https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenIs there any doubt that Hezbollah and Iran are rogue terrorists? No there is no doubt. Trump is try to moderate the mess in that part of the world but there’s only so much that any western politician can do and control. It will only get worse from here on out now since Israel is more emboldened and determined to finalize their enemies, even to the point of belligerence whether for better or worse, with or against.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:36:06 +0000I agree, getting a shoe thrown at me or a kick up the bum from my parents taught me right from wrong. Thats corporal punishment - again, not necessary with solid parenting and decent education.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:36:04 +0000So some of my wife’s retired Thai friends who have worked in the UK for decades and live in council flats and currently hold dual nationality of Thai / UK will be given 3 months notice under Farig I will let them know.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:34:39 +0000Not just not wearing helmets, most are disobeying all road rules. Riding dangerously, swerving in and out of traffic, at speed etc. The most dangerous rider on the road are the tourists (and some expats). When I'm on Thai roads I keep my distance from the foreigners.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:34:07 +0000Why? They're probably not hiring the monkeys.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:33:13 +0000Yeah its the Max 8Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:32:57 +0000Let's see if I can come up with a budget for someone on £836 (36,500 THB) Rent: 4,000 (cheap Thai style apartment) Electric 1500 @8/unit (cheap apartments mark up electricity) Water 200 baht (they usually charge a flat rate) Visa agent fee- (annual÷12) 1050 thb (this is the number for Pattaya, CM might be more) Phone 550 thb (AIS unlimited which doubles as a hot-spot if the room doesn't include WiFi) Scooter rental 2500 thb Fuel 1000 thb Total 10,800 thb That leaves 25,700 per month/ 856 baht per day. Definitely better than life back home, especially in the winter. People reading this thread know how cheap or expensive food can be in Thailand so there's no need to go into food prices.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:32:13 +0000Well, you do have an addled brain and invent fantasies to make you feel better about yourself. It takes a special kind of batsh!t crazy to manufacture the idiocy you seem to believe. I do not hate the US, just Trump and his moronic cult, who stand against all the ideals to which I took an oath. You, I suspect, hate the mess you made of your life, holing up in Cambodia so you can pay young girls to overcome their disgust and touch you (as you have repeatedly stated here). Maybe if you had been more successful and blackmail-able, Jeff would have had you visit his island. Seems like your kind of entertainment. Just sit back, take a few deep breaths, and allow the guy to measure you for the box, which sooner rather than later you'll be resting in for all of eternity. With your more than ample girth, he might need some extra width.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:32:00 +0000Boeing 737-8 doesn't exist. Either it's 737-800 NG, or it's 737 MAX 8. This story is probably about MAX 8. The one we remember from Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines... with undocumented "safety" systems onboard and subscription-based warnings... It is quite amazing how one product can destroy the reputation of entire company...Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:30:51 +0000So a couple hours compared to months and months and monthsTue, 16 Jun 2026 09:30:14 +0000Yep even though all the evidence is in black and white the Gullible yanks will believe anything Trump says. We will soon get the old rubbish " Our greatest military and my team saved the World from a 3rd world run by barbarians to obtain a Nuclear device they would of used God bless America, and we did this we did that our friends turned there backs on us so we did it for them B/S and the Yanks will believe it all.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:28:10 +0000People have to consider also, the minimum wage has doubled, if not more in many areas. Food is the least of folks problems, as the housing market is the real killer. Off Topic costs ... If you don't qualify for Medicare/Aid, then healthcare is also silly priced. The only 2 economic issues that keep from even thinking about returning to USA. Medicare not too bad, unless like me, haven't had Plan B for 20+ yrs, so would be expensive to start again. Under Medicare, if having health issues, then it is usually cheaper than TH, having surgery or procedures performed. I've compared some procedures that I've had done here with USA pricing, (endo/colon scope, cataract, CT Scan, Ultrasound) and if done via Medicare, much cheaper than TH private or even govt hospitals, IF, you self insure as I do. Pharmacy is usually much cheaper in TH.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:27:45 +0000No matter how it goes down from here on in, the US lost. Perhaps they'll wait for the next President to sign.