https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenChesterFri, 03 Jul 2026 03:58:37 +0000This is helpful and good to know, thanks for that. I asked Claude AI and one point it made that I thought worth sharing: How accounts are aggregated: Counts are consolidated per bank — for example, three accounts at Bank A are combined, but not combined with Bank B. So the thresholds apply institution by institution, not across your entire Thai banking footprint. Source: https://en.thairath.co.th/money/personal_finance/financial_planning/2922087 Keep a few Thai bank accounts and most should be able to avoid further scrutiny, if so desired.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:58:32 +0000And people that don't like corruption.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:57:28 +0000We don’t really know the ins and outs do we. This may even be a part time position as well as temporary. In which case the salary might be ok as it would be less working hours. Without seeing the actual advert it’s hard to say. And even then it assumes the advert is accurate and that a mistake hasn’t been made. But never mind, social media is in full flowFri, 03 Jul 2026 03:57:07 +0000Andy Burnham has pledged to introduce measures aimed at reducing the cost of living if he becomes prime minister, outlining proposals to lower household bills, support businesses and expand public control over key services. Get today's headlines by email In his first interview since returning to parliament, the Makerfield MP told LBC he would consider cutting business rates for some high street firms, reducing water and energy costs by bringing utilities under greater public control, and making bus travel free for 16- to 18-year-olds. Plans Target Household Bills and High Street BusinessesThe proposals are expected to form part of an early package of cost-of-living measures. Allies have also suggested the package could include more far-reaching policies, such as a temporary freeze on private sector rents. Speaking to Andrew Marr, Burnham said there was scope within Labour's 2024 manifesto to adjust tax policy. He argued that higher business rates could be applied to large warehouses and major developments on the outskirts of towns and cities, allowing lower rates for businesses such as pubs. Burnham said both households and businesses were paying too much for essential services, particularly energy. He said a government led by him would introduce a plan to increase public control over water, energy and transport over time, with the aim of reducing bills and fares. He said the country needed to give both families and businesses more financial breathing space by putting more money back into people's pockets. Allies Push for Wider MeasuresSupporters of Burnham have urged him to go further by freezing private rents for a year, removing green levies from energy bills and funding them through taxation instead, and lowering the cap on bus fares. Opinion polling suggests proposals focused on easing living costs could prove popular with voters. Research by Persuasion UK found Labour could win significantly more parliamentary seats by campaigning on a platform centred on tackling the cost of living than by maintaining its current approach. Questions Over FundingSeveral of Burnham's proposals could face financial and practical challenges, particularly over how they would be funded. Wes Streeting, the former health secretary and a potential member of a Burnham cabinet, has suggested increasing capital gains tax. However, Treasury officials have argued such a move would not necessarily generate additional revenue. Experts have also questioned whether bringing utilities under greater public ownership would automatically reduce consumer bills, pointing to the substantial investment still required in sectors such as water. Burnham insisted he would continue to follow the government's borrowing rules and rejected suggestions that his plans would rely on higher public borrowing. He said his previous experience in the Treasury and as health secretary demonstrated his commitment to disciplined public finances. Manchester Role for GovernmentBurnham also said he intended to spend part of his working week in Manchester if he became prime minister, as part of plans to decentralise government away from Westminster. He confirmed that his preferred location for a planned "No 10 North" would be a digital campus currently under construction near Manchester Piccadilly station. Burnham said having part of the Prime Minister's operation based in Manchester would demonstrate a commitment to shifting power away from Westminster and strengthening regional decision-making. Join the discussion? Already a member? Adapted by ASEAN Now. Source 3 July 2026 View full articleFri, 03 Jul 2026 03:56:51 +0000Standard 1* offering, opting for extra egg instead of crap sausage.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:56:44 +0000As this was ONLY of interest to those getiing SWISS pensions and with limited text available for the title anybody receving said pension would know what "CH" stood for 😁 I got it signed at the local police station and this was acceptedFri, 03 Jul 2026 03:56:44 +0000Read my post again. I basically said it's an option for the Thai government to clean out God's waiting room. In the future, they very well may change the law, with no grandfathering, so they get expat retirees with money, who can, and will, spend it.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:56:35 +0000Is that a rational in your mind for the abuse she received?Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:56:10 +0000Skeptical about a guy who busts into a teenage locker room, hangs out with Jeffrey, says he'd like to 'date' his daughter and talks about Arnold Palmer's schlong? What, you think Jean was too old for him?Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:55:45 +0000So what???? I am sure in Kalasin there is more for a teacher than the minimum wage?? You are mixing things up.. 349 is the minimum day wage and even with 5.500 THB this job is not paying it.... If you comment be reasonable at leastFri, 03 Jul 2026 03:55:40 +0000Unbelievable he hit all of them and collected them all as he continued. If didn't know better you would think he done it on purpose as he obviously drove to that point without hitting anything and yet when at that location he suddenly pulls to the side . Then add the speed he was going indicates he obviously knew how to drive the car . Who taught an 11 year old kid with special needs to drive a car !!Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:55:21 +0000yes of course especially if they claim that no work is no payment for foreign teachers....so summer holidays no incomeFri, 03 Jul 2026 03:53:54 +0000Troll posts removed.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:53:25 +0000Why, you interested?Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:52:59 +0000The dumbasses are the ones that think that travel insurance covers stuff like falling out of the back of a pickup truck. Edit: Or getting pushed. They still don't know...Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:52:38 +0000I sould say the same about food. Eat some soon you want more and more. And better... Your argument is useless.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:52:20 +0000People who are envious of rich people.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:52:09 +0000"If girls were educated, there would have been fewer victims in Rotherham, Telford and Rochdale." As well as all my other suggestions regarding the basic don't-talk-to-strangers aso. I've made my suggestions very clearn And you call them garbage. Yeah, ehy?Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:51:52 +0000When I was young my parents did not allow me to stay at home for a cold..... I had to go and try and if I really gotta feel worse I could come home, which of course never happened. The boy was apparently not having a big problem with his cold as he could go awayFri, 03 Jul 2026 03:51:26 +0000Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:51:25 +0000The holidays are good though….Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:51:03 +0000Malaysian? Isn’t the suspect Cambodian? It’s in the headline and the body of the article. “Police identified the suspected attacker as a Cambodian man.””Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:48:40 +0000Simply saying, if a government authority wants to know what you a doing on that VPN, the company will give you up, because it falls under US jurisdiction. As for Express VPN, well, their top people were CIA and US military operatives, and Express VPN was spying on users for the UAE government. Just the type of VPN you DO NOT want. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/expressvpn-cio-among-three-facing-1-6-million-doj-fine-project-raven/Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:48:09 +0000ManFri, 03 Jul 2026 03:46:49 +0000