https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenTrump makes Nixon look like an honest Boy Scout. The degree of moral degradation and ethical bankruptcy that this man possesses is unheard of in the annals of the American presidency. And that's not to say there weren't some corrupt presidents, but Trump beats them all by a hundred fold.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:38:21 +0000I think it's safe to say by now Trump is not making any decisions, the Deep State is controlling him like a willing puppet, and their aim is to create chaos and economic sabotage.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:36:18 +0000Though King David conquered Jerusalem and purchased the land for it, he was forbidden by God to build the Temple. It was built by his son, King Solomon, and is located on Mount Moriah (the Temple Mount). The First Temple: Completed in 957 BCE, it served as the dwelling place for the Ark of the Covenant. It was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BCE. The Second Temple: Built after the return from exile and later massively expanded by King Herod, it was destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE. In Islam: Muslims believe the site is where the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven during the Isra and Mi'raj. The iconic Foundation Stone located inside the Dome of the Rock is revered in both Jewish and Islamic traditions You don't half talk some nonsense, 'Nick'.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:35:56 +0000Not in Australia either, but Australia is down underFri, 12 Jun 2026 15:29:31 +0000This is your opinion. Your are welcome to your opinion. BUT, your opinion is not MY opinion. You forget, I think..... I am a fellow alum of Elon. I will NEVER forsake him. In fact.... I LOVE him.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:47 +0000Yes. Correct. Thailand is just such a place.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:26:15 +0000I think you're oversimplifying what happened with the Iran deal. The argument against the JCPOA was never just that Iran was violating it in 2018. The bigger criticism was that it didn't actually end Iran's nuclear ambitions. It delayed them while allowing Iran to keep enrichment capability, it didn't deal with ballistic missiles and included sunset provisions where major restrictions eventually expired. So saying "Iran was completely out of the nuke game" isn't really accurate. The deal put limits on the program, but it didn't eliminate the program. And the claim that opposition to the deal was only because Obama negotiated it ignores the fact that there were serious objections from Republicans, Israel, several Arab states and a number of security experts long before Trump pulled out. As for Iran not being close to a bomb, that's a separate debate. But if Iran was truly no threat and nowhere near nuclear capability, then why has the IAEA spent years raising concerns about uranium enrichment levels, stockpiles and reduced cooperation from Iran? You can argue the JCPOA was the best available option, but claiming Iran was "completely out of the nuke game" and that the only reason anyone opposed the deal was because of Obama isn't supported by the facts.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:24:32 +0000Nobody is a bigger fan of all the great things happening to Elon than me.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:21:38 +0000If you need to ask.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:21:19 +0000This sounds clever, but it isn't. Inflation and interest rates aren't the same thing. Interest rates are one of the tools used to fight inflation. Someone can believe inflation is being driven by energy prices or a geopolitical event and still think the Fed's interest rates are too high. You may disagree with that position, but it's not a contradiction. It's a policy argument. Calling someone an imbecile isn't a substitute for understanding basic economics.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:18:48 +0000Indeed. This is a common practice in Europe and not only low cost carriers also among traditional airlines. My son experienced it firsthand, at his (my) expense.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:18:40 +0000The Viking languages were Germanic too and not that different from the Saxons, Jutes and Angles. French words were started not by the Normans – who were in fact descended from the Vikings (i.e., King Rollo) – but by the time they invaded the UK, they had adopted a Latin-based language. One would expect, then, that the English (Saxons, etc.) would have adopted the language of the invaders, but the weird part is that while the monarchy and ruling classes spoke a form of "French" to start with, after a few generations they changed, or rather merged into Old English. Henry IV (reigned 1399–1413) was the first English monarch after the Norman Conquest to speak English as his mother tongue. Prior to his reign, every king from William the Conqueror onward spoke Anglo-Norman French as their primary language. Latin (didn't come from the Romans) and French (and other languages ) crept into English over the next centuries – academics and Church relied on Latin and French initially with the Normans but modern French was considered the "sophisticated" languge and so has been absorbed for centuries to give English that certain "je ne Sai quoi" - alhough I wouldn't know about that.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:17:58 +0000Unless I'm missing something, this chain equates to less than 3 baht Thai gold weight? He is hardly showing off with that. 2 baht around the neck, 1 or 2 around the wrist not exactly uncommon for some Thais. Yes, probably not a good idea to be strolling along beach road wearing it at that time of the morning but it's hardly the Brinks Mat job is it?Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:15:41 +0000China, the country with the worst human rights record in the World. Even worse than Israel. China is effectively and Empire, well not effectively, it is an Empire. Christian countries having nothing to do with the subjugation of minority groups in China. You are ok with the Chinese take over of Tibet. You are ok with trashing democratic rights in Hong Kong You are ok with China threatening to invade Taiwan. You are ok with China annexing all of the South China Sea.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:15:04 +0000I watched a movie about football called "The Damned United", based on a true story and actually about the bitter rivallry between Don Revie and Brian Clough, the incident which fuelled it and the outcome. A very good watch IMO and Brian Clough was played to perfection by Michael Sheen (who looked as though he has played a bit himself).Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:13:48 +0000Live in a place that no country would bomb. Much better than a bunker.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:08:03 +0000Oh look, Soozy has blown another gasket. 😂Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:06:13 +0000Just white people doing nasty stuff to others white people - nothing to see here,Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:05:34 +0000I don't know what Iran wants. How can I? I'm not Iranian, nor can I read minds. It seems to me the IRGC wants "the bomb". What are you struggling with here? The obvious fact that Iran shouldn't have nuclear capability nor delivery systems has been asked and answered already.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:04:34 +0000Agree. But few Japanese are still alive who witnessed WWII. (Sorry, can't help myself!) It's exactly like Israelis forgetting the Holocaust except as an abstract concept. Many Japanese pols want to rearm and the US arms companies will be happy to oblige. It's actually called "moral rearmament" speak of Orwell!Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:00:19 +0000We knew a IO at the Hua Hin office who asked to be transferred to Samuel Sakhon where her husband had just been transferred. She was denied her request unless she could pay a sufficient sum of money she did not have. She left Hua Hin a couple of years later after her husband paid for her move.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:00:13 +0000Imagine Israel decides it's had enough monkeying around and launches a nuke at Iran. Absolutely NO different scenario from Iran having the Bomb. NOBODY should have the bomb!Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:56:22 +0000No - you do not. You do not even understand the Israeli report I posted after you asked for (since you did not find anything by yourself :-) )Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:54:08 +0000Actually, from books I'm reading. A question in another post sent me down the rabbithole. Sorry you don't see the connection on the atomic level.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:52:16 +0000Hmmm... What happens when foreigners (legal or otherwise) are allowed to run amok in a country? Might there be a case study available?Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:51:58 +0000