No overstay fine for tourists caught up in coronavirus outbreak

Inside the departures terminal at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok. Gates and VAT Refund signs and the statue of the Hindu gods known as "stirring the ocean"
Inside the departures terminal at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok. Gates and VAT Refund signs and the statue of the Hindu gods known as "stirring the ocean". Photo: Paul Sullivan / flickr.

Foreign tourists whose travel plans are disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak will not be fined if they overstay in Thailand, the Immigration Bureau said on [Read More…]

Austrian man arrested in Pattaya on one day overstay and doing a bill runner at local hotel

Soi 8 in Pattaya, actually Soi 13/4
Soi 8 in Pattaya. Actually it is Soi 13/4 (also known as Pattayaland Soi 2). Photo: OrientalGetaway.com.

Chonburi immigration acted on a warrant issued by the Pattaya court yesterday and arrested a 60 year old Austrian. The warrant, issued on December 9th [Read More…]