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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>Pakistani Nationals Brawl on Pattaya Beach, 2 Hurt</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396090-pakistani-nationals-brawl-on-pattaya-beach-2-hurt/?do=findComment&comment=20537597]]></link><description>yeah lets face it. pattaya attracts a lot of low lifes.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:48:58 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Cute Girl In CM, Half My Age: Am I Kidding Myself?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395952-cute-girl-in-cm-half-my-age-am-i-kidding-myself/?do=findComment&comment=20537596]]></link><description>And who is this mysterious Khun Ree-Chart? A co-conspirator of the great Soi 6 bob?</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:47:34 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Pakistani Nationals Brawl on Pattaya Beach, 2 Hurt</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396090-pakistani-nationals-brawl-on-pattaya-beach-2-hurt/?do=findComment&comment=20537595]]></link><description>Seems like they were just acting the '&#x1F410; ' &#x1F60D;</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:45:51 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Thailand Launches TH-AI Passport Scheme</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396079-thailand-launches-th-ai-passport-scheme/?do=findComment&comment=20537594]]></link><description>Only ONDE are clueless?</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:45:45 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The new Emoji QuestionMark Reaction</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396072-the-new-emoji-questionmark-reaction/?do=findComment&comment=20537593]]></link><description>GOAT - Ok thanks and it was kind of you to send your picture &#x1FAE0;  My last to you on this . . .</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:45:05 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Cute Girl In CM, Half My Age: Am I Kidding Myself?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395952-cute-girl-in-cm-half-my-age-am-i-kidding-myself/?do=findComment&comment=20537592]]></link><description>Brilliant. Why not publish the complete "how to guide" for the rest of us forum mugs on how to successfully pay for the girlfriend experience without ending up with that dreaded long-time from hell drama that never ends?</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:44:54 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>THIM app</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395891-thim-app/?do=findComment&comment=20537591]]></link><description>I used it for the TDAC earlier this week. The passport scan didn't work, but the rest of the experience was fine.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:43:57 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Politics, PC, un-PC, any subject, Satire via MEME or Vid (shorts)</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1325294-politics-pc-un-pc-any-subject-satire-via-meme-or-vid-shorts/?do=findComment&comment=20537590]]></link><description>.</description><enclosure url="https://assets.aseannow.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2026_06/rigged.jpg.1355e9d5d60f34fb16b1f443a62a24df.jpg" length="31884" type="image/jpeg"/><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:42:37 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Thailand Launches TH-AI Passport Scheme</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396079-thailand-launches-th-ai-passport-scheme/?do=findComment&comment=20537589]]></link><description>Thanks @Pesche for that long post hope it wasn't AI generated &#x1F60B;</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:41:20 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The new Emoji QuestionMark Reaction</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396072-the-new-emoji-questionmark-reaction/?do=findComment&comment=20537588]]></link><description>Probably better off removing them. I do like the thanks and agree emoji's to reply to a helpful comment or positive reply etc.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:40:52 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Thai Bank fallacy of "Know Your Customer"</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396076-the-thai-bank-fallacy-of-know-your-customer/?do=findComment&comment=20537587]]></link><description>So no money launderers /criminals have been here a long time? I agree they should profile people based on their transactions, some will be very low risk some high, but depends what the latest money laundering triggers are</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:40:36 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Starmer Accuses Farage of Exploiting Nowak Murder</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396012-starmer-accuses-farage-of-exploiting-nowak-murder/?do=findComment&comment=20537586]]></link><description>Starmer is so far detached from the mood of the country, that you could easily think his detachment was deliberate; his primary stance over the appalling murder of this lovely young man, is to attack Nigel Farage for politicising the event, as if politicising it is wrong, or unwarranted.   Almost everyone in the UK is talking about this tragedy, and millions of people  want this to be politicised; people want an end to the political establishment that has allowed police forces to be given DEI training that has put officers under so much pressure that instead of their first action being a duty of care to a stab victim, they are more inclined to believe he had said something racist.  