Barry Kenyon
Pattaya’s Walking Street mirrored in Siem Reap’s Pub Street
Tired of staring at the bleak pics of what used to be Pattaya’s Walking Street? Spare a thought for the fate of its Cambodian...
Hundreds of Thai visa holders unable to fly to UK
The UK government’s decision to move Thailand from neutral amber to danger red in its idiosyncratic traffic lights travel system has doomed the immediate...
Pattaya dips its toe into the waters of economic revival
The government’s top health committee has taken the plunge. Sort of anyway. The CCSA (Center forCovid-19 Situation Administration) spokesman said the relaxation of some...
Thai nationals banned from entering UK, whilst returning Brits must be...
The UK’s latest revision to the traffic lights travel system has moved Thailand from neutral amber to danger red. This means that from 0.400...
Twilight food queues on Jomtien beach road are lengthening
As the sun dips and before the 21.00 curfew kicks in, Jomtien promenade comes to life. The lockdown restrictions still allow locals and expats...
Excuses galore from Pattaya expats caught drinking on the graveyard shift
To judge from compiled press reports, over 3,500 people, Thais and foreigners, have been arrested in police raids for illegal drinking and partying in...
Pattaya mayor confirms international consortium is funding city’s rejig
Faced with criticism that the funds to enhance Pattaya promenade could be better spent on feeding the city’s hungry, local mayor Sonthaya Kunplome explained...
Cambodians at Thai border posts have high infection rates
The newly opened border post at Rong Kluea market, in Thailand’s Aranyaprathet district, has seen high infection rates amongst 2,300 Cambodians returning to their...
Thailand’s revival must await quarantine ending, says report
Most European vacationers won’t consider Thailand as a holiday resort until fully vaccinated tourists are spared compulsory quarantine, according to a report by a...