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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>ICE has a quota to make</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398156-ice-has-a-quota-to-make/?do=findComment&comment=20585923]]></link><description>If there's a quota it means they're not prioritizing dangerous criminals but grabbing anyone they can to meet the quota.  I live in Thailand and had no sympathy for these illegals, since I'm subject to the same standards, but these ICE thugs changed my mind.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:51:28 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Foreign Tourists Clash in Pattaya Soi Buakhao</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398096-foreign-tourists-clash-in-pattaya-soi-buakhao/?do=findComment&comment=20585922]]></link><description>That&#x2019;s my local.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:51:04 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump has decided that the US will win the WC</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398142-trump-has-decided-that-the-us-will-win-the-wc/?do=findComment&comment=20585921]]></link><description>Giovanni "Gianni" Vincenzo Infantino is a Swiss-Italian-Lebanese football administrator and the president of FIFA since 2016. He has also been an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member since 2020.  As president of FIFA, he oversaw the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, for which he accepted the Order of Friendship medal given to him by Vladimir Putin. He oversaw the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar during which time he defended or minimised controversies surrounding Qatar's human rights record.  As already mentioned above a few hours ago...  "The FIFA was already before ridiculous and corrupt, Sepp Blatter started with that and Infantino is perfectionising it."  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:49:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Golfing Fun: Hey, Baby!  Put that ball in my hole.....???</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398171-golfing-fun-hey-baby-put-that-ball-in-my-hole/?do=findComment&comment=20585920]]></link><description>Any responses to my posts don't count. Still five more to go.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:48:39 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The sexualisation of children</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398155-the-sexualisation-of-children/?do=findComment&comment=20585919]]></link><description>In England, sex education is introduced gradually rather than all at once. Ages 4&#x2013;11 (Primary school): Children receive Relationships Education and Health Education. This covers topics such as friendships, families, personal boundaries, respect, online safety, body parts, and puberty. Reproduction is also taught as part of the science curriculum. Primary schools may teach sex education, but it is not compulsory beyond the science curriculum. Ages 9&#x2013;11 (Years 5&#x2013;6): Most schools introduce puberty and may cover basic sex education in an age-appropriate way. Under the revised guidance coming into force from September 2026, sex education should not be taught before Year 5 (age 9&#x2013;10). Ages 11&#x2013;16 (Secondary school): Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) is compulsory. Topics include: Sexual relationships Consent Contraception Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) Pregnancy Sexual orientation Online safety, including pornography Healthy and unhealthy relationships Parents in England can withdraw their child from the non-statutory sex education elements in primary school and, in secondary school, up to three terms before the child turns 16. They cannot withdraw a child from the science curriculum or from compulsory Relationships Education. The curriculum differs slightly in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, but all UK nations introduce relationship education in primary school and more detailed sex education during secondary school.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:47:43 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>American Man Burned in Pattaya Condo Fire</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398119-american-man-burned-in-pattaya-condo-fire/?do=findComment&comment=20585918]]></link><description>Yes, there is, like being humorous.  You should try it sometime. &#x1F642;</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:47:31 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Pattaya Hotels Face Steep Occupancy Drop This Low Season</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398013-pattaya-hotels-face-steep-occupancy-drop-this-low-season/?do=findComment&comment=20585917]]></link><description>I've been regular visitor/resident  since 2006 ( not a competition many been longer) but when you look at the skyline over the years with added hotels resorts and condos ( air bnb) it's no wonder occupancy is dismal everyone is chasing the few tourists whilst certain hotels are full with contracted tourist groups</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:47:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>American Man Burned in Pattaya Condo Fire</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398119-american-man-burned-in-pattaya-condo-fire/?do=findComment&comment=20585916]]></link><description>I'm joking, but seriously, I hope other Americans in the area get together to help get his place cleaned up and painted and refurbished, even if it's with reconditioned furniture etc.  