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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Tuscan Wine Tasting at Dicey Reilly’s Avani Pattaya Resort 21 March 2026
Sip, savour and discover the elegance of Tuscany at an exclusive Frescobaldi Wine Tasting Night at Dicey Reilly’s.
Join us for a refined evening celebrating...
Fuel shock hits Pattaya as island and fishing trip operators face soaring costs
PATTAYA, Thailand – Rising global oil prices linked to tensions in the Middle East are beginning to impact the tourism sector in Pattaya, as...
Motorists say ‘Price doesn’t matter, just let us fill up’ as fuel queues stretch...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Long lines of motorists stretched for more than a kilometer outside a fuel station operated by Thai Oil in Sri Racha...
Clash among transgender groups over missing phone draws crowds of tourists at Walking Street...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Tensions flared early Thursday morning when two groups of transgender individuals gathered to settle a dispute over a missing mobile phone...
Foreign man found naked and shouting on Phra Tamnak Road in Pattaya, police seek...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night disturbance in Pattaya caused alarm among residents after a foreign man was found walking naked and shouting along a...