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I read this and shake my head. I don't view the insurance requirement as a means to push long stay expats out at all. I view it as a way to squeeze vast sums of cash out of expats while providing little or to no insurance. The profits will be astronomical. Just look at the proposal to charge tourists a 100 baht insurance fee to cover the 300 million hospitals claim to be stuck with when tourists don't pay their bills. According to the government, it will bring in 3.6 billion baht. I am fine with it and if I were a tourist and was hurt/injured I would just point to the fee and let the hospital know the Thai government will be covering the cost with my 100 baht insurance fee charge. Probably the way the Thai government should be doing it. No worries about scooter renters having accidents without a license etc... you are covered. The same goes for bus/van accidents, you are covered. Note, this is accident insurance, not health care coverage. 

Ridiculous, this guy is too much of a dufus to be a spy. 

Easily solvable with a few jerrycans of gas. 

Once they have got to a good place at the feed trough none of them want to give up their spot. 

The Military should just pay up and feel shame. Cheap at 10 times the price. 

The skeletons will be removed from the closet one at a time. The sad thing is many Americans just don't really care. 

A medication of a sort I guess. 

None of the stuff listed with the minimum prices quoted will sell for the minimum. My guess would be half of the minimum for the condos and the boat (being sold in bad taste) is worthless. Cheaper to build a new, properly designed boat.

Go to a temple, they will feed you and give you a matt to sleep on.

A paid subscription to Thai Friendly. 

YUK. 

Looks more like they just covered it up. 

It has taken long enough.

I just wonder how many have tried to register but their applications were refused because the applications were not submitted with the required thick brown envelope accompaniment. 

If you have a fat pension no problem but I would strongly recommend looking at the Philippines. Not the same but enough is similar, so a possible alternative for some Australians. The Philippine Peso has fallen substantially so the hit has been softened. 

Obviously, he thought his parents were important people. 

As I learned long ago, never let the truth stand in the way of a good story. 

5 hours ago, donnacha said:

This crudely orchestrated fix has condemned Thailand to at least a decade of kleptocracy, dumb decisions, economic catastrophe and the wholesale sell-off of the country to the only player willing to buy with no questions asked: China.

Since the election, the drop-off in spending by regular Thais has been clear. People are worried. Most had assumed that some measure of economic competence would be re-introduced now that the nation's happiness has been restored.

I predict, as the economy slumps, we will see some wildly populist policies launched for distraction purposes. The target could be alcohol, or the Internet, or Burmese immigrants, or it could very well be Westerners, especially the trashy ones who inexplicably fail to stay in five-star hotels for a week and then fly back to Farangland. They no good.

Strap in, it's going to get bumpy.

 

So, basically, you are saying nothing has changed in the last 30 years.

The only way to devalue the Thai Baht is to spend the foreign currency account. To make a significant dent they should up the order to 370 US made armored cars from the 37. A couple of squadrons on F35's would be even better. 

A disgrace, but not a surprise. 

The only slow down is getting the system in place that allows the connected to benefit. Once that has been sorted sales will start.

The insurance companies will be celebrating for years to come. High premiums, virtually ZERO payouts. Invest in the insurance companies involved now.