The Kingdom of Thailand, commonly known as Thailand, is a constitutional monarchy located in Southeast Asia. After the establishment of the Sukhothai dynasty in 1238, a more unified state began to form. In the 1990s, Thailand implemented a liberal economic policy, during which Thailand's economic development was relatively fast, ranking among the "Four Little Tigers of Asia", one of the world's emerging industrial countries and one of the world's emerging market economies, one of the world's five major agricultural exporters, the electronics industry and other manufacturing industries developed rapidly, the industrial structure changed significantly, and the automobile industry was a pillar industry. It is one of the most famous tourist destinations in the world and is the country of Buddhism.
Thailand's total population is about 66 million, of which about 95% are Buddhists. Thailand has more than 40,000 Buddhist temples, monasteries all over the country, but it is in such a country that basically all people believe in Buddhism that there is a flood of pornography and gambling. Buddhism is everywhere, and at the same time, pornography, gambling and poison are everywhere. Why can't Buddhism change Thailand, and why can Thailand only sink in the three evils of pornography, gambling and poisoning?
Thai junta
The term "junta" is already relatively unfamiliar to Chinese, in short, the state cannot command the army, and the army can command the country. This is similar to the Beiyang government under Yuan Shikai. In 1932, during the great world economic crisis, the Thai army took advantage of the situation to launch a coup d'état, and Thailand officially entered the era of military government. Nominally a monarch, in 1938 the commander-in-chief of the army, Luan Phibun, became prime minister, a man of extremely crazy Chinese descent who preached Great Thaiism and tried to establish a so-called "Great Thai State." Thailand has had 33 governments so far, 11 of which are military juntas, and the rest of the time the military also wants to coup d'état. The 250 seats in the Senate are all military people, and the 500 seats in the House of Representatives have also become military people after the defeat of the 2014 riots.
The government is completely controlled by the army, and the commander of the army is the supreme leader of the country. This makes the power of the army very large, and it can do things with impunity. For example, Thailand's military is allowed to do business, and many senior officials in the military may also be the presidents of a company. It's like a few years ago when the Thai army went abroad, and one of the female officers blatantly carried a LV bag. The participation of the military in the national economy, the army as a weapon of violence of the country, when trade will inevitably have the emergence of unfair competition, which seriously inhibits the development of Thailand's economy. The Thai army also intervened in the economy as naturally as the Burmese army, the financial industry, the service industry (TELEVISION and media) and even arms trafficking, the top level is generally a shareholder, 56 Thai state-owned enterprises, 42 have the shadow of the military.
Thai junta
King of Thailand
At present, 27 of the 197 sovereign states still have constitutional monarchies, such as the United Kingdom, Japan and so on. In other countries, the monarchy's powers are greatly restricted, and the king actually acts only as the "mascot" of the country. But the King of Thailand is different, the King can intervene in the economy without permission, and can also command the army, and the power is unimaginable!
Rama I himself came from the military, and the army remained in his hands after his coup d'état. Since then, whoever controls the army is the boss of the country, and this system has continued. Later, as the call for democracy in the world grew louder, Rama III and Rama IV also followed the example of the West to form a cabinet, but the royal family still controlled the army, and the cabinet existed in name only.
With power, of course, it is necessary to further control wealth, which is the most vivid play of the Thai royal family. According to Thai statistics, the wealth owned by the Thai royal family accounts for about 1/8 of the total wealth of the country, and it is conceivable how terrible the impact of the Thai royal family on the country's economy is. It is undeniable that the royal families of the 27 constitutional monarchies around the world basically control a lot of wealth, but it is really rare for the royal family like Thailand to reach the top in the world, even comparable to western consortiums, so it is not surprising when we see the current Thai king often traveling around the world and always surrounded by different women.
The king of Thailand monopolizes the power of the country, so a good king determines the fate of the country, but the current Rama X does not dare to compliment.
Thai royal family
Thailand's junta governance system and the king are two mountains on the Thai people, but there are more than these two mountains on the Thai people.
Pornography industry
The industry has a pivotal role throughout Thailand, where Pattaya is one of the world's four red-light districts and the strongest place in Southeast Asia. According to Thailand's 2015 statistics, there are about 200,000 to 300,000 sex workers in Thailand, providing pornography services to more than 12 million people worldwide. However, it is puzzling that although thailand's industry is very developed, at the legal level, the industry is illegal in Thailand. On the one hand, the industry is illegal, and on the other hand, it is the fourth largest red light district in the world. This is very similar to Japan, and Japanese customs are also illegal, but the customs industry is still "famous in the world"!
Thailand's economic downturn has left Thailand with no better options, and the sex industry not only provides a lot of jobs for the people, but also provides a lot of tax revenue for the country. One side shouts no, and the other side is real incense.
An important driver of thailand's pornography industry is the United States. During World War II, Thailand, like other Southeast Asian countries, became a naval base for the United States, and the Americans naturally brought their culture of prostitution to Thailand, and 50,000 U.S. troops were stationed in Thailand during the Vietnam War. At that time, Pattaya was just a small fishing village, but the arrival of the US army gave Pattaya the opportunity to turn over, the US army not only brought a lot of dollars, but also nowhere to put hormones, under the US military's money offensive, many Thai women fell, so the pornography industry in Pattaya in full swing. In 1950, there were only 20,000 sex workers in Thailand, but by 1964, with the arrival of U.S. troops, that number had skyrocketed to 170,000. This cannot be said to be no different from Japan, but it can only be said to be exactly the same!
After the baptism of the US military, Thailand also looked away from the pornography industry, not to resist it, but also to see the benefits. The "shemale" came into being and became a business card for Thailand to show to the international community. This is undoubtedly very cruel, and the need for long-term use of hormone drugs makes it difficult for "shemales" to live past forty or fifty years old! According to a 1998 edition of Southeast Asian Studies, more than half of Thailand's clients came from abroad since the 1980s.
These prostitutes have inadvertently promoted the rapid development of the sex industry and have also enabled the tourism industry to develop well. Tourism and the sex industry have been closely linked to what is known as an integral part of Thailand's economy. Thailand, a country where all people believe in Buddhism, has become a country of pornography. Today, tourism accounts for nearly 14% of Thailand's GDP, while tourism-related services account for 44%, of which the pornography industry accounts for 3%-10% of Thailand's GDP, and the related employment of the pornography industry is more than 2.9 million people.
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Gambling industry
The sex industry has promoted the development of tourism, and a large number of tourists come to Thailand to really come to see the scenery! "Yellow" is often the same as "gambling".
According to Thai researchers, there are about ten illegal casinos and illegal online gambling operators in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, with annual revenues of $5 billion to $5.6 billion, and Thai money is invisibly exiled. Researchers at the Langit Institute for Social Innovation believe that as long as the gambling industry is legalized, the annual tax revenue brought to Thailand can reach $2.78 billion.
Thailand is reforming the gambling industry and wants to legalize gambling like the Philippines. Once the gambling industry in Thailand is legalized, it will enable the Thai gambling industry to achieve a new round of big growth.
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Thailand, on the one hand, Buddhism is everywhere, and on the other hand, pornography, gambling and poison are rampant!