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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>Happy Birthday, Big Guy!</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396718-happy-birthday-big-guy/?do=findComment&comment=20552880]]></link><description>The lunatic went uber psycho last night, on the eve of his 80th birthday, posting some truly bizarre nonsense on his TruthSocial.  I guess he was miffed that they ripped his foul name off the Kennedy Center.  Today there'll be bloodsport on the White House lawn, which is about as degrading as any public spectacle seen in 250 years of the US. Fat old MAGAs will be frothing at the mouth watching future CTE patients try to do brain damage to their opponent.  How about celebrating in the true Spirit of America.....The 25th for the 250th !!!!!</description><enclosure url="https://assets.aseannow.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2026_06/Social.jpg.e74f51f25eb40ac4b4f81662d5a285bd.jpg" length="59166" type="image/jpeg"/><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:44:14 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The party whose Member represents a Nazi, News</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396450-the-party-whose-member-represents-a-nazi-news/?do=findComment&comment=20552879]]></link><description>Platner's sins may already be catching up with him. Maine Senate Race Narrows to Toss-Up as Collins Closes Gap June 12, 2026|2026 Election  Quantus Insights survey finds Graham Platner leading Susan Collins 46% to 45%, down from a seven-point March advantage.   https://quantusinsights.org/f/maine-senate-race-narrows-to-toss-up-as-collins-closes-gap  I'm a bit surprised the Dems kept him as a candidate after his history of messing around on Kik.  Apparently Maine Dem voters bought the story he didn't know the totenkopf was a Nazi symbol.  It's possible that Platner himself didn't recognize the death's head symbol of the Schutzstaffel (SS), but it's likely other Marines who did know its meaning would have seen it and told him.  It's a question of how fast he had the tattoo altered.</description><enclosure url="https://assets.aseannow.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2026_06/image.png.b4768d991ebe62ee70406b48f14018f2.png" length="124948" type="image/png"/><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:44:04 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Electric Vehicles in Thailand</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1257405-electric-vehicles-in-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=20552878]]></link><description>https://autolifethailand.tv/ev-bev-register-thailand-may-2026/ Cumulative vehicle registrations for the Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) group in May 2026 totaled 18,042 units (representing 29.2% of the total vehicle registrations in Thailand, which amounted to 61,830 units).  https://autolifethailand.tv/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/EV_Register_may_2026_Top30-copy.jpg   https://autolifethailand.tv/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/EV_Register_MAY_2026_THAILAND-table-scaled.jpg</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:43:38 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Happy Birthday, Big Guy!</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396718-happy-birthday-big-guy/?do=findComment&comment=20552877]]></link><description>Trump&#x2019;s great peace deal with Iran, which he claims will be achieved any day now, actually achieves nothing. He was hoping it would be signed today on his 80th birthday, but of course the Iranians would never grant him that luxury.  Meanwhile, it isn&#x2019;t a real deal, even if it does get signed soon. It is really just an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which would never have been closed to begin with if he weren&#x2019;t such a raving old fool.   That&#x2019;s all the US is getting from it. No enriched uranium deal, no promises from Iran to stop funding proxies or proxy wars, no agreement on nukes, no agreement to stop ballistic missile production, just reopening the Strait, and Trump will happily pay them $20 to $30 billion for it.  When Obama made the nuclear deal with Iran, it actually achieved something, but Obama also paid them about $1.5 billion for it, and everybody was really upset. In Trump&#x2019;s case, he has achieved absolutely nothing and is simply handing over $30 billion to Iran to restore the situation to what it was before the US began bombing Iran.  Trump has zero leverage now and is looking extremely weak and desperate. The great dealmaker!</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:42:14 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Military service for US/Thai HS student living overseas</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396376-military-service-for-usthai-hs-student-living-overseas/?do=findComment&comment=20552876]]></link><description><![CDATA[My experience might be a bit dated but here it is for reference only.  Both of my sons are dual citizens and hold current Thai passports.  They were born in my home country but we moved to Thailand when they were 4 &amp; 2 years old.  We moved back to my home country when they were 16 &amp; 14.  After completing secondary school they both attended university.  Each visited Thailand at various times throughout their 20's but only used their non-Thai passports.  