https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around Thailandenhttps://thehill.com/policy/defense/5902179-southcom-strikes-suspected-drug-boat/ The U.S. military on Friday killed three men in its latest strike on a boat accused of carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean. U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) wrote in a post on the social platform X that the vessel was “transiting along known narco-trafficking routes” and being operated by designated terrorist organizations, but the post did not name the terror groups. Southcom Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan ordered the strike.Sun, 31 May 2026 06:31:21 +0000The far left take over as described in the 2018 by the Atlantic Magazine has even got the former far left Marxist members of BLM denouncing the Dem's. Former BLM activist-turned conservative exposes the ‘left-wing propaganda arm’ ” Xaviaer Durousseau, a former BLM activist, slammed the Black Lives Matter movement, stating that “the entire Democratic Party at this point has just become a Marxist facade.”Sun, 31 May 2026 06:30:25 +0000HeirSun, 31 May 2026 06:28:59 +0000The whole idea of fuses, or Circuit Breakers as they are now known, are there to shut off the current if it exceeds the rating, 16amp, 30 amp, whatever. Obviously their's did not shut off the power, if they actually had any fitted, or any other safety stuff like Earth Leakage etc.Sun, 31 May 2026 06:28:17 +0000When it comes to EV "battery chemistry" longevity/lifetime estimate (i.e., NCM, NCA, LFP, Sodium-ion, Solid State, Jelly Beans, whatever), how many charge-discharge cycles, etc., the thousand upon thousands battery probable cycles can indeed make it sound like the EV battery will long outlast the rest of the vehicle. However, an EV battery pack is consists of more than only battery cells made of chemistry so-in-so. The pack also consists of lots of electronics and cooling/heating equipment which can and does go bad sometimes and many times can not be repaired...the whole battery pack must be replaced. Pretty much like TVs which are nothing more than a bunch of electronics...no batteries involved....TVs should last forever...but nope, they don't last forever and often fail within a few years (usually right after warranty expiration). While EV battery packs do have a low failure rate (just a few percent and it varies depending on whether its older or newer battery technology) a battery pack can be prohibitively expensive to replace. Hopefully, the battery is covered by a warranty....like a "lifetime battery warranty" which some brands provide. For anyone who plans to keep their EV past its basic warranty period (usually 8 yrs/160,000km) an EV brand/model that comes with a "lifetime" battery/motor warranty should be high on a person's desires. Some caveats of these lifetime warranties are they usually only apply if driving 50,000 or less kilometer per year and no for commercial use EVs (like taxi service), but the great majority of folks do drive less than 50,000km per year. Yes, I know many of us wonder just what does "lifetime" really mean for a vehicle warranty....how does the manufacturer define lifetime.....until model discontinuance, until spare parts simply run out, 10 years past a certain date, etc.? Well, whatever lifetime actually turns out to be its longer than the basic warranty period so a lifetime warranty is a good thing to have--and give serious consideration when shopping for that new EV.Sun, 31 May 2026 06:27:52 +0000Well the rain has arrived at last and I don't mind it one bit, especially as it coincided with the "outflux" of tourists from Patong, although the traffic is still pretty bad, however I think that's because the road layout is poor and there are also roadworks going on around the place, some of which look very messy indeed (or should I say poorly constructed) and traffic lights are being installed at a couple of T junctions here, which will make traffic on the main road even more horrendous!! On quite a few posts on AN, posters mention the farangs here who don't appear to have much money and those who prefer to sit at bars all day long in their "wifebeater" T-shirts and grubby shorts, so here's a story about two who don't fit that mould....... I got to know an American guy here (from Starbucks actually) because I helped him quite frequently with his computer, not that I am a computer whizz, but I certainly knew more than he did and was able to help him out on many occasions. The last time I saw him he said he was going to Bangkok to have an operation on a leaky valve in his heart, or was it an aneurysm?? I hadn't heard from him for a while so I tried to get in touch via mobile and computer, but to no avail, however I recently learned that the poor guy had passed away whilst having this operation. He wasn't a particularly fit guy, being quite a bit overweight and he was 80 years old, so I wasn't that surprised that the poor guy had departed this mortal coil, all the same, RIP to him. This story links to the next one, because yesterday I bumped into a German guy who was a sort of acquaintance with whom I had exchanged opinions on movies when we bumped into each other in Starbucks over the years, but whom I hadn't seen for many months. I had purposely steered clear of him because he had borrowed money from me about a year ago on the pretext of paying me back when his ex-girlfriend had sent him some money he was owed, but that never came to fruition and I was out of pocket about 3000 baht. Because he was a bit down on his luck I used to buy him a coffee and something to eat in Starbucks but after he had lied about the money he had borrowed, I really didn't want to know him any more. It was about this time that I learnt he had borrowed money from the American guy I mentioned above, a total of 40,000 baht in all, and I suggested to this guy that he would probably never see it again. The day before yesterday I bumped into the German guy in Big C and he was looking skinny and dishevelled and told me he was now sleeping on the beach because he had been evicted from his 200 baht a night room because he couldn't pay the rent. I remember asking him previously if he had any source of income, to which he replied that he hadn't, somehow