https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenThere's been a ceasefire, supposed to have started on April 16th, did anyone tell the Israeli's?Sat, 16 May 2026 02:31:08 +0000Sat, 16 May 2026 02:31:05 +0000What an absolute weirdo.Sat, 16 May 2026 02:30:01 +0000Nothing to do with thread which is.. "Can TDL be updated with new pp #" Answer : yes. Required/Necessary? Answer: NoSat, 16 May 2026 02:29:52 +0000Sat, 16 May 2026 02:29:43 +0000Sat, 16 May 2026 02:29:19 +0000Sat, 16 May 2026 02:29:01 +0000Don't lose that man's phone numberSat, 16 May 2026 02:28:57 +0000Hate to say this but I have not seen the news yet but it sure looks like the same suspects again.. always blaming others for their poor judgment - from Singapore to Thailand …. Sigh .. some cultures never change … Regardless, the duty of care is on the parents to take care of their own kids… so s parents u need to be vigilant to prevent exposing your children to any danger around them.Sat, 16 May 2026 02:28:37 +0000It is called the Trumpian Offramp. Don messed up badly, everything about this war was poorly calculated, Iran outsmarted America badly, and now he's looking for a way out as he's getting crushed in the polls, and his popularity is dwindling at an alarming rate. MAGA is in decline. My guess is that he will withdraw with his tail between his legs, and claim a false victory having accomplished nothing except destruction of the world economy and more turmoil, but that's why we call him Mr. Chaos, isn't it? He is a simpleton nimwit, being advised by people that he picked from the absolute bottom of the barrel, but that's just Don. It's a shame because tens of millions of people thought he was somebody else. And he sure is showing his true colors now. The amount of chaos Trump has caused for the entire planet with his unnecessary forever war is astounding. It was sich a bad choice and the timing could not have been worse, as the world economy is already challenged enough. This means nothing to him as his wealth continues to grow through massive corruption. What did they think was going to happen with the strait and why did they think they could handle the consequences of this recklessness? Trump deserves severe punishment for this act. America will be reaping the blowback for years to come and nobody knows how long the chaos will last. Dumb and dumber. Pure Don style stupidity and staggering levels of ignorance and hubris. The only good that can come from this is if MAGA devotees finally realize what a dunce they supported and rise up against this street trash pig president.Sat, 16 May 2026 02:27:36 +0000Which is now emptySat, 16 May 2026 02:27:02 +0000I read only the headline and knew what's coming next. The common pattern: Brit Traveling without proper insurance Not used to ride a motor bike Unable to inform himself/licence Got into troubles #GOFUNDME The govt should be forced by hospitals to implement an obligated insurance for All visitors, no matter short or long term. Even for day trippers. This #gofundme class is not good for Thailands reputation.Sat, 16 May 2026 02:26:03 +0000This is just my humble opinion.... I think you are causing yourself unnecessary paranoid.Sat, 16 May 2026 02:26:00 +0000Sat, 16 May 2026 02:25:51 +0000The future I myself would like to see is that things turn pear-shaped in China in a big way, and that people there call for democracy...and Taiwan gets involved in some positive way, without being able to be blamed.Sat, 16 May 2026 02:25:43 +0000they're not doing TM30's when you use your pink ID card either.Sat, 16 May 2026 02:25:35 +0000Unfortunately, Israeli governments have for the most part been hardline (expanding settlements into the West Bank); and equally unfortunate, Iran has been hardline since 1979, unaccepting of a Jewish state and funding terrorist organizations in southern Lebanon, Gaza, and Yemen. Nothing good will happen until both sides soften -- the Netanyahu government has to go, and the Iranian leadership, whether eventually Islamist or secular, has to be more accommodating. This of course is easier said than done. Any agreement would have to involve full recognition of independent Palestine (in the West Bank and Gaza, under moderate leadership and with security guarantees given by Israel), and the dissolution of Hamas and Hezbollah under joint Israeli and Iranian direction. Again, easier said than done. But this would seem to be an equitable “swap” to create a basis for lasting peace. As for why Arab states (with the exception of Jordan) keep generations of Palestinians in refugee camps rather than granting them citizenship, some (e.g., Lebanon) have sectarian concerns (which are perhaps to some degree legitimate); but mostly, they provide Arab leaders with political leverage and prevent them from having to de facto recognize Israel. Emphasizing refugees’ “right of return,” however