Barry Kenyon
Surrogacy for gay couples promoted to solve Thai fertility crisis
Anticipating the legalization of gay marriage later this year, the Thai health department boss is advocating revision of the Surrogacy Act to allow homosexual...
Pattaya expats not excited by right to vote in UK elections
Around 10,000 British nationals living in Thailand have been given the chance to vote even if they have lived overseas for more than 15...
Flexible visas are promoting Thailand’s soft power abroad
Soft power is often a way of increasing support and income internationally by appeal or attraction. Although many countries are cancelling unpopular entry rules...
Thai Revenue may not answer every question about personal income tax
Pattaya Mail continues to receive so many enquiries about when Thai Revenue will publish a voluminous explanation of who exactly will need to pay...
Thailand pushes for visa-free deals with UK, US etc.
Thai premier Srettha Thavisin has told the Cabinet that he is seeking a much more powerful Thai passport which will be enable holders to...
Thai Revenue releases personal income tax data
The Thai tax authority has announced, in its fiscal report for last year, the scooping up of a total of 395 billion baht (circa...
Summary of Thai visas available: January 2024
Pattaya Mail gives at the beginning of every year a summary of the current Thai visa regulations. The emphasis below is on English speaking...
Comforting words from Hailey about foreigners and Thai income tax
A new YouTube video posted by accomplished speaker Hailey Hicks, director of HH Premium Visa Consulting and based at San Diego State University in...
Thailand’s popularity as a retirement destination nearing crunch point
The tweak in the Thai Revenue rules, affecting both Thai and foreign tax residents, means that income derived from assessable foreign sources is to...
UK government revises family visa income hike
In an unexpected move, British home secretary James Cleverly has partially climbed down over his plan to raise the minimum annual salary level of...