Barry Kenyon
Cambodia seeks to outdo Thailand in its tourist reopening
In a dramatic announcement on local radio, Cambodian premier Hun Sen said that, effective November 15, the whole country including Phnom Penh and Siem...
Pattaya has 2,500 foreign visitors and counting
The Thai Hotels Association reckons that the Thailand Pass entry system has been slow getting off the ground in Pattaya. Phisut Sae-Khu, president of...
Pattaya struggles with sex-versus-quality tourism differences
The Tourist Authority of Thailand (TAT) trumpeted again this week that the country must abandon its obsession with mass tourism. The answer in the...
Pattaya-Jomtien Immigration reopens to a large crowd
Following a six day closure, Jomtien Immigration reopened this morning. The uniquely-long break had been mandated by the provincial health authority after a Covid...
Pattaya-Jomtien immigration deserted after Covid scare
Monday morning saw Jomtien Immigration eerily silent after a coronavirus outbreak last Friday caused closure until 8.30 am Thursday 11 November. The provincial health...
Health scares close Pattaya-Jomtien immigration bureau extra days
The Jomtien headquarters of Chonburi Immigration, which was closed at 11 a.m. on November 5 after a coronavirus outbreak, has been ordered to remain...
The ongoing saga of retirees with an “O” type visa or...
Asean Now has been conducting a vigorous debate about worried retirees in Thailand, based on a recent article in Pattaya Mail. That piece highlighted...
Pattaya retirees feel “trapped” in Thailand
A random group of 20 western foreigners holding both “O” and “O/A” retirement visas and extensions of stay have told Pattaya Mail that they...
Elderly foreigners are still welcome in Thailand
According to the latest information by Thai embassies round the world, foreigners up to the age of 99 can still obtain reasonably-priced insurance cover...
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World finance comes to Thailand with 20,000 delegates expected
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has affirmed that the country is fully prepared to host the 2026 Annual Meetings of the...
Schools could get power to seize weapons after Nonthaburi shooting
BANGKOK, Thailand – Education Minister Prasert Chandraruangthong has said he plans to seek Cabinet approval for tougher school safety rules that would allow designated...
DES sounds cybersecurity alarm over 200 million Thai records in global leaks
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) is planning to review nearly 30,000 government information systems and propose mandatory multi-factor...
19-year-old Russian woman flees Myanmar compound and crosses Into Thailand
CHIANG RAI, Thailand – A 19-year-old Russian woman made a desperate escape from Myanmar and crossed the Sai River into Thailand after reportedly being...
German tourist missing after entering rough sea at Phuket’s Freedom Beach
PHUKET, Thailand – Thai authorities are searching for Jannik Jürgen Knobel, a 30-year-old German national, who went missing after entering the sea at Freedom...