Durieu

1) Fortunately, I am not Buddhist, no more than believing in other religions which are only fables for human beings in lack of understanding of the world and the sense in their miserable existences. So, I have no reason for not drinking alcohol for this kind of reason.

2) If the alcohol is the cause of social problems, which makes the government the 361 other days of the year? They lets people have accidents and commit crimes? If it is the case, it is a shame!

Conclusion: This ban is shameful for not Buddhist and the reasons which are given to justify it are just stupid.

Maybe they will do away with the expensive and meaningless letter for those that use the monthly method and just go for the actual proof.

I'm assuming that bank statements indicating receipt of pension are now required, certainly more meaningful than a letter from the embassy.

Maybe Thai Immigration will update their website to show the "new rule".

Wouldn't it be nice to use the same rules in Europe, don't think we gonna have more illegal aliens coming over to benefit from our poor working class

Ho yes! I'm completely agreeing with you! Here in France we receive hundreds of thousand persons every year! Most of them come to be looked free of charge or to collect the social security for them and all their family! But when the government tries to say that it is necessary to limit this type of immigration, there are demonstrations in streets and all the journalists who are scandalized!

In the same time, I have enough money to live in Thailand, including in letting 800 000 bahts permanently in an account, and I can transfer more than 65 000 bahts a month. But, as I have not any kind of pension or salary or other regular revenue (I’m a writer), I cannot stay more than 3 months in Thailand. This is just stupid.

Finely, Thai government is not only cupid, they are also nationalist.

If my lover was not Thai and obliged to live in Thailand, I never have the stupid idea to stay in this crazy country.