Barry Kenyon
Old Weed Man sponsors second Walking Street in Pattaya area
One of Pattaya’s most popular legal outlets, promoting marijuana for medical purposes and as a food and drink additive, is sponsoring the Little Walking...
Thailand’s latest 10 year retirement visa available from September
The Board of Investment has announced a launch date of September 1 for the latest tranche of long-stay resident visas, or LTRs. These are...
Pattaya foreigners complain about getting unwillingly stoned
Social media are reporting that some dazed foreigners in Thailand’s favorite beach resort are being force-fed ganja in their restaurant meals. The matter has...
Compulsory insurance could survive abolition of Thailand Pass
The Ministry of Tourism and the Tourist Association of Thailand are recommending an end to pre-registration for arrivals from July 1 but with an...
Pattaya photoshoot June 2022: Soi Buakhao back bigtime
Soi Buakhao back bigtime
Pattaya’s most popular night spot is now the Soi Buakhao district which encompasses about one kilometer square, similar in size to...
Tourists baffled by new Thai laws on cell phones and marijuana...
Thai laws are famous for being vague on details. Nor does enforcement always follow through Thus, prostitution in Thailand has been illegal since 1960...
Obituary: “Dolly” John Humphreys
A popular, amateur cabaret star in Pattaya for many years, John Humphreys has died in hospital in Cambodia at age 75. He had long...
British embassies emphasize they cannot pay expat hospital bills
Following a rush of tragic cases in recent months, the British embassies in Thailand and Cambodia are reminding their nationals that medical bills must...
Pattaya Brits say platinum jubilee wasteful
Pattaya expats and longstay tourists from UK say the four-day celebrations to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s 70 years on the throne were too expensive. A...
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Thai police launch expanded sea operations to curb fuel smuggling
BANGKOK, Thailand – Justice Minister Police Lieutenant General Rutthaphon Naowarat and Deputy Commissioner General of the Royal Thai Police Pol. Gen. Thatchai Pitaneelaboot chaired...
Thailand checks Shell oil depot as officials say fuel supply will stabilize before Songkran
BANGKOK, Thailand – Officials from Thailand’s Department of Energy Business and the Department of Special Investigation inspected a major oil storage facility operated by...
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...