I understand my post might bring out the self-appointed web board work permit and visa police. &#x1F601;</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:46:58 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>American Man Burned in Pattaya Condo Fire</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398119-american-man-burned-in-pattaya-condo-fire/?do=findComment&comment=20585915]]></link><description>"Balcony, gas canister cooking, in Thailand" - sounds like a reality cooking TV show, or someone's new youtube channel.   Might start a new trend.  &#x1F923;</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:46:41 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Siem Reap to Luang Prabang</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398169-siem-reap-to-luang-prabang/?do=findComment&comment=20585914]]></link><description>Anyone with even half a brain will fly.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:46:19 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Teen&#x2019;s Body in Suitcase as Aussie Carried On, Police Say</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398079-teens-body-in-suitcase-as-aussie-carried-on-police-say/?do=findComment&comment=20585913]]></link><description>That's because "the friend" MAY have committed a criminal offense, where as the others would not have.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:43:38 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Golfing Fun: Hey, Baby!  Put that ball in my hole.....???</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398171-golfing-fun-hey-baby-put-that-ball-in-my-hole/?do=findComment&comment=20585912]]></link><description>Why are you informing me of this?  Did you think this makes any difference to me?  Why not just tell me about what you had for dinner this evening?  Brown Sugar?</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:42:37 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Golfing Fun: Hey, Baby!  Put that ball in my hole.....???</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398171-golfing-fun-hey-baby-put-that-ball-in-my-hole/?do=findComment&comment=20585911]]></link><description>Four of your own posts in a row so far. Only five more to go until I read the first one.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:39:55 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Golfing Fun: Hey, Baby!  Put that ball in my hole.....???</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398171-golfing-fun-hey-baby-put-that-ball-in-my-hole/?do=findComment&comment=20585910]]></link><description>Dear Folks,  Once again, I wish to avoid any Question-Mark Emoji coughed up by those who might not understand this Topic, which most people probably DO understand.  We are talking about Alienation here.....or...then,....what did you even imagine this Topic to be about?  Here is what it is about:  The primary mechanism driving this text is an expression of cultural alienation. The author uses observations of contemporary American media to reject modern societal norms, contrasting this perceived degradation with idealized classical standards. Thematic DeconstructionBinary Cultural Framing: The author establishes a strict division between contemporary American pop culture and classical Western art. The repeated invocation of Johann Sebastian Bach operates as a baseline for cultural purity, against which modern media is judged and categorized as "garbage." Racial and Sexual Provocation: The text relies on overt sexual references and racialized commentary. The title, the mention of "Black Sugar," and the physical description of a musician are deployed as empirical evidence of the specific vulgarity the author attributes to the United States. Political Causality: The author connects cultural aesthetics directly to national politics. The concluding questions use Donald Trump to question whether political leadership creates cultural degradation or merely reflects a pre-existing societal embrace of vulgarity. Expatriate Justification: The overarching function of the post is self-validation. By characterizing their country of origin as an irredeemable cultural void, the author rationalizes their continued expatriate status in Southeast Asia. ==============  Yeah.....!!!!  Once again, Gemini NAILED IT, when some humans on TV might have been totally confused.  Thank you, Gemini.....!!!!!!</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:35:47 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Can&#x2019;t pray the gay away!</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398106-cant-pray-the-gay-away/?do=findComment&comment=20585909]]></link><description>I will add that at that age range I was quite the comely lad. On occasion hot girls would literally jump me without any encouragement. Smart girls I suppose as encouragement wasn't in the cards. In plays, I got cast as romantic leads. Then there was the then unwanted attention at age 15 of certain kinds of "gentemen" on arrival at certain train stations of Europe.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:31:58 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>British Woman Charged With Murder in Pattaya</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398073-british-woman-charged-with-murder-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=20585908]]></link><description>Hmm, I don&#x2019;t think you need to drag me into whatever you two have going on. I am neither anti foreigner, nor anti Thai, as my posts show. I do try to stick to facts.   And to get back to what dragged me into your interaction, there is nothing in this case that involves Thai on Thai conflict. That is a fact.