@Ke***

I looked up a few things and they were all cheaper here, by a factor of as much as 10x. These were cheap meds that aren't going to break the bank from GoodRx either, but it was like $0.50-$1/tablet vs $1 for a strip of 10 here. What is expensive here is branded stuff that isn't available in generic.

@Ke***

private hospitals massively mark up drugs. Some stuff is genuinely expensive and that could include that but Ram is not a good example. I've seen a 10x difference between drug prices at private vs government hospitals.

everything else

@R**

If you glance at that yes I'd expect it's per pack. It says per 100g in the small print but you'd really have to be looking for it.

@K**

they typically only ask it of people they want to deny for spending too much time on tourist entries. If your sister has never been here before she is not the profile they are looking for and it's very unlikely they would ask. Having said that, it is the legal requirement.

@S**

it needs to be cash. It can be equivalent in a foreign currency, doesn't have to be THB. They typically only bring it up if they want to deny you for coming to Thailand too much on tourist entries. That isn't a legal reason for denial though, while not having the cash is, so it's used as the excuse. This is also why they won't let you withdraw it from an ATM, the whole point is to have a reason to deny you.

@Da**

the EU collected €3bn in tariffs on €347bn of US imports in 2023, under 1%. It's now getting a 20% minimum tariff on everything from the US. The numbers Trump claims as reciprocal tariffs are a complete lie.

@Mic****

my understanding it's all non-Thais, doesn't matter what visa you're on. It's the electronic replacement for the TM6 arrival card you used fill out.

@St***

I filled out the MDAC while queuing for immigration and they didn't need it printed. Just needed it to have been done. There were posters in the immigration queue at KLIA explaining how to do it.

@Aless*****

I don't think it's a policy change. Just that immigration and the embassies are independent and each can do it whichever way they want. For that matter there isn't consistency between each immigration office / embassy, they each interpret the rules their own way.