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Customers at Jomtien Immigration welcome extra help

Visitors to the headquarters of Chonburi Immigration say immigration officers now assisting the queuing public in the carpark is a welcome development. “Before, there...

Pattaya’s Canterbury Tales clocks up 20 years

The city’s unique book exchange with soft-drinks cafeteria is more popular than ever after being advised it would likely face closure. Canterbury-born Dave Collier,...

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...

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