Every single day we hear tourism up and then tourism down, One could be forgiven for not having a clue what the current situation is re tourist numbers. To be honest as an expat I really couldn't care less, I imagine most expats feel the same.
The only time I get my book updated is once a year when I do my extension and I have never had a problem. Although admittedly I did not open it in pattaya
how would a bank know what visa somebody has, they would need to ask all their customers on a regular basis I think its rubbish personally, more scaremongering and chinese whispers
Personally I think there should be a performance check on all politicians annually, those not fulfilling their promises should be removed, permanently,
if i'm not mistaken "wing yip" isn't even Thai, its chinese , If she could not find a Thai shop she should have visited one of the many Thai owned "rub and tug" establishments that the capital boasts
and it goes back a bit longer than the 70's and 80's more like the 20's and 30's, and still the same fear based rhetoric far removed from reality.
remember " men will die for it and women cry for it "