https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenAnother example that comes to mind about the region not being all that it seems, was some research I did about 10 years ago. I needed to establish the demand and usage for CD4 lab tests. CD4 tests are tests that measure your T helper cells. They are used when you are treating HIV positive patients, in tracking the recovery of their immune systems. Officially Saudi Arabia claims HIV prevalence in the Kingdom at 0.1%, one of the lowest in the world. This is a measure of the % of the population who are HIV positive. The Saudi authorities will claim this population is almost exclusively made up of unfortunate organ transplant patients receiving infected foreign organs or people who were exposed to contaminated US blood products in the early 1980s (virtually all of these patients will be dead 30+ years now), and not people who are homosexuals, drug users or use prostitutes, because officially, none of that exists in Saudi Arabia. Now I could take that number, and use that to start estimating how many of these people will require treatment, and from that, the level of testing required to monitor their health. Saudi labs largely operate to UK standards (the entire lab system was basically set up by the British). But I could also speak directly to lab managers, and they told me. And then when you look at the amount of CD4 testing that was going on, scale it up for all the labs capable of doing that testing, you realise the actual number of people being treated for HIV infection is much more than can be, based on official statistics. So the prevalence rate must be much higher.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:38:31 +0000The main source is from a recording of the President discussing fisheriesWed, 17 Jun 2026 18:17:29 +0000Riclag doesn't realise he can change the reaction to a thumbs down, and didn't understand the story is about whether the US President is exhibiting signs of dementia. Or maybe he does. Since 1983, foreign trawlers have been prohibited from fishing in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone except through agreement. Only the state of Maine can issue fishing licences. But the 1976 Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act effectively banned foreign trawlers. While the Japanese have tried to breed Maine lobster, they basically buy all their Maine lobster from US suppliers. Maybe the President is thinking of banning US fish exports.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:13:56 +0000why, what has he done to upset you so badly?Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:55:41 +0000well taylor swift is American holly willoughby is muck done up could well come from a council estateWed, 17 Jun 2026 17:46:36 +0000Those BYD Dolphins are so damn ugly… depressing to look at. Bring back the days when we had actual cars, you know… something exciting to drive. I'll take a jaguar over a dolphin, personally.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:45:49 +0000If I was to say "I Support Palestine Action" in the UK - even online I could get arrested. So I won't.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:40:19 +0000i dont address your 'points" because they are meaningless. as are you since you arent americanWed, 17 Jun 2026 17:36:02 +0000Check out this Reason short on the homeless grift.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:32:33 +0000Who is the cult leader?Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:27:49 +0000The tax debate becomes tiresome over time. All information about who pays taxes is publicly accessible. Yet, people continue to push false narratives.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:26:28 +0000Is that the best you can do ,sounds like a Trump 🤡 reply, who is tug ? , I dont drink ,i am not anonymous I am Worgeordie , 55555 ,why can you not address the points i made about the cult leader , instead of a nonsense reply , you must do better ... regards worgeordieWed, 17 Jun 2026 17:21:57 +0000Really beautiful re-imaging of Comfortably Numb with Rogers Waters and Palestinian artist Mona Miari - if you only watch one video this week watch this.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:19:08 +0000Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:16:29 +0000219 page-long UK Rape Gang Inquiry report has just been published. ...Those of South Asian or Muslim identity are over represented when it comes to group based s-abuse.. Patrick Christys summarises the main points:Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:01:29 +0000If this was about a right winger being banned this thread would be 20 pages long by now. Endless handwringing and "two tier" cliches. Probably stuff about Starmer wanting to destroy Britain etc etc. Interesting that it's so quiet.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:56:23 +0000It's in the article. Thai electrical is all you need to know.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:50:47 +0000Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:49:53 +0000Paint it with a wide prolific brush now innit ? 77 year old geezer should have known better , hope he's back in the council estate on the dole where he belongs .....Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:48:42 +0000I think it’s more likely BYD’s subcontractor didn’t install the charger, or it was done incorrectly. Why would the buyer of the car pay a third party installer if BYD provides it all for free?Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:24:03 +0000You are given to hysterical hyperbole as you attempt to characterize a group who pays more than their fair share as paying nothing. In the UK, the top 1% of income earners pay 1/3 of all income tax and capital gains tax revenues. The top 0.1% earn 5% of all salary paid, but pay 11% of all income tax. In contrast, the bottom 50% of earners earn 24% of all salary paid, but only pay 10% of income tax. In effect a large portion of the UK is getting a free ride or a very cushy subsidized ride on the backs of a small number of workers. Your claim that the 1% pay no tax is an absolute falsehood. The immorality is your attempt to characterize people who are compensated for their hard work as not contributing. This is consistent with the recycled political slogans you have carried forward from the 1970's. I don't need unemployed "students" or left over social activists to tell me how to live my life. Nor do I need them getting in my way when I go to work, a 4 letter word that is foreign to most of them.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:22:25 +0000So the AI will probably pick up naturalised Thais or half Thais with foreign names too. I am waiting for them to visit.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:15:16 +0000Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:12:41 +0000Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:07:43 +0000Bombs are not the help most countries need.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:04:04 +0000