Barry Kenyon
Pattaya Survivors: Ning’s Five Star J is the resort’s vegetarian survivor
Positioned on South Road, at the intersection with Third Road, is the most successful vegetarian restaurant in the resort. Founded 20 years ago, Five...
Pattaya’s nightlife is rebounding but most gogos remain closed
Since June 1, the government’s Covid instructions allow Pattaya’s gogo bars and airconditioned gentleman’s lounges to unlock their doors. But many seem to have...
As night life expands, Pattaya emphasizes booze restrictions
June 1 is the long-expected date when all registered entertainment palaces can open, at any rate until closing time at midnight. Even soapy massages...
Pattaya’s nightlife reopening not all plain sailing
Pattaya, as one of the tourist-oriented provinces cleared for a full return of exotic night life from June 1, is girding her loins for...
British tourists are delighted with Pattaya’s fish and chips
The latest contingent of British vacationers, who have zoomed in since the abolition of the Test and Go health-tests, say that Pattaya’s fish and...
Future of Pattaya’s Walking Street is “assured”
Pattaya’s most famous street is not scheduled for knockdown according to mayor-elect Poramet Ngampichet. During a tour this week of the never-ceasing repavement and...
Some Pattaya ladyboy thefts believed to be nonsense
Pattaya’s reputation for hosting a transvestite community which survives by stealing from naive tourists is at last being called into question. Travel insurers say...
Bangkok and Pattaya elections being held on coup anniversary
Sunday May 22 marks the anniversary of the 2014 military putsch which toppled the elected Shinawatra government after six months of political violence on...
Pattayans smirk at informal ban on pensioners visiting bars
The decision of the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration to reopen full-blown nightlife in tourist provinces from June 1 has caused considerable mirth in...
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Discover Taiwanese Shabu at Warng Warng in Ban Chang
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Outsourcing blamed for Suvarnabhumi baggage and cargo crisis
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Thailand’s changing elevations explain why high ground can still flood
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand is not a flat country, and differences in elevation can provide useful clues about how water moves across different areas,...