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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Thailand news</title><link>https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/</link><description>National and regional news from all around Thailand</description><language>en</language><item><title>Foreign Man Throws Acid at Apartment Worker in Pattaya</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397358-foreign-man-throws-acid-at-apartment-worker-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=20568228]]></link><description>These brits are way out of hand . About time they are rounded up and  deported. Can just about be done based on profiles. Just look at this pos. Well the  10 Thai males were missing when you need them at that location but see what happens  in prison. And George Albert can you for sure follow up on this.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:52:53 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Foreign Resident Reports Rooster Noise on Koh Samui</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397437-foreign-resident-reports-rooster-noise-on-koh-samui/?do=findComment&comment=20568227]]></link><description>I absolutely HATE rooters crowing, dogs barking, etc. My solution? Move into a condo high up enough that, even if the little bastards angels are greeting each other at all hours of the night, they're far away enough that it doesn't bother me. Anyone who has been in Thailand long enough realizes what a ridiculous fight this is to take on. The neighborhood will find out soon enough exactly who made the complaint and he or she will be a pariah forever there.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:51:40 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>For an Ingrid-Bergman KISS: How much would you pay?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397420-for-an-ingrid-bergman-kiss-how-much-would-you-pay/?do=findComment&comment=20568226]]></link><description>Sweet Jesus GG, you want to kiss a...................corpse?  And PAY for it.  Please check yourself in to the nearest psychiatric ward ASAP.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:51:26 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thai Forks Flimsy & Thai Meat Tough:  Can you explain this oddity?]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397442-thai-forks-flimsy-thai-meat-tough-can-you-explain-this-oddity/?do=findComment&comment=20568225]]></link><description>There comes a time in life when your only sensible next move is to fork off.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:50:17 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Visa extension refusals - any stats?  What's your Plan B?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397204-visa-extension-refusals-any-stats-whats-your-plan-b/?do=findComment&comment=20568224]]></link><description>Blah, blah blah, what I have stated is accurate and I am fully aware of the semantics.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:50:06 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Foreign Man Throws Acid at Apartment Worker in Pattaya</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397358-foreign-man-throws-acid-at-apartment-worker-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=20568223]]></link><description><![CDATA[Where does a guy get acid.   &lt;enters 7/11&gt;  "Hi - I'd like a jar of acid please!"  Secondly, the authorities should throw this monster in prison forever.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:49:22 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Israel Says IDF Will Remain in Southern Lebanon</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397433-israel-says-idf-will-remain-in-southern-lebanon/?do=findComment&comment=20568222]]></link><description>As with Gaza you must ask yourself how many killed are combatants and how many are civilians. Also bear in mind that terrorists use civilian areas as missile launch sites.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:47:16 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Foreign Man Throws Acid at Apartment Worker in Pattaya</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397358-foreign-man-throws-acid-at-apartment-worker-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=20568221]]></link><description>Easily sourced as cleaning supplies or swimming pool supplies.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:46:07 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump Set To Keep Qatar&#x2019;s $400M AF1 Gift After Leaving Office</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397335-trump-set-to-keep-qatars-400m-af1-gift-after-leaving-office/?do=findComment&comment=20568220]]></link><description>The Clintons alledgely just stole stuff out of the White House.  Trump plans to keep the gifted AF1.  Gawd-damn Trump is at the top of the corruption list if he steals that for personal gain.  Whatever happened to the laws governing gift to US "public crooks servants" including the US POTUS?</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:45:56 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>British Man Arrested After Acid Attack in Pattaya</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397397-british-man-arrested-after-acid-attack-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=20568219]]></link><description>Hate comes from the untrained mind. The untrained mind is attracted to bars.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:44:49 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thai Forks Flimsy & Thai Meat Tough:  Can you explain this oddity?]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397442-thai-forks-flimsy-thai-meat-tough-can-you-explain-this-oddity/?do=findComment&comment=20568218]]></link><description><![CDATA[You get what you pay for, BUT, you don't have to pay silly prices either.  Choose wisely. ... at home, I sacrifice a bit flavor for tenderness, and simply cook beef tenderloin in beef tallow or duck fat, to replace a bit of the fat flavoring. 1030 THB / kg, so not breaking the bank.  https://aseannow.com/topic/1350301-what-are-you-cooking-today-2025/page/9/#comment-20427089  ... only place I used to eat steak out of house, "You Hunt, We Cook", as you pick the meat, from their offering, or within the Gourmet Market, where they are located. When the cook asks you what temp you want your steak at, they know their stuff.  