https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenI've always been one to question the narrative and in this particular case I don't think it was about nuclear enrichment at all. I think it was about world banking and the fact that Iran completely refused to play the game, supported BRICS, and supplied most of China's oil. That is a far more likely narrative if one is actually seeking the truth.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:57:37 +0000It's best just to let Iran have some nukes just like Israel, and it will act as a deterrent for Israeli and American aggression.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:56:06 +0000Why not? It would not have been particularly large. You can put it in the carry on or take it off. A 4000 Euro gold chain does not usually have 4000 Euro of gold in it. Have a look at the cost of basic gold chains. If 24K, It's usually less than 12 grams of gold.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:55:30 +0000I went out with about 6 very reasonable Thai women, one Iranian Christian, two rich Chinese- all over 50. Settled on one, took about six months. No drama, everybody was civil and attractive. My odds back in New York City would be considerably worse. AI muttering about divorce rates -and the Bignok has shared his own sad divorce story- has nothing to do with the Plush reality of dating on the ground hereSat, 13 Jun 2026 15:53:05 +0000Heavily abridged. URL for full article in title. [Opinion. The jig’s up after more than 200 people murdered in int’l waters by the US military. Quite conveniently suspicious that the USCG was closeby. Delivered the fisherman to a third country.Not one gram of coke, no weapons. Nada. No rule of law for the USA! These men are the only survivors of this terrorist campaign.] US claims it is not responsible for strikes on Ecuadorian fishing boats – so who is? Three vessels have been attacked in the eastern Pacific in recent months and the crews believe the US was to blame Joseph Gedeon and Cate Brown The Guardian: 13 Jun 2026 Captain Hernán Flores was fishing with his crew about 170 miles off the coast of Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands on 17 March when an explosion cut through the air and an unmanned drone crashed into the cabin of his boat, exploding into flames. Flores’s nephew was hit. The attack split his face and cracked his foot, exposing the bone. 13 men killed by US military boat strikes identified: ‘These were flesh-and-blood people’ “As we approached with the wounded man, we saw several Americans pointing guns at us,” Flores said. “They were yelling ‘hands up’ in Spanish, using translators. I was the first to go up; they handcuffed me behind my back, put a hood over my head, and took me to the top of the boat. They sat us down one by one on the deck. Flores said his crew were transferred on to a large Salvadorian coastguard vessel, where they were placed in temporary detention. The fishermen said they were never charged with any wrongdoing and were issued emergency travel permits to return to Ecuador by the end of the month. So far, the Pentagon and the US Coast Guard have both publicly denied participating in operations involving Ecuadorian fishing vessels. “There are strange aspects to the official ‘rescue’ story in the Negra Francisca’s case,” Will Freeman, a fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) said, which was “disputed by the crew, who publicly claim they were captured and taken to El Salvador – that none of the three governments has clarified. “These incidents have resulted in eight persons still missing or unaccounted for, credible survivor accounts of arbitrary or unlawful detention, abuse, and extrajudicial use of force by US personnel. The Fiorella, an Ecuadorian fishing vessel, disappeared on 20 January after its captain sent a final satellite message describing what [he] said was a US aircraft, a UAV, and a blue patrol ship that had been following the vessel for three days. Eight crew members have not been seen since. The Negra Francisca Duarte II, captained by Flores, reported being struck by a drone on 17 March near the Galápagos, and its crew reported being hooded, handcuffed and held on a blue patrol vessel bearing the word “Spear” on its hull before being transferred into Salvadorian custody. Trump’s counternarcotics program spanning the Americas is nicknamed Operation Southern Spear. Fishermen onboard a third Ecuadorian ship, the Don Maca, also described being stopped and arrested by an American patrol boat after catching swordfish, albacore and dogfish along one of their regular fishing routes. “As we boarded, they handcuffed and hooded us all,” crew member John Sebastián Palacios said in testimony to CDH. “After we were hooded, they fired two more shots at the boat. After half an hour, they sank it. We were so scared we didn’t even dare reach for our phones to record, thinking that if we made a wrong move they would shoot us again.” The US has long denied involvement. The Senate foreign relations committee is asking whether detained crews were ever searched for contraband, whether they were given access to lawyers or consular officials, and whether survivors were asked to sign non-disclosure agreements. They also demand “all videos, photographs, and audio recordings taken by US personnel or US aircraft, UAVs, or other modes of surveillance” during those three incidents.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:52:57 +0000Some of us just don't support the health insurance Mafia. Thailand has very good public hospitals and we have the ability to participate at a fraction of what it would cost back home. Many of us choose to self-insure and in my particular case I've saved millions of baht by doing so.