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Pattaya-based British conservationist launches animal trilogy

Pattaya seems to teem with vigorous women and men with a great tale to tell. Especially Brits. Geoffrey Doody, in partnership with his wife...

Jomtien immigration soi now one way

Jomtien Soi 5, where the headquarters of Chonburi immigration are located, is now closed to traffic from beach road but can still be accessed...

Cambodia voted number one for culture

World Travel Awards have listed Cambodia has the leading cultural destination in Asia. Minister of Tourism Sok Soken said the award underpinned the country’s...

UK government claims benefit fraud discovered in overseas expat payments

Thailand-based British pensioners could have their British bank accounts inspected by the government under new powers being considered to thwart benefit irregularities.  The plans,...

85 percent of tourists to Thailand now don’t need a visa

Within the past six months, the Thai government has made mammoth strides to ease the travel process for millions more foreign tourists. Previously, visa-exempt...

85 percent of tourists to Thailand now don’t need a visa

Within the past six months, the Thai government has made mammoth strides to ease the travel process for millions more foreign tourists. Previously, visa-exempt...

Pattaya’s most colorful celebrity launches paperback autobiography

PATTAYA, Thailand - There was a high turnout at Pattaya’s Canterbury Tales to help Brian Jacks celebrate his highly unusual life with a paperback...

Tourist insurance scheme excludes expats

The Thai government’s 50 million baht coverage for foreign visitors applies specifically to “tourists” who have been admitted with a visa-exempt stamp or a...

Thailand’s anti-cannabis laws will have a slow start

Although Thai authorities are determined to outlaw smoking cannabis for pleasure once and for all, experts say that there is likely to be a...

Neighboring countries look to Thailand for visa reform

Thailand is heading up discussions with Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia to seek agreement that a tourist visa or pass for one country means...

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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...

Pattaya enhances public amenities with new state-of-the-art Toilet Buses

PATTAYA, Thailand - Pattaya City is tackling the shortage of public restrooms by acquiring six new mobile units, with the arrival of the first...

Pattaya launches electric baht-buses to tackle long-term pollution

PATTAYA, Thailand - In a bid to revolutionize public transportation and combat pollution, Pattaya City took a significant step forward on April 25 with...

Thailand’s declining birth rate sparks future population concerns

PATTAYA, Thailand - The Paediatric Society of Thailand has sounded the alarm over a troubling trend where the number of births in Thailand has...

Immigration police raid nets 21 Myanmar nationals in Pattaya

PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi Immigration Police conducted a raid on two rented rooms in Soi Khopai South Pattaya on April 24, following reports of...