Paying 5,000 or 10,000 is not going to stimulate the economy as the money will just go to pay off debt. Meanwhile the government is borrowing the money to pay out this. ‘Twas not thought out and ‘‘twas just a vote catcher.
Interesting that they are not charging the parents for aiding and abetting his escape and avoiding the law. Also they should charge whoever said there was a interpol red notice on him.
I took my visiting daughter to Cha-am on the 9th July and it was deserted. I told her it was normally very busy and I had never seen it so devoid of people.