unrealistic, allows these leaders to maintain the myth that “Israel” is only a temporary structure. My primary care would be for the plight of the refugees themselves, now numbering several million, locked into second-class status in their respective countries of residence. Yes, many states have recognized Palestine (as the West Bank and Gaza, acknowledging Israel’s post-1948 borders). And the rest of the world should immediately recognize Palestine as well, to pressure Israel into seeking accommodation with Iran (which would necessitate ousting Netanyahu, among other major adjustments in Israeli internal policy). (On Somaliland: I think they also deserve full recognition, given that they’ve maintained a relatively stable state for 35 years now, especially vis-à-vis the continuing chaos in the rest of Somalia. Oddly, the only country to recognize Somaliland so far has been Israel.) During a recent march by Israeli nationalists through Jerusalem (“Death to the Arabs!” “May your villages burn!”), there were counterprotests by the grassroots group Standing Together, composed of both Jews and Arabs working together to advocate for peaceful cooperation. I don’t know much about Standing Together or how effective they are, but similar organizations run collectively by Catholics and Protestants (mostly women) in Northern Ireland had great effect in reducing violence there (two of the women organizers, one Catholic and one half-Protestant, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976). So it’s possible. But too many people around the world, including in this forum, completely demonize one side or the other, making reconciliation that much more difficult.Sat, 16 May 2026 02:25:19 +0000Couldn't agree more, all slagging off UK but as soon as something like this happens, it's back to ole blighty for an expensive op courstery of the NHS...and still getting their pension increases after being here 15 years or more.. 😁 😁 😁Sat, 16 May 2026 02:24:58 +0000I once had t a job as an undertaker's assistant. One morning he sent me around to the council yard to collect a poor soul who'd passed away. I left at 10:00 and got back at 13:00. "Where have you been?" the undertaker demanded, "it should have taken you 20 minutes, not 3 hours!" "Sorry", I replied, "I had to wait till lunch time before I could tell which one was dead".Sat, 16 May 2026 02:24:20 +0000The support for democracy is just a smokescreen for the real reasons: geopolitics and the indispensable and umparalled Taiwanese semi-conductor industry. Do you see the west rushing to defend democracy in Myannmar?Sat, 16 May 2026 02:24:07 +0000Surely the cost of returning to Oz will outweigh the benefit of the supplement? (I know, I shouldn’t call you Shirley)Sat, 16 May 2026 02:24:03 +0000A common thread these days in UK...'Kurds' recently featuring frequently, for all the wrong reasons in 'undercover reporter' articles/investigations/programmes and more often than not, on the BBC no less................Sat, 16 May 2026 02:23:12 +0000Why is it that Jewish people are the only group that has a specific word in the English language dedicated to racism towards them? What do you call a person who is racist towards black people? An anti-N-word? There is no word. Geez, I wonder why. Could it be that it's carefully constructed propaganda . If someone attacks a synagogue in London, in all likelihood they are trying to exact revenge for someone who was killed in Gaza. Anti-semitism = mind control to deflect responsibility and blame for any wrongdoing in Israel. Attacks on synagogues are basically extensions of warfare outside the boundaries of Israel. Mostly Arab people see people being killed in Gaza and decide to exact revenge. Now, let's try an experiment. Go to a bar tonight, get pi**ed, start causing trouble and start attacking the bouncers. Then they will gang up on you and beat the crap out of you. Then ... are you Brit? What will you? Come on the forum and complain that Thai bouncers are anti-Brit? It's REVENGE. It's WARFARE. The only way to stop it is through peace talks and negotiations and solving the crisis. But since they do not want to do that, they have to keep playing the anti-semitism card. I posted a video of an Israeli attacking a nun in Jerusalem. It was dismissed as a one off incident by a crazy guy. But still with social media now, everyone in the world is watching. And you don't think a Christian guy might want to continue the cycle of revenge, even if it's in another country? If someone attacks a synagogue, lock them up. But some people are not deterred by prison sentences.Sat, 16 May 2026 02:21:17 +0000I knew it "The mother also claimed on social media" The lengths these scum go to get moneySat, 16 May 2026 02:20:57 +0000Which of course is justification for an extremist rightwing neo Nazi to attempt to behead one of them.Sat, 16 May 2026 02:20:17 +0000