Financing mai nois has to be a major contributor to corruption in the thai government. The one near us must have cost over 5 million to set up, based on the house and car alone, then their the ongoing maintenance costs....

Its going to be relatively easy for a businessman to find this money without the wife twigging. The wife might be prepared to look the other way if her nose is not rubbed in it; but she isn't going to tolerate a reduced standard of living. How are politicians, employees or civil servants going to find this money without the wife feeling the cost? theft and corruption seem the easiest answers.

Personally if an employee got a mai noi and they were in a position to steal from me the first thing I would do if find out if thats what they have done to pay the up front costs and even if they hadn't I would give serious consideration to getting rid of them unless its was obvious they could easily pay for maintaining both families on their salaries.