As for their Thai passports, when they were about to expire they just renewed them at a nearby consulate.  Very easy to do.  No one at the consulate has ever brought up the issue of military service.  Now at ages 40 &amp; 38 I'm pretty sure it is a thing of the past.  Now when they visit they bring both passports and their Thai ID cards.  Never a problem.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:41:26 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>ICE vs EV, the debate thread</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1246109-ice-vs-ev-the-debate-thread/?do=findComment&comment=20552875]]></link><description>You got that one right, as golf is one thing I wouldn't spend money on.   We're in our car a lot and for hours at times, so I need a little comfort, and the added performance of the EV makes even more enjoyable.</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:40:47 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Application for extension of retirement visa - STM 10?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396707-application-for-extension-of-retirement-visa-stm-10/?do=findComment&comment=20552874]]></link><description>No, I don't understand it either, except for what is written on the form "Affidavit of Family Relationship to Thai National" Felt</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:40:18 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump Copying Alexander Hamilton Economic Model</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396715-trump-copying-alexander-hamilton-economic-model/?do=findComment&comment=20552873]]></link><description>I think the Albert Speer model ?</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:39:00 +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=20552872]]></link><description>Whilst I'm on the thread, I'm just going to mention again a movie I watched and mentioned before called Where the Crawdads Sing.   Its' on C4 catch up and Netflix amongst others. A summary would be:  Set in the North Carolina marshlands, the mystery drama follows Kya, an abandoned girl who raises herself in isolation. When her former lover, Chase Andrews, is found dead, Kya is put on trial for murder,  A really great watch imho.</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:38:24 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Word Association - 2026</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1383425-word-association-2026/?do=findComment&comment=20552871]]></link><description>Whispers</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:35:10 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Hunter Is Back, Loud And Proud.</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396451-hunter-is-back-loud-and-proud/?do=findComment&comment=20552870]]></link><description>Hunter Biden absolutely owning the MAGA muppets. Love it!&#x1F923;</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:34:43 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>17 year old girl stabbed in neck</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396636-17-year-old-girl-stabbed-in-neck/?do=findComment&comment=20552869]]></link><description>Your thought experiment actually assumes a different planet, to present the case you hypothesise about. Why not come up with the scenario of a country where all men are rapists?   So how many legs and eyes do these "men" have? And did they announce, when they arrived "Take me to your leader"?  Based on some shocking cases in the press, it seems that many British expatriates, and probably tourists, are either paedophiles or bank robbers/drug dealers on the run. Ergo, Britain is a nation full of paedophiles, drug dealers, drug addicts and bank robbers. The solution is to stop all tourism in Thailand, because just because someone says they are Swedish,  how do we know they are just lying. Americans and Canadians speak the same language, so they also must be a nation full of paedophiles.  You are attempting a Straw Man. It's not the place. Try another tack to make your point.</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:33:26 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Hunter Is Back, Loud And Proud.</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396451-hunter-is-back-loud-and-proud/?do=findComment&comment=20552868]]></link><description>Oh my, I cannot believe I am reading this. Hunger Biden the poster child for Cocaine is being called by the left wing socialists as "loud and proud." I guess they have finally given up on Word Salad Kamala and need a new mascot.</description><enclosure url="https://assets.aseannow.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2026_06/Hunter.jpg.6e54c8ea0f55e1a669cbfaf0f0161d64.jpg" length="21317" type="image/jpeg"/><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:28:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Why no British or Irish pubs outside of Sukhumvit?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396597-why-no-british-or-irish-pubs-outside-of-sukhumvit/?do=findComment&comment=20552867]]></link><description>The capital is like the 1970s. Very old school. I liked it. The currency is wacky. Felt like a billionaire. The mrs loves temples and cafes so she would like LP. She speaks Lao too. Probably should go.