Barry Kenyon
Pattaya’s longest foreign resident celebrates 93rd birthday
Ulla Dohlon, born in Sweden in 1930, first visited Thailand in 1959 and has been here ever since. She was married to Eric (senior),...
Pattaya’s Walking Street investors bet on Indian tourist influx
No stranger to changes over 50 years history, Pattaya’s iconic street is on the move again. Figuratively that is. There are now 7 Indian...
Pattaya’s book exchange boss had a very hectic younger life
PATTAYA, Thailand - Most old hands in Pattaya know Dave Collier as the sociable and knowledgeable owner of Canterbury Tales trade-in library with 65,000...
Junta’s control of Myanmar is seriously threatened with implosion
Myanmar’s military regime, which came to power in a February 2021 coup, is in serious trouble. The military leader senior general Min Aung Hlaing...
Visa abolition not a total answer to tourist shortages
Hopes that visa exemptions for countries which provide big numbers of visitors to Thailand will create a further boom have yet to be realized....
New base for Pattaya bridge club at Dom Restaurant
Jomtien-Pattaya bridge club will shortly move from its current location at Meat Stuff to the popular Italian and international restaurant Dom on Pratumnak Soi 5....
Thailand on the way to becoming a visa-free zone for foreign...
Following prime minister Srettha Thavisin’s announcements to boost foreign tourism to Thailand, 80 percent of holiday arrivals no longer require a prior visa or...
Thai prime minister to push for sex and gender law reforms
Premier Srettha Thavisin has promised to push for parliamentary approval next year of three separate bills to legislate for gay marriage, lawful prostitution and...
90 days immigration report now needs update form
PATTAYA, Thailand - Expats who are reporting their 90 days stay in Thailand with a receipt and a barcode in their passports are now...
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Tuscan Wine Tasting at Dicey Reilly’s Avani Pattaya Resort 21 March 2026
Sip, savour and discover the elegance of Tuscany at an exclusive Frescobaldi Wine Tasting Night at Dicey Reilly’s.
Join us for a refined evening celebrating...
Fuel shock hits Pattaya as island and fishing trip operators face soaring costs
PATTAYA, Thailand – Rising global oil prices linked to tensions in the Middle East are beginning to impact the tourism sector in Pattaya, as...
Motorists say ‘Price doesn’t matter, just let us fill up’ as fuel queues stretch...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Long lines of motorists stretched for more than a kilometer outside a fuel station operated by Thai Oil in Sri Racha...
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...