Barry Kenyon
Crowdfunding your medical bills seldom works in Thailand
The current case of 23-year old British tourist Kieran Martin, badly injured and totally immobile in Thailand after a fall from his hotel balcony...
Visa extensions for sick foreigners are now tougher to obtain
There are numerous reports, from Pattaya and Phuket in particular, of foreigners being refused a visa extension on medical grounds unless they have copious...
Thailand’s 10-year visa needs a bail out
Less than 3,000 expats have shown any interest in Thailand’s golden visa and there are no figures on how many of those have dropped...
Path unfolds for General Prayut to return as prime minister
Barring a political “accident”, Thais are set to go to the national polls on May 7. The conventional wisdom is that the Shinawatra-backed Pheu...
Pattaya finds itself the center of political attention
For half a century, Pattaya has found itself starring in the international media for its alleged sins of the flesh. Now, in a surprising...
Quiet before the storm in Siem Reap
Cambodia’s favorite province, boasting the Angkor archaeological complex, is still surprisingly quiet in the immediate post-covid era. The airport is a largely empty space...
Thai baht congratulated on its resilience and prospects
According to the UK-based Financial Times, the Thai currency has the best regional record since the Asian financial crash of 1998. The influential daily...
New Thai tourist tax is not free insurance for international visitors
The newest date for the introduction of an international tourist entry fee is now set for around June 1, or three months from publication...
Pattaya’s Little Britain is the liveliest center of night life
Soi Buakhao, or White Lotus Street, is booming post-covid as the cheaper version of the more famous Walking Street. Daytime beers can cost as...
Most tourists to Myanmar turn out to be Thais
The Myanmar Tourist Board has confirmed that the majority of international tourists to the conflict-torn country are in fact Thai vacationers. The Board claims...
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Raging fire destroys luxury yacht off Jomtien beach, crew safe
PATTAYA, Thailand - A luxury yacht caught fire off Jomtien Beach on the afternoon of April 26. Despite the efforts of emergency teams and...
Pattaya Prowl: No hospital on horizon
PATTAYA, Thailand - No chance the 1 million sqm Hospital City by Mabrachan Lake will be opening any time soon. The 2021 timetable promised...
His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam to pay official visit to the Kingdom...
Government Spokesperson Chai Wacharonke disclosed that His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, is scheduled to...
Thailand – Bangladesh to drive cooperation in all dimensions, at both government and public...
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Srettha Thavisin and H.E. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of People’s Republic of Bangladesh, on April 26 witnessed the...
Power plants torched in Songkhla and Pattani
Two groups of assailants wreaked havoc by setting off explosives and igniting two biomass power plants simultaneously in the provinces of Songkhla and Pattani...