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:27:09 +0000So you're posting lies implying kids are not safe around him when you have zero evidence he's a paedo. I don't like Mandelson, he's always been a slippery character, into money and hobnobbing with celebrities, but to insinuate he's a paedo is something else. You remind me of the housewives of yesteryear gossiping over the garden fence, arms folded, hair in curlers, mouths turned down as they badmouthed some unfortunate neighbour.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:26:16 +0000As you have reiterated, the car was parked. So that would be a yes. A parked car carrying a u-turn does not necessarily indicate that it was at a place dedicated to u-turns nor a junction. It might be a road without a divider. Without further details, I don't know and neither do you. I hope that helps. Your quote: "According to the article, the car was parked." You are correct - the car 'was' parked - it matters little what the car 'was' doing before the impact - all cars are parked at some point... .... The reality is the car cut across the motorcycle, whether that was at a dedicated U-Turn or a junction is irrelevant in this example - the car cut across the motorcyclist - it was not parked when it carried out the manoeuvre.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:25:26 +0000[Opinion. Is there still any doubt that Israel is a rogue state? Of course, Israel was too cowardly to fight Iran even though they started the war. They bailed after two weeks, targeting Lebanon and leaving the US with its hand in its pants. The US negotiated a very delicate peace agreement. Now Israel, the war state, wants to make sure they don’t act in good faith.] Israel Threatens to Blow Up Trump’s Peace Deal With Iran President Trump is declaring victory with his Iran deal, but Israel isn’t on board. The New Republic: 16 Jun 2026 Israel is refusing to remove its IDF troops from Lebanon, even after the U.S. and Iran announced a memorandum of understanding that hinges on the withdrawal. The move could once again jeopardize any chance of a peace deal, as one of Iran’s primary demands is the end of Israel’s bombardment and occupation of Lebanon. “Israel is not subordinate to the United States, and we are an independent and sovereign state,” said Israel’s right-wing National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has called for the flattening of Beirut and the kidnapping of Lebanese women and children. “We must not withdraw from any territory that our fighters have occupied and cleared of terrorist infrastructure,” he added. Defense Minister Israel Katz also declared that the Israel Defense Forces would remain in Lebanon “indefinitely.” “The area will be cleared of local residents and all terrorist infrastructure, above and below ground—including the houses in the contact villages that served as terrorist outposts—will be destroyed,” he said. These statements make President Trump’s Sunday announcement of a deal ending the war all the more tenuous, as a final deal isn’t scheduled to be signed until Friday. Trump already rebuked Israel on Sunday for bombing Beirut “on a special day when we are so close to a Peace Deal with Iran.” Nearly 3,800 people have been killed in Lebanon since March 2, with nearly 12,000 injured and over a million displaced.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:23:21 +0000I will be staying some nights near Phuket airport as my plane will leave early morning. If I wanna have some drinks in Kamala/Patong by night, is there any way to easy going back (1am or 2am) to airport vicinity by taxi/grab or other. I know Patong quite well, but always had a hotel inside the cityTue, 16 Jun 2026 09:21:29 +0000We’re about to be treated to some more Trump transparency, he’ll promise to publish the Iran deal, tell us what he wants us to believe is in it, and fail to publish anything.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:21:12 +0000Aligning with the U.S. has been a real success.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:18:51 +0000Thanks for that Khun LA but i will be only spendinf six Months of the year there and to be honest what i have seen in the initial cost of set up scares me.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:16:10 +0000There are also practical limits of what a coroner an establish in an event on the other side of the world without being able to call all witnesses. He/she established the recordable cause of death which is the basic job of a coroner and the details questions that intrigue you probably can't possibly be investigated by a coroner in England.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:16:07 +0000He's inflicted grievous bodily harm with that sword. That's way beyond self-defence. As you say, lost face, so the man-child behaviour set in at 50 years old. It was a deliberate act; he went home and came back with a bloody sword. He needs jailing.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:15:54 +0000Since when? Sugary cereals are not the only kind of cereal available. And what about "old fashioned" oatmeal?Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:15:47 +0000Gordon Brown should have let Tony Blair take us in when we had the chance.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:13:50 +0000Although Strarmer needs to go and the sooner the better he refused to buckle to Trump and turned his back on Trumps folly in Iran saving our forces and equipment rom being wasted then Trump showing his total ignorence threw his toy's out of the pram. Alienating most of his friends around the globe and seen as a weak bully who can not be trusted.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:13:27 +0000