Barry Kenyon
Chonburi immigration issues reminders to foreigners
After a fair number of disappointed customers turned up at Chonburi immigration police headquarters in Jomtien today, Monday, 26 July, officers remind the public...
Foreign worker numbers in Pattaya take a tumble
The pandemic has reduced the need for foreign labour to supplement the Thai workforce by up to 50 percent. In 2019, Chonburi province (which...
The China-Wuhan padlock model is not the answer to Thailand’s health...
In Wuhan China last year, food parcels were delivered by hand to locked-in residents.Thailand’s Department of Disease Control is not known for humorous remarks....
The question now is whether the Pattaya lockdown will actually work
With the screws tightened yet again on dark red zones, including Pattaya, public morale is at rock bottom. But it was always inevitable that...
Pattaya photo album: a softish start to the latest shutdown
The Beaches
They remain technically open although all customer services are withdrawn. Here, a large group of Pattaya’s homeless people await the arrival of a...
What leaving your Pattaya home “only when necessary” means in practice
Beginning Tuesday July 20, a lockdown of indeterminate length will be enforced in “dark red” Thai provinces which now include Chonburi and its favorite...
Changing traffic lights threaten the future of Thailand’s Sandboxes
The news that the European Union Council has now declared Thailand a red or high risk coronavirus country is dire but not unexpected. The...
Pattaya bridge club clocks up 160 years – almost!
Jeremy Watson, tournament director of Jomtien-Pattaya bridge club, reached his 80th birthday on June 21 just weeks ahead of Barry Kenyon, 79 and the...
Farang news round up for Pattaya April 16 • By Barry...
As news continues to pour in – not always accurate – about the local impact of the Corona virus outbreak, here’s a summary of...
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Anti-coup plans not finalized says defense minister
Defense minister Sutin Klungsang says the proposal for the prime minister, with the consent of the Cabinet, to suspend top military officers suspected of...
The entry tax on tourists visiting Thailand again in the news
The Tourism Council of Thailand is again lobbying for the government to introduce the 300 baht (US$8) levy on all foreign tourist arrivals. Vice...
Jomtien Beach crackdown intensifies following gun shooting incident
PATTAYA, Thailand - In response to the alarming incident on April 25, when Thotchaphon Onwong, a 29-year-old former soldier and current Bolt taxi-driver, intoxicated...
Thai navy patrol discovers body floating off Trat province
TRAT, Thailand - Naval officers aboard Thai Patrol Boat 235 discovered the body of an unidentified man floating in the sea approximately 4 nautical...
Berserk American injures family, wrecks Pattaya home in violent outburst
PATTAYA, Thailand - An American national and YouTuber with over 2.4 million followers, Connor Michael Murphy, 30, caused panic and chaos inside his residence...