Barry Kenyon
Myths about Thai expats and those income tax changes starting very...
Most expats in Thailand live on income or capital, or both, built up over many years with tax already paid in the country of...
Another immigration holiday looming
Monday December 11 sees another public holiday in recognition of Constitution Day. All government offices nationally, including immigration, will be closed and will reopen...
Sex scandal in Pattaya: today’s news is tomorrow’s history
You might need a VPN to watch in Thailand Deutsche Welle’s recent documentary about Sin City, but the theme is hardly new. Fifteen years...
Pattaya Mail goes all-electronic this month
December 1 marks the last print edition of Pattaya Mail which now becomes a completely electronic newspaper via its popular website, Facebook and e-version....
Gay marriage in Thailand will take longer than currently anticipated
Thai premier Srettha Thavisin has promised to fast-track the promise to allow same sex marriage in Thailand with parliamentary debates planned as early as...
Pattaya expats lobby Thai prime minister for better visa treatment
A group of expats based in Pattaya, mainly holding one year extensions of stay for retirement or marriage, have written to Premier Srettha Thavisin...
Thai Revenue offers glimmer of clarification on tax changes
The Revenue Department this week has reassured Thais and expats living here that the new rules on taxation apply only from January 2024 and...
Visa exemptions in Thailand don’t result in a tourist boom
The prime minister’s hope that temporarily suspending visa requirements will automatically result in a quick-fix foreign tourist expansion has proved optimistic. Nationals of China,...
Thailand’s 6,000 marijuana shops can stay open if they behave themselves
The public health ministry has completed the first draft of a new cannabis act, but without automatically reclassifying the “controlled herb” as a narcotic....
Thais are hooked on the legend of the Loch Ness Monster
The latest international expedition to Scotland’s Loch Ness hasn’t dredged up any monsters, even though the organizers say that DNA samples taken from the...
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Rotary Evening with RAGAS to Fight Modern Slavery
PATTAYA, Thailand - The Rotary Club Global Pattaya invites you to an impactful evening on March 11th at the Pattaya Hilton Hotel, where we...
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 Bolt driver picks up passed-out foreigner from Soi 6, drops off at police...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City Police Station officials found a foreign man lying motionless in the parking lot in front of the station, obstructing...
Homeless man caught stealing electrical wires on Thepprasit Road, South Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A homeless Thai man was caught stealing electrical wires on Thepprasit Road. The incident was reported to authorities, prompting officers from...
Israeli fugitive with violent assault court warrant found hiding in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Immigration Investigation Division 3 apprehended a 27-year-old Israeli fugitive, wanted in his home country for a violent assault case, in response...