https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenIf you are having any sort of medical emergency or need critical care, the NHS is spot on. If you have gout, hypertension and type 2 diabetes due to a lifetime of bad diet, lack of exercise and physical neglect and can't get a doctor's appointment, what do you expect?Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:43:46 +0000And its the only time I'll mention it , I have done the same in the past , we all make mistakes,Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:43:41 +0000Don't watch the Netflix while eating your dinner.Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:43:39 +0000You not gonna get an answer to that. He insults others on this forum, without evidence, to be murder supporters, but it is clear that he's the one supporting murdering officials.Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:43:22 +0000From their uncles!Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:42:30 +0000have you noticed oil price are in low $60's now,, lower than "before the aggression started.... take a look at the fuel industry then bark !Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:42:14 +0000Indeed, I've just got mine on getting my second year retirement visa. I'm into landscape photography so I expect to utilise it to the full. Nice the authorities give us foreign residents something back, and a refreshing change from what I've heard for 25 years in Thailand from foreigners complaining endlessly about double pricing at tourist sites, national parks etc.Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:42:01 +0000Think its about playing it safe. Previously I never provided TM30 for extension. Just provided lease and then bang one day CW asked for TM30. I have never provided TM30 for COR. Just showed current 90 report receipt. Of course in public forum have to recommend a nice TM30 for the io.Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:41:58 +0000If you think 500bt and a wai will clear his problems you are mistakenSat, 04 Jul 2026 03:41:37 +0000In typical Thai style, up the price!Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:41:29 +0000They need to clean the drains, drain the swamps and mop the g-dmn floors. Traditional Western backpackers, who'd propped up the tourist economy for decades, are no longer feeling welcome in LoS. TH can still save itself, but it's gonna take brass balls.Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:41:01 +0000hope he gets 10 years for damaging a National monumentSat, 04 Jul 2026 03:40:43 +0000its like shopping at a market few pay the initial asking price, you can't hold that against himSat, 04 Jul 2026 03:40:13 +0000Starmer Says He 'Saved' Labour As He Bows Out Of Downing Street Starmer Breaks Silence After ResignationSir Keir Starmer has defended his record in office, insisted he "saved" the Labour Party, and warned his likely successor not to underestimate the growing demands of an increasingly dangerous world. In his first interview since announcing his resignation, the outgoing prime minister described his decision to quit as "intensely personal" and admitted accepting that his political career was over had been one of the hardest choices of his life. Speaking to the BBC, Starmer said the decision was made only after spending two days with his wife Victoria and their teenage children at the prime minister's country residence, where they discussed what was best for both his family and the country. "I grappled with what was the best thing to do for me, for the country, for the government," he said, adding that while he had consulted colleagues, advisers and trade unions, the final decision rested with his family. Warning For Andy BurnhamAlthough careful not to formally anoint Andy Burnham as his successor, Starmer acknowledged the former Greater Manchester mayor was the overwhelming favourite to take over after his victory in the Makerfield by-election. He rejected suggestions that a new prime minister could spend significantly less time dealing with international affairs than he had. Starmer has frequently been criticised by opponents for focusing on diplomacy and overseas crises at the expense of domestic issues, earning the nickname "Never Here Keir." Supporters of Burnham have argued a new leader should prioritise Britain's cost-of-living crisis and struggling public services. But Starmer insisted the two could not be separated. "We're in a more dangerous and volatile world than we've been in for probably most of my lifetime," he said. "That's not just a phrase, that's reality." He argued whoever enters Downing Street next would inherit exactly the same global security challenges, making foreign policy an unavoidable part of the job. 'My Political Career Is Over'The former prime minister revealed he had long resisted calls to stand aside, repeatedly insisting he intended to fight on despite growing unrest among Labour MPs. However, following Burnham's victory in Makerfield, he changed course within days. Starmer described reaching the conclusion with his family during a weekend away at Chequers. "Taking the decision that your political career is over is an intensely personal matter," he said. Despite leaving Downing Street, he confirmed he intends to remain a Labour MP until at least the next general election and promised not to become a back-seat critic of his successor. "I'll be keeping my mouth shut," he said, adding that he wanted the next Labour government to succeed. Defending His LegacyStarmer argued his greatest achievement came before entering Downing Street, claiming he rescued Labour after its crushing election defeat. He described the party he inherited as "politically, financially and morally bankrupt" and said rebuilding it had been "hard and bloody work." He went further, placing his electoral success alongside the achievements of former Labour prime ministers Clement Attlee and Tony Blair. "The Labour Party arguably could have been lost," Starmer said. "But I stepped up as leader and with others we saved the Labour Party." He acknowledged, however, that his premiership ultimately ended because enough Labour MPs no longer believed he was the right person to lead the party into the next general election, bringing an abrupt end to his time in Downing Street after just two years in office. SOURCESat, 04 Jul 2026 03:39:04 +00005500THB, humor. End up with non-native speakers teaching.Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:38:21 +0000I guess that the Indian tourists they are now counting on, are not as flexible to travel in the low season, as the western tourists they have ignored for years.Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:38:08 +0000They start off doing it with their brothers mates for 20bt a pop, then once they realise that farangs pay 1000bt a pop and may even buy them a house ,its off to pattaya they go with their parents blessingSat, 04 Jul 2026 03:38:03 +0000Climate change, yes - the operative word being the verb 'change' as in the climate is being deliberately altered. It's more like geo engineering, for your destruction, a la direct energy weapons. You don't get it or what?Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:37:09 +0000...and despotic narcissists hadn't been invented yet. Those were the days, eh?Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:36:40 +0000Jeff was a bad dude. Had to google him.Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:36:37 +0000Yeah but Korean/Japanese stuff has proliferated quite thoroughly, and Tteok is quite a famous product. In other Asian countries they have lots of variety of it (outside korea). There’s certainly quite a bit of it here, just mostly prepackaged with sauces. Do you mean like “go to Korea” or is there a specific Korean supermarket here?Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:36:28 +0000GG is a lovely man with a heart of gold.Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:36:09 +0000Thanks. So he might have something to negotiate with after all? But the video of his apartment in P ats looked small and it looked a real mess. I wonder if he blew the money? I also read form another AUS media he initially offered the girl 1000 Baht but only wanted to pay her 500 and this may have angered Cake? I mean 1000 is barely $30 USD and either he could not afford it or was unwilling to pay it?Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:35:04 +0000Good luckSat, 04 Jul 2026 03:33:49 +0000The family should be compensated as a civil matter, but not as a way for for psychopath to get a reduced sentence in a criminal matter. Criminal proceedings in Thailand are bizarre. Apologize, a few wais, a little grovelling, and a cash payout, and you get set free early. Effed up!Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:33:29 +0000