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Siem Reap follows Pattaya out of the ghost town era

Cambodia’s premier tourist hotspot doesn’t have a beach, but the temples of Angkor Wat usually pull in the crowds. Yet Siem Reap’s progress out...

It’s pluses and minuses for Pattaya’s travel industry says local operator

Marlowe Malhotra, a Pattaya-based businessman since 1973, knows a thing or two about local tourism. He has been running his own travel agency since...

The Thai and Cambodian golden expat visas now look to be...

The recently-confirmed 10-year visas for Thailand and Cambodia have sparked considerable debate about the similarities, real or imagined. The Cambodian My Second Home (CM2H)...

Myanmar military still trying to boost international tourism

Battered by the ongoing pandemic and the military coup last year, Myanmar authorities are persevering with attracting foreign visitors with the resumption of the...

Medical insurance is a complex business Mr Ambassador

On a recent radio interview with Pattaya’s 103 station, British ambassador Mark Gooding pinpointed the lack of medical insurance by Brits as his biggest...

One of Pattaya’s last vacant lots to become a 20-storey luxury...

The former Tops supermarket and car park area at the junction of the resort’s Second and Third Roads has been sold to developers. It...

Thailand’s 10 year visa and property proposals “won’t entice many”

It is unlikely that the Thai government’s proposals to encourage one million super-rich foreigners to seek Long Term Residency (LTR) will hit the bullseye....

Retired gay foreigners targeted in Thai bill

Two foreigners will be able to get legal recognition for longstay visas in an amendment to the civil union bill agreed by a parliamentary...

Expats ponder whether to gamble on the Thai baht

With the British pound theoretically worth more than 44 baht and the US dollar sticking at around 37 baht, many expats, vacationers and Bloomberg...

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Icelandic and Arab motorcyclists clash in street fight on Pattaya South Road

PATTAYA, Thailand – Police intervened to break up a chaotic street fight involving foreign motorcyclists on Pattaya South Road late Saturday night, following a...

Pattaya City promotes respect for pedestrian crossings to improve road safety

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