Barry Kenyon
Pattaya’s most colorful celebrity launches paperback autobiography
PATTAYA, Thailand - There was a high turnout at Pattaya’s Canterbury Tales to help Brian Jacks celebrate his highly unusual life with a paperback...
Tourist insurance scheme excludes expats
The Thai government’s 50 million baht coverage for foreign visitors applies specifically to “tourists” who have been admitted with a visa-exempt stamp or a...
Thailand’s anti-cannabis laws will have a slow start
Although Thai authorities are determined to outlaw smoking cannabis for pleasure once and for all, experts say that there is likely to be a...
Neighboring countries look to Thailand for visa reform
Thailand is heading up discussions with Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia to seek agreement that a tourist visa or pass for one country means...
90 day visa exemptions for Brits and others would reduce the...
A Thai Cabinet decision is now awaited on the Tourist Authority of Thailand’s proposal to offer 90 days visa-exempt travel to citizens of UK,...
Thai government denies dangers from visa-free policy
The Thai foreign affairs ministry has downplayed the danger to national security created by abolition of visitor visas for nationals of China and India...
Is there an alternative to Thailand’s 90 days reporting?
There are several reasons why most expats in Thailand have to report their presence and address every three months. The usual justification is to...
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...
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Tourism’s new compass: why meaning, community, and human connection are now leading the way
BANGKOK, Thailand - Tourism has entered an age of restless reinvention. Across the global industry, from UN Tourism to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and international networks...
Französischer Wohltätigkeitsleiter besucht HHN Foundation – zehnjährige Unterstützung für thailändische Kinder setzt sich fort
PATTAYA, Thailand – Les Amis de L’Ophelinate de Pattaya, eine seit vielen Jahren engagierte französische Wohltätigkeitsorganisation, hat diese Woche erneut ihre langfristige Unterstützung für...
Foreign tourist found dead in Pattaya Beach incident
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials and police from Pattaya City Station responded to reports of a foreign man found drowned near the entrance...
Pattaya tightens city regulations following fireworks festival vendor complaints
PATTAYA, Thailand – Deputy Mayor Wuthisak Rermkijakarn chaired a meeting with the Pattaya City Administration Division to evaluate progress on prior directives and address...
Pattaya’s traffic has hit a breaking point
PATTAYA, Thailand – Spend enough time behind the wheel in Pattaya and you eventually confront a blunt truth: this city does not run on...