Don't think so, there are still deserted shops, buildings and business that are still to come back, at least some of them and that will not happen not this year and not the next..
You didn't mention who paid for the house, if you did, than you should have a lot more rights, if you didn't pay for the house than the siblings have most of the rights...
I believe him, just the fall guy, a putzy, Although he knew very well that there was gross illegal activities going on but probably didn't fathom how huge it was...
Sure why not base in Thailand where corruption is easy, and why everyone is surprise? nothing new here, in China they were would have been executed long time ago, in Thailand it doesn't take much to get the guardians of the law to turn a blind eye...
Tip of the ice-burg, if it only be revealed the extend of Chinese criminal's gangs activities in this country, many of them under the patronage and protection of well connected people in this country, we'd be all dumb founded...
I know nothing about Thai politics, but after 30 plus years in this country, it will not make a iota of different to the man in the street, only to to those who will stuff their pockets with more money and attain more powers...
No wonder, the war, the harsh winter, the forces conscription to the army, the crapy economy and with a madman running the country, I'd too, run away as far as my worthless rubles can take me..
So it didn't take long for the fake banknotes caper to take root here in Thailand, i take a stab in the dark to say that they're probably coming from China, how bad the situation is, no one really knows..
When buying on Lazada, Shopee and Aliexpress, one should know and be aware of the shonks, pitfall and scammers, this is why the above shopping places offer a fair protection and a go to department for complaints...
Revise all you want, as long as you have crooked immigration personal that are on the take it will not help much.. the problem is within the department, not out there...
A topless Tuk-Tuk with chrome wheels comes to minds, one thing for sure, you'll get plenty of looks, not the kind of looks you want but never the less you'd be noticed...
Hundreds of thousand if not more of foreign workers from neighboring countries are all around us working in many industries freelance or otherwise and non pays any taxes or duties ride bikes and drive cars with fake credentials, the thing is that Thailand need those workers as many Thais will not do 'dirty work' for little money anymore...
16 days overstay, i say hang the arch criminal, what dose he think to himself? how dare he over say 16 days in a law abiding country such is Thailand where everything else is 100%....