https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenBad grandpa serving up demented drivel and people are bored.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:01:57 +0000Doyle only 12 years. Not that long. Many people visit Thailand for 30 or 40 years. Doyle can't even speak much Thai.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:01:48 +0000Okay, my memory isn't so good. You should name Biden's corruption. The only one I remember is a pardon for his son.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:01:44 +0000Imagine that Trump hadn't helped the 2024 Russian offensive by having the GOP congress to block funding to Ukraine, and also the 2025 surprise Russian counter-offensive in Irkoustk! Russian may already have agreed to a ceasefire!Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:01:31 +0000No, no, no. His wars will create more homeless, PTSD-riddled veterans. America the free, free to be homeless.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:59:50 +0000There are several facets to this debate. Firstly, almost everyone believes they are a safer driver than average. Statistically, that's impossible. By definition, roughly half of all drivers are below average. At 80+, experience is undeniably valuable. But reaction time, processing speed, peripheral awareness, flexibility, eyesight, hearing and particularly night vision often decline with age. Confidence doesn't always decline at the same rate. Many older drivers genuinely believe they're still driving as well as they did twenty years ago. The young have their own blind spots. They overestimate skill, underestimate risk, drive too fast, take unnecessary chances and think they're invincible. Just look at the number of young motorcyclists riding as though the laws of physics don't apply to them. The reality is that dangerous drivers exist in every age group. Three examples from my own experience: Father-in-law (Bangkok, aged about 78): Driving along Sukhumvit Road, he stopped in the middle lane to drop me off. When I told him he couldn't stop there, he immediately cut across the left lane without looking, almost collecting a motorcyclist, just to reach the kerb. I was a nervous wreck. Family rule: my son never travels in a car driven by him. Father (UK): On country lanes he drives too fast, misjudges bends, clips kerbs, scrapes hedges and spots potholes too late to avoid them. He genuinely believes he's a perfectly safe driver. Family rule: my son never travels in a car driven by him either. Real case: A former Mayor of Worcestershire, aged 88, drifted across the centre line and collided head-on with another car. His wife was killed and the young woman in the other vehicle was left with life-changing facial injuries. After a lifetime of public service, that's the tragedy people remember. He was charged with causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving, but died before the case reached trial. The common thread? Every one of those drivers believed they were safe. Just as the bloke who's had five pints thinks he's fine. The person full of cold medication thinks they're fine. The driver with a stinking hangover thinks they're fine. Almost nobody voluntarily says, "I'm too dangerous to be behind the wheel today" And that's precisely the problem. We are all very good at judging everyone else's driving, but remarkably poor at judging our own. The comments in this thread illustrate that perfectly. Some display classic overconfidence (Khun LA), while others fail to recognise that their own position is every bit as irrational as the one they're criticising (Gamma's lack of self awareness that he's full on bonkers !).Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:58:59 +0000Completely true. Every prez has come out richer than they went in. Except Carter. He went back to being a peanut farmer.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:57:33 +0000But they both have lived in Thailand a long time. So you only travel to Thailand repeatedly and incessantly? No other country? You are a traveling salesman? A gypsy who earns extra cash on travels with fortune-telling?Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:57:24 +0000Daily occurrence of some scummy Brit often shirtless causing trouble in Pattaya, maybe time to abort the nationality. No to Aussie, too many bogans No to American, too loud No to Canadian, anger management issues. I think I'll be a kiwi, generally smarter than aussies. Good idea?Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:56:33 +0000In any industry, this would be called...a bribe, with personal benefits. Execs aren't even allow to keep their air miles and this doofus gets to keep a plane! That's rich!Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:55:47 +0000No problem for me during my 20 years living in rural Isaan and Lanna. Being a country bumpkin born in the Cotswolds area of the UK, I was used to such noises. The complainer must be a townie!!!Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:54:38 +0000Update Special shout out to POTUS and Lynsey Graham for helping the two Senators who previously opposed common sense foreign policy . Senate walks back rebuke of Trump over Iran warhttps://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/24/politics/senate-walks-back-iran-war-powers-voteThu, 25 Jun 2026 06:53:18 +0000Unless / until they pass a law banning all religious racket, they should be subject to the same noise requirements as anyone else. If too loud then shut it down, regardless of religion, political leaning, protest target or ice-cream brand. Conversely, if it's within the lawful threshold of the time and place it's broadcast then it should be allowed. A secular state can not lawfully discriminate between different denominational dins. I would be in favour of such a ban, which would also no doubt lead to protests against Christmas songs being played loudly in department stores, so has multiple plus sides.