</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:24:47 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Flying Peasant Class from Bangkok to Europe</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1390228-flying-peasant-class-from-bangkok-to-europe/?do=findComment&comment=20552866]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sure,  but I always book flights departing at midnight or later (both ways) so that most of the flight is in the night time hours.  And I take sleeping pills&gt;  Years earlier I booke d flights departing at normal day time hours and took 1 or 2 sleeping pills but I never got any sleep at now.  Now (as above) I always book flights departing midnight or later and take 1 or 2 pills. Puts me to sleep quickly and I stay asleep.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:23:40 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Happy Birthday, Big Guy!</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396718-happy-birthday-big-guy/?do=findComment&comment=20552865]]></link><description>All it would take for me to believe it would be an actual video with sh*t stains running down his pants, but none exists, with this supposedly happening every day for 16 years.</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:22:45 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Word Association - 2026</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1383425-word-association-2026/?do=findComment&comment=20552864]]></link><description>Chinese</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:20:59 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Royal Marines Seize Russian Tanker As Defence Cuts Row Engulfs Starmer</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396717-royal-marines-seize-russian-tanker-as-defence-cuts-row-engulfs-starmer/?do=findComment&comment=20552863]]></link><description>Notably the Royal Marines/Royal Navy managed to seize control of a tanker without millions of pounds of munitions nor killing any Indian sailors. USN, take note. You used to be good at this as well.  Dan Jarvis would obviously not be first choice for Secretary of State for Defence, but his service career is an interesting comparison with the US War/Defense Secretary. Hegseth would be a little green with envy.</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:20:53 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Happy President Obama And President Biden Appreciation Day!</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396721-happy-president-obama-and-president-biden-appreciation-day/?do=findComment&comment=20552862]]></link><description>Spread the word, everyone. Time to celebrate!</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:20:34 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Happy Birthday, Big Guy!</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396718-happy-birthday-big-guy/?do=findComment&comment=20552861]]></link><description>I'm not claiming Casler is infallible. I'm saying he has been making the same allegations for years worked with him for 6 seasons on Celebrity Apprentice , under his own name, and Trump who is hardly known for turning the other cheek has never taken him to court over them. Make of that what you will  https://gregolear.substack.com/p/special-logistics-a-second-interview</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:19:51 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Happy Birthday, Big Guy!</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396718-happy-birthday-big-guy/?do=findComment&comment=20552860]]></link><description>I do miss the bare-chested trans-sexual showing off their phony breasts on the White House lawn, pure class that	!</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:18:20 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Hunter Is Back, Loud And Proud.</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396451-hunter-is-back-loud-and-proud/?do=findComment&comment=20552859]]></link><description>Shhhhhh, be quiet or he'll start yapping about THE LAPTOP again.&#x1F602;</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:18:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Briton Cuts Living Costs With Move to Chiang Mai</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396634-briton-cuts-living-costs-with-move-to-chiang-mai/?do=findComment&comment=20552858]]></link><description>Probably living in some 32sqm bed-sit with not much else.  He's still young enough that he probably doesn't have a lot of health issues but you never know.  What kind of VISA is he on?  Maybe a DTV which is good for five years but as I understand it that isn't renewable.</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:17:35 +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=20552857]]></link><description>If I'm not mistaken, I need a TV Licence to use the BBC iPlayer, and that may be a bit overkill when I am not sure I want to watch the suggested shows (if I can even get a licence as a Dane). I have found them elsewhere and now I am only looking for some time to check them out.</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:17:29 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Modern day  Dem Party , News</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396584-the-modern-day-dem-party-news/?do=findComment&comment=20552856]]></link><description>unaffiliated since 2002 &#x1F602;</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:17:02 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
