https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenMon, 06 Jul 2026 05:41:40 +0000OK. But, a FIVE IRON is the perfect pitch which would have made the ball go quite a bit farther. I forgot to check out the number of the club. But, I do know the :Physics involved, and the FIVE IRON would have been far better.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:40:32 +0000I believe we already won, but yes, you are right. Still happy England made it through and not Mexico. Well deserved from what I can read. Time to watch the highlights with a decent cup of coffee.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:40:13 +0000What? You ALWAYS have to disagree, .......AGAIN...... What else is new? Doctor, Doctor.....Give us the news..... Why not just send us something new, or the news? You are always the same, the same old, same old..... Maybe better to just listen to this tune, rather than listening to....YOU....?Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:38:36 +0000AccidentMon, 06 Jul 2026 05:38:10 +0000Flash came to the gate saying they had a COD parcel - we sensed a scam, because we make a point of not using COD. The goods were paid in as normal with a Thai debit card, the flash guy was confused, he was collecting the duty - there was a recipt on my flash phone app from a Thai company, it must be a handling agent. He let us open the parcel, the gear was a consolidated delivery from Aliexpress, so I either paid or he just took the package away. I just paid it, and did some investigating.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:37:26 +0000BBC is as untrustworthy as all the AI video's on YT.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:37:17 +0000PriorExpat wrote that prices have risen. I wrote that from what I've seen they haven't. Whether they should have gone down, maybe. But for mid-range hotels the difference is usually small, 200 or 300 a night. Hardly a deal breaker if they haven't gone down. Airfares are far more significant and, as I wrote, they have all increased - not only Thai airlines. The huge increases would certainly discourage me from flying long haul. Maybe, maybe, the daily reports of fights, attacks and robberies in Pattaya have played a part in discouraging visitors to the 'family friendly resort'. The article doesn't say whether the lack of visitors cover all kinds or a particular type.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:36:40 +0000Surprise surprise!!! Bet you didn't expect that diddja?Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:35:55 +0000Thanks, let's look forward to another good game, to be fair, after both teams last games, it will be who performs best on the day/night, should be a close one, good luck, but I want England to win, as I'm sure you'll want Norway to go through.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:35:38 +0000I have, they're allowed up to a certain size, the gas bottle supplier is a frequent visitor to the condo.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:35:00 +0000Pattaya's a great place, it's the people that visit here that's the problem.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:34:20 +0000No It's been renovated and upgraded and is very nice now, the room we stayed in was delightful, one of the nicest ever in that price range, and of course the location is excellent. It was getting a lot of business in recent times as it's so close to Trendy building where people had to go for visas, which was why we were there, to get my TGF an Aussie visitor visa. So all these Thais from upcountry who came to BKK for visa applications and had to stop the night used the Miami. But the visa outfit VFS has, I believe, now moved to another part of Bangkok, so that would have hit hard the Miami business. However, as I said it was the noisiest hotel I ever stayed in. The maids were all shouting out to each other and slamming doors, there were Thai film crews there using the hotel pool and interior to shoot TV commercials, and all those film crew people were all over the place shouting out to each other. Thankfully we only stayed one night.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:33:59 +0000You can nominate any residential address you like, as long as the people living there are happy to have you back if you ever need to return. 😉Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:33:35 +0000Maybe it was. Maybe it wasn't Look up what an idiom is.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:33:32 +0000No!!!! i CANNOT provide a smaller reading, just as I cannot provide a LARGER reading. If you can, then more power to you.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:31:50 +0000Oh my, your posted flag needs to be replaced as it is getting old. I have attached a new one for you, enjoy.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:31:27 +0000Paid back is paid back, declared his declared. Hidden has been uncovered, I predict there will be more. When it was revealed Farage had been hiding his £5,000,000 bung, the questions that arose naturally included, what else had he been hiding?Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:31:23 +0000I doubt it will go tit's up, Thai's love bright lights and flashy things. A few Issan girls may be heading home until it picks up.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:31:21 +0000That would give the building location. Not his room, and the friends knew and went directly to his room It's not unreasonable to assume that a response to "send us your location" would include the room number as the location was a condo building and without the specific room number they would not have her location.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:31:03 +0000Its a bloodless coup. Coups dont utilise democracy and this one is no different. Of course he doesnt want an election. He's already been selected by the elites. Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss. Im sick of this down to earth northern lad routine already and he hasn't even had his coronation yet.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:30:37 +0000Speak for yourself. Each to his or her own. I love the sound of rain on my tin roof.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:30:33 +0000I have enough cash to self insure but still have local insurance too. One large incident could put a dent in the cash, so feel it is worth the cost. Insured with Thai Life for 11 years now and have had about 7 claims both large and small and always paid with no problems. Major one was emergency surgery for my appendix.ER, surgery,1 night ICU and 2 nights in a suite at Bangkok Hospital Chantiburi all in insurance paid everything 350,000 Baht. Plus gave me 3,000 Baht cash for being in the hospital. I agree with the accident insurance, at least you have a card in your pocket if you are unconscious so the hospital would at least look at you.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:30:01 +0000Every day when you read the Thai news or watch it on Thai TV. It's more like a head shaker than a 'wow' moment though. It's negative not positive, there are very few 'isn't that nice' moments (maybe a baby hippo, and the rescue of the football cave kids). Mainly it is he carnage on the roads - an 11 year old boy runs down 8 monks in his dad's truck - routine corruption, the class system that means the wealthy and well-connected are above the law. Only holding foreigners accountable for nominee company set ups while none of the Thai enablers are included, the list goes on (and on).Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:29:57 +0000Nothing to be proud about.... IMHO Metric is the only way to go. And, for science, let us abide by the SI system, which is the only one that really makes any sense, at least to me.....Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:29:35 +0000