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PM2.5 air pollution was behind approximately 29,000 deaths in Thailand in 2021, according to a Greenpeace Southeast Asia analysis of IQAir data. The number of air pollution-related deaths per capita in Thailand last year exceeded those from road accidents, drug use and homicide combined, a new report finds. And you go search, best places to retire, and Chiang Mai and Thailand in general are on the list. Air quality affect the very young and the old retiree's the MOST.. Advice I give to my friends is! If retired stay out to Thailand all together. Even for a short visit. Thank goodness for the anti western sentiment the Thai government is projecting to the people. At least people from the US will stop visiting.

If he get's out of this , His new name will be "Teflon Don, Big Joke" No charges ever stick to this guy.

Won't be long before the Thai internet censors start deleting negative posts. Or banning sites that say anything bad about Thailand.

Retiree's don't understand or want to under stand the laws of Thailand. They are ripe for the picking. Always amazed at the retiree's that come here and think they are special and it will work for them. They come to a dictatorship run country, in a country that does not want them (only their money). Then expect things will go in their favor.. Coin the phrase: Stupid Farang.

Thailand will benefit, but only with low and medium end chips. Good jobs for the Thai's. China already has them. Of course all the manafactruing in countries that China is in bed with will help China. No western nation is stupid enough not to know it is just for cheap labor and low end chips. Thai media is run by the government and just like China, everything is rosy and they are the center of the universe. At this point no one cares.

Same speech different day. Again depends on if China can pull their selfs out of their problems. Which is doubtful. But, they better hope China can pull off a miracle. It is too later to woo back the Western countries that actually have a future and money to spend.

And "Joke of the day"

They can crack down all they want. Last time I was in Pattaya and tooling around late one night. I thought I was in a gangster movie. Pass. No way this is going to change anytime soon.

Got to love the internet, and the Thai propaganda machine.

Not as bad as China yet, but heading in that direction fast.

And *joke of the day:

Mental note, if in an altercation with a Thai woman. Reach down and have a quick feel before it escalates...

Have to increase spending, inflation is off the charts. So what is new?

I was a serious birder when I lived there. There were more farang bird guides than thais when I was there. No one cared. This will clear out the birding and wildlife tourists that were coming here on high dollar tours.

Exactly, Thai mentality on preventative maintenance is a joke.

With Thailand following China into the abyss. Swampy in 10 years will be a disaster. "Eastern rise Western decline" what a joke that part of the world is. These dictator countries all follow the same game plan. And all die in the same manner.

Joke of the day!

I lived in that area for over 10 years, it is a miserable place to live now. I was already gearing up to leave because of the pollution when the government made the 800K in a Thai bank mandatory. That was the last straw. No regrets other than leaving a long time partner there.

Hard to believe people want to retire there and die a horrible death.. unreal.

Hope you are right. Time will tell.

This capital flight is from people desperate to get their money out. Once in Thailand it can be transferred out much easier. This is just capital flight from despirate people. Thailand is close and must be easier to get the cash out and into a Thai bank. Whether it stays there is another question. If it gets to be a big problem the CCP will clap down on it with Thailand. Thailand is in China's pocket. I would be getting my money out of Thailand as fast as possible.

Yea, same here. When I lived there I kept my money growing in the US. I am one of the ones that left after they forced the 800K in the bank. Regardless my money grew by leaps and bounds in the 10+ years I lived in Thailand.

Love these "Soaring to new heights" stories. More like despirate and just above total bankruptcy.

China's stock market is in dire straights. The government is pumping in billions of dollars trying to prop it up. The sell off is of epic proportions. I have read that the Chines stock market could completely shut down eventually with Xi's guidance. If I were a Chinese citizen with a few bucks I would be doing the same thing. The current thinking is anywhere is better than here. Thailand is basically a communist country (military run). Went full in with the Chinese hype. Personally if I were Chinese I would be hesitant to put my money in Thailand because of the close ties with China.

Desperate to get the money out.