https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenIf I were Starmer right now I would be sat back with my feet on my desk ear plugs in a big smile on my face and a bottle of whiskey.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:53:15 +0000Going for a 6-10km jog or walk (outdoors) - I'd zone out listening to podcasts - otherwise its just too boring. Going for a 6-10km jog or walk (treadmill) - I'd zone out watching TikTok - otherwise its just too boring. Going through sets - I'm not sure there's time to watch stuff on the phone... But - perhaps she's just far more leasurely - she's on her own, zoned out, in her own world, doing what she likes. Work out a little - watch a little 'stuff'... its her way to decompressing perhaps - her routine. I'm not sure if that would translate to 'having dinner with her while her face is buried in a phone'..... thats very different and the behavior my not transfer. -- -- -- -- seriousness aside... She's a ten - but in a committed relationship with her phone and you're the side piece. Fine. You've dealt with worse. Dinner, she's scrolling. You're sitting across from her like looking at the top of her head like a spare part while she likes some stranger's brunch photo. Stay calm. You're playing chess, she's playing Candy Crush. Let things progress. Clothes come off. The phone, naturally, stays on. So you work with what you've got. At the critical moment, you gently retrieve it, prop it on her back while smashing, open TikTok. Autoplay on. Sound up just enough. You start scrolling.... better still, phone a mate !!! Brain rot for two.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:51:27 +0000Yeah, this guy did the math! Sorry, I need to post this because it is mildly amusing.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:51:19 +0000Indeed you are here is what you said " ne'er do wells lazy layabouts born in England who wear track suits all day and never do a lick of work? You know...white people. 😋 Well done The above sounds extremely racist to me , just imagine somebody saying something similar but using the word black or brown instead of white You are the very thing that you and your ilk constantly accuse others of being It makes you a hypocrite.too. Not having a very good day are we mr bigotMon, 29 Jun 2026 07:50:59 +0000He's already blocked for me, as his one liners are a waste of space on the screen. And his tone was not matching my taste either.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:50:51 +0000Yes! Begin immediately if not sooner.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:50:02 +0000Language allows you to bargain better and flirt with Thai women. It also helps with local knowledge and navigation. Thais have a great sense of humour too so if you can joke around with them in Thai you will enjoy their conpany more and vice versa.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:49:46 +0000In truth, my Mainland Chinese friends are relative barbarians compared to my HK Chinese friends, and my HK wife, of course. These are not my words. Decades ago, the HongKongers would laugh at their country bumpkins from the Mainland as these folk walked in the middle of roads and streets, throughout Hong Kong and Kowloon. So, this should answer your question. And, the guys running the gov and the CCP are uncouth, as everybody knows.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:49:31 +0000Oh oh. 😄 you so handsome sum she should throw herself at your feet mmm huhMon, 29 Jun 2026 07:49:22 +0000Almost £1 in every £11 spent by the UK public sector on private contractors now goes to companies controlled by private equity firms, according to new research that has reignited concerns over the growing role of profit-driven investors in essential public services. The analysis suggests nearly £24.4 billion of public contract spending in the year to April 2025 flowed to private equity-backed businesses, raising fresh questions over accountability, financial resilience and value for taxpayers. Public Services Under Growing Pressure The research, based on procurement data and company ownership records, found private equity-backed firms are deeply embedded across transport, healthcare, education and local government services. Local councils accounted for almost £9.8 billion in spending with private equity-controlled contractors, while the NHS awarded more than £5 billion in contracts to such firms. Critics argue that highly leveraged ownership structures can prioritise returns for investors over long-term service quality. Warnings Over Debt and Profit Economists and campaigners have warned that heavy borrowing and aggressive cost-cutting associated with some private equity ownership models could leave vital public services exposed during periods of financial stress. Ludovic Phalippou, Professor of Financial Economics at the University of Oxford, said the biggest concern was not private equity itself but the combination of profit-driven ownership, high debt levels and essential public services where governments have limited alternatives if providers fail. Industry Defends Its Record UK Private Capital rejected suggestions the sector poses a systemic risk, arguing private equity plays a vital role in supporting businesses, investment and productivity across Britain. The organisation said the industry backs around 13,000 UK companies, attracts billions in overseas investment and operates under transparency rules for its largest businesses. Calls for Tougher Oversight Campaigners say the findings expose the need for tighter scrutiny of who delivers publicly funded services. They argue local authorities and ministers should pay closer attention to ownership structures before awarding major contracts. The debate comes as pressure grows on the Government to balance private investment with public accountability, particularly in sectors such as health, social care and transport where service failures can have immediate consequences for millions of people. ‘Financial pandemic’: £1 in every £11 spent on UK public contractors goes to private equityMon, 29 Jun 2026 07:48:19 +0000The poll has the wrong options, and displays ignorance in the manner the options are presented, and displays bias.. The options are presented in a way to deliberately sew division and controversy, redolent of the poisonous nature that this forum adopts at times. A simple Yes/No would have sufficde. If members want to provide their reasoning, they can do so. There would be a variety of reasons why you might support providing security to the Duke and his family, and equally, there might a a variety of reasons why you wouldn't support that.