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This is similar to the entrance fees at the national parks. Thais without money are usually sent home with home quarantine or put in a hospital camp free of charge. Foreigners with little money rarely have a choice.

When every tourist has $50,000 insurance, it's clear that the hospitals are trying to suck the maximum out of it. Whether the insurance actually pays afterwards is uncertain. The question of medical necessity is then often asked when it comes to cases without symptoms. The hospitals know that, which is why they insist on payment in advance. In addition, there are also the cases with wrong PCR test results, or cases where on the 7th day in the hospital there is a negative PCR test, but one is forced to stay in the hospital for 3 more days. The big differences in the cost calculations of the hospitals is also a nuisance. Legally, the insurance companies have many options to refuse payment or to reduce it accordingly. Unfortunately, there is a risk that you have paid for insurance, but the insurance does not pay. You have paid for your hotel room in advance, but you cannot use it and you do not receive a refund. You have paid for a PCR test, but the test gives an incorrect result. And you have to spend parts of your vacation in the hospital and you end up with an extremely high hospital bill, even though you feel physically well. Conclusion: The regulations for tourists are extremely customer-unfriendly and bear the traits of a scam.

With US$6,000 a day before Covit, the owners should actually have sufficient financial reserves and should be able to change their business model accordingly and adapt it to the new circumstances. In fact, the Thais who don't have a villa on the beach and live hand to mouth suffer much more.

No interest. Definitely going to be another super complicated and time consuming paper war monster with too many institutions and officials involved. Then again and again various paper collection excesses from immigration, foreign ministry, tax authorities, health insurance, land office, local ampore, own embassy, BOI, banks, building authority, telephone company, electricity company, garbage disposal company, etc. No thank you.

In Thailand, the US has no chance against China's expansionist policy. China specifically seeks out countries with corrupt governments. Then very, very long-term contracts are made, which, viewed objectively, are disadvantageous for the countries. The thrust of economic expansion policies that lead to dependency are always the 3 elements: mineral resources, agricultural land and market access. There are then investment credits for submarines, high-speed railways, etc., which are then sold propagandistic to the naïve population as progress. Whether these projects are really worthwhile for a country, i.e. make sense in the long term, is no longer checked by the corrupt sovereigns, the main thing is that the kickback sum is right. China, as the world's extended workbench, has money and buys resource rights, buys and develops land for the food production for its own people and floods the markets with their unbeatably cheap consumer products. The disadvantages are serious. In the long term, the country loses the opportunity to build up its own, competitive, domestic productions against the cheap products from China. The ability to provide food for one's native population decreases when much of the acreage is in Chinese hands and has been sold. Although the country receives royalitis in the exploitation of natural resources, the possibility of price adjustments when raw material prices are rising worldwide, is lost. Not to mention the harmful consequences for the environment. China also has its upgraded military as leverage. And also the ability to turn off the water for Southeast Asian countries with his dams.

Nice words. However, this does not fit with Thailand's efforts to ban Amnesty International from Thailand.

The problem are the dubious agents here in Thailand. Very few workers have the know-how to obtain the necessary papers (visa, work permit) and to finance their trip in advance. This then leads to slave-like conditions. This is not only the case with the berry pickers, but also with the "masseuses" who work in Korea and with many workers in Arab countries.

I miss the points: bureaucracy, legal certainty and price equality.

They can make announcements as much as they want. Crosswalks are and will always be death traps here. I don't know why that is; it is either a question of mentality (the prevailing selfishness here: me first) or a missing gene, which leads to give a "weaker" road user right of way.

If a criminal intentionally evades the court process by fleeing, it should be possible to reach a verdict or at least have the statute of limitations interrupted.

Nationwide, the majority of all schools have been closed since 10 months. What do the children when they don't have school? They meet and play together! In my view, those responsible for school policy have totally failed. To date there is no national concept to organizing regular school operations. Sad

A family member has been trying for weeks to get her 100k Covid money from the insurance. The insurance stopped to answer emails and does not pick up the phone anymore. I think there are already many insurance companies in extreme difficulties.

If drivers make phone calls, write messages or play games while driving, this is immediately noticeable in their driving style. Many slow down, lose lane, brake for no reason, or brake too late. But the culmination of stupidity are the motorcyclists who are on the phone while driving, with one hand on the handlebar and the other hand on the cell phone to the ear. If they suddenly have to react quickly, they are lost. Driving a vehicle correctly also has a lot to do with intelligence. And that's what many lack.

I have also your mind set. Just get on with it. But If u have family here and see what some rules or " not doings from the goverment" do/did to your family then u will also complain. That has nothing to do with " hate thailand". It.is rather the opposite.

I do not think so. Police normaly let people with mental health problems run around freely. Until some yaba addict go crazy and start violence. Then they act. Often too late then.

Less travel restrictions = less stress and costs = more tourists. The WHO makes clear statements on this. https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/world-health-organization-calls-for-lifting-of-international-travel-bans

This is precisely the lack of ethics as you wrote earlier. Ai is respected, has power and connections with politicians and decision makers worldwide. Their job is to point out humanitarian abuses, be it on fishing boats, in prisons, in the political arena or in pineapple factories. Seksakol certainly does not understand what the economic consequences of an expel can be for Thailand.

I'm sure that Seksakol the "Isan Rambo" will be called off. Thailand's economy is linked to many economies in the world. That Seksakol is not the brightest candle on the cake is also clear for his senior officers.

I have my doubts as to whether 1 million people really signed it. It would be nice if the exact wording of what exactly was signed was also available. Gathering 1 million legally binding signatures is a Herculean task for a single deputy officer.

Whatever the outcome is, one thing is for sure: a mountain of paper copies and a multitude of officials digging through the mush, each making their own rules.

Those who obtain the certificate can apply for long-term residence visas for up to ten years for themselves and their escorts. This would be good for married pensioner couples if they no longer had to freeze 2*800K in the bank for 5 months.

The visa fee is 10,000 baht per year for each applicant. They will be required to report to authorities once a year to confirm their place of residence. Not so bad. The visa type can be changed in accordance with immigration rules. This means de facto no investment security for 10 years

If the expel become a reality, then there will be negative consequences for Thailand in terms of international investment decisions.

They squeeze the lemon to the last drop. 9pm is bedtime for everyone. Thailand is massively anti fun. The Ministry of Tourism and Sports now anticipates a 1.3-1.8 trillion baht tourism revenue this year, from around 5-15 million foreign visitors. This projection is based on the condition that there will be no lockdowns. I doubt that the predicted 5-15 million foreign visitors will come with these aggressive police methods. Unfortunately, the OP does not say how high the fines will be. If you are caught as a tourist at 11pm with a beer in your hand, you will probably have to make a donation to the police cash register. Not so nice holidays then.

A Thai girl I know got paid from her insurance 200000 Baht because of her Covid infection. Quite a lot of money for many Thais.