Perfect every time, and if you time it right, you can wash it down with your choice of alcoholic beverage. No ambience, but I'm there to eat, not impress the wife.  Do that with my choice of accommodation or food vendor's view. Pluses if the food is good also.  Sadly, Big C took over Gourmet Market @ Hua Hin, and as they always do, completely ruin it. Did the same when they took over CarreFour @ Udon Thani &amp; Pattaya.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:42:54 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>British Man Arrested After Acid Attack in Pattaya</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397397-british-man-arrested-after-acid-attack-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=20568217]]></link><description>Yes, most of the horrible incidents are taking place in Pattaya. This is the result of putting 1000s of girly bars in one concentrated area.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:42:53 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Filter paper for LG Inverter AC</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397444-filter-paper-for-lg-inverter-ac/?do=findComment&comment=20568216]]></link><description>I heard that there is filter paper of some sort that you can put on the air filters of air conditions like the LG inverter that I have.  I guess that apply and stick to the mesh filters on the AC. Does anyone have any experience with this.  Recommendations for filter papers?</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:42:46 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>British Man Arrested After Acid Attack in Pattaya</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397397-british-man-arrested-after-acid-attack-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=20568215]]></link><description>If they have money left from supporting Fund Me efforts, to get all the Brits in Thai hospitals without insurance back home.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:42:44 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Labour MPs Consider Challenge to Burnham Leadership Bid</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397336-labour-mps-consider-challenge-to-burnham-leadership-bid/?do=findComment&comment=20568214]]></link><description>I'm sure any challenge to Burnham will be crushed so that the coup can be completed.  Step aside comrades, meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:41:56 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>British Man Arrested After Acid Attack in Pattaya</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397397-british-man-arrested-after-acid-attack-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=20568213]]></link><description>That is a good idea.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:39:36 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump Set To Keep Qatar&#x2019;s $400M AF1 Gift After Leaving Office</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397335-trump-set-to-keep-qatars-400m-af1-gift-after-leaving-office/?do=findComment&comment=20568212]]></link><description>That old Law of Large Numbers seems to confuse the MAGAnistas.  As the late Senator Everett Dirksen might have said, "A thousand here, a thousand there, and pretty soon it's more money than a MAGA will ever know"  Hunter Biden apparently sold a few paintings or piggybacked off his name. The total amount is less than a Goldman Sachs' partner gets at Bonus Time each year. Yes, to benefit in that manner from a name is immoral, but there is zero indication it affected any policy, other than a pardon.  The dosh Hunter might have taken in is not even a rounding error compared to the corrupt grifting of the Trump Crime Family.  Remember back when the US still had a Dept of Justice and even States had judges who followed the law? Trump was found guilty of 34 felonies and fined. Trump was found civilly guilty of sexual assault and fined. Trump was found guilty of defamation and fined. Trump did not have the net worth to pay the combined fines, per documents he filed with the courts on appeal. Trump re-entered office in dire financial straights.  Eighteen months later, Trump has gained at least $4 billion in personal wealth. Toss in the bribe---I think it's fair to call the B747 from Qatar a bribe, even if Qatar might not have a specific target in mind, but rather just leave things open---and Trump's gain, all while ostensibly being a "public servant", is approaching $5,000,000,000.  The first indication of MAGAnista bafflement by the law of large numbers is when some say, "Well, he doesn't even accept a salary". A President's salary is $400,000. Do the math. $5,000,000,000 - $400,000 is still a massive number.  Subtract the most Foxian estimate of Hunter Biden's take from that $5,000,000,000 and the number of Trump's gain from grift and corruption is still massive.  Laughably, some MAGAs have actually said that "It isn't corruption if it's out in the open". Oh my! That's like saying, "Yes, I robbed that bank and shot that teller, but the fact that I freely admit it makes me innocent."  The Trump Crime Family began this grifting in Trump 1.0. Remember what the now-"Iran Deal Negotiator" Jared Kushner did? He might say, "Qatar been berry berry good to me".  To refresh people's memories: Jared top ticked the NYC RE market in 2008, paying upwards of $1.5 billion for a building called 666 Fifth Ave. For that "beastly" property, part of the financing was a $1.2 billion balloon payment due, IIRC, in early 2018. By that time, the market value of the beast had fallen to around $700 million, leaving Jared with a huge hole and likely a negative net worth. At that time, Qatar was under sanctions from the US owing to its perceived or actual cooperation and relationship with Iran. Jared was saved and his balloon payment covered when his property was refinanced by Qatar. "Coincidentally", just days later the US and Gulf country sanctions against Qatar were dropped. Imagine that!  