https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenI read the Independent and Daily Echo link but can't access the Times one. Neither support your claim.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:45:26 +0000Hey if they take away the thumbs down, your record will never be broken.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:44:40 +0000Iceland Founder Claims 'Two-Tier Policing' After Racism Complaint Brought Rapid Police Response Retail Boss Joins Growing Row Over Police PrioritiesIceland founder Sir Malcolm Walker has accused police of operating a form of "two-tier policing" after officers allegedly rushed to one of his stores within minutes of a customer making a racism complaint while often failing to respond to violent incidents involving shoplifters. The retail entrepreneur said the incident highlighted what he believes is a growing imbalance in policing priorities. His comments come amid intense public debate over the handling of the Henry Nowak case, which has sparked wider questions about police decision-making and public confidence in law enforcement. Staff Member Handcuffed After Customer ComplaintSir Malcolm said the incident occurred at an Iceland store in Enfield after a customer was challenged by staff for allegedly opening milk bottles and placing them back on shelves. According to Walker, the customer then telephoned police and claimed he had been racially abused. Walker said officers arrived within three minutes and immediately detained a store supervisor. "This member of staff was taken away for two or three hours before the matter was dropped," he said. "What a terrible over-the-top reaction. It was madness." The supervisor involved was himself of Asian heritage, according to Walker. Violence Against Retail Workers 'Out Of Control'The Iceland founder contrasted the rapid police response with what he described as the routine experiences of shop workers facing violence and intimidation. He said store staff regularly report being assaulted, threatened with knives or confronted by aggressive shoplifters. "Every week we have reports of violence," Walker said. "Members of staff are being punched, threatened with hypodermic needles or knives. It is out of control." He added that many workers no longer bother contacting police because they believe little action will be taken. 'Police Would Never Arrive In Three Minutes'Walker argued that violent incidents in stores rarely receive the same level of attention. "Never in a million years would police be there in three minutes for that," he said. He claimed the disparity in response times was fuelling frustration among retail workers who face increasing levels of abuse while carrying out their jobs. Henry Nowak Case Fuels Wider DebateWalker said he felt compelled to speak publicly following the controversy surrounding the death of Henry Nowak. The case has generated significant public anger after bodycam footage showed officers handcuffing the 18-year-old while he was suffering fatal stab wounds after his attacker allegedly claimed to be the victim of racist abuse. The circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation. Met Police Reject CriticismThe Metropolitan Police rejected suggestions that officers apply the law differently depending on race or background. A spokesman said: "We police London without fear or favour and strive to serve all communities equally." The force added that all operational decisions are based on legal principles and the evidence available at the time. Police confirmed that following the Enfield incident, a man in his twenties was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence. Row Over Policing ContinuesWalker's intervention adds another prominent voice to an increasingly heated national debate over policing priorities, public trust and how officers respond to allegations involving race. Supporters argue police must treat all allegations seriously until facts are established, while critics claim certain complaints receive far faster responses than offences that directly affect public safety. With tensions already heightened by the Henry Nowak case, the controversy shows little sign of fading. SOURCESun, 07 Jun 2026 03:44:40 +0000Interesting. Because, she does look Chinese.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:43:51 +0000The travel insurance will cover only emergency treatments during travel. And they can insist on you going home immediately after that and with that the coverage will automatically be cancelled. There is no long term treatment and no treatment of chronic deceases.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:43:24 +0000Let me guess. You googled massage shops and google told you that, yes, they can be found all over Thailand and, yes, Thais use them. Duh. My Thai mother-in-law, who lived in a Bangkok suburb, had a weekly massage into her 80s before she passed away. So, you picked out one thing from JensenZ's post--knowing full well that he was distinguishing between the tourist trap massage shops and those found elsewhere, and then made the ludicrous leap--based just on that--that his post was 'bs'. Anybody who actually lives in Thailand, and actually lives away from the tourist areas, and that includes me, will know that JensenZ's post was spot on. You, on the other hand, remain clueless--and don't blame google.