You'd have thought Thailand doesn't want tourists to visit any more.
For anyone who's familiar with Thailand and who travels there often, you might be interested by the news that amid all the furore of the last 9 days, the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs has tweaked the visa exemption rule again.
Although it looks like you'll still be granted 30 visa exempt days when you arrive on a flight from beyond the SE Asia region (subject to the token 'proof of onward travel within 30 day condition' that they rarely enforce anyway), if you're arriving from a country in the SE Asia region - be it by air, sea or land - then you'll only now be given 15 visa exempt days at a time.
Typically vague. The bit about countries in the SE Asia region was initially thought by those of us who discovered this change to mean neighbouring countries, but seemingly folks have only been given 15 day stamps when flying into Thailand without visas from Vietnam and Indonesia, so it seems they're not just limiting it to their immediate neighbours.
The up-side is that there's no mention in the new rules of the '90 in 180' day cap for visa exemptions, so it looks like they're returning to the good old days of unlimited border runs, albeit meaning you now have to go twice a month instead of just once.
More hassle for those dive shop workers down on the islands. Bummer.
Folks are already reporting that all land borders and airports are now abiding by these rules, so it's a cert. There was absolutely no forewarning for those people who are travelling there now or in the near future who's holiday plans could be affected by this change.
Another bullet in the foot.