Hockeybik

Return of Chinese Tourists to Thailand Has Pros, Cons... well, duh

So...if they were really concerned about money leaving the country, wouldn't they want to encourage retirement and general tourism in Thailand rather than doing everything in their power to discourage it?

Since when was any politician "smart"?

100,000 pages? That isn't even 1,000 visas from what I've seen.

Please explain how the exemptions will work?

You would have to run a bigger scam than the "legit" taxi scammers run to make a profit.

So, there was a delay allowing Thai firefighters in? Still not a very bright decision.

Zachary Wright!

The after action report should be interesting.

I would be stunned if more than one in a thousand TM30's are actually being done every time for every stay.

Ready! FIRE! aim...

Why?

Just exactly how many "wealthy" foreigners do they think will pony up this kind of money let alone how many actually qualify for their scheme? One rai at a time...it would have to be millions before they get close to buying out the country. I'll be shocked if the numbers are even in the hundreds.

Countries with the Highest Rates of Violent Gun Death (Homicides) per 100k residents in 2019 El Salvador — 36.78 Venezuela — 33.27 Guatemala — 29.06 Colombia — 26.36 Brazil — 21.93 Bahamas — 21.52 Honduras — 20.15 U.S. Virgin Islands — 19.40 Puerto Rico — 18.14 Mexico — 16.4 US - 10.6 deaths per 100,000 Thailand - 5.2 deaths per 100,000 https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-deaths-by-country

I think it's safe to say there is a bit lost in the translation of "witness protection" to or from Thai.

Masks are stupid period.

Thank you for the source. My point exactly.

Perhaps Prawit would benefit from an online economics course?

Define "overvalued"

Generals don't like being told they can't do something.

Paraphrasing Henry Ford..."You cannot build a reputation on what you are going to do." Let's see how this goes.

"the Manila Senate building will be on “total lockdown” to facilitate the full disinfection of the facility..." It was shown scientifically early on that COVID is not transmitted on surfaces yet those in power need to prove they are doing "something". Morons

Just a wild guess here but the UK folks probably first sat down to discuss the issue with the major carriers that would be tasked with collecting and paying the fee instead of floating it 10 different ways in the press first.

So you think that anytime a government implements a new "fee" (also known as a tax or when you really get down to it, a theft) that all of the money is spent wisely?

Yeah, like it's worked so well so far.