My thought
Plenty recent headlines indicate the money bags of Thailand are buying foreign companies from Cambodia, Vietnam, to the US, and elsewhere.
To me that sounds like diversifying, in case...
The article headline seems a bit misleading. The article itself is very well written.
It's an opinion about the proposed 'draconian' alcohol laws.
The article points out that many of these laws have been on the books for a number of years.
My opinion, if enforced these laws would be a deathblow to Thailand's tourism industry
Link→Thai tourist in NYC duped by blond seductress
she splits Hyatt hotel room with his Rolex, Versace necklace, $2k cash
The beer tasted "a little funny" should have set off alarm bells.
Many hotels in Thailand require 'temporary' guest identification

Gloat*dwell on another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.
But here are some precious moments in Thailand. Click on the pictures to see the two albums
Information is sought leading to the apprehension of a hit and run driver, whose victim died.
The vehicle is a silver bronze Toyota Fortuner