Victor Wong (Peerasan Wongsri)
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...
Thailand’s long term visas: A welcome mat or a quiet tax...
PATTAYA, Thailand - For years, Thailand has marketed itself as one of the world’s most accommodating destinations for long-term foreign residents. Retirees, digital nomads,...
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...
Latest Stories
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...