Victor Wong (Peerasan Wongsri)
Expat Thailand 2025: Open Doors, Uneven Rules
PATTAYA, Thailand - By the end of 2025, Thailand presents a curious contradiction. The country is tightening its grip on some foreigners while quietly...
Expat life, Visa choices and TDAC: Thailand’s shift toward legal clarity
TDAC, Elite Visas, and the New Reality of Living Long-Term in Thailand
Thailand has never been a country that shuts its doors on foreigners. If...
A strong Baht, who wins, who loses and why expats are...
PATTAYA, Thailand - “The baht is strengthening.” It sounds like an ordinary line from an economic report. For expats living in Thailand, it is...
The Thai baht that looks too strong and the money no...
PATTAYA, Thailand - The Thai baht has strengthened to around 31.15 per US dollar. On the surface, this may appear reassuring. In reality, it...
The ad that knows you live in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - It usually appears in the evening. Not when you are at work, but when you are sitting down perhaps in a...
From tourists to residents, Thailand is quietly changing
PATTAYA. Thailand - Thailand has always been good at attracting people. For decades, visitors have come for the obvious reasons: climate, affordability, food, and...
Thailand’s rule of law stands still as the world moves on
BANGKOK, Thailand - On 17 December in Bangkok, a new report quietly confirmed what many people in Thailand already feel in their daily lives:...
Pattaya and the incident that never existed
PATTAYA, Thailand – There is a story one of the lawyers in our office likes to recount. It always brings a knowing smile -...
A few quiet questions about traffic and livability in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - Adjusting traffic systems in a city like Pattaya is never simple. The roads here are not merely routes from one point...
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Cobban and Jurgensen share Bunker Boys honours
PATTAYA, Thailand - The Bunker Boys enjoyed three contrasting rounds this week, with Crystal Bay delivering one of the quickest rounds of the year...
Chai Tsjai shines as MyBar celebrates Dave’s birthday
PATTAYA, Thailand - Seven enthusiastic golfers teed it up at Pattavia Golf Course on Tuesday, July 21, enjoying partly overcast skies, a gentle breeze...
Thailand builds on UNESCO triumph with new heritage ambitions
BANGKOK, Thailand – Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suchart Chomklin described the inscription of Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan in Nakhon Si Thammarat on the...
Thailand courts UK investment in high-tech industries
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai Trade Representative Werapong Prapha welcomed a United Kingdom delegation, led by Ron Yip, Deputy Director General for the Indo-Pacific at...
Thailand delays VAT increase again with one-year extension
BANGKOK, Thailand – The government has approved a one-year extension of the 7 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) rate, which will remain in effect...