having missed out on a government pension etc in Germany so he had no source of income apart from that which he could scrounge from friends, who were becoming few and far between these days. He asked if I was heading towards Starbucks or similar for a coffee or something to eat and I said that I wasn't and I didn't particularly want to get involved again, because I pretty well knew where it would lead. Now I have thought about this situation quite a bit since then and wondered if I was doing the right thing by staying away from the guy, rather than trying to help him out of his financial situation, but I keep thinking to myself that it is a no-win situation because he hasn't got any money, he doesn't work (although he was a good photographer in his day) and I think he has sold all his photographic equipment anyway, and of course he lied to me about being able to pay me back last time, and that is the bit that irks me and serves as a warning to stay away from him. Although I feel sorry for him in a way, there comes a time when we have to be responsible for our own sources of income and indeed planning for the same, and this has not been the case with him. Having said all that I may well shout him a coffee or two in the not too distant future, but lending him money will be an absolute no-no.Sun, 31 May 2026 06:26:55 +0000Russian mafias and would like it.Sun, 31 May 2026 06:26:37 +0000It doesn't need to blow a fuse to have enough current to kill a person.Sun, 31 May 2026 06:26:00 +0000Alternative design! 😃Sun, 31 May 2026 06:25:13 +0000Im sorry? Was the cancer "invented" by mr gain of function and weaponized in his lab before it went walkies? Are we all to be held down and forcefully jabbed by a deranged cult? No similarities with the lefts beloved clotshot, now run along and get your 50th booster or has the penny finally dropped and you realized getting shots and boosters was nuts? Note the covid threads of disinformation have gone AWOL too. Utter shtshowSun, 31 May 2026 06:24:14 +0000These prosecutors are obviously no dummies and realize they can lose their license to practice law if they bring false charges that not only have no merit but are obviously revenge cases.Sun, 31 May 2026 06:23:59 +0000Has anyone checked the fusebox? In the above scenario any size fuse would have been blown to kingdom comeSun, 31 May 2026 06:21:51 +0000If it was a mobile phone, it was not the cause of the strike. Lightening doesn't follow air-gapped, electromagnetic signals - well unless it was on a charger. If it was a land-line (which pretty much no one has anymore) then it could have been the cause. Sounds like it was a mobile attached to the homes electric circuits via a charger. Yeah - that could kill a guy as it provides a path for a lightening strike. If your phone is disconnected from a charger its safe to use. Well - RIP 🙏🏼Sun, 31 May 2026 06:20:21 +0000Sun, 31 May 2026 06:19:52 +0000Cheaper costs and more concrete construction. My home wasn't grounded well, so I get mild shocks when I touch some appliances. Builder was a dolt.Sun, 31 May 2026 06:19:28 +0000I'm sure I would! I like everything about Harry's Razors. I've never had better, closer, more comfortable shaves than when I switched to Harry's. It looks as it the Plus version needs a dedicated cartridge. I made the mistake of buying a dozen cartridges when I bought the regular handle, and at the rate I'm using them, I'll be set for about the next two years! Perhaps then I'll try the Plus, although I can't imagine it could be better! The regular gives me the perfect shave.Sun, 31 May 2026 06:18:39 +0000Chargers convert the AC to DC for the phones. If the charger was cheap, it could have left out protective components that had the electrical charge going into the man as AC. Amps is what kills people. The Volts carry the charge. Low voltage and high amps can kill especially if the person is wet or in humid environments. Most homes carry 200 amps which is definitely enough to electrocute with a 220V line.Sun, 31 May 2026 06:17:46 +0000We have one. It was the steel frame used for TV antennas back in the day. Works as a lighten rod now.Sun, 31 May 2026 06:16:06 +0000The video explains how Mamdani can do some damage .. There's a major university with a major impact on Israel ... etc ... a few examples. But I only skimmed over it. It's mostly speculation.Sun, 31 May 2026 06:15:35 +0000The unreliability of the postal service in my location - Pattaya Dark Side - does cause considerable problems when it comes to the non-delivery of important documents. My occupational pension from the UKAEA is currently under suspension because the request for a Life Certificate (every two years) was not delivered. At least you can contact them by email, unlike the DWP, so the resolution does not depend on snail mail or international phone calls. The situation should be rectified shortly - I just hope that they are not going to send another request by snail mail as I would likely not receive it - again!! I do have an blank copy of the 2023 form that I could send (filled out) but the format may well have changed. This prompted me to think about the DWP angle. I did a cert. for them in April 2025 so either I am OK for another year or another one is probably already overdue!Sun, 31 May 2026 06:15:16 +0000Wow - inside his home? Man, when it's you time to go, it's your time to go.Sun, 31 May 2026 06:14:38 +0000Should be taken seriously.Sun, 31 May 2026 06:13:52 +0000WhatsApp Video 2026-05-31 at 12.11.34.mp4Sun, 31 May 2026 06:13:28 +0000He'll be replaced with a globalist who is just as bad. Citizens really have no choice in politics. They have the worst idiots in the world who work for the benefit of the elites or transnational corporations. The public? "Let them eat cake (flour)."Sun, 31 May 2026 06:13:25 +0000Any Freudian psychoanalysts on here with Phds? Give it up for Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro, Zionists Grow Sicker into Paranoia and Rage Israel has “a Holocaust complex", and "a Masada complex". The idea refers to the ancient story of Masada, where Jewish rebels besieged by Rome ultimately chose mass suicide over capture. So that's where the Samson option comes from. If they get nuked, the entire Middle East is going down.Sun, 31 May 2026 06:13:06 +0000