The approach to open the borders to the world, extend says to long term has resulted in Thailand absolutely destorying the beautiful culture it has had. The scams, the crimes, the drug situation is something like i (and my fellow friends) have never seen before in Thailand. Rather than actually promoting tourism, it is harming Thailand. There is simply no other country that would allow long term stay for years without any form of criminal record check. It's scandalous Thailand would not implement this when we all know the usual nonsense you have to go through for visas. One day they will examine the shanangians going on around Phuket (and other regions) and how so many Russians and Isrealis have been allowed to get away with opening so many businesses and basically working in the open. No other country on this planet allows visa free travel to their country from countries that have a low GDP, especially a country with a much lower GDP than Thailand. It does not help tourism, but rather destorys quality tourism. Visitors from less developed nations than Thailand will come to seek work too. An open border facitilitates easy access for all scammers to enter and go as they wish. It's a national scandal that property development companies are having a say in the immigration policy in the country. That should never happen.
