And as far as I know will not be true at all soon. The new digital nomad visa being introduced (along with a few others) appears it's also going to allow ownership of up to 1 rai of land for residential purposes.
I would implore you to not hold your breath on this
I can't speak for your situation, but I spent 3 months in Thailand and folks were hurting badly from everything related to the pandemic. Tourism is way down, and lockdowns have hurt there like everywhere else. I'd never rule out Thai government incompetency, but they're in between a rock and a hard place at the moment and looking for ways out.