Indonesian can do unlimited, he can take the train or bus to lao. He might get 60 days from tomorrow, and he can go immigration to extent for another 30 days. (avoid cam-bo-dia)
go to the thai embassy in your country and apply for a 90 days retirement visa, than when you get to thai, go immigration to get a letter from them to open a bank account to deposit 800k and go back to immigration to apply for a 1 year visa. can diy...
yea, the tourist visa will be a waste of money if the 60 days started. It should be ok to apply for 30 days. It might happen in 5 days time. (seen a reply somewhere, a immigration guy to someone that it is starting on the 15th.)