Barry Kenyon
Pattaya’s longest-stay foreign resident is 91
Ulla Dohlon was born in Sweden in 1930, first visited Thailand in 1959 and has been domiciled here ever since. She has permanent resident...
Pattaya Survivors: The Deli Factory
Pattaya Survivor
Even during the Covid winter, Pattaya does not lack successful entrepreneurs. Four months ago, Italian Mario and Australian Gus opened what is arguably...
Pattaya Survivors: Caddy Shack’s home from home
Pattaya Survivor
When the subject turns to food, Pattaya came of age with a very strong British presence. That’s still true even during the current...
Pattaya’s Royal Garden is crowded by booster seekers
Hundreds of Thais and foreign nationals are queuing daily at the Royal Garden’s first floor, free vaccination center run under local authority auspices. It’s...
Confusion reigns over new tourist tax in Thailand
Thai government press releases are sometimes clouded by ambiguity. The decision to impose a 300 baht (US$9) on foreign “tourists” from April is no...
In spite of the pandemic, one Pattaya travel agent is still...
Pattaya Survivor
Amongst the biggest casualties of the Pattaya near-lockdown have been the local travel agencies. They had already shrunk in size because of the...
For the moment, Pattaya nightlife back on life support
With the Christmas and New Year booze free-for-all firmly behind us, Pattaya is facing up to a sober alcohol prohibition starting at nine o’clock...
Rapid Covid testing in Pattaya gets off to a slow start
Contrary to expectation, Pattaya and a few other tourist-orientated areas have survived the total ban on the consumption of alcohol in restaurants effective nationally...
Queues expected to dwindle at Pattaya-Jomtien Immigration
The virtual ban on quarantine-free travel to Thailand will crash the numbers of new international arrivals at Bangkok airports and cause a renewed slump...
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Pattaya Tourist Police assist Ukrainian tenant over disputed rental deposit
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Tourist Police assisted a Ukrainian national who approached officers on August 10 seeking help after reportedly failing to receive a...
Grab rider and car driver trade punches in Pattaya, shocking tourists
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Grab food delivery rider stopped a sedan in the middle of Pattaya Second Road before the two sides got into...
Pattaya suspends six officers over alleged 2,000-baht tourist payment demands
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City Hall has suspended six people from duty while investigating allegations that tourists were asked to pay 2,000–3,000 baht in...
Phuket officers find CZ pistol, 30 rounds under BMW seat
PHUKET, Thailand – Authorities arrested a 29-year-old man after finding a CZ handgun and 30 rounds of ammunition hidden under the driver’s seat of...
Shooting a burglar can still mean trouble, Thai PM warns gun owners
BANGKOK, Thailand – Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered tougher controls on firearms, declaring that civilians will be prohibited from carrying guns outside their...