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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>Geriatrically Speaking: How do you know when a girl &#x201C;comes on&#x201D; to you?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397995-geriatrically-speaking-how-do-you-know-when-a-girl-comes-on-to-you/?do=findComment&comment=20585482]]></link><description>Sure signs are when the girl says :  " handsum man were you going "                             or  "sexy man i want bum bum with u"                            or " me go room you i like man no hair"</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:31:37 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Clinton Targets 'People in Charge' in July Fourth Message</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398117-clinton-targets-people-in-charge-in-july-fourth-message/?do=findComment&comment=20585481]]></link><description>The progressive wing of the DNC?</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:31:14 +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=20585480]]></link><description>In this life you have to go with what you know, and what you feel, regardless of what anyone says or thinks.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:30:04 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Geriatrically Speaking: How do you know when a girl &#x201C;comes on&#x201D; to you?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397995-geriatrically-speaking-how-do-you-know-when-a-girl-comes-on-to-you/?do=findComment&comment=20585479]]></link><description>Most guys don't get that far. They don't have a clue.  If you have a decent income and bypass Pattaya and the other traps. Small town Thailand is a gold mine.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:29:45 +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=20585478]]></link><description>Not for us to judge in any event. No matter how wrong you think it is, it's their life to be lived the way they want. Being a Christian and having a couple of gay family members doesn't make me happy, but you accept who they are and let God judge.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:29:01 +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=20585477]]></link><description>Yes ,  but that rule works only for so called normal people. Some people with (hidden) mental illness should not take hallucinogens.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:28:53 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Cafe Pitini closing on June 28</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397619-cafe-pitini-closing-on-june-28/?do=findComment&comment=20585476]]></link><description>I see Pan Pan on Thappraya has joined the 2026 casualty list.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:28:39 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Treatment/repairs to rusty metal railings</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398143-treatmentrepairs-to-rusty-metal-railings/?do=findComment&comment=20585475]]></link><description>Save time with Glipton 2in1.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:27:18 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Thai spouse Non Imm O Visa</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398137-thai-spouse-non-imm-o-visa/?do=findComment&comment=20585474]]></link><description>miss out ur question</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:27:16 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Thai spouse Non Imm O Visa</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398137-thai-spouse-non-imm-o-visa/?do=findComment&comment=20585473]]></link><description>i apply from singapore where i am at now</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:26:30 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Perils of using windscreen shade.</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398129-perils-of-using-windscreen-shade/?do=findComment&comment=20585472]]></link><description>It might be a good idea to also pry up the plastic or metal carpet retainers on each side, then pull up the carpet and padding to allow it to air out more. The padding will hold water a very long time even in hot climates.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:25:59 +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=20585471]]></link><description>If the king wills that it be so, then nature should shudder, and accommodate his every whim.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:25:24 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Miserable expats</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398039-miserable-expats/?do=findComment&comment=20585470]]></link><description>Guy in his 60s.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:25:05 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Story Of My Thai Citizenship Application</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/121353-story-of-my-thai-citizenship-application/?do=findComment&comment=20585469]]></link><description>I very much doubt the work going on to comply with the Marriage Equality Act is a factor in the extreme delays now experience by applicants waiting for MOI interviews, oath ceremonies and publication in the RG. There is indeed a question mark about how the amendments will treat those who have already applied but it could go in different directions, i.e. the bar might be raised for some groups of applicants but it might also be lowered. I somewhat doubt that those who have already applied and had their files forwarded to the MOI already will be made to comply with stricter requirements, if any are applicable to their category. Retroactive law changes can apply in Thailand and the 1971 Revolutionary Decree mentioned in my post above is one hideous example of this but that was a military government that didn't have to deal with a parliament or LGBT and women's activist groups. It was reacting to what it perceived as a massive national security threat caused by wars in Indochina that resulted in thousands of foreign refugees in camps giving birth to children on Thai soil which made them all automatically Thai citizens entitled to free education etc.  One retroactive measure was applied to existing applicants some years ago.  That was the requirement introduced in new ministerial application guidelines in 2009 to make applicants get the embassy certified affidavit of intent to renounce existing nationality, which was clearly in reaction to the 2008 amendment allowing foreign males with Thai wives to skip PR in the hope of stemming the flow somewhat.  This requirement was applied reactively about a year ofter it was published to all applicants who had not yet done the MOI interview.   However, the ministerial guidelines are not law like the Act or even the 1967 ministerial regulations and can be changed and applied at the whim of the MOI without any parliamentary or public scrutiny.     