Barry Kenyon
Pattaya’s miniboom ignores the missing Chinese tourists
Pattaya is finally shaking off its ghost city image as the tills ring merrily in the entertainment districts. But what’s missing are the long...
Proposed tourist tax in Thailand derailed yet again
Thailand’s prime minister has pushed into the unknown a date for the introduction of a new 300 baht (US$9) tax on most foreign visitors....
Thailand standardizes entry rules by air and land
From May 1 Thailand has opened a total of 31 land checkpoints at its borders with neighboring countries. This means that entry rules for...
Additional Thai tourist entry tax still under a cloud
Tourist authorities are seeking to clarify the upcoming 300 baht fee on international visitors, but the issue remains murky. Permanent secretary Chote Trachu said...
Thai Immigration open on Monday May 2
Although Monday May 2 is technically a public holiday - Sunday May 1 is Labour Day - the immigration bureau confirms that it will...
Thailand toys with trouble-free entry by July 2022
The Thai Cabinet is expected to collapse all pre-entry registration in time for the hoped-for surge in high-summer international visitors. Tourism minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn...
Thais fight back against penile discrimination
Thai social media, especially via Tik Tok, have struck back against a British online pharmacy claim that Thai men have the seventh smallest penises...
US$10,000 Thai insurance bond for inbound visitors creates confusion
Effective May 1, prospective arrivals will require a simplified online registration with Thailand Pass together with proof of vaccination and of minimum Covid insurance...
Inflation is hitting Pattaya hard but it’s not evenly spread
The news that Thailand from May 1 will not demand pre or post arrival health checks for vaccinated visitors has been ecstatically greeted. However,...
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Thai PM Anutin visits Koh Samui and Koh Phangan over nominee business concerns
SURAT THANI, Thailand – Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has arrived on Koh Samui in Surat Thani province before continuing to Koh Phangan to discuss...
Thailand registers ancient sites in Surin as protected historic monuments
SURIN, Thailand – The Royal Gazette has published an announcement by the Fine Arts Department registering several sites in Surin province as ancient monuments,...
Thai Consumer Protection Board tightens action in home construction fraud cases
BANGKOK, Thailand – Minister Supamas Isarabhakdi, who oversees the Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB), provided an update on the case involving a...
Health Minister oversees Hatyai Hospital flood recovery and southern medical hub expansion
HATYAI, Thailand – Minister of Public Health Pattana Promphat visited Hatyai Hospital in Songkhla Province on May 13, 2026, to oversee post-flood recovery and...
Thai PM Anutin joins public in collecting royal rice seeds at Sanam Luang
BANGKOK, Thailand – Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Anutin Charnvirakul joined the public in collecting royal rice seeds after the Royal Ploughing Ceremony...