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Both China and Thailand provide cheap products via different methods.

And Thailand has thousands of migrant labourers working on the minimum or less wage to keep production costs down. They see that as okay but want to stop competition. Is that fair?

Nakhon pathom, last two days had an afternoon shower for about an hour, nothing heavy. Today [Friday] mixed cloud and bright intervals, probably escape rain today

So which 5 countries slipped backwards to give Thailand this result

990 baht per month... that's a lot of #$@$

No moving the goal posts after the pre-election promise was made to reward voters with a cash handout... not saying the 50 million population is correct, but that was the promise, now they have to honour it.

Not unexplained. They are refusing to allow dubious single Thai girls from entering S. Korea, and then over-staying their entry visas.

School runs are exhilarating.

Thailand just cannot compete in a free market. They go around the world begging for FTA's then tax the hell out of all imports.

Rumours started by people with nothing else to do

Common practice, nothing new

That's what usually happens when climbing up the ladder brings wealth.

So why don't they build the Land bridge, instead of begging for foreign investors

China is smarter, let someone else fund it then they use it.

You'd be surprised. My missus believes a spirit lives in an ant hill in the garden, she won't let me near it

Complete and utter rubbish

Too late, it's already flooded with cheap Chinese products as that's all most common Thais can afford to buy.

At the demise of local businesses? Will these huge entertainment facilities take custom away from small local run bars, restaurants hotels etc etc?

Chinese developers to finance, build and take a large cut of the proceeds.

You got that right.

Until you get a knock on the door from an angry partner.

Seems like once the houses were sold the developers walked away.. leaving the amenities either unfinished or not even started.

As we have all witnessed over the years

Proving a disconnect between industry and the universities...