https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenTime to buy bifocal lense glasses but the quotes seem pretty high. Anyone find a reasonably priced eye glass store? Once bitten, twice shy. Years ago, I paid alnost $500 for just two transition bifocal lenses with all the coatings they could muster... put them in my old frames! I'm not concerned about how they look at my age, I just want a sturdy plastic framed standard bifocal lense set of glasses. Appreciate your advice!Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:51:19 +0000This is baked into the ticket cost and no one is going to notice nor will anyone change their travel plans. If the government wouldn't had made a big deal out of it, like they do with everything, and just quietly raised the fee no one would be talking about it.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:51:18 +0000They did this for certain condos in Pattaya and BKK after Tom yum kung, then 5 years later referred back to 49/51...leaving people only able to sell their foreign bought condos to Thais only until the 49/51 was achievedMon, 22 Jun 2026 02:50:48 +0000Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:49:42 +0000Waaa Waa people in their native country are getting away with something and I want to too Waaa Waaaa. It's not fair Waaa Waaa. Your a guest at the club not a member, deal with it.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:49:39 +0000Whether you are pro or con cannabis… follow the money… I find it fascinating that alcohol kills in vehicle accidents/destroys families/injures health/causes fights of multiple thousands of Thais and tourists a year here in Thailand…yet alcohol sale hours were increased at the bidding of Thai Restaurants, hotels and bars…not a peep from Thai society! How many lives of adults and children have been affected by alcohol??? Then ask yourself what are he benefits of alcohol… other than these businesses making millions/billions off of others suffering…. Now find how many Thais/tourists were killed/injured from cannabis alone (no other factors alcohol/ ice/meth)… sure there are hospitalizations for the over zealous Thai/Tourists that has no common sense and who had never indulged with cannabis before…but no deaths…(compare the Thai/Tourists that overindulge in alcohol for whatever reason….(with multiple deaths)… Yet people have been using cannabis for years here in Thailand… ( pain relief, insomnia, cooking, depression, cancer medication relief, appetite disorders) and just plain relaxation…not one death has been medically proven…. Logic indicates that’s most of the push back from legalization of cannabis is from businesses that benefit from the death and suffering of Big Alcohol and the money it makes off of all those that participate…. Quit lying to yourselves…Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:49:34 +0000Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:48:43 +000046 is not the half of 72, but maybe your school was different from mine. You are welcome. Everybody know this reason I mean, why don't you know?Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:48:08 +0000Troll post and reply removed. Keep it civil kids.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:47:40 +0000Looks like DJT got the call from his puppet masters.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:46:41 +0000Does that also apply to the large number of people who regularly march through the streets of the UK calling for deaths of jews, USA citizens and members of the Reform Party of the UK?Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:46:34 +0000I totally agree with this statement. Different Atms allow different amount s you can withdraw and charge different fees. However I would recommend downloading the app ATM fee saver as it will give the amounts different charge and indicate where the best are located. Some are free in Vietnam unlike Thailand where every bank will rip you off, about 5 quid at the moment I believe then your Uk bank will take a chunk too.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:46:13 +0000Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:45:31 +0000Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:44:22 +0000A number of people wish to discuss Retirement extensions requirements. That is NOT the topic. Please reread the article and stay on topic. Thanks!Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:44:17 +0000Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:43:42 +0000Trump has a point. As long as Hezbollah continues to launch missiles at israel, Israel will take defensive actions and go after Hezbollah. It is remarkable that none the critics has a problem with the presence of Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Lebanese government wants them out and has already outlawed the military wing of Hezbollah, and yet here you all are to defend Hezbollah, the proxy terrorist army of Iran. It doesn't matter to any of you that Hezbollah is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths in Syria. And it was Vance that has been pressing for a deal at any cost with iran. Trump's supporters will stay loyal, but Vance's supporters will desert him like rats from a sinking ship if the Iran conflict isn't resolved. The guy who is going to come out of this smelling like garden flowers is Rubio. He avoided the poisoned chalice of Iran politics.