https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenElon. My god, these days, is Elon. So, let us do our best to post fewer comments criticizing the one TRUE god.....left to us.... These days... Please!Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:36:12 +0000It's a mystery to me. It's a very common thing.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:35:49 +0000Totally agree about making them attributable. I've been asking for that for some time. IMO reactions should be the same as comments / quotes - we should all be able to see each others thinking.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:35:15 +0000Now this is interesting, can see Trump adding to tariffs to UK trade, would be good if he can get it to work ,just as he is doing to Thailand tariffs for using slave labour ,is it 12.5 %? being addedFri, 05 Jun 2026 08:34:52 +0000Seen a lawyer talking about the 10,000 Baht limit, he had a client that wanted a higher limit as he wanted to pay International school fees for his children , and the bank said no, 10K is enough for your lifestyle ! , they must think your money is theirs ..... regards WorgeordieFri, 05 Jun 2026 08:33:11 +0000Honestly, it would have been better if he had checked out after being taken off of life support.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:31:38 +0000The kid could have a better responsible step father than this idiot traveling on a pickup. Anyway Good LuckFri, 05 Jun 2026 08:31:38 +0000Well then perhaps you should first learn not to let anything mess with your Zen.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:31:18 +0000Colombia's President Gustavo Petro is constitutionally barred from running for re-election in the 2026 race Colombia’s presidential race has erupted into an international political showdown after President Gustavo Petro accused US President Donald Trump of backing forces linked to the country’s violent past. The extraordinary intervention comes ahead of a high-stakes runoff election that could reshape Colombia’s relationship with Washington and determine the future of the country’s fragile peace strategy. Trump Throws Weight Behind the Right The row was triggered after Trump publicly endorsed hard-line conservative candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, who advanced to the second round of voting after defeating left-wing senator Ivan Cepeda in the first round. Trump praised de la Espriella’s political support and hailed his record, giving the candidate a major boost ahead of the June 21 runoff. The endorsement immediately thrust the Colombian election into the centre of a wider ideological battle across the Americas. Petro Fires Back Petro responded with one of his sharpest attacks yet on the Trump administration, accusing Washington of aligning itself with political forces connected to Colombia’s paramilitary era. The Colombian president argued that those claiming to fight drug trafficking were instead helping return figures linked to organised crime to positions of influence. He also accused the United States of breaking an understanding reached earlier this year not to interfere in Colombia’s electoral process. A Contest Over Peace and Security The election has exposed starkly different visions for Colombia’s future. De la Espriella has pledged a tougher security approach, rejecting negotiations with armed groups and promising a more aggressive military campaign against guerrilla organisations. Cepeda, by contrast, supports expanding dialogue efforts and building on the peace framework established after the 2016 agreement with the FARC. Violence Casts a Long Shadow The political battle is unfolding against a backdrop of renewed insecurity across parts of Colombia. Armed groups continue to compete for control of cocaine trafficking routes, illegal mining operations and extortion networks. With tensions rising and foreign powers openly taking sides, the runoff is increasingly being viewed as more than a domestic election. For Petro, it is a fight over Colombia’s political direction. For Trump and his allies, it is another front in a broader struggle between the Latin American left and right. Colombia's Petro blasts Trump for supporting far-right 'drug trafficker' in upcoming electionFri, 05 Jun 2026 08:30:06 +000010-40 km into Lebanon is definitely beyond the border by a long stretch. Worse iDF not leaving.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:29:35 +0000I guess we should mark July 28th on our calendars for the US equivalent. Or you just move on. The US now isn't the US in 1932. China now isn't China from 1989. Well, unless you are a flag waving US nationalist who insists that "China bad; America good." July 28, 1932 (the main military action and violent eviction occurred that day). This refers to the Bonus Army (or Bonus Expeditionary Force) incident during the Great Depression. Around 17,000–43,000 World War I veterans, their families, and supporters (many unemployed and desperate) marched on Washington, D.C., in spring/summer 1932. They demanded early cash payment of service bonuses promised by Congress in 1924 (certificates redeemable only in 1945). en.wikipedia.orgFri, 05 Jun 2026 08:29:22 +0000"Thailand AN intellectual members" 😂 Boy George is my idol. The most fearful AN entity to have ever lived. I just responded to his latest island life dilemma offering. 👍🏼Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:29:02 +0000Trump 🤡 on Tv , saying he has been talking to Hezbollah ,and he was first person to speak to them , and he did not know they could speak .Dementia Don , regards worgeordieFri, 05 Jun 2026 08:27:24 +0000So what ? everybody is racist to some degree, its a perfectly normal human instinct, and it's hard wired into all of us, Some claim not to be, they are either blatantly lying or in denial.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:27:23 +0000ALL foreigners have been caught up in the dragnet.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:26:06 +0000Whoever is responsible for updating the reaction emoticons..... THANK YOU! 👍👍 Now that ridiculous down-arrow has gone and there's a clearer explanation against each one as to what it actually means. In theory, people's reactions should now be clear(er) Nicely done! UPDATE: I now see there's already a topic running https://aseannow.com/topic/1396072-the-new-emoji-questionmark-reaction/ Maybe better to follow that one - I'm still pleased with the change though.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:24:55 +0000Maybe you cannot but I can, via an app on Firestick/Android.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:24:51 +0000A big lad and it looked like a couple of punches landed to the ladies head.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:24:51 +0000Standard of living for the average Chinese person has gone up significantly since the 1980s. So no need to bring it up, in my opinion. Maybe had the revolt succeeded, the people in power now would be a lot worse. Everyone romanticizes these things way too much.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:24:14 +0000Israel never respects "ceasefires" either, so imho just let them fight it on out. The last time I check it is Israel who have invade Lebanon and Hezbollah who is attempting to push them back out. I find it hysterical that the same people who criticize Russia for "invading Ukraine" will show their undying support for Israel to invade Lebanon.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:24:13 +0000Farang is an ancient term and in no way derogatory. If you feel you come after soi dogs, move on.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:24:04 +0000The modern day Dem Party is elevating 3 new candidates running against America First GOP. One in Maine Graham Platner who sported a Nazi style Totenkopf tattoo (which he later covered). The other in heavy Blue New Jersey, a former Army combat surgeon and foreign born doctor named Adam Hamawy who volunteered with an Al Qaeda linked group in Bosnia and once testified in defense of the "Blind Sheikh". And don’t forget their choice for Texas Senate Mr. Talarico, he claimed " modern science obviously recognizes there are many more than two biological sexes,” he went on. “In fact, there are six” . https://nypost.com/2026/03/05/opinion/texas-democrat-james-talaricos-moderate-act-exposes-his-partys-new-scam/ https://nypost.com/2026/06/04/us-news/graham-platner-knew-meaning-of-nazi-linked-totenkopf-tattoo-ex-girlfriend/ https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/us-news/democrat-adam-hamawy-wins-nj-house-primary-after-volunteering-with-al-qaeda-linked-group/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:24:00 +0000Yep, remove them for a month to trial it, it might make people post more rather than just a lazy emojiFri, 05 Jun 2026 08:23:44 +0000Most of the crime has been by foreigners so it's not surprising they are being targeted. You've just been caught up in the dragnet so deal with it or find your own alternative.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:23:13 +0000In the 2024 Lebanon War, Israel launched a ground invasion into southern Lebanon to push Hezbollah forces back from the border. That doesn't look like liberation.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:22:51 +0000