https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenI thank you for your utterly foolish post.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:42:08 +0000He is on a bit more than just vitamin T.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:39:55 +00001) It may be (but not only for a "Westerner"), but it isn't automatically rape. 2) In this criminal case you don't know if that was her reason. 3) Exploitative is anything were you take unfair advantage, so if s.o. asks for money in exchange for sex they are also exploiting, i.e. the sexual needs of others. They are in a symbiotic relationship, exploiting each other, if you insist on that expression.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:39:49 +0000How does Cambodia compare for turnaround time for the Thailand SETV eVisa ? Is that also online or would I have to attend at the embassy in Phnom Penh?Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:37:24 +0000It's incredible that proceedings against Imphu Hill Resort have been running since 2008! It also isn’t the only resort affected, two other Wang Nam Khiao resorts have received the same notices, with their cases already concluded and the same requirement to remove structures within 15 days. As reported in The Nation, if they don’t, officials will proceed with demolition and return the land to Thap Lan National Park as ordered.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:36:30 +0000They're good for not writing like children and randomly capitalising letters.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:34:28 +0000You beat me to it! She'll be perfectly qualified!!!Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:29:20 +0000Thailand can "borrow" the young from neighbouring countries for the foreseeable and unlike my home country only pay wages, not benefits. But on an individual level there will be an awful lot of impoverished, childless geriatric Thais in the future.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:28:16 +0000The walls are closing in on a epic National Security Crisis, thats been allowed to fester for years. ‘Follow the money’: Goldman Sachs under fire over $285M money trail in Neville Roy Singham probe"A federal grand jury has launched an investigation into alleged financial crimes tied to tech entrepreneur Neville Roy Singham, with prosecutors examining a reported $285 million money trail that allegedly moved through a Goldman Sachs philanthropic fund and shell companies into U.S.-based nonprofit groups. The expanding DOJ probe has also placed Goldman Sachs under scrutiny as investigators follow the flow of funds". The story is based on a Economic Times reportMon, 29 Jun 2026 18:24:15 +0000So the solution is obvious... everyone reading this needs to do their patriotic duty. I'll cheer you on from a safe distance. 😂Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:23:38 +0000Absolute BS. Other than for talking to victims of rapes / sexual assaults theyre a complete waste of space. Even in that case the're probably useless as they're sCarEd of bEinG caLLed rAy's SiS ala Rotherham. What else are they good for in your opinion? Hormones and emotions all over the place depending on moon placement and tides. It's scandalous thet women are allowed these jobs - she should STFU with the whining too - what did she expect? It's bad enough that theyr'e allowed to be teachers but Army and Police - what a joke! dE-esCaLAtIOn skills weren't much use in this case were they? Doubt he pucnhed her in the face for no reason - she was probably giving it the large one - so many of these delusional geezerbird women about - it's at epidemic levels. Thai women never play that game as their not so dumb. A womens strenth is in her feminimity - maybe good at controlling babies and young kids but should leave the adults to the men. Or equal rights = equal lefts. FAFO as they sayMon, 29 Jun 2026 18:22:13 +0000Sounds like you favor mass deportations.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:21:23 +0000Not for me, who cares?Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:20:08 +0000You sound like a dumb progressive. We can’t fund our current social programs. How do plan on funding all these new programs?Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:18:56 +0000Recently I have been seeing more and more articles about Thailand’s declining birth rate. The numbers are now roughly on par with Japan, a country that has spent decades as the classic example of an aging society. The usual explanation seems fairly straightforward. Economics. A lot of younger Thais simply do not feel financially secure enough to have children. Housing is expensive, wages have not kept pace with rising living costs, and raising a child has become a much bigger financial commitment than it was for previous generations. In rural Thailand, where families of six or seven children were once fairly common, many couples now stop at one child or have none at all. In fact, fewer than half of Thai couples are now having children. Just a couple of decades ago that would have seemed almost unimaginable. To put things into perspective, here are some approximate fertility rates. Cambodia: 2.5 UK: 1.41 Thailand: 1.10 Japan: 1.10 Singapore: 0.87 South Korea: 0.80 What got me thinking about this even more was a conversation I had today with a Thai man in his mid 40s. He told me he came from a Muslim family of 12 children and that he was the youngest. His family was from Bangkok, not even the provinces. Just think about how extraordinary that sounds today. How many couples in Bangkok would even contemplate having 11 or 12 children now? Probably none. The interesting question is whether this is actually a problem, or simply an inevitable stage of development that every modern society eventually goes through. On one hand, fewer children generally means people have more money, more opportunities, and greater freedom to pursue education and careers. On the other hand, every country still needs enough younger people to replace an ageing workforce, pay taxes, support pension systems, and fill essential jobs. Thailand already seems to be relying more heavily on migrant workers in sectors that younger Thais increasingly avoid. That trend is probably only going to continue. The difference is that countries like Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong became wealthy before their populations started ageing. Thailand is facing many of the same demographic challenges without having reached the same level of economic prosperity. It makes me wonder what Thailand will look like 30 years from now when those two trends eventually collide. Will the declining birth rate turn out to be a major problem, or will society simply adapt the way it always has?Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:06:33 +0000Luckily for them, science can now provide some relief.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:04:14 +0000Stay tuned more to come on his civil case, they refused to take it up. "The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up President Trump’s appeal of the initial $5 million sexual abuse and defamation verdict that followed a lawsuit by former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll". https://nypost.com/2026/06/29/us-news/dem-leader-experts-admit-what-fueled-nys-socialist-surge-and-it-wasnt-affordability-pledge/Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:51:31 +0000Obviously she was arrested for a crime in Australia so there's no chance of having Thai jail time.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:46:36 +0000wait till the trolls start screeching about that lolMon, 29 Jun 2026 17:46:01 +0000Nonsense. Female officers are excellent in certain situations, much better than men. Obviously in a physical fist fight with a disgraceful violent thug, no. But in other situations, very much so. They are proven to be better in de-escalation for example. They all lost control of the situation here, very unprofessional for armed airport police.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:45:00 +0000The 12 tote bags were in her luggage with the heroin hidden in the linings, She wasn't carrying them slung across her shoulders!Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:44:06 +0000Won the argument ,The President can now fire the heads and board members of federal agencies. https://www.npr.org/2026/06/29/nx-s1-5816232/supreme-court-ftc-independent-agencies-humphreys-executorMon, 29 Jun 2026 17:39:40 +0000lol....ignoring the important case huh lol.... https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-allows-trump-to-fire-ftc-commissioner-and-overturns-major-restraint-on-presidential-power/ wins have reached a peak lolMon, 29 Jun 2026 17:33:32 +0000Yes thats scary stuff that being said,The DSA Liberation Caucus openly declares "We Are Marxist Leninist Maoists in DSA". They praise Mao’s calls to "combat liberalism" and warn against "opportunist and revisionist trends" rotting the organization from within. This is exactly why POTUS Trump and critics call DSA a gateway or front for hardcore communist ideology inside the modern Dem Party. What’s more disturbing is how much of the left and Dem establishment bends over backwards to ignore, downplay, or refuse to denounce these Maoist factions even as DSA backed candidates keep winning primaries. Maoist "combat liberalism" rhetoric has a dark historical track record (Cultural Revolution purges, mass violence).Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:32:54 +0000ric, we won on the ftc case, thats far more important. the election case was decided correctlyMon, 29 Jun 2026 17:30:29 +0000