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:29:46 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>British Woman Charged With Murder in Pattaya</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398073-british-woman-charged-with-murder-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=20585907]]></link><description>Whose hunting knife was it? His or hers?</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:27:49 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Golfing Fun: Hey, Baby!  Put that ball in my hole.....???</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398171-golfing-fun-hey-baby-put-that-ball-in-my-hole/?do=findComment&comment=20585906]]></link><description>Sorry:  But, originally, I had intended to ask the Academic Question.....  a. Do you believe Trump is the cause of the increased vulgarity in America?  b. Do you believe that Trump's election is the RESULT of the obvious love of vulgarity in America?  c. Or, otherwise, how can we explain what is happening in America, today, and also the bad music?   What ever happened to the listening of JS Bach, in America.....????</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:26:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Marry at Madison Square Garden</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398027-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-marry-at-madison-square-garden/?do=findComment&comment=20585904]]></link><description>The only pathetic thing is the pathetic clown in the White House, who had to make the below pathetic post because he wasn't the center of the attention.</description><enclosure url="https://assets.aseannow.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2026_07/image.png.dbe7c0e7abe81c53f141f64977cf7f72.png" length="247152" type="image/png"/><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:25:56 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>British Woman Charged With Murder in Pattaya</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398073-british-woman-charged-with-murder-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=20585905]]></link><description>Have any experts examined her? I haven&#x2019;t read that in the articles.  It&#x2019;s easy to say she&#x2019;s a psychopath, but there is kind of a process that&#x2019;s usually followed. That would normally include a psychiatrict evaluation.   If anything, I would think she will claim she is mentally ill. Cop an insanity plea if they have that here in Thailand. It might increase her chances of being transferred to a UK prison if found guilty.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:25:56 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>&#x201C;Dem's have a Bolshevik revolution going on in primaries". News</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397648-dems-have-a-bolshevik-revolution-going-on-in-primaries-news/?do=findComment&comment=20585903]]></link><description><![CDATA[The sanitation crew &amp; others leftist media , like the Guardian never mention who makes up the BIG Tent Dem party, "We Are Marxist-Leninist-Maoists in DSA ". https://www.liberationcaucus.org/points/  But their never at a loss of words  when  spinning  the communism deniability.   "He described the election winners in New York as “very troubling people” and claimed without evidence that they “want to destroy our country, and they hate our country and our people” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/26/trump-democrats-communists-midterms]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:25:14 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Teen&#x2019;s Body in Suitcase as Aussie Carried On, Police Say</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398079-teens-body-in-suitcase-as-aussie-carried-on-police-say/?do=findComment&comment=20585902]]></link><description>All of that is very true. But for some reason you singled out the friend as an avenue of investigation and left all the rest out.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:21:10 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Can&#x2019;t pray the gay away!</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398106-cant-pray-the-gay-away/?do=findComment&comment=20585901]]></link><description>I would say it's the maga fascists and their related political movements internationally who really need the therapy for their perverted obsession towards hatred of transgender people, indeed actively working to ERASE them. I wouldn't expect maga fascists to understand that.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:20:47 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Foreign Tourists Clash in Pattaya Soi Buakhao</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398096-foreign-tourists-clash-in-pattaya-soi-buakhao/?do=findComment&comment=20585900]]></link><description>Surprised it wasn't an inbred retarded Mick. Ring any bells?....</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:20:06 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>British Woman Charged With Murder in Pattaya</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398073-british-woman-charged-with-murder-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=20585899]]></link><description>That&#x2019;s quite a strange post Richard. I mean, after I pished back on your post, you kind of agreed with me, but said  that your post was justified because of the person, not the post, to which you were replying.  Now you send a screen shot of reaction to your post. I mean, we can all do that.  Anyway, have fun continuing your dialogue with the member you have a beef with. I&#x2019;m fine to scroll past.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:19:42 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
