because he exiled after too many corruption scandals, including the hidden shares in AIS yielding him a cool billion usd or so.

should he have stayed he would have faced criminal charges, his lobby is trying to bring him back, but thus far failing therein explains his quietude.

so what does this matter of 2006 have to do with 2020 immigration?

money always thinks money defines value, but in reality this is true poverty.

what about the wealth coming in for (under age) sex tourism, for drugs, for recklessness. that is far worse for Thailand than a tourist living simply.

and the measure of how much that 20b is really worth lies in the happiness of the recipient, which is significant, indeed in part because

corruption is expensive.

I see the realities, and I see as well the measure of solving them has little to do with finance, more so with a sense of broad responsibility

@Bo***

, yes, it was quite obvious you didn't care at all before you even typed the 26th doesn't matter to you despite it being important to so many.

the stupidity of going full circle to prove my point is almost admirable tho.

never go full retard bro

@Bo***

, and there it is, the gloat you couldn't suppress. you're a sad individual bro, if you need this to lift you up.

@Ko**

, I feel your logic, although I also feel you put a pretty high bar on what justifies a person staying here.

the lady in the market is happy with 20 baht coming her way regardless of whom it comes from because it does help her. government less so, because they get no slice of it, so it really is a matter of where the bar is set.

it is strange to me that the idea that we must pay dearly to simply be is so common

I'm sorted

@Bo***

, but unlike you I care about others

@Bo***

, you really don't understand. what do you think, the world revolves around you so solely that it is you, not the entire tourism industry that should be measured as significant?

52/thailands-economic-outlook-worst-in-asia-analysts

Just ignore.this please, as Bobby has not singlehandedly caused this drop.

@Ko**

, unjustified how? if people put money down towards local businesses and behave well, then what burden do they form to be labeled unjustified in their long stay?

what I see is a sense of entitlement from, ironically, foreigners that have been here longer and culturally fed fears from the local populace.

@Bo***

, whilst the Thai are generosity embodied. quit the double standards. wakie wakie.

@Je***

, this is also what I see. the xenophobia bleeds into mortal fear, despite no valid logic existing that makes pre covid longstayers are higher risk