Barry Kenyon
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...
Tourists arriving in Thailand without a prior visa: updates February 2023
Thailand is no exception to the worldwide rule that immigration entry procedures depend on your nationality. Below we list some of the most popular...
Indian arrivals in Pattaya set to boom again
India’s decision to abolish RT-PCR covid tests for all travellers from Thailand to India from Monday February 13 is a shot in the arm...
Virtually no Asian restrictions in place for the expected influx of...
Warnings from the World Health Organization and others about the upsurge of covid cases in China abound. But they have done little to curb...
English breakfasts in Pattaya too dependent on elderly expats
Latest research from UK suggests that the traditional English breakfast is in significant decline there owing to dislike of grease by the younger generation....
Myanmar junta banks on Chinese surge to boost tourism
The military government of senior general Min Aung Hlaing is hopeful that the country’s ailing economy will be boosted by Beijing’s decision to allow...
Dr Iain Corness obituary: a Pattaya man of all the talents
One of Pattaya’s best-known foreign residential achievers has died here after a long battle with cancer. Reviewing the life of such a gifted man...
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Thailand checks over 2,000 businesses amid price monitoring drive
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce of Thailand has conducted inspections at more than 2,000 businesses across the country this month in an...
Interior Ministry appoints nationwide officers to monitor fuel trade and prevent shortages
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Ministry of Interior has appointed authorized officers nationwide to enforce measures to prevent fuel shortages related to the situation in...
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn chairs national commission meeting for royal cremation of Queen Sirikit...
BANGKOK, Thailand – Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on 21 March 2026 chaired a meeting of the National Commission on the Royal...
TAT and Porsche Club Singapore launch luxury driving caravan across Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Singapore Office, in partnership with Porsche Club Singapore (PCS), has launched the “Drive of the...
Mann schlägt anderen wegen Urinierens auf Pattaya-Straße – Aufruf zu öffentlichem Respekt
PATTAYA, Thailand – Ein Vorfall auf einer Straße in Pattaya hat online eine Debatte ausgelöst, nachdem ein virales Video zeigte, wie ein Mann einen...