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This article is a good example of the primary form of click-bait used by websites catering to the Thai expat / digital nomad market. No new visa has been introd

This article is a good example of the primary form of click-bait used by websites catering to the Thai expat / digital nomad market. No new visa has been introduced, and it is unlikely that anything along these lines ever will be, no matter how many times it is suggested in expat forums or Facebook groups for digital nomads. All the expat websites know this, but they keep pumping out these articles because they are, by far, their most reliable source of traffic. Every foreigner who spends time in Thailand indulges in the fantasy that their bizarre visa system will, somehow, be fixed to allow "good" visitors to spend longer there. It seems obvious that this _should_ happen, that the Thai people would benefit financially, but it would not be in the interests of the Thai elite, and that is the only things that currently matters.

vram22 9y ago
> but it would not be in the interests of the Thai elite Why not?
- johansch 9y ago
  Disruption is bad for business.
dreamfactored 9y ago
"was endorsed Friday by the Cabinet"
- WordSkill 9y ago
  It was not endorsed in the legal sense, the writer is using that word to justify his claim, in the title, that the plan has the "green light". Endorsed, in this context, means that it was mentioned in cabinet, and the soldiers present agreed that it sounded like a fine idea. This is no different from all the other times it has been discussed, but nothing has actually been drafted, given the go-ahead or any sort of actual green light. This is just the usual spit-balling and bullshit. The best way to tell when a Thai expat website is trying to magic up a story out of nothing is that none of the other major expat websites have bothered to mention it. When a real new visa is introduced, such as the current 10-year visa for retirees, you will see it being discussed on all the sites.
  - stephenr 9y ago
    Why is it referenced from the PM's Delivery Unit Facebook page?

vram22 9y ago

> but it would not be in the interests of the Thai elite Why not?

johansch 9y ago
Disruption is bad for business.

dreamfactored 9y ago

"was endorsed Friday by the Cabinet"

WordSkill 9y ago
It was not endorsed in the legal sense, the writer is using that word to justify his claim, in the title, that the plan has the "green light". Endorsed, in this context, means that it was mentioned in cabinet, and the soldiers present agreed that it sounded like a fine idea. This is no different from all the other times it has been discussed, but nothing has actually been drafted, given the go-ahead or any sort of actual green light. This is just the usual spit-balling and bullshit. The best way to tell when a Thai expat website is trying to magic up a story out of nothing is that none of the other major expat websites have bothered to mention it. When a real new visa is introduced, such as the current 10-year visa for retirees, you will see it being discussed on all the sites.
- stephenr 9y ago
  Why is it referenced from the PM's Delivery Unit Facebook page?