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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Tourism’s new compass: why meaning, community, and human connection are now leading the way
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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...