Victor Wong (Peerasan Wongsri)
Expats navigate Thailand’s shift from paper passports to digital ID
PATTAYA, Thailand - In 2026, Thailand is expected to complete one of the most significant transformations in its immigration system, the abolition of passport...
The new normal of Thailand, a critical turning point for expats
PATTAYA, Thailand - The opening months of 2026 have brought a level of global uncertainty rarely seen in recent years. Escalating geopolitical tensions, volatile...
A new year, another year older, the expat retirement question nobody...
PATTAYA, Thailand - The beginning of the year has a way of forcing uncomfortable reflections. Calendars reset. Goals are rewritten. And quietly, without ceremony,...
Seven dangerous days when road deaths become a seasonal expectation
BANGKOK, Thailand - Every year, Thailand enters what is officially known as the “Seven Dangerous Days.” As a lawyer practicing in Pattaya, I have...
The Pattaya Landlord – Why expats are renting to expats
Expats are renting to expats to manage risk, not chase returns
PATTAYA, Thailand - What is happening in Pattaya’s condominium rental market in 2025 -2026...
When Expat fixed incomes meet a moving target
The quiet financial squeeze on retired foreigners in Thailand
Retirement is supposed to be the most predictable chapter of life. Income is fixed. Habits are...
When a new visa tangibly reduces Thai tax risk
A year opening lesson from a real expat case in Pattaya
The beginning of the year is often a moment of reflection for expatriates living...
Where will the money flow next year?
A year-end perspective from a tax, business law, and investment lawyer
Today is the last day of the year. It is the moment when investors...
Thailand, the silent power at the center of Southeast Asia
BANGKOK, Thailand - In geopolitics, noise is often mistaken for power. Nations that speak loudly are assumed to matter more. In reality, the most...
Latest Stories
Pattaya police arrest suspected serial snatcher before another attack
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya police arrested a 34-year-old man suspected of carrying out a series of motorcycle bag-snatching offences after tracking his movements and...
Pattaya develops Naklua pier into a community tourism destination
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet led city executives and local representatives on November 2 to inspect the floating pier at Naklua and...
Pattaya teams continue outreach to homeless people in city and Jomtien
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal enforcement officers and the city’s special affairs team have joined Chonburi’s Social Development and Human Security Office and other...
Thai man turns AI-generated horoscopes into 10-million-baht fortune-telling scam
AYUTTHAYA, Thailand – A 25-year-old man has been arrested in Ayutthaya after allegedly posing as an online fortune teller and defrauding victims of more...
Banglamung checks suspected electrical leak on key northern approach to Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A reported electrical leak at the Rong Po pedestrian bridge in Banglamung, just north of Pattaya, has prompted a safety inspection...