https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenZhu Xueming, 35, a Chinese national...................."a fool and his money are soon parted".Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:29:35 +0000A World Cup class deflection, clean across the Atlantic and in off the post. Awesome(ly pathetic)Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:29:20 +0000How very crass. No, I am talking about the REAL DEAL...... I am talking about standard-issue SAM BROWN Police belts. Standard-issue handcuffs.... The whole nine yards..... What's it like, I wonder......Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:29:10 +0000We may be witnessing the greatest American humiliation of my adult lifetime, and the most significant challenge yet to Israel's dominance in the Middle East. In the end, hubris appears to have caught up with Netanyahu. Iran's resilience in the face of overwhelming and, in its view, unprovoked military force from both countries has signalled to much of the world that the era of unquestioned Western power is drawing to a close. China and Russia will likely help Iran rebuild, and sooner or later Tehran may succeed in acquiring a nuclear deterrent. If that happens, Israel will have to adapt to a new regional reality and learn that there are limits to how far it can project its power without consequences. Like the Vietcong before them they showed the world for all their showy wealth the US can be beaten and most certainly has. May the girls massacre not be in vain. God is great ! https://spectator.com/article/thanks-to-trump-tehran-is-winning/?homepage-tracking=magazine_minor-featured-1 ‘The distinction between the IRGC and the state has become increasingly blurred,’ says Ali Alfoneh, a senior fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute. ‘The Guards are no longer merely an institution benefiting from the state; in many respects, they have become an integral part of it.’ Ray Takeyh, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, considers the Guards ‘a state unto themselves’. While they still require some clerical cover and sanction for their brutality, the power balance has tilted in their favour. It has a mafia-like control over the economy and increasingly determines parameters for US negotiations If one institution in Iran has profited from the wars of 2025 and today, it is the IRGC. After two decades of taking control of Iran’s overstaffed, mismanaged and corrupt state-owned enterprises, it now has a mafia-like control over the economy, as well as being primus inter pares on security and, increasingly, determining the parameters for US negotiations. The assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in February has only strengthened the Guards’ vice-like grip.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:24:35 +0000Totally agree here. There are so many American couples who can't conceive who would have taken this baby straight away. I have to think both of these people are not right in the head. RIP little one.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:24:28 +0000Those convictions were overtuned at the appeal courtFri, 12 Jun 2026 17:21:55 +0000Ok, granted. But: given the goals set at the beginning we agree that: eliminating the evil regime - did not happen (-1 point for the US) The powerful in Iran are laughing at the US... And so does Putin and other dictators making sure they do not get a nuke - no change to before the war (so far) (another -1 point for the US) was it the goal to interrupt oil flow? certainly not, but they got that (another -1 point for the US) the US used a high percentage of the their valuable ammunition, so they shot themselves in the foot, another -1 point and the US became the laughing stock of many in the world, after claiming many times that Iran was destroyed, like completely destroyed, after claiming they lost the war - they control Hormuz and still can shoot down from the sky whatever they want, so which goal was really achieved here? The negotiator of all dealmakers in the world could not negotiate the slightest deal without war - but was bragging about that he could - will he be taken serious by other dictators again? He failed with Kim, he failed with Putin and now he failed with Iran... I see minus 6 points for the US here - so while there are some minor goals that were achieved there is nothing Iran can not fix or compensate (e.g. with lots of drones)...Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:18:42 +0000just being present? surely an offence needs to be committed ?Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:18:16 +0000Just ring up your local escort service, tell them to send over a tart in a police uniform to handcuff you, then trample what’s left of your dignity, thoroughly ridicule your manhood and generally make a spectacle of you, and GG fetish fantasy sorted in five minutes. It would only cost you a small handful of mighty whities. Then you can check that one off the bucket list. Raquel would prolly even do it on the cheap. Mate's rates, innit. But don't forget, she weighs 25 stone...Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:14:28 +0000the article in the link mentions a c.o.r being required for marriage registration, I am sure I didn't need one, is that something that has changed recently?Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:11:12 +0000Dear Folks, Recently, an ad caught my eye, one of the more alluring ads, I might add..... Apparently, dating female officers seems to be a .... new thing. For example: What is it really like? Do these girls use handcuffs, or something? And, do they use a gun, too? How many here have ever dated an officer, either in the private sector, or some government officer? Anyone care to share the gory details? Waiting...... With bated breath, and drooling....too..... Regards, Gamma Note: Do you think MUSCULAR and very self-assured women are better?Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:04:57 +0000Unless things have changed I think there has been something lost in translation When I applied for my yellow book at kap choeng the Certificate of residence was one of the documents the amphur required ,Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:03:52 +0000How do you know Drummond's sources?Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:59:34 +0000You have edited the article to include a few lines, where are all true btw, All Soi 6 bare breaking Thaw laws btw. But that story was aboput fraud in the Niht Wish GroupFri, 12 Jun 2026 16:57:56 +0000Yes, ''John" , as I said . It was originally the Jews Holy site from before Islam became into being . Muslims then came along and built over it and declared it their Holy site ( To stop jews ever reclaiming Jerusalem)Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:54:54 +0000I respect your opinion, but statements like this are so absolute that they're hard to discuss objectively. "Most corrupt president ever," "moral degradation unheard of," "a hundred times worse" those aren't really factual claims. They're expressions of how strongly you feel about Trump. What I've noticed is that many discussions about Trump have become all-or-nothing. Some people can't acknowledge a single thing he does right, while others can't acknowledge a single thing he does wrong. Personally, I try to judge policies and outcomes individually. There are things Trump has done that I disagree with. There are things he's done that I think have merit. The same is true of every president. Once we get to the point where every action is automatically evil or automatically brilliant depending on who did it, we're not really evaluating facts anymore. We're evaluating tribes. I think it's healthier we judge each decision on their own merits rather than starting with the conclusion and work backward from there.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:50:56 +0000I bought a Vivobook 16" about 6 months ago. Cost £370 on Amazon. Snapdraggon X processor, 512gb storage........works very well, certainly fast enough for what I need, but I'm no PC expert............It's lightweight and my only gripe is that, on mine, (no idea if it's common) the speakers vibrate through the body at 40% volume and up.... and if it's on your lap, it's not ideal. Nothing that a cushion doesn't fix though. I can live with it for the price I paid and have an external speaker when needed anyway....Charge lasts forever and screen is decent enough for my needs........Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:46:16 +0000UnsubstantiatedFri, 12 Jun 2026 16:43:25 +0000Well, if you think killing the elder Ayatollah Khamenei, plus 168 elementary schoolgirls, plus thousands of innocent people, plus spending $100 billion on the war, plus giving Iran $324 billion, plus 4.2% inflation is worth it, enjoy. Obama accomplished far more without killing, destruction, lost allies and some $400 billion of US Taxpayer money. Iran was limited to 300kg of 3% enriched U235. They were 100% in compliance. Oh, and Iran didn't control the Strait of Hormuz. I suspect Iran is now dead set on getting a nuke, which they will likely get from the ISI in Pakistan. Maybe from North Korea. But praise your messiah for being the World' Worst Dealmaker. Losers love losers.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:41:41 +0000I'm not sure that's "sane-washing." I didn't say Trump was right. I didn't say his policies would succeed. I didn't even say I agreed with all of them. I asked for evidence behind claims that were being presented as certainty. If asking for evidence, distinguishing facts from predictions and acknowledging uncertainty is "sane-washing," then we're basically saying political claims shouldn't have to meet the same standard of proof we'd expect anywhere else. I'm happy to discuss the facts. But labels aren't really an argument.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:40:59 +0000I think there’s a lot of assumption in this. When you say "you wanted war," "you wanted a continuous war," "you don't care about Iranians," or "you want to install another dictator," who exactly is "you"? The U.S. isn't a single person with a single motive. There are Republicans, Democrats, military leaders, diplomats, intelligence agencies, allies, critics and millions of citizens with very different views. You're taking a very complex set of decisions and assigning one motive to an entire country. On the Artesh/IRGC point, the IRGC has clearly not been left alone. Senior IRGC commanders have been killed, missile infrastructure has been targeted and IRGC-linked command-and-control capabilities have been hit. So I don't think the claim that the IRGC was somehow protected or strengthened is supported by the evidence. As for "just empower the opposition," that sounds straightforward until you start asking practical questions. Which opposition? Who leads it? How much support do they actually have? What happens if the regime falls? History is full of examples where the easy answer turned out not to be so easy. I'm happy to debate whether the strategy was right or wrong. What I'm less convinced by is the habit of assigning motives to entire countries and then treating those assumptions as established facts.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:36:37 +0000Muslims go to Mecca and Medina for their Holy sites , Al Aksa is like third divisionFri, 12 Jun 2026 16:23:31 +0000Sane washing.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:23:23 +0000Its apparent Dems have a open invitation to criminals in their Sanctuary locations. "Virginia has become a MAGNET for illegal aliens like this criminal who know they will be protected by sanctuary politicians in the commonwealth. On June 6, a criminal illegal alien, arrived at a relative’s house and began assaulting family members. He then ABDUCTED a victim at knifepoint, stole the victim’s car, and left the area". https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2065178119649325351?s=20Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:20:34 +0000I'm not sure I follow the logic here. If Iran decided it wanted a ready-made nuclear weapon from another country, why would Russia risk being the middleman and secretly transport North Korean nuclear weapons? At that point, if Russia were willing to take that level of risk, why wouldn't Russia simply provide assistance directly? More importantly, the transfer of an actual nuclear weapon is a completely different category from technology transfers or conventional arms sales. You're talking about an act that could trigger massive international consequences for every country involved. It also assumes North Korea would be willing to hand over one of its most valuable strategic assets and Russia would be willing to facilitate it and somehow all of this would occur without intelligence agencies around the world noticing. Could Iran become more determined to pursue a nuclear deterrent after the conflict? Sure, that's a reasonable argument. But jumping from that to a scenario involving North Korean nukes, Russian transport aircraft and covert transfers seems like several additional leaps that need to be explained. Sometimes the simplest explanation is the most likely one. If Iran wants a nuclear capability, history suggests it would continue pursuing its own program rather than relying on a complicated multinational conspiracy that would require multiple governments to take enormous risks on its behalf.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:20:10 +0000