https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenShe din do 'nuttinMon, 15 Jun 2026 18:35:18 +0000Tommo Keep the downvotes coming they give me succour. I'm not a karma farmer - just a prick.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:24:39 +0000Nobody is saying that Tommy Robinson shouldn't be protected if there is a credible threat against him. In a democratic society, everyone is entitled to protection from violence, regardless of their politics. If police warned him of a serious threat, that threat should be taken seriously. However, that doesn't mean he should be immune from criticism. You complain that people mention his criminal record whenever he's discussed. The reason is simple: Robinson has built much of his public image around law, order, crime and accountability. When someone makes those issues central to their political identity, their own record is relevant. Nor is it true that criticism of Robinson is based on ancient history. In recent years he has been jailed or sanctioned over contempt of court matters and breaches of court orders, including cases where courts found that his actions risked interfering with legal proceedings or violated injunctions. Those are matters of public record, not smears. The comparison with Salman Rushdie doesn't really work. Being threatened by extremists does not automatically make someone's political views correct. Rushdie was right to be defended against violence, and Robinson should be defended against violence too. But neither person's security situation exempts them from public scrutiny or criticism. As for housing, taxation, immigration or Reform UK policies, people can debate those issues on their merits. But support for a policy proposal does not require support for Tommy Robinson, and criticism of Tommy Robinson does not require opposition to every policy that his supporters favour. The real issue is whether we judge political figures by evidence, facts and behaviour, or whether we excuse conduct because we happen to agree with their politics. I prefer the former.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:24:26 +0000Running America like he ran his casinos.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:23:26 +0000She wanted to fool the sniffer dogs ? And sniffer catsMon, 15 Jun 2026 18:14:47 +0000Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:10:51 +0000Not many ME blokes have tatts.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:05:19 +0000Mistake, I meant born in Thailand.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:59:42 +0000Many Indians are honest business owners who were born in India. A family I know came over 120 years ago to work in the tin mines.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:58:13 +0000Righty ho. All left leaning people want 12 year olds to consent to sex changes. Where do you even dream this stuff up, it's beyond crazy.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:48:49 +0000The monster created by Obama. This radical mindset is still thriving. Farleft DSA congressional candidate claimed the USA is worse than Hamas, calling America the real terrorist while downplaying October 7. She pushed classic Marxist "colonizer" rhetoric, painting the U.S. and the West as evil settlers and oppressors , the same tired anti American narrative that has been mainstreamed on the left for years. This is exactly the poisonous worldview incubated under Obama’s engagement with Iran and radical jihadist, where billions in cash and sanctions relief flowed to terror proxies while this divisive ideology was allowed to fester at home. Mamdani-backed pol who blasted men for ‘fetishizing ugly colonizer women’ also claimed US is worse than Hamashttps://nypost.com/2026/06/14/us-news/darializa-avila-chevalier-claimed-us-is-worse-than-hamas/Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:48:37 +0000He would have loved 112 as would Andrew. Thankfully we live in enlightened times or at least some of us do ! That said Norwegian prisons are top notch almost like Center Parcs (I'm not joking!) and he will have plenty of quality time to reflect on what he did. And Thailand WTAF - truly hell on earth.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:44:49 +0000Iran claims Strait of Hormuz still closedhttps://resources.news.com.au/author-profiles/6c974d94-3e08-4a58-ad79-5a0a0ac6768f.png Benedict Brook Iran has claimed the Strait of Hormuz is closed and there has been “zero passage” through it. The statement on Monday, local time, appears to be in direct contradiction to information that suggested ssveerasl ships has indeed sailed through the Strait on Monday. Iran state media said the Strait will be “closed until further notice”. To be fair, the deal reached between the US and Iran is not due to be signed until Friday. So Iran may well want to say it is close until then. US politics, Iran war live updates: Peace deal announcement hits the Strait of Hormuz | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlinesMon, 15 Jun 2026 17:35:29 +0000Leftists want 16 year olds to vote. They want 12 year olds to be able to consent to sex changes. But they don’t want those same teenagers to read conservative opinions on social media, only Blue Sky? Their agenda is pretty obvious.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:27:14 +0000I’m not sure how you came to that conclusion. How about answering the simple question I asked?!Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:18:19 +0000That's a fun game, but a methodology is needed, to be applied universally. "Please summarise the main characteristics of user [username] on Thai forum Asean Now" on Gemini sounds fair.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:15:42 +0000CaneMon, 15 Jun 2026 17:12:27 +0000Pity the UK does not apply the same rigorous approach and enthusiasm with actual violent bigots who enter the UK on an given day like hate preacher Mohamed Hoblos or the hundreds of foreign students who incite violence at their host educational institutions.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:10:38 +0000Yes, all he does is post hate mail.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:06:57 +0000And I think he has 4 now and the one in Clacton bought by his girlfriend which he said he had bought. He is a totally nasty piece of slime I would prefer Rupert Lowe any day over him I may not agree with him but he does care about what he cares about it's not a grift. Real shame about his plane crash.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:04:34 +0000No food shortages, but food prices are way over the top due to tariffs and cost of fuel to transport. To say the food prices are about the same is complete B.S. 12oz bag of coffee I used to get at $5.99 is now $10.99. Loaf of Orowheat bread I used to get at $3.59 is now $5.49 My big 2lb Quaker Oats old fashion cut was $4.99 now $6.49 My N.Y. steaks bone in, used to be $12.99 a lb, now $19.99 The MAGA types will always come up with an alternative reality to cover for their guru. Ridiculous. Off to Costco to get a giant bag of coffee to try and save there.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:02:37 +0000Exactly but how do we want to frame it , evil men , evil gay men or evil gay white men see what I’m doing there - those descriptions are redundant just plain evil that's enough.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:01:45 +0000SugarMon, 15 Jun 2026 16:57:29 +0000Those guys actually orchestrated the violence that I'm sure would be considered crimes against humanity today. It's not just dictators. It takes lots of ordinary people to support his actions, by convincement or out of fear. However, incitement to violence is not petty, anti-immigrant, antisemitism violence and so on. Attacking human beings because of their culture or religion or the colour of their skin. Leon should have a lifelong ban from the UK.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:47:46 +0000If there were an open election right now, Obama vs. Trump, Obama would obliterate Trump. Period. More right wing propaganda from riclag, dude, you must be really bored. 😔Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:44:35 +0000