Barry Kenyon
Pattaya’s “new” nightlife begins at 9 pm
Pattaya, the city which never slept, is safely tucked up in bed long before midnight these days. The nightly curfew which begins promptly at...
Yorkies Pork Platter up for sale in Pattaya
Yorkies personified the English hold on Pattaya in the early years of this century. Run by no-nonsense and martial arts black-belted Yorkshireman Norman Denning...
Pattaya’s transport lockdown has unexpected results, say critics
The policy of the government and the provincial authority to semi-isolate Pattaya in an attempt to reduce virus casualties is a mixed-bag of consequences,...
Jomtien Immigration crowded out again
The double public holiday on Monday and Wednesday of this week produced the typical early morning immigration surge Thursday morning with 100 people already...
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They remain technically open although all customer services are withdrawn.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...
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Tuscan Wine Tasting at Dicey Reilly’s Avani Pattaya Resort 21 March 2026
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Clash among transgender groups over missing phone draws crowds of tourists at Walking Street...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Tensions flared early Thursday morning when two groups of transgender individuals gathered to settle a dispute over a missing mobile phone...
Foreign man found naked and shouting on Phra Tamnak Road in Pattaya, police seek...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night disturbance in Pattaya caused alarm among residents after a foreign man was found walking naked and shouting along a...