Taiwanese travel agents take aim at Thailand’s ‘humiliating’ new visa requirements

[kevinmartyn]

Do not be concerned too much about Thailand. The Thai goverment is digging such a deep "hole" for Thai nationals it is very quickly heading into deep economic depression one from which it may never truly Recover from! Once the Thai people wake up to this o can for-see riots on the streets far greater than the current situation in Hong Kong!????

[jvs]

46 minutes ago, dpcjsr said:

Am I the only one to smell the stink of Chinese influence here?

The Chinese will also be affected and they are not happy either!!!

[angloirishaussie]

Ive met a fair few Taiwanese people and they have been friendly and wealthy and generous.

I would have them as tourists anytime but its all about China i think.

I miss King Bhumibol he was a good man who loved his people and kept the people together

I remember though when Thaskin was in charge saw an assassination right in front of me.

It was supposed to be a war on drugs but according to Thai mate he was getting rid of the opposition  

[Netease]

Thailand had to do something, Airports are over crowed so reduce the influx of poor tourists by checking there financials and only let in the rich ones like they are doing to the Expats, unless you have a lot of money to give Thailand don't come ( just being sarcastic) ????

[car720]

3 hours ago, toolpush said:

LOL, are you kidding me? Free healthcare? Let me enlighten you: there is no such thing as free anything. Hardworking Canadian taxpayers pay for that "free" healthcare. And: check out the waiting list for any kind of specialist care......

Hard working tax payers pay for much more than just social security.  However, an entitlement to social security is viewed as a right based on need rather than as something to be “bought” by paying a financial contribution.  In Australia the government is bleating about "greedy" doctors who are rorting the system and ripping off the tax payers.  This is all a two edged sword.

[car720]

1 minute ago, Netease said:

Thailand had to do something, Airports are over crowed so reduce the influx of poor tourists by checking there financials and only let in the rich ones like they are doing to the Expats, unless you have a lot of money to give Thailand don't come ( just being sarcastic) ????

a truth long known.

[Ireland32]

3 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

 

Here's a clue

Thank you, they do what their told...

[SuperTed]

I love Taiwan. And agree this change was likely prompted by PRC. However, TH could also say this is retaliation for the MISERABLE way Taiwanese companies and families have treated immigrant TH factory workers and domestics in the past. Taiwan should make some apologies before seeking a change.

[smew]

PRC china controls Thai immigration and dictates the rules!!!

[mserror]

There are plenty of other undeveloped SEA countries they can visit.

[zhounan]

This happens when you are friend of China.

The solution is simple: do the same in Taiwan. 

[Thingamabob]

5 hours ago, JAG said:

I wonder whether the other 17 "jurisdictions" include Hong Kong and Macau? It would be interesting to know where the idea to make life that bit more difficult for the people of Taiwan came from?

China of course.

[brianthainess]

4 hours ago, toolpush said:

LOL, are you kidding me? Free healthcare? Let me enlighten you: there is no such thing as free anything. Hardworking Canadian taxpayers pay for that "free" healthcare. And: check out the waiting list for any kind of specialist care......

It is like when Thais say to me, your Govt give you money, NO i paid 20% of my wages for 40 yrs and i now i don't even use their healthcare system.

[brianthainess]

1 hour ago, car720 said:

Hard working tax payers pay for much more than just social security.  However, an entitlement to social security is viewed as a right based on need rather than as something to be “bought” by paying a financial contribution.  In Australia the government is bleating about "greedy" doctors who are rorting the system and ripping off the tax payers.  This is all a two edged sword.

They should also bleat about in particular, physiotherapists rorting  insurance company's by treating up to 6 people at a time for 1 hr and getting 6 hrs money. even the insurance company's when told are not interested...

[brianthainess]

can you please move my comments to insurance page

[P100]

This is when you let a shi*hole country get away with wrongdoing. Taiwan's economy is much more developed and living standards are way higher. Thais go to Taivan with no visa. They even go for working illegally in construction and elsewhere. Just demand the same requirements from Thai visitors and start a campaign against Thailand. It will work...

