Are there any updates on the rumors regarding changes to student visas for Chinese nationals in Thailand?

I knew that chinese nationals were being sent back to china to get their ED visas AND that the immigration office was looking at their attendance and documentation closer when giving extensions but AFAIK, there is NO policy change in the way immigration's inside the country treats them

AND

I doubt the new head of immigration's has anything to do with the issuing of visas from the thai consulates scattered around the world seeing as they are run NOT by the thai immigration office but by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs <- a totally different government agency altogether.

Always nice to hear bar talk. As you said rumours, keep on talking. We wait for official announcements of Immigration Office.

Chinese and Indian nationals applying for the Thai Elite visa are now being told to wait for at least 90 days before approval.

It has already started, both Chinese and Indian students are affected.