Barry Kenyon
Pattaya Survivors: Jan Olav Wilborn Aamlid
The man with the world’s largest collection of Thai Specimen Banknotes is a money man like no other. Born in Norway in 1954, Jan...
Cambodian tourism will be the “new Thailand”
While Thai authorities seek to diversify foreign tourism beyond sexpots and seriously ponder 10 year visas for super-rich investors and retirees, neighboring Cambodia is...
Pattaya now suffering serious labour shortages
Employers throughout Thailand, particularly in the Pattaya region, are complaining that they cannot find enough manual workers to satisfy their demands. Officially, there are...
Gay civil partnership bill included in Thai government agenda
More equal rights for same sex couples has moved up a notch after the Thai government included them in legislation planned before the end...
Future of compulsory medical insurance for visitors to Thailand still cloudy
The Ministry of Tourism is already suggesting that, come next month, the whole of the prior online registration process for international visitors could become...
Pattaya is being knocked down before your very eyes
The busiest businesses these days in Greater Pattaya are the bulldozer and demolition crews as the city’s skyscraper future unfolds more clearly every day....
Chinese tourists likely to kickstart Pattaya in October 2022
The Thai tourist industry is abuzz with rumors that the Chinese authorities will allow tour groups to Thailand as early as Golden Week, an...
Pattaya now builds a full-blown medical city not a hospital
A million square meters in East Pattaya is now under active development to become Thailand’s first medical city. As part of the Eastern Economic...
Myanmar opens up in two weeks, but the detail remains scant
Myanmar’s military rulers say that the country is back on a near-normal course with the issuing of 28-days online tourist visas as early as...
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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...