If you can have one wish for Thailand in 2018 what would it be.

[Mac98]

4 minutes ago, simoh1490 said:

With free medical coverage and access to the lounges at Swampy also! 

To promote good health, all non-tour group farang get free passes to soapies for the term of their stay.

[Skeptic7]

"Time machine" it back a couple decades! And bring the original Chang beer back!  

OK that's two, but who's counting? 

[Surasak]

Foreigners allowed to own land in their own name, with this backdated 40 years.

[rickudon]

Automatic inclusion in the Thai 30 baht health scheme with any one year visa extension (even if the extension cost twice as much).

[speedtripler]

5 hours ago, 4evermaat said:

The price of 95/91 gas stays under 30 baht/liter

It won't rise by 20% this year

I bought some today for 25thb so I think your safe until 2019

[siam2007]

5 hours ago, helloagain said:

Foriengers can own guns

 

my wish:

NOBODY, be it Thai or foreigners, can own guns (except for police and armed forces)

[Timbob]

No mosquitoes. Or no female mosquitoes.

[metisdead]

Some posts intending to turn this into a politic discussion have been removed as per this pinned notice:

 

 

[speedtripler]

29 minutes ago, siam2007 said:

 

my wish:

NOBODY, be it Thai or foreigners, can own guns (except for police and armed forces)

Every farang should be given a gun on arrival because thais only like to fight 7 on 1....

[Kirtom]

I Wish no more dead people in traffic ! Please stop this crazy dring !

[Berkshire]

2 hours ago, Mac98 said:

Good one. That alone would attract 40,000 additional retirees. That's not a lot scattered all over Thailand as they are not going to buy downtown Bangkok. If each generated an additional $25,000 income then that would be an annual boost to the Thai economy of $1 billion, or 33 billion baht.

Sorry, but you guys need to think beyond your own personal benefit.  Allowing foreigners to own land wouldn't just mean farangs flocking to Thailand.  It would mean Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Singaporeans, and a host of other regional wealth, carving up Thailand like a Thanksgiving Day turkey.  The average Thai wouldn't be able to own land in their own country.  Real estate would artificially inflate, inequality would widened, the rich get richer, political unrest, etc.  

 

Every foreigner who comes to Thailand should already know/understand this aspect of Thai law.  Yet, you chose to come anyway....and then whine/whinge about it.  Fact is, foreigners can already own land...through their Thai spouse.  But you don't trust your spouse...?  Sounds like a personal problem.   

[MyFriend You]

That they enact a law that all Farang's wanting a long term or retirement Visa's have to speak rudimentry Thai.  Automatic approval of the visa to those that can read rudimentry Thai.  You live here, you should make an attempt to read & speak a little Thai.

[MyFriend You]

5 hours ago, Jaybott said:

A lot of my wishes have been covered already. How about doing something about the Soi Dogs? A "Catch, neuter, release" program and an adoption campaign.

I would gladly donate to that cause, any found with communicable disease, need to be put down.

[tryasimight]

4 hours ago, Mac98 said:

Good one. That alone would attract 40,000 additional retirees. That's not a lot scattered all over Thailand as they are not going to buy downtown Bangkok. If each generated an additional $25,000 income then that would be an annual boost to the Thai economy of $1 billion, or 33 billion baht.

You say that like its a good thing. 

[MyFriend You]

Outlaw Bar Fines............oooops, that was #2.

[tryasimight]

Thai government to heavily subsidise,  or make free,  one way tickets to the home country for all the whining farangs who seem to despise Thailand,  the Thai people,  their culture and everything about the place generally. 

[Lite Beer]

2 hours ago, speedtripler said:

Every farang should be given a gun on arrival because thais only like to fight 7 on 1....

Really?

[smudger1951]

9 hours ago, Dexlowe said:

That Thai women come to the realization that the Thai male isn't a god.

 

And the farang male isn't an ATM.

[speedtripler]

49 minutes ago, Lite Beer said:

Really?

Wild wild East! 

[geronimo]

12 hours ago, alex8912 said:

Start the process to fully legalize medical and recreational marijuana and making the laws regarding hemp and hemp seeds to be fully legal. Billions and billions of baht could be made to support rural Thais and many many others.  

Unfortunately, those in power are light years behind the rest of the world regarding M

[geronimo]

5 hours ago, Lite Beer said:

Really?

One would do well to aspire to rising about physical violence .......

[geronimo]

7 hours ago, speedtripler said:

Every farang should be given a gun on arrival because thais only like to fight 7 on 1....

One should try to elevate oneself above physical violence ...... especially here ....

[KhunMhee]

The new 4 year professional VISA seems like it will answer lots of the immigration problems for a select few. Looking forward to when that one kicks in. Owning land in Thailand would be nice but I agree with Berk the proverbial shat storm of everyone buying up Thailand would be horrible. Gas prices might jump a bit due to the oil finally climbing to +/- $67 and the tension in Iran will only seem to make it climb more.  

[catman20]

15 hours ago, Pdavies99 said:

No Chinese tours buses!

or Chinese tourists 

[steven100]

13 hours ago, Jaybott said:

A lot of my wishes have been covered already. How about doing something about the Soi Dogs? A "Catch, neuter, release" program and an adoption campaign.

how about catch and eliminate .....    much safer for everyone such as kids and the elderly.

[Tracyb]

A police force that enforces motor vehicle laws.

[SteveMack]

17 hours ago, simoh1490 said:

With free medical coverage and access to the lounges at Swampy also! 

Thats just about asking too much, haha but would be nice.

[user4643453]

to get a yearly visa with 50,000 baht/month to live in Thailand :D

 

[lovelomsak]

I would wish some one would import good quality electric space heaters for the cold season. Would be nice to heat some rooms in the house during cols season

[Get Real]

My wish is to see Elvis eating a meal at Burger King on Nana Square in Sukhumvit.