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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.

You beat me to it, It's not dollars that are flooding into Thailand for sure. The pic on the article should have shown the Chinese Yuan. The US is having the same thing happening. Capital flight from countries are greasing up the banks and Wall Street. Smart Chinese are bringing it into the US, idiots are bringing it into Thailand.

I'm behind times for sure, But when I was going through there the local Malay's that passed regularly, were waved through with no paperwork what so ever. I used to get in a tuk tuk and go across all the time. Wasn't worth the hassle with immigration. And when the immigration got snippily you could walk down then walk across for a day or two no problems. The gal I was with used to go across all the time. Never once went threw immigration.

Reminds me of the old joke: In the local news, the gay community was traumatized earlier by a drive by slapping,

Get used to it. Or move. Too late now.

Thailand is dying on the vine. 10 years max then massive decline.

Joke of the day

Just listened to a study on tourism a d travel trends from the US. Economics and spending patterns. Projected travel patterns and places. Bottom line is Thailand and that whole part of the world is off the list. Not sure about Europe , Australian etc. It touched on Chinese tourism in SE Asia ,and was not positive. Actually far from it. As China is the second largest economy at present it predicts a linear decrease of tourism depending on the political problems. Thailand is going to have to reinvent its self.