Sir Dude

"Viral social media rumors have spread fear that tourists could be kidnapped and forced into scams across the border in Myanmar or Cambodia... by Chinese criminals." There, fixed it for everyone.

Hmm, I don't think retirees have too much to worry about who just live off of their pensions... although I understand the concern shown in the thread due to previous hair-brained ideas governments have had here. Also, there is a good chance that this will rattle the cage of the elite here so much that it is quietly walked-back or dropped further down the line. However, if they did follow through with it, then I'd have serious misgivings about how they would enforce it without out-rightly sparking an exodus of people from multiple walks of life/demographics. Also, for example, how would they police ATM system when someone takes like $300 out of their foreign bank on any given street or place with an ATM... sure, might be possible but the logistics involved are huge, plus the high street banks here might well baulk at the extra cost and time/effort involved. It would require considerable investment in tech and all sorts. The sad thing here is, if you legally work here and have a WP, then you might get screwed if you bring in anything from overseas... and mostly those like this are the ones who might need extra cash. What about if you worked here (like a teacher), and say, your brother sends you $1000 for your birthday... is that liable to tax? It's not "income", it's a gift. Complete BS. On top of that, if more needed to be mentioned, the leeches want more money from us but are not prepared to pony-up anything in return. How about Anutin makes "residency" easier? How about some more rights in return? How about less discrimination on so many things? How about a less oppressive immigration department for the legit folks? How about longer visas for the workers you want to take more from? Someone might live and work here but they are not a "resident" with the associated rights that go along with that word. A completely ill-thought out idea that's loaded with problems stamped all over it. Good way to tank the economy even worse... as even if there is disparity in wealth dispersion, all the money ends up being spent in the economy eventually, which is an overall positive. If they convince people (or money generally) to bail like the CCP has in China... then we can all see how well that is working out. The new government is a bunch of muppets that sold out to the old government and puppeteers just to get their exiled leader back... and now need new revenue sources to pay for the ill-conceived ideas they promised the mob to get the votes, who they also ultimately betrayed. So shamelessly cynical. Okay, rant over.... have a good day everyone.

This is a non-event... and only advertised because the content is woke and fashionable. How many people die and it is nothing other than a footnote at the coroner's office?.... another social-engineering psy-op load of BS.

All of these annoying petition-waving activists should be investigated themselves... bet they have skeletons in the closet too.

Thailand is already a vassal-state of the CCP... it's just that the regular Thais don't know it, and by the time they wake-up, it will be way too late.