the green light

this new law is still shady.. typical Thai laws. It leaves something for  its interpretation.

Need to read between the line here.

the reason behind it is influx of foreign currency to keep the value Baht high . 2 reasons

1. Tourism is down to almost zero.. and what ever $$ they collect is barely enough to pay the bribes.

2. many expensive condos are not selling

the reasoning is they attract people with a lot of money ( legally or illegibly collected) and dump in Thailand. The bank will have enough resources to justify keep the Baht high and at the same time increase the condo sales.  

Later the government can establish back the restriction. simple math. and back to normal

one obstacle: how to lure the rich people to put money in Thailand knowing that it could be a trick? unless $350k are just illegal money and care about it.

8 hours ago, mikebell said:

If I had ten million baht I wouldn't be be begging Thailand to let me in to buy a more expensive house than I need in an area not of my choice!  Why can't they see that the best investment is in retirees who live here permanently; adopt Thai children abandoned by their fathers; support the mothers/families and local companies all year round yet get treated as terrorists in every walk of Thai life.

these people have done the right thing to help the country and the community.

Thai official should recognize that and try to make their life easier living in Thailand

there are other farang living and working overseas still support the Thai community by sending money to their loved one.

Nobody like this new law for for rich tourists to come in and live in Thailand. It is design to attract the Chinese with untraceable shady money only.

shady Chinese investor who want to hide their money 

Arabs with ton of illegal money

drug lord who wants to laundered their money..

and Many more..

Thailand welcomes you - bring money. and we will close the eyes

let us revisit the statement

"Plans are afoot to allow 100% of condo developments to be owned by foreigners and even allow foreigners to own land and buy their own homes on that land in certain areas"

1. anybody who invest 100% in a development need to make sure to make profit. However are the rules applies to owner of each condo still applies 50%  needs to be Thais

still it is consider a business and  much paper work of getting work permit and employees 5:1 ratio Thai: foreigner. 

Some might take the idea as to laundered bad  money in Thailand.

2.land ownership in certain areas. Does  it means lands that no Thais want will be owned by Farangs.

i just don't know if this new law would attract the rich people to Thailand.

but are we all retiree rich or poor must for the 90 visa thing?

It is a good indication of the hassle to get your "stay" documents in orders..

90 days reporting, the hassle with money in the bank, running to immigration every year..  always documents and always fees. 

things were different in 2009... and especially staying in a small island. quite difficult to keep up the documents up to date.

if I recall, the penalty of overstay was Bht20k maximum.. but now , they put you on a black list.

the woman is probably running her husband business. Keep the economy going.

I guess they will hit her with a large tax bill too.

THAI officials have a negative opinion about the farangs living in thailand.

they called them the dirty farangs"  "low class with money"

Thailand has been advertised for many years as an expat hot spot 

it is these "low class with money" that has supported many thai women and children, open farang restaurant.. and spend tons of money daily on Thai products and entertainment. They have kept the economy going, 

however they have been treated with disgust and prohibit to go to high end massage parlors and special clubs. They are not allowed in the "la di La" upper class places

Thai needs to changes their attitude about farangs if they want more to stay in thailand.

funny..

I was in thailand for 15 years and did it few times because my friend told me to do it. I ha to pay a small fine.  I have a Thai driver license with an address. 

I guess it is something to take it seriously now . but too old to worry about it 

^{don't know who to believe}

^{somedays there are warning and be careful}

other day.. don't worry, the good days and time to open the country.

they can't lie about the dead bodies.

Ones should  look how other nation perceive the COvid-19 numbers of Thailand as a whole.

England  has a 10 days quarantine for Thailand returnees... 

Hongkong ,China, Vietnam....21 days quarantines.

US has a travel advisory for Thailand.

Other countries do not see just the numbers from  Phuket but the  numbers reported by Thailand.

I think tourists will not visit Phuket this year.

Just now, the green light said:

Why does stupidity has power?  It  goes from being funny to stupid .Is TAT thinks that all Thai people and foreigners are just bunch of monkeys .? These kind of statements make us readers not just laugh but angry.

 

The whole world is trying to manage this pandemic: first locally in each country and second to prevent spreading from country to country.  Travelling on vacation is really curtailed. Even countries with advance vaccination program, the infection is high.

 

Thai domestic  travel is also curtailed.  The economy is bad, people lost jobs or working at reduced pay, lockdown, vaccination program not working well...so many problem that Thai people are not thinking of a vacation now.

 

 

 

 

Why does stupidity has power?  It  goes from being funny to stupid .Is TAT that all Thai people and foreigners are just bunch of monkeys .? These kind of statements make us readers not just laugh but angry.

The whole is trying to manage this pandemic: first locally in each country and second to prevent spreading from country to country.  Travelling on vacation is really curtailed. Even countries with advance vaccination program, the infection is high.

Thai domestic  travel is also curtailed.  The economy is bad, people lost jobs or working at reduced pay, lockdown, vaccination program not working well...so many problem that Thai people are not thinking of a vacation now.

Test numbers is not a reflection on how the virus is being managed.

Number of death and occupancy in hospital are are critical numbers. typical  Lockdown is being used to minimize exposure when medication is not available . Vaccination is the key.

The fears is that waiting a long time for vaccination will allow the virus to mutate again,. and hell will be loose again.

lockdown will prevent leading a normal life. 

CONFUSION? the article points out that :

 `1. 70-80% of Thais would be vaccinated by the end of the year

2. to have a clear plan for vaccine procurement for 2022 

how can the first statement match the  second one. It means that they do not have enough vaccines and it will all be pushed to first quarter 2022

one of the  two statement above  is fake news? which one?

how much the gold faucet in the bathroom?

whoh!!!!  should we jump of happiness...happy days are here again

this data is useless. so many people are in and out of Bangkok.. 

number can go up or down.. it all depends on the number of people being tested, availability of the testing kits, and how efficiency the test kits.

As long as hospitals are full, many death, and low vaccination numbers, Bangkok is not safe yet.

it is logical that vaccination effort around the worlds is not going well.. Herd immunity has not been reached

In Thailand to have 6% of the population vaccinated.  there is a long way to go.

what I fear or predict that this virus will mutate again and who knows. what will happened.

Coming September, There will be a recommended  booster shot and hopefully a new  stronger vaccine will be available

shame on the tourists to visit Phuket for their own ego enjoyment... when the  rest of the Thailand  is suffering

It is disgusting to project how much Phuket made when the rest of thailand  people are lining at the Wat for food and donation. Not to forget giving Bht 1M to the death of the swiss woman, instead of spending the money on the infra structure. I am sure the people in Bangkok are appalled on how this

sandbox is operating.

the officials in Phuket think that they live in a country of their own.

I think that there must be a bribe money to Bangkok from Phuket sandbox.  

Just now, the green light said:

we know that there 2 ways to make money

 

1.increase volume

2.raise prices

 

14,000 tourist would not generate Bht 1b....but raising prices would.

five star hotels  100%

local businesses 0%

 

However the rest of the country suffers. 

 

Tourists should have the heart of not going to Phuket and dumping a lot of money there. They should donate money to the poor and sick in thailand in these hard times.

 

 

we know that there 2 ways to make money

1.incrase volume

2.raise prices

14,000 tourist would not generate Bht 1b....but raising prices would.

five star hotels  100%

local businesses 0%

However the rest of the country suffers. 

Tourists should have the heart of not going to Phuket and dumping a lot of money there. They should donate money to the poor and sick in thailand in these hard times.