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:52:23 +0000Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:43:52 +0000I always wonder why somebody goes on vacation and brings expensive jewelry, to wear out in the streets? Thailand is a relatively safe destination, but why temp fate, and why create a situation where there's opportunity for somebody of far lesser means to engage in a crime of opportunity? Darwin was absolutely right in his theories, and some people simply have much greater survival skills than others, and a greater ability to thrive in this world. If you don't want to get ripped off you have to use your common sense.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:39:39 +0000How old are you? At 73, no way is a 46-year-old woman drifting into groinal moistness on my behalf. I gotta stay in the lane where there’s still some mutual attraction. 56 would be scraping the bottom of that barrel. 46? Like, in my dreams.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:35:30 +0000Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:34:43 +0000"I'm only a shadow of my former self " exclaimed the Japanese at Hiroshima.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:33:46 +0000After reading the Bogan’s usual ultra enticing description of yet another 50 baht gym, I decided to just skip to the end and share a funny story. Is he ever more alive than when skimming Airbnb listings and pretending that he actually stayed in them? There’s just too many content creators in Chiang Mai. Even an OCD Bogan eventually just gives up trying to watch it all. One of my favorites is Fran, a medium attractive Korean woman pinning her dreams To Airbnb’s in nontourist areas, like so many of them. We had an exploratory flirtation on Tinder. She is a former Moonie and that would be a really good one of her videos to start with. Anyway, before I booked a plane ticket, she confessed to deep Trump love, particularly in regards to Israel, and this was before the Iran Sh storm. I thanked her for her time. She said she was sorry to disappoint me. A big nerdy guy has popped up in some of her later videos, clinking glasses with her, as they create “new memories”. This is a plug for her, not a diss. Her stolid and determined trawl through selecting nice place mats at IKEA to raise her rental prize is as good as any of them.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:32:17 +0000Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:30:07 +0000China is only about money. They'll wait until Russia begs for their money and then charge them double for the privilege of doing business.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:28:57 +0000PremiumSat, 13 Jun 2026 15:27:26 +000046? Nah, bro. That’s about fifteen years past the “best use by” date. I used to tumble with older birds occasionally when I was in my twenties, when they had nice cars, apartments, etc. But nothing ever that antique, and my days of charity work are over, mate. Old models like that, you’d be lucky to even find a fully intact service manual just to do an oil change, innit.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:25:39 +0000No. It is called, holding people accountable. It was not revenge to expect that Japan would have to withdraw from all occupied countries and to account for the POWS. Nor was it revenge to require Japan to offer a form of redress to the people who it had harmed. The Japanese had offered a cessation of the war, and refused to take responsibility for their diabolical actions in Korea, China and elsewhere. The unconditional surrender of Japan was necessary to ensure that all Japanese troops would lay down arms. As it was, multiple units did not surrender quietly. You do know that the Japanese military in China did not officially surrender for over a month. don't you, or has an elderly white male superiority complex blinded you to that? The Japanese only surrendered on October 10, 1945. There were 47 divisions in China prepared to fight until they were killed. Perhaps, you don't believe that Chinese lives were worth saving?Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:23:10 +0000Info from PEA: 📣 Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Provincial Electricity Authority, Koh Samui Branch 🏝️ ❌ will temporarily cut off electricity supply ❌ 💡 for the purpose of upgrading the distribution system ❌⚡️ 🗓️ Date: June 15, 2026 🕘 Time: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM 📍 Area affected: From Soi Khao Phra Yang Nam to Ranong To Rung Restaurant (mountain side) 📍 Affected areas can be found in the map. 🚨🚨 Please note that if the work is completed before the scheduled time, electricity will be restored earlier. Therefore, please refrain from performing any work on high-voltage transmission lines. 🚨🚨 🚗🚗 We request the cooperation of motorists to please avoid parking in the work area to ensure the work can be carried out smoothly, quickly, and safely. 🚗🚗 🙏🙏 We apologize for any inconvenience. 🙏🙏 PS: Unexpected power cuts can be very annoying, which I why I share them. However, I only share info about power cuts in areas where foreigners and expats might be staying, and I may not be informed about all power cuts in advance.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:23:03 +0000Are you between or outside the lines? There was nothing about Gaza in my reply. Gazans have made their choice?!? Maybe you can be blamed for all the actions of your govt, too. Killing civilians is never acceptable. If they were your children???Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:21:55 +0000Russia is on a path toward being colonized by China.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:17:01 +0000They did not cut nearly enough from the federal budget.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:13:59 +0000Many people end retirement with more money than they began with because they are afraid to spend it.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:12:10 +0000In small rooms without hot water or a kitchen.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:04:28 +0000Chinese leaders, as well. There are those with far more than a trillion in wealth. We just do not hear about them.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:03:39 +0000If you want to stay in dumps.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:02:10 +0000