That is not how Thailand works for decades at all, how thailand used to work is that things are possible by paying compensation. Now this only applies if having the right connections. In terms of what changed in 2014/2015? you have to be kidding me, everyone knows that since that time you pay the army too. As well that this caused the initial OG gangster digital nomads, still 'real people' that today would be in age 30-45, that were booted out with the same visa nazi practices they are running today. This caused a mass exodus in Chiang Mai of over 10,000 digital nomads, that were spending 2K USD a month each average. They then were saved by the chinese boom only, to otherwise ever since have been virtually a deserted place. The same applies to almost everywhere. As well now again today, a mass exodus of the actual legit long stayers is taking place. Covid in between was a mess up, also then we can go further back and this 5 year pattern goes all the way to early 2000. Aside of 6 decades messing around with foreign investors and businesses, losing all of them in the process. Event virtually all rich today that are Thai, are this thanks to those same foreign businesses and investors. There was none of that before. There was a very very good change of attitude in covid by Shretta who then was ousted while they did the judicial coup on elections. They learned from the sanctions taken against Thailand so they figured they can do it without the tanks now.
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