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:42:16 +0000I've given at least 3 links, I suggest you read and watch them all. It's early news, more will be reporting throughout the day, maybe even the guardian 😁Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:42:15 +0000Wow, talk about an unhinged salad?? I never claimed to be a psychologist. I can just read Gartner’s own public record: decades of explicit political activism, founding “Duty to Warn” as an anti-Trump vehicle, repeated failed apocalyptic predictions, and open rejection of the Goldwater Rule. That’s not “expertise,” that’s a guy with a PhD who decided his real job is professional Trump-hater. You can call that “psychological prediction” if it makes you feel better, but the rest of us will call it what it is: partisan performance art. Psychology does have serious methodological weaknesses — heavy reliance on self-report, poor replication, and subjective interpretation. That’s not controversial. It’s why remote “diagnoses” of public figures are treated as junk science by most serious practitioners. But sure, keep swinging that as a gotcha while simultaneously defending one of the field’s most notorious political activists. The Reagan de-institutionalization jab is cute nostalgia for left-wing talking points. Yes, the closure of many psychiatric hospitals had problems (increased homelessness was one outcome). It was also a bipartisan-era response to real abuses and the advent of new psychiatric drugs. Pretending it was some grand right-wing plot to flood streets with the insane is historically lazy. And dragging in Scientologists and Tom Cruise as some kind of own-goal? Peak whataboutism. Now the greatest hits: “Dear Leader,” Hunter Biden’s paintings, chem-trails, and aliens. Classic. When your argument is weak, just throw in maximum non-sequiturs and laugh emojis. Hunter’s art sales were obvious influence-peddling grift — documented by bank records, emails, and witness testimony — but by all means, keep pretending that’s equivalent to a psychologist publicly fantasizing that Trump will out-kill Hitler. Totally the same thing. Here’s the simple truth you’re dodging. John Gartner has every right to be a frothing political activist. He does not have the right to launder that activism as sober clinical judgment. When he does it anyway, he deserves mockery, not deference. Your inability to defend the actual Hitler prediction without descending into conspiracy tangents and personal insults says everything. Feel free to keep “educating” me with more Hollywood Boulevard rants and alien chem-trails. It’s been hilarious....Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:36:19 +0000In moderation yes but from my personal experience, I blow past the good for you level a few weeks after stocking peanut butter. Too easy considering the density of fats and carbs. 50-100 grams a day would OK but never works out that way.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:35:47 +0000Why? I've read the link you gave. It said nothing about who was the aggressor. The intended police statement was to remind the public that there were ongoing legal proceedings and that the law is clear that nothing could be published which could prejudice the trial. The CPS advised against issuing the statement while the trial was in progress.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:34:28 +0000Did you ever get your export meter sorted??Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:33:52 +0000Farages' shortcomings are obvious but Reform themselves also have a massive problem. Ponder a moment the problems that Labour have had with a massive influx of new and inexperienced MPs - (many of whom will be earning more now than they ever have before or will again) - they are mainly lightweight. Now look at the chaos that surrounds Reform in the few places they have been elected and just imagine many hundreds of them getting into Parliament - it'll be chaos. An excellent article in the iPaper yesterday - worth the read. "Nigel Farage is responsible for these riots. His behaviour over the last 24 hours demonstrates precisely what he is: he is a persistent threat to national security. He didn’t give a damn about the wishes of Henry Nowak’s family. Henry’s father could not have been clearer when he left the court. His son had been murdered. He had been handcuffed and treated with suspicion as he died, after his murderer had wrongly accused him of racist assault. He and the family had gone through what no one should ever experience. But they conducted themselves with grace, dignity and precision. Mark Nowak said that his family “do not want Henry’s murder to be used to create further hatred, division or tension”. The family were, of course, outraged at how police had treated their child, but they did not condemn the police in general. They expressed their “heartfelt gratitude” to the murder investigation team, who “secured justice for our son” and the police liaison officers. No one has anything kind to say about the police officers who attended to Henry on the evening he was stabbed in Southampton, but it is worth reading the judge’s remarks. It does not necessarily absolve them from blame, but it places events in a context that a two-minute video cannot. “The police were given a convincing but wholly false narrative of the incident,” he said. “It was dark and Henry was wearing a dark top. The entry damage caused by the knife through it, would not