[ThomasThBKK]

https://www.nationthailand.com/national/30353661 meawhile in Taiwain

 

 

 

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Visitors involved in sex trade

On Saturday, the online newspaper Taiwan News reported that Taiwan was planning to slash visa-free entry for Thai, Philippine and Brunei visitors to twice a year from the existing six entries, after finding many Southeast Asian visitors were involved in the sex trade during their multiple trips to Taiwan.

This visa-free policy has helped boost Taiwan’s tourism industry, bringing 410,000 visitors from Thailand, Brunei and the Philippines over the past two years. The number of tourists from Thailand and the Philippines grew by 95 per cent and 48.5 per cent, respectively, during that period. 

But many visitors from the three countries were also found to have engaged in prostitution during their stay in Taiwan. 

In April, a Thai national was arrested for engaging in prostitution during her many trips on a tourism visa to Taiwan, the Taiwan News reported, quoting local police. 

 

 

Get your <deleted> together thailand..

[mok199]

1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

It is like when Thais say to me, your Govt give you money, NO i paid 20% of my wages for 40 yrs and i now i don't even use their healthcare system.

And some of us retired folk have not stepped foot in Canada for years and still pay our 25% tax to the Canadian Revenue Agency....

[JAG]

3 hours ago, reargunnerph3 said:

Thailand is fast becoming a country to avoid. So many other countries that welcome tourists and are cheaper. Lucky for Thailand that the rich Indians are coming soon. 5555

Aha, maybe the plan is to free up room for all those wealthy Indians - after all, if say 10,000 Taiwanese cancel, that clears space for what, - 80,000 from the subcontinent?

[atyclb]

7 hours ago, Pravda said:

 

So, I'm on this Tinder date with a 22 year old and she flat out tells me she is doing massages in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and some other visa free countries I forgot about. She tells me she was already arrested in Japan and deported, but no problem there are still so many countries to make money because Thailand pay is very terrible when it comes to prostitution.

 

I let her pay for lunch and was on my way.

 

my experience; met a thai gal in a similar way that told me she'd been to macau 9 or 10 times but rest assured i concluded she is simply a "wealthy gambler"

[Isaan sailor]

Obviously, the Regime prefers ChiCom tourists to Taiwanese tourists.

[Letseng]

7 hours ago, JAG said:

I wonder whether the other 17 "jurisdictions" include Hong Kong and Macau? It would be interesting to know where the idea to make life that bit more difficult for the people of Taiwan came from?

I wonder who is leaning on the Thais? My answer starts with Ch....

[yellowboat]

Just shows this government cannot effectively manage sock drawer, let alone a country.   They are constantly inserting their foot in their mouth.   

 

Why hurt people who want to pay and cause little in the way of trouble? What a bunch of buffoons.  I expect there will be a Taiwanese rebuttal.   What is the Thai word for "boycott"?     

[MeePeeMai]

23 minutes ago, Isaan sailor said:

Obviously, the Regime prefers ChiCom tourists to Taiwanese tourists.

It's a numbers game - Just 23 Million (Taiwan's population in 2019) to 1.4 Billion for China

[Redline]

I assume this was an idea the Chinese government came up with.  Great idea for Thailand-less Chinese and less Taiwanese 

[Letseng]

7 hours ago, dpcjsr said:

Am I the only one to smell the stink of Chinese influence here?

No.

[Knocker33]

Yet another country they have pi$$ed off. The list is growing weekly 

[Caldera]

So they basically implement immigration policies that are fit for a developed country, but lo and behold, it's still underdeveloped Thailand. What could possibly go wrong? This is just nuts.

[Burma Bill]

7 hours ago, reargunnerph3 said:

Thailand is fast becoming a country to avoid. So many other countries that welcome tourists and are cheaper. Lucky for Thailand that the rich Indians are coming soon. 5555

"rich Indians" - the "Slumdog Millionaires"???

[baboon]

38 minutes ago, Redline said:

I assume this was an idea the Chinese government came up with.  Great idea for Thailand-less Chinese and less Taiwanese 

This godawful Evisa system has already been inflicted on mainland China, France and the UK. Why would the Chinese government care how easy or difficult it is for the French and Brits to holiday in Thailand?

No, this is just the Powers That Be deciding Thailand is the new Monaco and acting accordingly.