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:48:15 +0000I like reading your meltdowns. You are obviously a very angry and frustrated farang. Why Thais avoid you.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:46:57 +0000The story is based on a Atlantic report From eight years ago? Thanks for bringing us the latest news, Mr Vanwinkle or can we call you Rip? Next you'll warn us about the latest dance craze where a woman bends over and rubs her butt on your willy. From 2010. Boy you guys hate DEMOCRACY when you lose but when you win, we're supposed to bow down to whatever because they're the winner. HILARIOUS 😂Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:46:09 +0000Your awkwardness genuinely deserves its own platform. The perfect example of somebody you avoid, yet here you are again, balls deep into a thread you cannot drag yourself away from. Most people who avoid someone manage the basic prerequisite of actual avoidance, yet you have redefined staying away as a creepy, one-sided pursuit, which is precisely the kind of bizarre, unsettling behavior most forums associate with pervy stalking.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:44:38 +0000Did you really travel half way around the world to listen to the daily chatter. Agree if it is more necessary than go for it but the bonus for me is not listening to low value chatter everywhere. I am interested in the culture and continue to expand and practice the necessary or beneficial parts of Thai Life.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:42:30 +0000This is the worst topic I've seen on here. Congrats. Angry farang goes to gym alone, stares at 25yo woman at 9pm and wonders why she avoids eye contact. It's not rocket science. Your persona is off putting and scary to her.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:40:49 +0000Treated as a 'Personal Issue', what does that entail?Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:39:29 +0000Yes some of those 6 % are having big families, but there will also be a percentage of the local 83% of the 'white population' also having large families to worry about any risk of being 'taken over by birth'. Utter nonsense of hyperbolic proportions. Also as migrants move up the economic chain they tend to have smaller families - proven studies. Sikh families in the 70s and 80's were having on average 4 children, but now are ranked as the most wealthy communities in the UK and those birth rates have dropped to 1.5.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:38:06 +0000As the EU votes to deport migrants,making amends for its globalist experiment with open borders,the UK has soundly renounced its far left PM, forcing a resignation driven by a miserable (negative 44%) favorability rating. The USA faces a far greater threat Socialism /Communism! The cult are massing politicians who are anti America ,anti capitalist , anti semitic, some who want no borders, no police, no prisons, while preaching free education, free medical, no military, and government control, They will copy the DSA supporter Mamdani policies of taking from land owners (confiscating property ).Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:38:05 +0000Bad policy. Too much expenditure on the NDIS and social welfare for example.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:38:02 +0000You make a valid point, and I’m not disagreeing. However, keep in mind that the availability of different cannabis strains fluctuates throughout the year. It often changes on a monthly basis, which means it might be necessary to update the prescriptions every 30 days. In my opinion, the validity of prescriptions should align with the duration of a person's stay in the country or be limited to a maximum of three months.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:37:27 +0000That didn't take long. 😄 nooo we want all the money for white people you're the racist hereMon, 29 Jun 2026 07:37:16 +0000Per Bangkok Post, what piqued the Australia customs interest is that she was carrying 12 tote bagsMon, 29 Jun 2026 07:36:36 +0000Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement after US-brokered talks Israel and Lebanon have signed a framework agreement in Washington after several days of negotiations brokered by the US. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the agreement will begin to put in place a framework for lasting peace and security. It comes as limited fighting has continued between Israeli forces and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, despite an existing ceasefire. Hezbollah is not party to Friday's agreement . Israel and Lebanon reach framework agreementHezbollah is not party to Friday's agreement, and previous ceasefires between Israel and Lebanon have still seen near-daily cross-border strikes.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:36:22 +0000I am the racist here? totally bananasMon, 29 Jun 2026 07:35:26 +0000