have been obvious… It is the experience of the criminal courts that sometimes, someone arrested and handcuffed will feign injury in the hope they may be released. These police officers were faced with having to make quick decisions in pressurised circumstances about the best way to act.” These are the subtleties and complexities of a situation which looks much clearer now than it would have done at the time. On Tuesday morning, Farage responded to this situation by stoking animosity and anger towards the police. He ignored every one of the requests by Mark Nowak. They were not convenient. “We should respond to this with pure cold rage,” Farage said. Given the sensitivity of the issue, this felt akin to incitement to rioting. He then racialised it, branding it an example of “anti-white prejudice”. Finally, he deployed a slogan used by white nationalists in the US during the Black Lives Matter protests: “White lives matter just as much as Black lives.” It’s worth dismantling this comparison with Black Lives Matter. The video of Harry Nowak being handcuffed seems to have a very superficial echo of the George Floyd video from the US, due to the repeated use of the words “I can’t breathe”. It is therefore easy, as Farage is doing, to claim the new video as evidence of anti-white policing. Or, as Kemi Badenoch is doing, to act as a kind of racial centrist and say: “I don’t want to hear about Black Lives Matter, I don’t want to hear about White Lives Matter.” Let’s just get something clear. George Floyd was killed by a policeman, Henry Nowak was not. The Floyd case was an example of brutal racial policing in the cold light of day. The Nowak case was the result of temporary confusion, with contrasting claims, in the dark. One was purposeful and the other was accidental. Both are tragedies which involved the police. They have no further similarity beyond that fact. It is obscene to suggest that white people have faced the type of hatred and prejudice from law enforcement as ethnic minorities have. They have never been treated by the police as African Americans have in the US. They have never been treated the way that young Black and Asian kids have been in the UK. It is an affront to historical memory and common sense to even pretend there has been equality of treatment. Then, in the evening, Farage’s little army came out. Many were violent white nationalists, pumped up with hatred. And that is not a coincidence. It is because, with his speech Nigel Farage encouraged rage, hatred and white nationalism. They threw projectiles at the police. They chanted: “Racist police, off our streets.” They held up placards with slogans like “Henry’s blood is on your hands”. They were addressed by the racist thug Tommy Robinson, who helped whip them up further. They marched to where the murder took place. And then, in a moment of real danger, they attempted to march to the home of his killer, Vickrum Digwa. A line of police blocked the rioters from entering the street. If they had not been there, or had failed, it does not bear thinking about what could have followed. This is not the first time this has happened. We’ve been here before. Ahead of the Southport riots in 2024, Farage said: “I just wonder whether the truth is being withheld from us. Something is going horribly wrong in our once beautiful country.” Always the same game plan: spotting a moment where you can divide people according to their racial identity, encouraging resentment and vitriol. In that case, it resulted in people trying to burn asylum seekers alive. Last night, it resulted in lagered-up racist thugs battling police. This is what he does. It’s who he is. God help us if Farage ever becomes prime minister. God help us from a future in which he will be able to use the podium outside Downing Street to encourage white nationalism, with the full might of the state behind him. He has shown us who he is. Believe him." https://inews.co.uk/opinion/nigel-farage-threat-to-national-security-4450676Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:32:22 +0000Many bar hopping expat underworld guys never let the truth get in the way of a good story. Very similar to the Murdoch Media.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:32:20 +0000Somebody is not good at math. Usually simple algebra and looking things up on Google for 10 seconds easily debunks all bullsh$t claims Assume initially (until proven otherwise) all pieces have equal value So 12.5 million baht/(1000+400=1400) = 12,500,000/1400 = 8,928.57 per piece That's $275USD per piece He bought these records in Hua Hin? Or he transported them in a CARGO HOLD OF AN AIRPLANE THAT HAS NO TEMPERATURE OR HUMIDITY CONTROL What a maroon living in Fantasy Land, 5555 [NEEDS CREDIBLE APPRAISAL]Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:31:43 +0000I trust you will recant that statement.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:28:02 +0000Was it your favorite xxx move USB stick?Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:27:58 +0000Yes, definitely not worth the risk.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:26:38 +0000I've been living in Thailand for the past 25 years and I don't care about Thai politics. I worry about my wife and myself. When Yingluck got the flick my exchange rate was 33.5 baht to the Aussie dollar. It's now around 23.30 thanks to the military coup and it's hardly increased since then. I remember when the UK pound was 84 baht.