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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>Iran Agrees To Total Trump Humiliation Deal</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396608-iran-agrees-to-total-trump-humiliation-deal/?do=findComment&comment=20551865]]></link><description>got it. you trust the mullahs more than you own country, which you hate.</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:55:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Iran Agrees To Total Trump Humiliation Deal</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396608-iran-agrees-to-total-trump-humiliation-deal/?do=findComment&comment=20551864]]></link><description>you will be proven wrong, again</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:51:55 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Have you ever dated a female officer? What's it really like?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396616-have-you-ever-dated-a-female-officer-whats-it-really-like/?do=findComment&comment=20551863]]></link><description>He is 19. I wish I were young.</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:50:57 +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=20551862]]></link><description>I don't think the village headman has much say in it.  The bribes are normally paid to someone in the military.  Best if mom goes so they don't know there's a foreigner involved, if possible. That would likely raise the price significantly.  Standard pricing depends on province, village, connections, etc.  I've seen everything from 20,000 - 50,000 baht.  I've also seen different ways to achieving resolution of the requirement.  The simplest is paying and then getting a letter of exemption for one of the approved reasons like a medical issue.  I've also seen paying and still drawing a card, but somehow they ensure that it's black, perhaps with some sleight of hand.   Both of these are not anecdotes, they are actual experiences from my close friends within the last 3 years, but different provinces.</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:50:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>60 Days Visa Exempt Still Available at Satun Border....For Now!</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395917-60-days-visa-exempt-still-available-at-satun-borderfor-now/?do=findComment&comment=20551861]]></link><description>You can use an agent for sure.  There are tons of agents that do border bounces with a guaranteed additional visa exempt entry.  But I believe specifically for Satun, if you go to do a same day bounce by yourself, 2000 baht is their standard fee to allow it.</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:40:04 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Thai SETV online- rental agreement ok for itinerary?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396396-thai-setv-online-rental-agreement-ok-for-itinerary/?do=findComment&comment=20551860]]></link><description>20,000 baht is the standard requirement for a single entry tourist visa.  But you need to check the website of the embassy you are applying through to see what their specific requirement is.  Many embassies set a higher amount in the native currency so they don't have to constantly adjust it when the exchange rate fluctuates up and down.  For example here, is the requirement from the Thai embassy in Washington DC:  Recent savings or checking bank statements for the last three months showing an ending balance of at least $ 700 for each month per person or $2,000 per family, with the applicant's name and date. If submitting a family bank statement (joint account), proof of relationship (e.g., birth certificate, marriage certificate) must be provided  That's over 22,000 baht at today's exchange rate, but it makes it much easier for the embassy.</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:38:31 +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=20551859]]></link><description>555555.  You have evaded a fate worse than death.....a Canadian and a wokester par excellence.....</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:32:31 +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=20551858]]></link><description>I see that your pseudonym is "Pompeygeezer" (which indicates you are somehow connected to Portsmouth).  The OP is apparently from Portsmouth.  (UK in both cases). Any chance you know each other (or maybe an alter ego)?????</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:28:16 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>60 Days Visa Exempt Still Available at Satun Border....For Now!</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395917-60-days-visa-exempt-still-available-at-satun-borderfor-now/?do=findComment&comment=20551857]]></link><description>Thank you, what's the company? or do you pay an agent at the border?</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:23:10 +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=20551856]]></link><description>And you still have nothing.... &#x1F602;</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:21:45 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Word Association - 2026</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1383425-word-association-2026/?do=findComment&comment=20551855]]></link><description>Leave</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:18:26 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Thai SETV online- rental agreement ok for itinerary?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396396-thai-setv-online-rental-agreement-ok-for-itinerary/?do=findComment&comment=20551854]]></link><description>Sorry to sound thick! 20K THB? or 20k USD etc for the bank balance?</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:17:25 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Passport Renewal, Visa transfer</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395985-passport-renewal-visa-transfer/?do=findComment&comment=20551853]]></link><description>Yes, for some reason they don't just transfer the current relevant stamp, they transfer your ENTIRE history of extensions.  Doesn't really make sense since it's all in the computer.</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:15:26 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>30 or 60 days on arrival?