A. Nony Mous My friend said it was because it was mainly Cambodians and other brown foreigners pulled aside...however, it doesn't mean this happens everyday.

Still, Suvarnabhumi is way better...not worth flying Air Asia (which frankly isn't likely to be any cheaper than a full service carrier on a short haul route anyway) especially if it may come with less friendly treatment once you arrive at the airport.

@Ian *********

Also, look up my post from like 2 weeks ago...Thai immigration gave him a form to fill out with his contact details and they did this to nearly all foreigners coming off the Air Asia Siem Reap flight.

@Ian *********

No, not at all. He has spent little time in Thailand in recent years on visa exempt entry. No more than a few weeks in 2023 and 2024 combined.

He was saying Thai immigration is racially profiling travelers. He's non-white, but travels on an Australian passport, his only citizenship.

OK that is very interesting because my friend came into Thailand from Siem Reap via Don Muang holding a DTV and was given the third degree. He actually lives in Cambodia and occasionally travels to Thailand...it was only at the beginning of this year that he spent around 3 months here but he was already on a DTV then.

@John *********

Please show me anything that states that there is a distinction between an "Employment Prohibited" DTV and any other "Employment Prohibited" visa. They're both the SAME.

NOTHING has ever been stated to suggest a DTV has any special work authorization that say, a retirement visa doesn't have.

They're both non-work authorized and thus Thai immigration and the labor office will treat them the same.

@John *********

You don't know what you're talking about. Firstly, remote work can now be done on any visa...secondly, a "employment prohibited" visa is very clear in its meaning.

@John *********

Even voluntary work technically requires a work permit so what you're doing everyday answering people's enquiries online could be seen as "working".

@John *********

Talk to Jo Clemente. He's on an LTR and works remotely. Maybe the term "digital nomad" doesn't quite apply to him in the traditional sense, but he travels outside of Thailand so frequently that he's almost a "digital nomad" in a sense...though a wealthy one.

@Aso ****

That is absolute nonsense. The only country that is regularly locking bank accounts is Thailand and its mostly foreigners being affected. Your home country couldn't care less where you spend your money

Anonymous participant 719 Very well said. I've been following this whole debacle since roughly 2018 and I concur with your statements.