ticher1941

The police know about a lot of situations, and have a lot of information, that we the public are just not aware of.

Conjecture can be endless.

Well, there must have been a demand for these businesses in the first place. It is not too smart to make comparisons to Western countries where there is little opportunity for the little guys (and their employees) unless they have access to several millions and the premises need to be huge. The unemployment rate in Thailand is miniscule compared to the high unemployment in Western countries and the reason is the multitude of restrictions in the West through municipal and city bylaws. So I guess the wealthy in Thailand ( property expats included) are now beginning to impose their selfishness on the ordinary folks ..ie dont spoil the view from my palace that I live in for 3 weeks in the year.One of the things i love about south east Asia is the availability of small eating and drinking places on the beaches. The peoples needs are best cultivated rather than blindly restricted for the benefit of the rich. Such closed policies will only drive down tourism and aggravate the locals in the area who are trying to make a living. Deprive the locals from opportunity and crime will increase.

Next step, it will be like Vancouver BC where you don't have access to the beaches and parks after sunset and the disenfranchised are herded into East Vancouver where they can be harassed by cops and issued tickets for sidewalk selling. Please Thailand don,t go this way.

Back in 65 I took Paludrine daily for a year in Borneo, no malaria but i did get dengue fever.