Starmer regurgitating verbal baby food like &#x201C;the police have questions to answer&#x201D; and that it was a &#x201C;harrowing case&#x201D; while berating Farage for wanting substantive action taken, shows just what an appallingly feeble and out of touch man he is &#x2026;. Call out the instigators &#x1F62C;</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:40:25 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The new Emoji QuestionMark Reaction</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396072-the-new-emoji-questionmark-reaction/?do=findComment&comment=20537585]]></link><description>It does ! well, on a PC it does when you place your cursor over the selection the label appears.    Just for you:</description><enclosure url="https://assets.aseannow.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2026_06/image.png.85bbd9249a0c47fc01fbbac5acba354c.png" length="18942" type="image/png"/><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:39:07 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Rest In Peace, Boonmee (the cat)</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395930-rest-in-peace-boonmee-the-cat/?do=findComment&comment=20537584]]></link><description>He did eat and drink a lot and was very good at covering his waste in the litter box. Makes me think he was brought up in a house. Maybe he had some good times when younger?  Why did he end up on the street? Was he discarded? Did he get lost?  Boonmee on cam 1.mp4</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:37:58 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Married at 13, killed for family 'honour'--the face of evil</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395844-married-at-13-killed-for-family-honour-the-face-of-evil/?do=findComment&comment=20537583]]></link><description>I wasn't denigrating you, so relax. I was just suggesting that being comfortably fluent in a second (or third) language doesn't mean that you are fully onboard with the nuance of that language. And that's not just an English-language thing.  Now that you've mentioned it, what shoe size are you?</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:35:51 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>BBC caught lying again</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396021-bbc-caught-lying-again/?do=findComment&comment=20537582]]></link><description>The scary thing is that they're probably convinced that they are being impartial.  Not unlike CNN.  That's the state of journalism schools, too.  Fox doesn't even pretend they're impartial.  But that frees them up to get it right more often than BBC or CNN.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:35:21 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The new Emoji QuestionMark Reaction</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396072-the-new-emoji-questionmark-reaction/?do=findComment&comment=20537581]]></link><description>Would be nice if it flashed the current meaning when you select one, or even a list before you choose which one</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:35:18 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Tourist desecrate part of death railway ?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395970-tourist-desecrate-part-of-death-railway/?do=findComment&comment=20537580]]></link><description>I'm fully aware of the Thai - Burma Railway and its history considering my father helped in its construction in the area where this article is referring to.   It appears that the post title has been changed from the original post, hence my initial comment about what is correct name should be.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:35:13 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Tourism Minister Orders Island Crime Crackdown</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396082-tourism-minister-orders-island-crime-crackdown/?do=findComment&comment=20537579]]></link><description>I wonder if Koh Tao is on his list?</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:33:34 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>BBC caught lying again</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396021-bbc-caught-lying-again/?do=findComment&comment=20537578]]></link><description>Of course most objective viewers know the difference and that Hannity, Waters, Gutfeld, etc. are spewing incredibly biased bile on a daily basis. Do you find it entertaining or something similarly bizarre?</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:33:30 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Cute Girl In CM, Half My Age: Am I Kidding Myself?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395952-cute-girl-in-cm-half-my-age-am-i-kidding-myself/?do=findComment&comment=20537577]]></link><description>I wonder how many of you have relationships with a true Gerontophile, someone ONLY sexually attracted to those aged 60+.  Statistics are scarce but prevalence is about 0.15% of the population.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:32:06 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Passport Renewal, Visa transfer</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395985-passport-renewal-visa-transfer/?do=findComment&comment=20537576]]></link><description>Plus you run the risk of finding yourself in deep, deep doo-dah if the issue of your replacement passport is delayed at the home country end by unforeseen events, as I recall @sandyf reporting on here that he experienced back in 2013 or 2014, for instance.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:30:08 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Cute Girl In CM, Half My Age: Am I Kidding Myself?