https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenExactly my point. They are not illegal immigrants. Thanks for the confirmation.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:43:17 +0000First, let me say that this is in no way intended as some form of moral judgement. It is a genuine question. The standard explanation we are often given for women entering the trade is poverty, and there is certainly truth in that. Spend enough time talking to women on the game and you will find many come from difficult backgrounds. Broken homes, failed marriages, financial hardship, limited opportunities, no access to education, families that needed supporting, a child that needed raising, circumstances that pushed them into decisions they might never have considered under different conditions. That part is straightforward enough to understand. What interests me more are the exceptions. Every so often you meet women who do not fit the stereotype at all. They are intelligent, articulate, moderately educated, and sometimes come from reasonably stable backgrounds. They are not starving, homeless, or trapped in situations with no alternatives or way out. In many cases they could plausibly pursue conventional careers without obvious limitation if they chose to. Which raises an interesting question. If desperation is not the full explanation, why are they there at all? The answer may be that some people do not value the same outcomes. Society tends to assume ambition means careers, promotions, qualifications, status, and a long climb toward financial comfort. But that model is not universal. You watch one woman spend fifteen years climbing a corporate ladder. Then you watch another woman step into an elevator. Whether the elevator eventually breaks down is a different discussion entirely. And that is where things start becoming interesting. Some women may look at the conventional path and see years of stress, social pressures, office politics, long hours, and incremental financial progress. Then they look at trading sex for money and see something else entirely. A shortcut. Monetary gains arriving in days rather than years. Financial independence achieved long before their peers have finished building momentum in traditional careers. To them, the decision may not feel irrational. It may feel like arithmetic. Even if every shortcut carries a cost, the calculation can still appear more favourable depending on what someone prioritises. And perhaps that is what sex work has always been about. Not simply desperation, but the structured exchange of sacrifice. One thing given up in return for another. For some women, that calculation is driven by necessity. For others, it is driven by opportunity. The circumstances differ, but the underlying logic often does not. After all, most people sell something in life in exchange for money. A skill, knowledge, a service, their labour, or a product. The only real disagreement is over what they are prepared to sell, and what they believe it is worth.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:43:11 +0000I had my flu shot today and 6 COVID-19 shotsThu, 18 Jun 2026 17:32:47 +0000ThanksThu, 18 Jun 2026 17:31:58 +0000DC goes Heavy into a Demacratic Socialist Mayor.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:31:14 +0000DuplicateThu, 18 Jun 2026 17:30:26 +0000Modern Day Dem's continue to double down on far left and problematic candidates, revealing a party that increasingly prioritizes ideology and power over mainstream values and basic vetting. In Maine, they’re backing Platner , a Senate candidate with a Nazi linked Totenkopf/SS death’s head tattoo, controversial Reddit posts, and personal scandals even as Massachusetts GOP calls him "Nazi Platner". In NY, Democratic socialist Mamdani won the mayoral race pushing aggressive leftist policies. In Washington D.C., another democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George is dominating the mayoral primary. And in New Jersey, voters just nominated Adam Hamawy, a candidate with past ties to an Al Qaeda linked group and testimony defending the 'Blind Sheikh" in a terrorism trial. This pattern shows today’s Dem Party is moving further left, embracing extremes that would have been unthinkable just a decade ago, while lecturing everyone else about threats to democracy.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:28:19 +0000hahaha, what a bunch of screeching losers lolThu, 18 Jun 2026 17:28:01 +0000Perhaps, and it's all my fault, I suppose? You are correct that something has changed. NOW, Gemini is calling me some sort of BLOOD PRODUCT..... Maybe try again next week? Or, try typing in "who is...." in the search box...on Google ChromeThu, 18 Jun 2026 17:26:40 +0000socialists who hate achievement are an existential threat to humanityThu, 18 Jun 2026 17:17:01 +0000Actually no, we are not. We are very vocal (and gaining traction, unlike the BBC).Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:15:58 +0000customer got in public transport without money to pay for itThu, 18 Jun 2026 17:12:06 +0000Not sure how progressives ruin states unless people mean "make them poor" . California holds the highest overall Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the USA at nearly $3.6 trillion. The poorest U.S. states are primarily concentrated in the South and Southwest, that is, the Republican states. Mississippi, a Republican state, is the poorest. Californians pays for poor republican states like this through taxes.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:07:27 +0000To hit a trillion he has to send over one million people to Mars , probably including himself ! Will they be on Mars tax rates ?Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:05:08 +0000Thank you. I'll let him knowThu, 18 Jun 2026 16:58:19 +0000Sounds like justice was served, Things are not much different here than back in the uk the NHS pays out hundreds of millions of pounds every year in compensation and If I remember correctly doctors were much more likely to be alcoholics than mostThu, 18 Jun 2026 16:52:05 +0000IlliterateThu, 18 Jun 2026 16:48:51 +0000Apparently, the CCTV confirms he fell alone, with no foul play.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:47:34 +0000I must have missed it , So my main question then is , was it Chang or Leo ? or did they blur that tooThu, 18 Jun 2026 16:42:14 +0000They drive like maniacs in Phuket. I have memories (early 2010s) of late-night drunken tuk tuk rides from Patong to Kata, on that dark and windy road, and if you're really intoxicated, you're at real risk of falling on the road. I don't know what it's like today but in those days, the infamous 'taxi mafia' were not a pleasant bunch and not to be messed with. Above all, the rule was to never dispute prices, even if you were getting ripped off (if you don't want to get ripped off, don't go to Phuket). RIP, young lad.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:40:19 +0000as well he shouldThu, 18 Jun 2026 16:39:39 +0000Well that's what one would expect , the same applies to the famine stricken wastelands of africa , the war torn nightmares of palestine and yemen, the desperate isis camps in syria and the filthy deprived council estates of the UK. non of them conducive to a particularly romantic atmosphere quite the opposite in fact but all of these places are full of screaming kids , which goes to show that no matter how bad things get , where ever you may be , there is always some psycho woman willing to get her knickers off, and no shortage of dirty b'stards willing to give her one,,Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:37:43 +0000Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:33:03 +0000Coof Nostalgia: '#792 False Alarm (The Wizardry Behind An Epidemic)' (A Livestream from April 3rd 2020 ) Posting this back then would have got u banned from 99% of platforms but, now the money has been made and the crooks have moved onto wars (Ukraine, Iran etc.), you are free to enjoy! Includes tips on how to NOT get fooled again... https://rumble.com/v26ll5k-receipts-breaking-the-covid-19vaccine-spell-as-it-happened-april-3rd-2020.html?e9s=src_v1_upp_vThu, 18 Jun 2026 16:30:38 +0000Sensationalist journalism.He doesnt have a trillion dollars. In fact by his own admission he has less than 1% of that. The 'trillionaire status' consists of the paper value of his shares in specific companies. If he tried to sell those shares the stock would plummet wiping hundreds of billions off the share price. so he wouldnt have a trillion dollars. And even if he did find someone that could buy them all and keep investor confidence in their value he would be hit with a capital gains tax bill the size of the world has never seen. So he doesnt really have a trillion 'dollars'. In fact he probably has access to less liquid assets than someone like Tiger Woods.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:30:26 +0000