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396473-30-or-60-days-on-arrival/?do=findComment&comment=20551852]]></link><description>100% just like the crack down on VEs introduced on  17 November 2025 IIRC, want' much of a notification period :(</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:14:49 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>90 day report</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396647-90-day-report/?do=findComment&comment=20551851]]></link><description>No, you won't have another go. You are now outside the window for online reporting for Chaeng Watthana. You only have an 8 day window, from 15 days BEFORE the due date, through 7 days BEFORE the due date. That has now passed.  Your only option now is going in person up until 7 days after the due date.</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:14:14 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>glucosamine link with altzeimers</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396667-glucosamine-link-with-altzeimers/?do=findComment&comment=20551850]]></link><description>Donald Trump must have taken a lot of it.</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:13:08 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Stricter onward flight booking scrutiny at airport.</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395434-stricter-onward-flight-booking-scrutiny-at-airport/?do=findComment&comment=20551849]]></link><description>100% even with safe entry, they talk to the "Boss" of the safe entry company and send them your  visa history  via whatsapp by photographing the PC terminal</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:12:38 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Retirement Visa - Combination Method  - Clarification</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396652-retirement-visa-combination-method-clarification/?do=findComment&comment=20551848]]></link><description>Why do you ask for help and then literally ignore the correct information? If you already know the answer, then why bother asking?  What DrJack told you is correct.  That's the way the combination method works.  And many immigration offices won't even accept it because it's a pain to verify and complicated.  I'm not really sure what you don't understand.  Method 1 is DEPOSIT Method 2 is TRANSFERS  Therefore using logic, a COMBINATION means BOTH deposit AND transfers.  Look up the definition of combination.</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:11:53 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump Calls Off Iran Bombings as Deal Nears</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396551-trump-calls-off-iran-bombings-as-deal-nears/?do=findComment&comment=20551847]]></link><description>wax on wax off.....shift attention away from the FACT that DOJ and trump are in direct defiance of a law approved by republican senate and house and signed by trump himself that required files to be released months ago....why one might think that they are perhaps protecting some rich folks and hiding some very bad videos, audios, pics, and files ....or maybe putin has told donnie be careful or i will release the copies that i have in my safe.</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:11:40 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Stricter onward flight booking scrutiny at airport.</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395434-stricter-onward-flight-booking-scrutiny-at-airport/?do=findComment&comment=20551846]]></link><description>They don't care how long you have been away especially if it's only 3 or 4 months, even using safe entry (8500 THB) at CNX is problematic with the IO boss there, you will be interviewed, asked to fill forms, kept there for a long time, until it's all sorted out without anyone losing face except the farang.</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:10:59 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Word Association - 2026</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1383425-word-association-2026/?do=findComment&comment=20551845]]></link><description>Bail</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:07:58 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Ukraine is winning the war</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1370979-ukraine-is-winning-the-war/?do=findComment&comment=20551844]]></link><description>https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/s/XjjEgtKVh6  https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/s/RlSBiRGIno     It seems like the invaders have very little response to the repeated drone strikes They seem very concentrated on making the land bridge to Crimea a no go zone</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:07:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Refused entry at a Thai airport, even with a tourist visa?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396397-refused-entry-at-a-thai-airport-even-with-a-tourist-visa/?do=findComment&comment=20551843]]></link><description>Yes, many have been refused entry at DMB, BKK and CNX</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:06:53 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Iran Will Wipe Tel Aviv Off the Map</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396181-iran-will-wipe-tel-aviv-off-the-map/?do=findComment&comment=20551842]]></link><description>People who get their news from YT, Tik, or Insta....it's fake, or total bs.  Professor Jeffrey Sachs, of Columbia University - ground zero for the worst liberal nut jobs and located smack in the middle of a total cesspool - NY City.  Extreme liberal nut job and extreme liberal school.     If anyone is dumb enough to believe him, is better off just reading Aljazeera English version, it's more accurate than anything this nut job says.</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:03:48 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Australian Runner Dies While on Holiday in Koh Samui</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396604-australian-runner-dies-while-on-holiday-in-koh-samui/?do=findComment&comment=20551841]]></link><description>Yes, if you have a car license, you are allowed to ride a motorcycle up to 50cc</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:01:37 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