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:43:05 +0000I shop at Big C Extra in Chiang Mai and upon giving my phone nr, it indicates the system to print a receipt itemized in English. However, a few months ago, the English version had disappeared and I complained with customer service who said they would pass the word to the IT dept. No change. After 3 weeks, I emailed support complaining and they assured me the situation would be rectified. It took another 2 weeks before the IT dept fixed the bug and receipts are now as they should, in English when I provide my member nr. I think it all depends on local IT who don't always see it as necessary and it takes a little pressure on customer service to get them to adjust the software to it's expected behavior. Contact customer service via email, tell them that Tops does it and they are losing in customer appreciation. It will take a few weeks and they will resolve the glitch. As for Makro, it seems a lost cause but maybe, just maybe , if people complain their IT guys might act as there is an English product description on the labels on the shelves. Just a small software rearrangement could do the trick.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:42:53 +0000Well, you say not hard. But wouldn’t it mean the cops have to spend hours reviewing YouTube channels so as to identify those primarily filmed in Thailand and monetized? I mean, I know it’s not physically hard, but boring in the sense of looking for a needle in a haystack? I don’t know the answer, I don’t trawl YouTube sites so have no idea if it’s possible to do a search on monetized sites filmed in Thailand, for instance.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:42:13 +0000Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:41:47 +0000Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:41:14 +0000I don't think I missed anything, my point is, that even when armed with the advance passenger information there is a limit to what they can find out about people, beyond what they may have done previously in Thailand. I am not sure what this guy means by "embassy checks" but they could if they wished, end visa free entry and amend visa requirements to require criminal record checks for everybody , and see how that affects the quality of tourists coming here and indeed the overall numbers. Every country seems to have their share of clueless Ex politicians with something to say along with a few fading celebrities too, they really should realise their own irrelevance and simply keep their mouths shut ,Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:41:14 +0000Keep trying...hopefully BYD will grace you with an answer soon....BYD cars and cloud servers are known for not being able to communicate properly 24/7....with a high reliability rate. Kinda like a website you can't reach 100% of the time but some percentage far south of 100%. 😁 If your BYD app and car communicate with each other OK (that is, you don't get the weak network type message) then "connectivity" is not the issue in not being able to complete the version update check if the app can talk to the car then the BYD software update servers should be also able to talk to the car. And actually, even if getting the weak network signal based on my testing on my SL7 "and" Atto using mobile, Wifi, and Hotspot connections it does not necessary mean the app and car are not communicating. Instead, it just means the car heard the question from the app but just didn't give an answer for some reason. So, an unrelated response of weak network signal is given instead. It's like "Yes, I heard you but I'm not going to answer that question....maybe ask me another question and maybe I'll answer that particular question....OR, ask me the same question "numerous times/over and over" and I'll finally answer the question....OR, maybe I just continue to give a seemingly unrelated response (i.e., weak network) to any question you ask. It's kinda like the car/app simply can't respond with a "No" and instead gives a "beat around the bush" type answer. Plus, if you park close to your home Wifi signal then the car and BYD servers/app can communicate with each other that way version needing a cell tower signal. Or, using your phone's Hotspot to connect to the car's Wifi circuit. Yea, a BYD vehicle has numerous ways for a communications signal to go back and forth but sometimes a person simply can't get any of those communications channels to work properly. But hey, enough of my moaning about the app/the car talking to the BYD cloud...back to the OTA version check where the app is not even being used. When doing an version update check the car is just sending some info to BYD servers saying here's my identifying info and my current software version....Is my version the latest version?. If not, then please send me the latest version so I can upgrade. If you do have the latest version then the version update check comes back and says such along with showing your current version number....OR, if you do not have the latest version "but" BYD servers have you in their queue to receive the update at a later date (i.e., a batch type release...just so many upgrades per day worldwide) then the BYD servers will still respond with a "you have the latest version." Doing a simple version check shouldn't be this hard, but based on my person experience with my two BYD vehicles and what MANY others on social media have posted, OTA version checks/upgrades can sometimes be like hitting a brick wall....but for others it's always smooth sailing.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:41:10 +0000Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:40:56 +0000Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:40:48 +0000