Cabradelmar

That's significant any way it cut it... the question is will anything change. I'm doubtful. Implementing long term strategies has never been Thailand's strength (there's always way too many conflicting interests and priorities among the stakeholders involved that can never be resolved to everyone's satisfaction), and that's what is needed.

Unfortunately all those minerals are in the air people breath 🥁

Another bizarre and avoidable story brought to you by the excessive consumption of alcohol.

Thailand proves once again to be one of the worse places to invest one's money... Even in the weed biz people (will eventually) lose their money in Thailand. Oh well, there is still prostitution, alcohol and gambling 😂

MOU 😂 sounds like another one of the PMs half baked sales job being overhyped again. MOUs aren't worth the paper they are written on... Just a quasi mutual admiration society putting on paper none binding discussions.

THA didn't ditch cash 😂 until I can no longer get cash from ATMs or money changers, it's not ditched. Plus, there are far too many poor people in the informal economy to making ditching imminent. Stop the scar mongering.

Populist giveaway that THA can't afford to undertake, nor will it lead to any real meaningful lasting economic change.

Let's be real... It's a billion dollar capital investment that employees about 50 on-site full-time... MS builds these centers to get closer to customers and address data access issues. They are HIGHLY automated (much of the management done remotely from India, etc.) and don't generate a lot of jobs for Thai people post opening. But Thailand will hype it (if it even happens - seeing as Thailand is not an IT skills strong work force; they can't even get their own apps and systems to function at a high level) as the next coming of Thailand's dominance 😂

It's is if you are a foreigner running a business in Thailand without permits.

Thailand has had gambling problems with its own people for decades... Thais have no self restraint. And will gamble until everything is lost. This gambling rush is going to be the curse no one paid attention to. Mark my words. But hey, at least the hi-so Thai developers will get rich 🙄

Chinese repression and stagnant economy, as well as Putin's warmonger is good for business. In an oversupplied condo market it's really interesting to see how people choose to invest.

I emigrated out of there years ago... Immigrated to Thailand. This is my home.

No such thing as a free lunch... Someone is paying and it will (if not now, eventually) be tourist (one way or another).

Poo-ket is a chit hole already... Too late. Should have thought about this long ago.

How about cracking down on all criminals... Is that really too much to ask... Nevermind 😂

Someone is gonna pay, cuz it ain't free.

Different. That was insurance tourist had to get to get their COE to be allowed to enter. This new scheme covers anyone injured (without insurance) or killed, though a nominal tourist tax on all tourists (regardless of who you are or if you already pay for your own insurance already).

I'd rather the scheme pay for basis emergency medical treatment for the uninsured, if needed (there were only 400 cases of tourist injury, of all kinds, last year, but no mention of how many of those where uninsured - my guess most where insured) vs compensating tourist for their death (of which there where 185 tourist deaths last year). And the only reason I say that is so that hospitals will be less likely to turn people away - like they did to the man from Taiwan who later died as a result. If this gets the greedy Thai medical establishment to at least know they will get paid for rendering services, then people will be less likely to needlessly die due to hospital greed. Unfortunately, my guess is if tourist know they're covered for emergency medical they will do more stupid stuff. But then you can't fix all stupid.

What next... More people evading taxes 😂 just like 80% of Thais. Al least until TRD and immigration link your visa extension and renewals to tax filings, and then everyone stops sending money and/or stops long staying in THA.

With plenty left over to line enough pockets to please any Thai.

101 ways to die on Death island...

Wow. A give back to the millions of tourist that keep this economy afloat. But at what cost to whom? Because there is no such thing as a free lunch.

Hitting back at all the cheap Chinese goods flooding Thailand and being sold on lazada. Problem is they are not hitting at China, but at their own people. Thailand again has lost the plot. Well, at least their Chinese overlords will be unharmed 🙄

Tough guy with the fu manchu facial thinks it's ok to attack another person because he's inconvenienced #dunce

Maybe next year 😂