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395952-cute-girl-in-cm-half-my-age-am-i-kidding-myself/?do=findComment&comment=20537575]]></link><description>The only time being wasted on here is YOURS. You are the one reading my cr*p and feeling compelled to exercise your small cleverdickedness with witless ripostes.  My two stellar contributions to population, society and humanity are doing great BTW, thanks for asking.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:29:50 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Former Officer Driven Into Hiding By Henry Nowak Misinformation</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396039-former-officer-driven-into-hiding-by-henry-nowak-misinformation/?do=findComment&comment=20537574]]></link><description>Broad claims about entire institutions can make it harder to address specific wrongs. What changes do you think would make the biggest difference?</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:28:21 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Thailand Launches TH-AI Passport Scheme</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396079-thailand-launches-th-ai-passport-scheme/?do=findComment&comment=20537573]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Office of the National Digital Economy and Society Commission (ONDE) clearly don't have a clue about AI and specially the negative impact on the human brain and society!  Since 2022 (beginning of Chat GPT) AI has aggressively invaded the internet! Internet traffic now, in these last 4 years, has dramatically increased and AI-Bots represent over 60% of it! The purpose of these AI-Bots is to vacuum and filter the entire knowledge shared on the internet to feed AI itself! AI is still (for the moment) a computer getting smarter and smarter in an exponential way becoming already tenfold smarter than human beings! YES! It can answer everything! It can produce everything (from software to books, music, image to video and so on). But at what costs? We are already beyond the point where AI starts to become independent with autonomous thinking! It can multiply itself, alter, refine and adapt algorithms for unlimited purposes without any restrictions! YES! AI is already now independent and it has the potential to become the major threat to human existence!!  The average consumer is blinded by the "shiny side" of popular AI-Tools invading any platform! Just look at Social Media bombarding us with more and more nonsense, fake News, fake Art - is it music, image-creation or even video productions - all produced by AI. We have already reached the point where a 10 years old kid can "create" a stunning beautiful image just while typing a few words (commands called "prompts")! AI is already so much sophisticated that no one can make the difference between artificial and reality!! We are all pray of Euphoria while manipulated by fake promises of wealth! “Learn to Earn” framework as they mention... (Best example: Oh I made a Bot with AI and I earn a gazillion while doing nothing! I just bought a Ferrari and I earn while enjoying luxurious holidays! Etc. etc. and etc.)  Thailand having an AI usage rate of "only " 10.7%? Look at the computer-literacy percentage of the population first! Are you aware that the young generation is spending hours on the computer only for playing games?! Computers &amp; mobile phones are used by the majority ONLY for entertainment!!  But the Office of the National Digital Economy and Society Commission (ONDE) expects to bring progress with this ridiculous project!  AI is dangerous! Latest studies reveal and prove horrible results on the Human Brain and behavior !! Increased dependency on AI tools to perform tasks that require deeper thinking provoke: reduced mental engagement neglect of cognitive skills, such as calculations or information retrieval declined memory capacity shortened attention spans and focus issues inability to apply knowledge to new situations ethical and social concerns, such as decreased human-to-human interaction and social isolation mental health challenges, such as reduced self-confidence  Or, is this intentional to keep the supreme authority?!  Another proof that this project is based on incompetence: The fact that everyone can access ALL AI courses for the price of less than 40$ (1'300 Bt.) per month. The fact that everyone can USE ALL AI-platforms for less than 20$ (650 Bt.) per month. So what explains the necessity of a budget of 1.621-billion Baht to provide AI- access to 5 million Citizen?! 1.621-billion Baht divided by 5 million users = 200'000 Bt. per user? Ah but the explanation is that they will promote this farce with roadshows etc. (come on - give me a break!) If you do the math, learning AI-prompts (1 month course) + one year membership to a complete AI-platform (with all it's variants) would cost - 1'300 Bt. + 12 x 650 Bt. = 9'100 Bt. per person.  Latest research prove that the cognitive activity (interaction of neurons and synapses = usage of intelligence) decreases dramatically reaching a 47% Collapse in Brain Activity!  I am against AI as you understand! To me AI doesn't mean "Artificial Intelligence" It means "Acquired Ignorance" !  Sorry, I had to let it out 😬  If you're interested: https://arena.ai/leaderboard https://www.healthline.com/health/does-using-ai-affect-your-brain-performance https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352250X24000484 https://medium.com/data-science-collective/a-47-collapse-in-brain-activity-9cdf352f349e https://www.justthink.ai/blog/mit-study-ai-causes-reduction-in-users-brain-activity]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:27:51 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
