Barry Kenyon
Pattaya Survivors: Tinnies’ gourmet pies
Pattaya Survivor
Situated at the front of the Jomtien Complex, Tinnies is a highly unusual Pattaya Survivor: the business is not only surviving during the...
Thailand appears to change policy on medical insurance for visitors
The latest notice from the Department of Consular Affairs and the Tourist Authority of Thailand specifies that the medical cover required of all foreigners...
Halloween Pattaya: ghost city without the ghouls
The Pattaya news for October 31 2021 is the end of the nightly curfew. This means that the convenience stores can open again 24/7,...
Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple complex remains off-limits for tourists
Cambodian premier and strongman Hun Sen has announced that he wants the country to reopen for international tourism. However, it is likely to be...
Compulsory health insurance for Thailand’s opening still in confusion
Everyone knows why Thai authorities are insisting on medical cover for all foreign visitors. In 2019, according to the public health authority, unpaid hospital...
Boom time at Pattaya-Jomtien immigration bureau
As expected, Monday morning brought hundreds of customers to local immigration after a four days holiday. By lunchtime over one thousand foreigners had received...
Awaiting the tourists, Pattaya decides to suck it and see
There is great optimism around Pattaya about the prospect of opening up to vaccinated international visitors from 46 countries. Many businesses have their eyes...
Thailand now clarifies aspects of its new welcome policy
We know a lot more today than we did yesterday about the latest “Test and Go” entry policy for nationals of 46 chosen countries....
Thailand’s confusing insurance rules for visitors continue
Today’s announcements by the Ministry of Health about new entry rules leave vital insurance questions up in the air. A new condition specifies that...
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