https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenI went back recently (April) to visit my entrenched young adult children. I had to remind my young Thai wife in her open criticism of the Homeless , who are prevalent everywhere ,some either begging or begging while doing a drug nod in the meridian, not to point your finger. That being said systemic progressive initiatives cut deep into their budget! A article from 2024: Since 2019, California has spent about $24 billion on homelessness, but in this five-year period, homelessness increased by about 30,000, to more than 181,000 https://www.hoover.org/research/despite-california-spending-24-billion-it-2019-homelessness-increased-what-happenedWed, 17 Jun 2026 13:58:23 +0000Clearly not ridiculing me since I’ve never made such a claim. Perhaps you were simply up to your customary practice of attempting to drive a topic critical of Israel into the long grass?Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:56:19 +0000Doubt whether either of them had chavish parents who lived on British council estates, though.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:55:51 +0000Wow, now four thunbs down for my comment about free speech. Any of you cowards like to put up a cogent position why?Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:54:35 +0000So from which country, whose citizens are, without exception, models of 1,000 per cent ultra-perfectionism, do you hail from then?Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:52:08 +0000If it came on the TV at a venue I was at..... I would check bin and leave! You'd pay the bill and leave? Do they not waive the bill for founding members at cokwombles Anonymous?Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:50:49 +0000Enforcement is the key. Then big penalties that hurt. Then things may change. I truly hope things do change of course, too many avoidable wasted lives.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:49:59 +0000From the Nation article 'DLT eases 2026 driving licence renewal rules' The new rules will remove colour-vision tests for driving licence renewals and waive the foot-reaction, or brake-response, test for some drivers. The changes are aimed at reducing procedures and making services more convenient for the public. Color-vision test scrapped for renewals Drivers renewing their licenses will no longer be required to take the colour-vision test. The test will now be required only for first-time driving license applicants. Brake-reaction test waived for some drivers Drivers aged 55 or under whose driving licenses have expired by no more than one year will be exempt from the foot-reaction, or brake-response, test. They will be required to take only the peripheral vision and depth perception tests. Drivers over 55 must still take brake-reaction test Despite the relaxed rules, the DLT said road safety remains a priority. Drivers aged over 55 will still be required to undergo the foot-reaction test, along with peripheral vision and depth perception tests. Officials will check applicants' age details carefully during the renewal process.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:49:19 +0000Nonsense. I don't drink and drive, unlike you, apparently.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:48:57 +0000kumbaya from the neo national socialist lolWed, 17 Jun 2026 13:47:23 +0000Many people who insist they are not racist because "Islam isn't a race" end up treating Muslims exactly as though they were one. They do not stop to ask what an individual believes, whether they are devout, secular, liberal, conservative, or even Muslim at all; instead, they lump together hundreds of millions of people from dozens of countries, ethnicities and cultures into a single, suspect category. A Bosnian, an Arab, a Pakistani, a Black African and a white convert can all be viewed through the same lens of prejudice. Being Sunni, Shia, Sufi, Salafist, Wahabist, Deoband, Nation of Islam, Ahmadiyya, Alawite, Druzem non-denominational makes no difference. "Rockboy2"'s contradiction is obvious: he claims to oppose only a religion, but he actually stereotypes, judges and distrusts people on the basis of ancestry, appearance, names and perceived group identity.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:46:58 +0000got it. the blockade is already lifted, the cash register in iran is ringing lol you are so sad the way you are screeching hystericallyWed, 17 Jun 2026 13:46:01 +0000Or notWed, 17 Jun 2026 13:45:32 +0000Why?Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:44:29 +0000u like ? because I like ...... How's the weather in Chiang Rai today ? boring little town to illegally own a house in no ?Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:43:55 +0000What percentage of foreign nationals don't obey immigration orders to leave the USA ? "ICE arrested a foreign national , of Kazakhstan, during a targeted operation June 5 with help from our federal partners.,Last summer, an immigration judge ordered him removed, but he didn’t show up for the hearing". https://x.com/ICEgov/status/2067052160055947523?s=20 google ai overview "Data indicates that the exact non-compliance rate is unknown, but a substantial majority of foreign nationals do not voluntarily leave. Currently, over 1.4 million foreign nationals reside in the U.S. on the ICE Non-Detained Docket with executable final orders of removal". https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2024/12/get-backs-re-non-detained-docket-1.pdfWed, 17 Jun 2026 13:43:23 +0000Noticed in the Bangkok Post today the story about a BYD Dolphin being involved in a fire in Khon Kaen; however, BYD denies the EV caused the fire because initial investigation indicates the fire started in the external charging network (i.e., the home charger, home wiring, etc.) ......see below Bangkok Post weblinks. And a TheThaiger article on the same subject indicates the home owner seems to to agree that's a real possibility the fire started in the home wiring. The TheThaiger article picture shows the Dolphin high voltage battery is "not" on fire but the home is on fire. See TheThaiger article at bottom. It sure appears the wall/granny charger, home wiring, etc., was the source of the fire and not the EV. This is possibly going to be an example of overloaded home wires, unsafe installation of the charger, etc. https://www.bangkokpost.comBYD denies its EV caused house fireRever Automotive, the distributor of BYD cars in Thailand, said on Wednesday that a house fire did not result from its electric vehicle but from external factors including a charging system at the hou In TheThaiger article/picture below notice the EV in the picture....the high voltage battery is "not" on fire....now the front of the EV appears to be on fire most likely from the fire starting in the carport/home area. https://thethaiger.com/news/national/byd-denies-vehicle-fault-in-khon-kaen-house-fire "The homeowner, 46 year old Setthaphat Kaewfainok, told police and local media that he had returned home in the electric vehicle the previous evening and connected it to a charger installed in the garage. Setthaphat later addressed the issue on Facebook, saying he agreed that an electrical problem in the home could have contributed to the incident."Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:41:16 +0000Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:41:14 +0000Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:40:46 +00001 million % that's true. So you could also post advice to the rumbling posts from OPWed, 17 Jun 2026 13:39:41 +0000Me thinks you may suffer more than a colour vision issue.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:38:33 +0000Ubonjoe is dearly missed on this forum. RIP JoeWed, 17 Jun 2026 13:34:07 +0000For those who dig in the weeds of far left Minnesota chaos. So that makes Communist front groups funding anti ICE, Marxist style KKK activist invading a church proceeding,with Don Lemon and these 15 accused of Antifa terror. https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/mike-davis-don-lemon-his-church-storming-mob-must-face-ku-klux-klan-face-act-charges https://nypost.com/2026/02/03/us-news/grassroots-anti-ice-campaigns-funded-by-left-wing-billionaire-donors-sources/Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:33:59 +0000Agree, I find some that are living the Dream in their earlier years, spending a lot on themselves and not really thinking of the future of later years by not saving etc., and falling into the other world in retirement.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:32:26 +0000Under the revised rules, color vision testing is now required only for first-time applicants. Copied from the news article in the opening post. I am not a first-time applicant, but a renewal of 5 year licence.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:32:07 +0000