Barry Kenyon
Plans to allow foreigners to own Thai land hit the first...
Government plans to encourage one million well-heeled foreigners to base themselves in Thailand with 10 year visas and the right to buy freehold land...
UK continues to suppress visits to Thailand
In a shock decision, the UK authorities have refused to remove Thailand from its list of banned countries. Although the British Department of Transport...
Thailand’s new rules for retiree visas sound alarm bells
The Thai Cabinet has agreed the framework of a new visa policy which has been under consideration by government committees for most of 2021. ...
Pattaya Sandbox sealed transport routes may bite the dust
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has indicated that some of the least popular aspects of the Move On Pattaya program are to be...
Experts begin investigation of Pattaya’s nightclub fire
Initial feedback is warning against the widely-held assumption on social media that the padlocked Nashaa club fire was likely started deliberately. The nitery, strongly...
Debates rage about the five future scenarios for Pattaya
The virus pandemic has certainly turned up the heat on what Pattaya will look like in two or five years from now. Projections range...
Pattaya adopts wait and see approach to upcoming tourist “surge”
The hope by Thai authorities that the final months of the year will lead to a flood of international Sandbox visitors in tourist-starved Pattaya...
Ghost city Pattaya loses some of its chains
Pattaya made the most of its new freedoms on day one of the government’s limited liberalization of red zone provinces. The barbers and salons...
Pattaya Move On Sandbox decides to bite the bullet
Apart from some crabapple expats, everyone wishes success to the proposed Pattaya Sandbox reopening on October 1. Under the plan, fully-vaccinated international tourists will...
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Chinese suspect in Pattaya C4 case hospitalized after severe stress seizure during prison intake
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Chinese national facing serious charges involving C4 explosives and military-grade weapons was rushed to hospital on May 11 after collapsing...
Jomtien officers assist homeless woman as storm clouds gather along beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal officers in Jomtien conducted a beachfront welfare and safety patrol on May 12 after spotting a homeless woman sleeping near...
Pattaya officials inspect Arunothai storm damage, tackle traffic and community complaints
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya city officials visited the Arunothai area on May 11 to inspect storm damage, address traffic congestion issues, and listen to...
Taiwanese woman held in Pattaya weapons case as visa revoked, deportation process underway
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai authorities continue to detain a Taiwanese woman linked to a major weapons and explosives case involving Chinese national Mingchen Sun,...
Bang Saray mobilizes cleanup after rain triggers sand and mud on roads
PATTAYA , Thailand – Local authorities in Bang Saray, south of Pattaya, have launched urgent cleanup operations after continuous rainfall caused sand and soil...