don't have experience in Indonesia, bit mostly all asian countries have better, less steal-y, scam-y immigration systems than Thailand, so I would recommend looking into Vietnam and the Philippines before making a decision.
Basically, it's because this is Thailand and there are no set rules. Everything is up to the immigration officer that gets your passport on their desk, on the particular day you go to immigration.
The system is ancient, broken and there is no change in sight. Viva Thailand 0.5 🥳
I walked down to the psychic sitting outside my condo. She looked at her cards and said that the bars will be open in September. She guaranteed it. She also said if I buy her lucky medallion for 20,000 I will win the lottery this month. The lottery could make me a millionaire so, of course, I bought the necklace. Now all I have to do is wait and I will be rich soon. Rich enough to go to a country where the bars are open in September.