Barry Kenyon
The question now is whether the Pattaya lockdown will actually work
With the screws tightened yet again on dark red zones, including Pattaya, public morale is at rock bottom. But it was always inevitable that...
Pattaya photo album: a softish start to the latest shutdown
The Beaches
They remain technically open although all customer services are withdrawn. Here, a large group of Pattaya’s homeless people await the arrival of a...
What leaving your Pattaya home “only when necessary” means in practice
Beginning Tuesday July 20, a lockdown of indeterminate length will be enforced in “dark red” Thai provinces which now include Chonburi and its favorite...
Changing traffic lights threaten the future of Thailand’s Sandboxes
The news that the European Union Council has now declared Thailand a red or high risk coronavirus country is dire but not unexpected. The...
Pattaya bridge club clocks up 160 years – almost!
Jeremy Watson, tournament director of Jomtien-Pattaya bridge club, reached his 80th birthday on June 21 just weeks ahead of Barry Kenyon, 79 and the...
Farang news round up for Pattaya April 16 • By Barry...
As news continues to pour in – not always accurate – about the local impact of the Corona virus outbreak, here’s a summary of...
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The Thai Digital Arrival Card from May 1 causes confusion
The announcement that all foreign arrivals will soon need to fill in a no-cost online TDAC prior to travelling still awaits the detail. It...
Pattaya Mayor assists tourist in motorcycle accident while overseeing traffic regulation efforts
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Poramet Ngampichet along with local council members rushed to assist a tourist who had been involved in a motorcycle accident...
Pattaya moves towards solar energy – A step towards green tourism
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Poramet Ngampichetsath chaired a meeting to discuss the installation of a solar rooftop system at Pattaya City Hall. This initiative...
Pattaya City offers free Thai massage services to support local training program
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Porametrn Ngampichet visited the Thai and foot massage training program, where participants were practicing their skills as part of their...
Foreign suspect caught on CCTV stealing cannabis products worth over 10,000 baht in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Atipol Na Ruek, 35, presented CCTV footage capturing a foreigner smashing the glass window of a cannabis shop in Pattaya, stealing...