I've managed to "live" in three countries for many years, but I refuse point blank to sever ties with any of them because of the advantages they each bring.
It doesn't bother me in the least. This post is for information purposes, not to complain. Furthermore I have a non-O visa in Thailand so the ETA is not relevant for me
Correct. The reason I posted this latest news release is because I mentioned the 300 baht tourist tax would be tagged onto the ETA in a post a couple of weeks ago, and got the usual round of abuse from other members in the group, and unfortunately I couldn't find the Bangkok Post article which mentioned this