburi Public Health Office have intensified their campaign against unlicensed massage parlors, launching another high-profile...