What kind of changes have you noticed since the coup?

[jvs]

I guess the title explains itself.There must be a lot of changes since the General took the reins.

What have i noticed myself?

A man i know has lost his job because his boss is no longer able to pay people to cut wood illegaly in some forest.

Someone wants to build a house on a really nice piece of land but is not sure there will be no trouble.

I was at Chatuchac market this weekend and noticed there are no longer people selling birds and other animals that you are not allowed to own.They may still be there but not out in the open.

Some shops have closed because they can no longer make a living because of enforcement of regulations.

At a recent traffic stop i saw some soldiers as well as police and it looked to me non of the police was pocketing any money.

I would like to see what else is changing.

[ATF]

I've noticed that topics like this get exterminated very quickly.

[garrya]

In Hatyai, nothing at all. This part of Thailand is a little kingdom with its own rules.

[RikDao]

Saw the headline on this and thought, Hmmmm, this a good thing to discuss here?

[daveAustin]

Fewer reds, fewer Khmers.

[Jip99]

Saw the headline on this and thought, Hmmmm, this a good thing to discuss here?

Why not ?

It seems that things that were previously swept under the carpet, or a blind eye was being turned, are now being tackled.

Local village had 3 illegal casinos - now has none.

I got a receipt for my speeding offence.

[KittenKong]

More police on the streets. More arrests. More respect for existing rules and regulations, even right down to traffic rules. More action on old environmental and planning issues that have dragged on for years under previous governments. Implementation of existing immigration rules to prevent foreigners fraudulently staying and working here without the correct permissions.

I think the junta is doing a great job.

[JDGRUEN]

I notice that there is NO NEWS of intractable - nonsensical Thai political groups - physically fighting and endangering innocent people with grenade launchers, sniper rifles and bombs - used in the name of political change...

I notice typical Thai citizens going about the business of making a living without fear of being caught up in a political shootout.

I notice businesses in Phuket who have appropriated public lands for years and years on the beaches to run their businesses - have been shut down and their illegal structures removed...

I notice a return to normal life for Thai people.

[rajyindee]

In Hatyai, nothing at all. This part of Thailand is a little kingdom with its own rules.

The moto sai taxi drivers outside BigC Xtra have nice, new, shiny, yellow jackets.

[rgs2001uk]

More police on the streets. More arrests. More respect for existing rules and regulations, even right down to traffic rules. More action on old environmental and planning issues that have dragged on for years under previous governments. Implementation of existing immigration rules to prevent foreigners fraudulently staying and working here without the correct permissions.

I think the junta is doing a great job.

Out my way in the Bkk suburbs, no end of month police road blocks in either May or June.

Traffic lanes that used to be used for restaurant customer parking have now been cleared.

All the m/c taxis joints now have new price displays.

Less beggars on the streets, in fact havent seen any up where I live, were they all given a one way ticket back to Cambo?

Concur with the above, junta doing a great job.

[Andyfarquar]

Every hotel I've stayed in recently has photocopied my passport and that of my wife & daughter, then filled out a comprehensive check-in form where nobody ever bothered before, writing down the passport number was sometimes asked for but no big deal if you didn't have it with you. I now carry mine all the time just in case. I've also noticed that hotels have been willing to bargain on price or have slashed their prices to get a share of the business. I've just had 3 nights in Diana Garden Resort Hotel with my wife & daughter in Pattaya near the Bangkok Pattaya hospital for 1,000 Baht / night including 2 buffet breakfasts. The room has split type aircon, room safe, tea & coffee facilities, great bedding & towels and a really usable balcony with furniture. The hotel offers regular priced bike hire, a swimming pool, library with reading nook. So impressed, I put a write up on Trip Advisor. They are not unique in their pricing though, as with the bars, this will be survival of the fittest. No customers in the bars in Walking Street tonight. I support the junta, they did the right thing but there's no doubt martial law is hurting tourism and I can see the bars in Walking Street, as well as hotels, restaurants and other tourist related businesses facing closure if the situation doesn't resolve into a civilian government soon.

[trainman34014]

Up here in red country the people seem to be a lot happier without the red thugs controlling their every day by brainwashing speeches blurted through early morning loudspeakers and other bully boy tactics used to keep the peasants in line.

[Andyfarquar]

As with Garrya in Hatyai, Chiang Mai is going along business as normal, no sign of any changes in everyday life. I see more people in Pattaya wearing helmets and tonight I saw a whole bunch of riders pulled in at a junction near Walking Street for no helmets and one for no lights (apparently all locals).

[spidermike007]

Up here in red country the people seem to be a lot happier without the red thugs controlling their every day by brainwashing speeches blurted through early morning loudspeakers and other bully boy tactics used to keep the peasants in line.

The reds were a blight. They did so little. When Mr. Toxic was the leader they passed a few good policies like health coverage. Since then, virtually nothing. All they did basically was such valuable oxygen, and make sure all else was business as usual. I sure do not miss them. And guess what? Mr. Toxic is becoming irrelevant and quickly forgotten. At least let us hope the scourge is gone.

Spidermike007

[mrtoad]

This is actually the first time in around 9 years where there has been no real social unrest. Pretty much everyone I know is happy that PTP are gone.

[MJP]

I've noticed a lot less social unrest on Thai Visa Forum. No shootings, bombings and a lot less flaming.

The curfew worked.

[sundrenched]

I notice typical Thai citizens going about the business of making a living without fear of being caught up in a political shootout.

This is such a crock of sh*t. I was in Bangkok throughout the protests and didn't feel unsafe for a second. As long as you stayed away from the protest sites, there was no danger whatsoever. None.

[David48]

I've just had 3 nights in Diana Garden Resort Hotel with my wife & daughter in Pattaya near the Bangkok Pattaya hospital for 1,000 Baht / night including 2 buffet breakfasts. The room has split type aircon, room safe, tea & coffee facilities, great bedding & towels and a really usable balcony with furniture. The hotel offers regular priced bike hire, a swimming pool, library with reading nook. So impressed, I put a write up on Trip Advisor. They are not unique in their pricing though, as with the bars, this will be survival of the fittest.

I have noticed one post spruking the amenities availabe at the *............* Hotel.

Hope you got paid for that post ...

[David48]

As for ...

No customers in the bars in Walking Street tonight.

Sorry to be disrespectfull ...

Not one ... one lonely Bar Fly ... I think not ...

[Rooo]

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