Victor Wong (Peerasan Wongsri)
Visas without stamps: How digital borders are quietly changing life for...
PATTAYA, Thailand - At the start of 2026, the tone of conversation within Thailand’s expatriate community has changed. This is no longer about exchange...
Pattaya anchors Thailand’s EEC as Southeast Asia’s senior economic stronghold
Written from the perspective of a practitioner in tax, commercial and investment law, this article aims to shed light on developments that increasingly shape...
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...
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Supporting migrant children and empowering veterans were the topics at the Pattaya City Expats...
PATTAYA, Thailand - Members and guests at the Wednesday, January 28 meeting of the Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) were treated to two compelling...
Emergency on Soi 6, Pattaya officers clear traffic as ambulance rushes seizing bar worker...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers and rescue workers responded swiftly to an emergency incident involving a young woman who suffered a seizure on...
‘Drink to forget, found on the footpath’ Pattaya officers step in to ensure woman’s...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers responded to a welfare concern after a Thai woman was found intoxicated and asleep on a sidewalk along...
Shocking scene on Pattaya road as man clings to moving car claiming vehicle theft
PATTAYA, Thailand – Reporters inspected the area beneath the Motorway Route 7 Section 5 overpass inbound to Pattaya at around 9:00 p.m. on February...
CCTV footage leads police to arrest suspects in killing of Russian national in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya police have made a major breakthrough in the disappearance and killing of a Russian national after reviewing CCTV footage that...