Upon leaving office as a result of Trump's loss to President Biden, but with Trump both whining about a "stolen election" (sic) and promising to run again, Jared was awarded $2 billion from Saudi Arabia to manage, despite the fact Jared had no fund management company and had never managed money. (Note that despite knowledge that MbS had ordered the slaughter and dismemberment of WaPo writer Jamal Khashoggi, the Trump Administration had chosen to ignore the killing and befriend MbS. The CIA had not only provided Trump with SIGINT intercepts of phone calls between the murderers and MbS, it also gave Trump images showing the remains of Khashoggi, his arms and legs removed, his penis cut off, and his face peeled away, with everything laid out in gruesome form in a grotesque still life manner)  The Trump Crime Family laid the groundwork for Term 2 corruption in December 2025, just a month before Trump re-entered the Oval Office, by taking in a $500,000,000 "investment in World Liberty Financial (Trump family owned) from the UAE. The UAE had tried repeatedly under the Biden Administration to cover an order it had from China for NVIDIA's H200 chip, but Biden refused to allow it. Upon retaking office, Trump immediately granted the UAE permission to import the NVIDIA chips.  Corruption and grift just blossomed in a foul stench from that point on, with pardons granted to major donors, meme coins marketed, contracts granted to companies where Trump sons are either investors or sit on the Board, Melania given tens of millions of dollars by Jeff Bezos for her "story" (while Amazon has been granted more than $2 billion in US Govt contracts).  The grift has become so absurd that Trump even sued his own Administration for $10 billion (because some IRS employee had leaked embarrassing Trump tax returns), and then had his own Dept of Justice (where a massive banner with Trump's face on it hangs over the ostensibly independent DoJ Building) "settle" for $1.776 billion, which Trump intended to use to pay the convicted insurrectionists from the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol that he pardoned.  And now...the B747 from Qatar, which---despite previous MAGA claims to the contrary---Trump intends to keep and use after his term ends.  In other developed nations, such corruption would result in imprisonment, such as what South Korea has done to a number of corrupt former officials, including Prime Ministers. In the increasingly Third Worldish USA, Trump has gotten away with it, so far.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:38:54 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Foreign Resident Reports Rooster Noise on Koh Samui</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397437-foreign-resident-reports-rooster-noise-on-koh-samui/?do=findComment&comment=20568211]]></link><description>I came up with this formula which has helped me find a peaceful balance over when loud music can reasonably be complained about. Basically, I weigh the social benefit that people are gaining from the loud music. If it is a large group of people, you have to respect the social benefit that is being derived. On the other hand, if it's some jerk by himself cranking up the tunes for himself and maybe a couple of his meth head buddies, then a complaint has more legitimacy. So for me it's strictly off-limits to complain about any event at a temple, or at a funeral, ordination ceremony, or wedding. All you're gonna accomplish is making yourself a social pariah, and possibly getting your butt kicked.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:33:28 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Word Association - 2026</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1383425-word-association-2026/?do=findComment&comment=20568210]]></link><description>Softporn</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:33:10 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>British Man Arrested After Acid Attack in Pattaya</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397397-british-man-arrested-after-acid-attack-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=20568209]]></link><description>Here's an idea: why don't some of the Brits on the board start a gofundme to assist this lady with horrific injuries caused by one of their countrymen?  They love doing it for every pathetic council flat turd who washes up in Thailand, so why not help one of those people's victims?  I'd pitch in. It's a lot more productive than hand wringing and virtue signaling.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:32:27 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Foreign Resident Reports Rooster Noise on Koh Samui</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397437-foreign-resident-reports-rooster-noise-on-koh-samui/?do=findComment&comment=20568208]]></link><description>If fighting cocks, they are worth a lot  of money.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:31:29 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>What Movies or TV shows are you watching (2026)</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1383422-what-movies-or-tv-shows-are-you-watching-2026/?do=findComment&comment=20568207]]></link><description>Thanks for the heads-up @recom273 . I'll have a look at that.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:30:48 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Word Association - 2026</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1383425-word-association-2026/?do=findComment&comment=20568206]]></link><description>Playboy</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>British Man Arrested After Acid Attack in Pattaya</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397397-british-man-arrested-after-acid-attack-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=20568205]]></link><description>It did, there just apperars to be more of it now. Used to have pickpocket gangs on baht busses, jet ski scammers, and the ladyboys were at it back then too. More tourists, more of it maybe. Definitely the tourists' behave worse nowadays.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:28:31 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Three Women Steal 30,000 Baht From Briton in Pattaya</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397438-three-women-steal-30000-baht-from-briton-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=20568204]]></link><description>I wish the reporters would ask for proper footage downloaded from the DVR instead of releasing  these 'theater screener' dodgy shaky  pirate versions.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:27:20 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