I think the delays are more the weeds growing back over the path cut out of the jungle by Anuphong in his 8 years as IM. He was an old school military top down chain of command man who resented the slothful culture, mni fiefdoms and corruption he found at the MOI. He ordered a clean up of the citizenship and PR processes and no one at the MOI dared oppose him after a few iron rice bowls got smashed and they realized he meant business. But he started to lose this focus a bit towards the end of his term after he became part of a coalition including the usual suspects in politics when the Prayut government was no longer solely a military government that could do whatever it wanted without caring about the vested interests of politicians. The momentum of weeds growing back over the path apparently gathered force after the full return to civilian leadership in 2023. Unfortunately it now seems to be even worse than in earlier periods of civilian rule since 2001. The rot set in when Thaksin first became PM in 2001 when whole batches of citizenship applications were knocked back to SB for rechecking of qualifications extending their wait time by 3 years and an entire annual batch of PR applications was rejected out of hand with insulting public comments like they are all worthless candidates and many were even criminals - although no action was taken against any deemed to be criminals. Since then citizenship and PR wait times have gradually expanded apart from the two periods of military government when things were speeded up, not because the military loves foreigners but because they detest slothful and corrupt bureaucrats. Prior to the first Thaksin government citizenship routinely took about 3 years and PR no more than 1 year and I believe this was the case for many years prior to 2001.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:24:35 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>An open letter to western females.</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398113-an-open-letter-to-western-females/?do=findComment&comment=20585468]]></link><description>Western women who simply have no ability to wrap their mind around a woman willingly embracing her femininity, and using the inherent power within it, always go back to that silly submissive meme. It is quite revealing.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:23:41 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Where to see football online ?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1351524-where-to-see-football-online/?do=findComment&comment=20585467]]></link><description>You can watch world cup matches live and highlights on ITVX for free. But to register you'll need a UK postal code. (and of course a VPN aimed at UK)</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:22:50 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Miserable expats</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398039-miserable-expats/?do=findComment&comment=20585466]]></link><description>She probably can't wait to leave even before you pay her.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:22:06 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump Mixes Patriotism and Politics in July 4 Speech</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398099-trump-mixes-patriotism-and-politics-in-july-4-speech/?do=findComment&comment=20585465]]></link><description>So now that you figured out the con job, why don't you just NOT turn against your fellow citizens?</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:20:30 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump Mixes Patriotism and Politics in July 4 Speech</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398099-trump-mixes-patriotism-and-politics-in-july-4-speech/?do=findComment&comment=20585464]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are exactly five countries governed by Marxist-Leninist, single-party communist systems: China* Cuba Laos North Korea Vietnam*  Guess he must be talking about Laos, Cuba and North Korea anyone who doesn't vote for him is a godless commie leftist Jew!!!1!1!  Who knew &lt;deleted&gt;ler hated Democracy? 😭  *China: The Trump Organization has had business ties in China, including trademarks and a bank account with a Chinese state-owned bank during the 2010s  *Vietnam: The Trump Organization has pursued and partnered on real estate and golf development projects in Vietnam (e.g., luxury golf resort deals announced with local developers).]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:19:33 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump Mixes Patriotism and Politics in July 4 Speech</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398099-trump-mixes-patriotism-and-politics-in-july-4-speech/?do=findComment&comment=20585463]]></link><description>...</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:19:17 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Perils of using windscreen shade.</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398129-perils-of-using-windscreen-shade/?do=findComment&comment=20585462]]></link><description>If you get the right ones, they're a snap.  I used to live in AZ, where the daytime temperatures can easily reach 115 degrees F, or more. Park your car in the sun and it turns into an oven.  But the internal shades help a little.  They're circular and spring loaded, and you can flip them around to a compact size in a few seconds.  Once you take them out of their little case, they flip open and cover the entire windshield.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:19:07 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>School Near Asoke, doing classes 3 days per week?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398139-school-near-asoke-doing-classes-3-days-per-week/?do=findComment&comment=20585461]]></link><description><![CDATA[Jentana &amp; Associates Languages Consultant. Website: www.thai-lessons.com]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:18:23 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Has Thailand lost its spark?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398128-has-thailand-lost-its-spark/?do=findComment&comment=20585460]]></link><description>I generally agree with that. In the last 12 months, I've been to UK, Japan, Canada.  In the UK I really noticed the decay - from social decay to physical decay. Like not much had changed in 20 years and had been left to deteriorate. Signs of vandalism and boarded up windows where they'd been broken. In Canada I noticed a bit similar, problems with access to universal health care, homelessness, druggies, random violence. Smaller towns have no real core businesses - instead fast food joints dominate. Again homelessness, petty crime and violence. General frustration that standards of living have slipped badly. In Japan, harder to say. The rat race continues there, but finally coming out of decades of deflation.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:16:46 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Electric Vehicles in Thailand</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1257405-electric-vehicles-in-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=20585459]]></link><description>very interesting video, and totally makes sense to me, there are just too many new models.  I would not recommend any of those new brands and models. I think the safe ones are BYD, MG, Tesla, BMW, MB and maybe GWM in Thailand.  let's see how Riddara does, I am seeing dozens and dozens of Riddara pickups here in the south, im surprise to see so many, just last week I saw 10 at once in a car modification shop, I think to install Carryboy covers.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:16:38 +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=20585458]]></link><description>Indeed, I do care about my granddaughter. One's sexuality can make life awesome or awful.  I have to say, I still don't like the name 'gay'. At the time it was adopted in San Francisco, gay men were anything but happy. Everywhere else, they we still in the closet or in Sham marriages.  It's a little better today but, as this thread shows, there are still a lot of homophobic cretins around.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:16:23 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
