Reading what BJ said I wondered we are dealing with an incompetent , why this statement to amend the law should be focused on visa restriction in terms of police security with cross checks with police or Interpol of the country of the applicant. The means of monitoring are now endless to monitor a person and hear what he says on the phone or on social media and this super smart bureaucrat finds nothing better than to improve the standard of future Thailand residents by increasing the demand for bank deposits.
I don't think much of Thai bureaucrats, but this statement goes beyond all limits of inability to govern a country.