I know. I'm suspiscious about the 'why now' aspect of this, rather than the 'why not the Thais too' aspect. One possible explanation for both could be that, the insitigator (PM Anutin), is drumming this up as a nationalist redirection away from the real pressing issues facing Thailand's economy. The country is in serious economic trouble and the government clearly doesn't have any obvious strategy to deal with multiple financial issues it faces. So the bad foreigners trying to illegally own Thai property are low hanging fruit is an easy sell to the public - no need in his mind to go after the Thais in any big way. Also Anutin has a track record of voicing dislike of foreigners (usually westerners). Not sure why.
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