https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenIn Thailand 2025 there were 18,000 fatalities in road accidents. That statistic does not count the ones that died in the hospital later. 239? What are we talking about here?Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:52:10 +0000LengthSun, 21 Jun 2026 16:48:21 +0000The Jewish people are way more "original" in Israel than Arabs. Your narrative is extremely biased. Does your country have a right to exist? Why do racist Jew haters focus on only one country in the entire world that they say doesn't have the right to exist? Something is rotten with that.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:45:56 +0000AngstromSun, 21 Jun 2026 16:41:34 +0000Not really, we love it here. My wife has been here for over 20 years. She is a head nurse who makes over 65 $ per hour and pay minimal rent get free healthcare. I could not afford health insurance in Thailand, but that is beside the point.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:39:23 +0000The throwing about of this term "woke" and how some see it it as this horrible way to think, is laughable. Can i ask why understanding social inequalities (yes they do exist...) and racial injustices (please look at white people incarcerated vs. black people in the U.S.) is some kind of horrible thing? I guess having political consciousness and recognizing privilege or systemic bias, might be over the education levels of the people throwing the term out to slam others. I think when they use the term as an insult, it shows they do not understand these things actually exist. Can't face reality? Go derogatory and insult. It's in the clowns playbook, his minions follow.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:38:05 +0000The truth hurts and inserting completely inappropriate out of context gifs with your little fantasy girl doesn’t help your cause.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:37:30 +0000Does Israel have a right to exist? The 'Land of Israel' in antiquity was an area of the Levant with frequently changing borders and often made up of more than one kingdom. At various times it was controlled by the Babylonians, then the Achaemenid Persians. it then fell into the hands of Alexander the Great, followed by the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt and then the Seleucids (Persia again). It was then briefly independent before being conquered by Rome in 63 BC. Although allowed a degree of Autonomy, frequent revolts ended in the total destruction of Judea and Jerusalem and the displacement, enslavement or death of most of the population. Israel ceased to exist for over 1800 years. During this time the area was resettled by immigrants and Jews in what was now known as Palestine were a small minority. Fast forward about 1750 years, and the Zionist movement sprung up in Central and eastern Europe, Partially on the back of the wave of European nationalist movements and due to anti-Semitism, and advocating for a Jewish state. Then came the Great war (WW1). The Balfour declaration was an attempt to raise Jewish support for the UK in the war, by establishing a friendly state to the East of the Suez canal (although no state was actually promised, and the UK also made promises to the Arabs and the French promising land. in the letter it stated: " it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine" Following the end of the war, various Zionists settled in Palestine - but in such numbers that conflict with the existing population started - causing Jewish migration to be restricted. But after the end of WW2, massive numbers of Jewish refugees flooded into Palestine, survivors of the holocaust. The USA then pressurised the newly formed UN into creating a Jewish state. War immediately broke out, and large parts of the existing Arab population were ethnically cleansed from the new state of israel. Further wars from 1967 onwards saw Israel take over parts of Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon, with populations in these areas having reduced rights and often forcibly displaced from their homes, with homes and land being taken over by Jewish settlers (particularly on the west bank). To crush opposition, the Israeli state has assassinated more than 500 individuals who they considered threats over the years, in surrounding territories and states. As many as 186,000 Palestinian and Lebanese have been killed, many of them civilians. Since the start of the Gaza war, Ethnic cleansing , torture, sexual abuse, forced starvation, denial of medical services and killings of non-combatants have become common place. There has been no real peace for over 50 years. So Israel has been created by continuous abuse and killing of the original communities of Palestine, and neighbouring countries. Is this a country that has a right to exist?Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:32:57 +0000She is a woman of grace and dignity. Much like her husband, who was an infinitely superior president, and man than the current circus clown, who embarrasses and humiliates America daily. We could spend days talking about Melania, who is not only an incredibly bizarre human being in my opinion, but also the worst first lady in history.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:30:48 +0000Did you actually read the Lowe document or are you just generating political faux outrage because that's what you do for a pass time?Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:29:15 +0000Cockroaches are incredibly resilient. Tyrants never give up power easily. The only thing that awaits him after resigning is a Philip Schofield type confession and a job in Davos.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:28:52 +0000I'm not in any way making light of 239 deaths last year, but what multiple of that number died crossing the street, or died from the common flu, or respiratory ailments?Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:27:21 +0000Did you come up with that in the schoolyard at recess?Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:27:18 +0000MicroscopicSun, 21 Jun 2026 16:26:54 +0000No wonder. We spend a lot of time in California and there is a huge Thai community here, we can't find Thai food that even compares to average Thai restaurants in Thailand. And that's at $40 to $50 per person for lunch or dinner. In my opinion you're missing out on one of the great pleasures in life. But that's just one of the many many sacrifices you're making by living in the West.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:25:29 +0000He has and he will. AIPAC is not the powerful entity it is made out to be. What it is good at is the building of alliances between groups that might otherwise disagree with each other. It can bring them together in common cause to take on local district candidates. AIPAC is punching well above its weight and encourages the image of its clout because it suits its purpose. However, it has far less influence than many assume it does.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:24:44 +0000Thanks for your concern Bro but I dont associate with supporters of fascist tyrants.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:24:29 +0000Very good Jonny, bravo. You just keep getting more entertaining by the day and I think you've actually now become a caricature of yourself.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:23:19 +0000It's an interesting question and one that I thought about from time to time. Most of the places that I would want to either live or spend significant time in would be considerably costlier than Thailand. Mexico appeals to me but I wouldn't know where. I have a close friend who recently moved to Guanajuato and though he seems to like it, it's a regional town and he said one of the issues that he sees right away is the extremely limited availability of imported food products, and the extreme scarcity of restaurants serving foreign food that offers the kind of quality you would want to patronize. The other advantage is that it took him one month to get a permanent residency visa, something that the ignorant and xenophobic PM, and Thai officials would know nothing about. Mexico seems to value their expat community, in Thailand it sometimes appears as if they're deliberately trying to make it difficult for us, in an effort to discourage us to live there. Every place has its pros and cons, and I'm sticking with Thailand, as I really love the place, the food, the quality of life, and it's people.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:21:30 +0000Not clear how any girl/woman would ever allow themselves to be "groomed/courted" by the looks of those guys. Those are some ugly mugs.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:21:20 +0000Did you read the MOU?Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:21:17 +0000Self loathing liberals do. But only if they can blame it on white privilege, white fragility etc. Lets hope no nice people were caught in the diversity crossfire.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:19:34 +0000My wife is Thai, but we have only been to a Thai restaurant twice in about 20 years. We do prefer Indian cuisine, but we live in the West.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:18:52 +0000Work through the math? A multi floor mid market hotel employs many people from desk clerks, to maintenance, to kitchen staff, to chambermaids etc. It will charge 3,000-5,000 baht/night. The Thai hotel occupancy for this segment is no less than 65% annually. Backpacker facilities have lower occupancy rates (closer to 50%) and hold fewer people, and may employ 3-5 people if large enough. The hotel visitor will be consuming goods and services of higher value than the hostel backpacker visitor. Both types of visitors incur civil infrastructure costs for electricity, transport, sewage public security etc. However, the non backpacker visitor is generating greater tax revenues with which to pay for the similar use of public services. \You are making the claim that backpackers are a profitable and important tourist segment. Fine. It is up to you to back it up with the economic data. You cannot because there is nothing to support the claim.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:17:02 +0000Check out the vaccinated dude above replying to your post from 8 months ago. That’s some serious brain fog or something, eh? Dementia ya think?Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:16:11 +0000