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:53:06 +0000Orange suits him!Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:52:29 +0000Oh Sunny, that's just so lame. 🥲Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:52:20 +0000Not to mention hosting the Hamas leadership.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:51:55 +0000That number comes from google. Boat trips take people to the best spots which is far less than that.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:51:32 +0000I have found, that it's better to do one's transfers when the banks in both countries are operating. EG, if transferring from UK, 09:00 BST is 15:00 Thai time. IME, doing that has resulted in a near instant transfer, whereas outside banking hours it takes longer. Obviously, Saturdays are not official banking days. And just OOI, this does not appear to be a function of the Faster Payments scheme, because I paid my UK credit card last Sunday at 16:45 and it was visible on the card website 8 minutes later. So the "cross-border" delay is due either to Wise or the Thai bank - I was using SCB at the time.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:50:07 +0000Well that would maybe be Sec. 16 general purpose exclusion ... shall have power to exclude said alien or group aliens from entering into the Kingdom. But I got the quote from here:Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:50:04 +0000I'm in Jomtien, and yes, I've recently been having a lot of problems (6 outages so far in 2026). In addition, the fact that their phone automated system has me choose English language, only to have some pre-recorded message in Thai follow, and that the SMS messages from them can be in either language, doesn't make it easy to deal with them. Very unprofessional of them, and very disappointing, considering how satisfied I had been previously as a 3BB customer before that, since 2019. These corporate acquisitions almost always turn out to be a disaster...and here we go again, apparently.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:49:34 +0000Khunla and Paddy Doyle have seen most of Thailand. It is small compared to the USA.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:48:17 +0000Life is a mirror. That shu guy is nasty. Why would I be nice to him. He does not deserve any respect. He is strange. Joins a Thai forum to tell a stranger he has never been there. The bloke has no idea what he is talking about.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:47:05 +0000Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:42:52 +0000Just recieved the Matell creatine. It is made in Thailand, has the FDA number printed on the label and has the expiration date stamped onto the exposed bottom of the container. 300g B228, delivered. It is white, does not desolve (sort of suspended and settles) and has the very slightly crunchy feeling on the teeth which i suppose is/are the undesolved crystals. This is a great supplement (if all is true) beyond muscles and there are lots of current videos about it on YT now. 🙏Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:41:57 +0000Even Labour have admitted they don't know how many have disapeared. This is not on GB News you know Brewster the Station that has won the top news station for the last 4 years.Explaine this Unbloc ? Internal Home Office data reveals that over 50,000 illegal migrants and foreign criminals are recorded as "missing" or absconders on government systems. These individuals effectively disappeared into the population after escaping detention, breaching immigration bail conditions, or evading deportation after their asylum claims were refused. [1, 2] The exact number of undocumented people living in the UK permanently is unknown because many avoid formal registration. However, the 50,000 absconder figure includes the following groups: [1] Bail Absconders: Channel migrants and asylum seekers who were placed on immigration bail but stopped maintaining contact with the Home Office. Failed Asylum Seekers: Individuals whose applications were denied but who absconded to avoid being sent back to their home countries. Foreign National Offenders (FNOs): Over 1,000 foreign criminals who evaded deportation after serving prison sentences. [1, 2] Independent research and think-tank estimates from previous years have suggested the broader total of the UK's unauthorized or undocumented population could be higher, though precise figures are impossible to confirm. To combat the number of missing individuals, the government is increasing the budget for Immigration Enforcement and rolling out digital self-service kiosks and new tracking technology to re-establish contact with absconders. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] You can track current enforcement and immigration system developments via the UK Parliament Research Briefings on Small Boats or the Home Office Immigration Statistics. 4 sites More than 50,000 illegal migrants are missing in Britain 24 Jun 2026 — More than 50,000 illegal migrants are missing in Britain Charles Hymas Home Affairs Editor. Ben Butcher Data Editor. ... More ... The Telegraph More than 50000 illegal migrants on the loose in Britain after ... 25 Jun 2026 — Internal Home Office figures revealed 50,000 illegal migrants, including 1,200 foreign national offenders, were listed as "abscond... GB News Unauthorised migration in the UK 21 Jan 2025 — Unauthorised migration in the UK * There are four main ways for a person to become an unauthorised migrant in the UK: enter regula... Migration Observatory Show allThu, 25 Jun 2026 06:41:16 +0000