Barry Kenyon
British holidaymaker’s death in Thailand reveals insurance confusion
Popular Daniel Skipper, 44, sadly suffered a fatal heart attack just days after arriving in Bangkok for the holiday of a lifetime. His British...
Police ban the appetite for booze in Jomtien’s gay street
A police raid at the Jomtien Complex, sometimes known as Super Town, has effectively closed the open-street gay bars just one week after they...
Thailand Pass affects post-arrival immigration procedures
Since the introduction last month of Thailand Pass, around 150,000 foreigners have entered the country by air. A sizeable number of them, perhaps a...
International film makers boost Thai coffers
One of Thailand’s hidden success stories during the pandemic has been the domestic film industry. Over 70 foreign films have been made here during...
Booze in Pattaya is still only semi-legal say police
Thailand’s favorite seaside resort has given a sigh of relief after the ban on alcohol was lifted for diners. Effective late December 3. The...
Place your bets – Thai casinos are round the corner
Over 90 percent of Thai parliamentary members voted this week to set up a special committee to look afresh at legalizing casinos. That’s really...
Photo story: Pattaya’s Walking Street now in ruins
The entrance and the reality
The local government overhead sign for Walking Street depicts a futuristic brightly-lit park and pool area. But the street has...
Thailand reinstates one night quarantine for arrival
After much debate earlier in the week, the Thai prime minister has finally decided that all visitors must be isolated for several hours pending...
Thailand targets rich hospital patients to boost coffers
It’s an established fact that Thai authorities are moving heaven and earth to find wealthy foreigners as investors, expats or tourists. There are revamps...
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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...
Phuket court orders 30-day detention for Myanmar girl in school assault case
PHUKET, Thailand – Phuket Juvenile and Family Court has ordered a 12-year-old Myanmar girl to be held for 30 days during an investigation into...
Former MP Chalong jailed after court rejects bail in Nonthaburi shooting
NONTHABURI, Thailand – Former Nonthaburi MP Chalong Riewrang was remanded in custody on August 11 after the Nonthaburi Provincial Court rejected his request for...
Chiang Mai police identify students behind school shooting threat chat
CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Chiang Mai police have identified students believed to be responsible for posting messages threatening a shooting at Montfort College, which...
One rescued, one missing after rough seas hit Phuket’s Freedom Beach
PHUKET, Thailand – One German tourist was rescued while another remains missing after rough seas swept two German visitors into the water at Freedom...