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:26:04 +0000Thank you. But I am near ChiangmaiSun, 07 Jun 2026 03:22:50 +0000You obviously haven't watched that episode of Seinfeld where Kramer takes an old man's record collection into a record store to make some money And the guy at the store thumbs through them quickly and says these are worthless I can't sell them In case you are too young to ever have owned an actual long playing record the condition of the record also is a factor You could have the most rare piece of vinyl ever, but if it's all scratched up it's virtually unlistenable Then we have warping Then we have improper storage in high humidity which can cause the sleeves to records to get moldy and well...smell like mold. Also undesirable on the collector market. I'm going out on a limb and say THERE'S NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE FROM A QUALIFIED APPRAISER THAT THE VALUE IS ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THAT NUMBER I would not pay one satang for a warped scratched record with a moldy sleeve. It's worthless 🤣 You have no clue what the value of that old man's collection was, sir [NEEDS EVIDENCE OF VALUE]Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:21:11 +0000Do you realy think anything will happen ?? if you think so you are dreaming !! this is Thailand the land of corruptionSun, 07 Jun 2026 03:20:31 +0000This will be like the old saying " out of the pot into the frying pan " More to the point out of Thaksins pocket to be spread around fat cat officials. Just imagine the party they throw when they all get their handouts. This has as much chance as the working party becoming the next Thai Government.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:20:11 +0000They were dubious charges (rice scheme), just like the ones that originally chased Thaksin and his wife (a land deal, the sale of Shin Corp). So this was never about truth or justice. This was always about the Establishment (mainly oligarchs but others too) that wanted Thaksin out of the way for good. His grass roots party was a threat to their future wealth and continued access to power of the elites.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:18:55 +0000Very sad but the rescue teams tried their best 😞Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:17:18 +0000https://aseannow.com/thailand-news/russian-woman-accused-of-running-illegal-phuket-cosmetic-clinic-r2208/A Russian national has been arrested after authorities raided a villa in Phuket and uncovered an alleged illegal cosmetic treatment clinic, seizing medicines and medical equipment worth more than 600,000 baht. Get today's headlines by email The operation, codenamed “Moscow Devil Filler”, was carried out by officers from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), Crime Suppression Division officers, and officials from the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office. During the raid, authorities arrested the suspect identified only as Miss Kristine, 45, a Russian citizen, at a villa in Thep Krasattri, Thalang district, Phuket. She faces allegations including operating and managing a medical facility without a licence under the Medical Facilities Act B.E. 2541 and its amendments, selling medical devices without authorisation, selling unregistered medical devices and selling medicines without permission, including medicines not registered with Thai authorities. Officers seized 32 categories of evidence comprising 130 items. The items included collagen injections, lidocaine, botulinum toxin products, hyaluronic acid fillers, syringes, needles, gloves, and used medical waste. The total value of the seized items exceeded 600,000 baht. Investigators said they had received information that foreign nationals were allegedly conducting various illegal business activities in Phuket, including operating unlicensed beauty clinics. Police gathered evidence and obtained Phuket Provincial Court search warrant No. 107/2569, dated 4 June 2026, before carrying out the raid. Upon entering the property, officers found a woman identified only as “Mae” lying on a treatment bed in what appeared to be the process of receiving cosmetic treatment. A search of the room uncovered medicines, medical supplies and equipment allegedly being used for aesthetic procedures. According to police, Miss Kristine identified herself as the villa owner and accompanied officers during the search. When asked to produce licences to operate or manage a medical facility, she was unable to provide them and reportedly admitted that the premises had not been licensed as a medical facility. Police also stated that she acknowledged not holding a medical practitioner licence. Authorities further alleged that some medicines and medical equipment had been brought into Thailand from Russia through an airport without proper authorisation. The suspect was taken into custody along with the seized items and handed over to investigators at Thalang Police Station for legal proceedings. Amarin reported that Police said during questioning the suspect initially denied all charges. The case remains under investigation and will the case will proceed in accordance with Thai law. Picture courtesy of Amarin Join the discussion? Already a member? Adapted by ASEAN Now Amarin 7 June 2026Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:17:17 +0000