Barry Kenyon
Pattaya’s revolutionary medical city moving ahead slowly
The 566 rai (one million square meters) former woodland area, now being excavated by Mabprachan Lake, is set to become a futuristic medical valley...
The ever-changing world of Thai work permits for foreigners
Traditionally, there are two routes for expat foreigners needing or wanting a job here. If offered a post by a registered company or school,...
Pattaya is divided on whether prostitution should be decriminalized
Although prostitution between consenting adults has been illegal in Thailand since the 1960s, Pattayans have always known that the many laws covering sex for...
Thirteen famous predictions
First run in the mid-1990s
1. Computers in the future may weigh more than 1.5 tons. (Popular Mechanics 1949)
2. We don't like their sound and...
Cambodian man’s career success story in Pattaya
Setha Ses, nickname Den and now 32, was born into a large family of modest means and brought up in Cambodia’s Koh Kong province....
Pattaya is really picking up now says local travel expert
Marlowe Malhotra, who runs Vicky Travel, reckons that the boom times are returning to Pattaya. “International air fares to and from Thailand are at...
UK pound falls to 39 baht in foreign exchange booths
The British pound buys fewer than 40 Thai for the first time since the 2020 panic over the prospect of the Brexit exit from...
Yet another new date for introduction of Thai tax on foreign...
The fifth provisional date for the start of the long-delayed 300 baht (US$9) levy on virtually all international arrivals by land, sea and air...
Thailand quickly cancels vaccine requirement after shooting itself in the foot
As predicted by Pattaya Mail just hours ago, the Thai health ministry has cancelled with immediate effect the latest requirement for all foreigners to...
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Pattaya veranstaltet erstmals „Classic Revival in Old Town Naklua“ mit über 700 Oldtimern
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Polizei intensiviert Fahndung nachdem Frau auf Hügelstraße in Ost-Pattaya Hilfe suchte
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Undercover-Einsatz in Pattaya führt zur Festnahme eines chinesischen Ketamin-Vape-Dealers
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Hochrangiger Polizeioffizier überprüft Polizeistation Pattaya und stärkt Service- und Einsatzstandards
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Stadt Pattaya vermittelt bei Lärmbeschwerden im Nachtleben von Jomtien
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