https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenLet's not jump to hasty conclusions. He's got at least another two and a half years to get us into an even greater disaster. Those Greenlanders are a lot scrappier than they look 🙄Sat, 23 May 2026 15:29:04 +0000The Roman Empire needs to take responsibility and pay reparations.Sat, 23 May 2026 15:28:30 +0000I do worry about what her life will be like after I've gone - but that's why 'our' house is in her name, and we've also bought some rental properties in her name for her future income. But I also remind myself that she pursued me, not the other way around. She was 30 and I was 51, and she decided she wanted to be my wife. She used most of her wages to pay for English lessons, she got her driving license so she could pick me up from the airport after my weekly business trips - she'd be at the meeting point in Suvarnabhumi with an iced drink and a big smile at whatever time my flights arrived. Then she just sort of moved in, made sure I ate healthily, and she stocked the fridge, cleaned the house and started to help with my business. She knew she was irresistibly hot, but she also worked hard to make herself indispensable, as she knew beauty is not in short supply in Thailand. Sixteen years later and she still works hard in our partnership. She's says our relationship is 80/20, with her doing the 80%, which is harsh, as it's more like 75/25 😅 But yes, I ask her sometimes if she wished she had a younger husband, but she says "you've always been old, you were old when I met you, you're older now, that the relationship I chose". She believes we were meant to be together in this life and the next, and doesn't worry about it ..... she has a very Thai outlook on fate.Sat, 23 May 2026 15:27:44 +0000Crikey I hadn't ead that before your post wont stay up long !!Sat, 23 May 2026 15:24:48 +0000You mean when it comes to folks being socially confident opposed to awkwardness? Of course it’s easy to spot, here on the forum and out on the street. There’s nothing wrong with social awareness, it’s just how some folks are, accept it. Not sure what who if any you’ve met, don’t have much confidence in your credibility. What excuses/illusions exactly, generalizations without specifics doesn’t mean anything especially when no excuses and illusions were made.Sat, 23 May 2026 15:24:40 +0000Sat, 23 May 2026 15:23:19 +0000Sat, 23 May 2026 15:22:33 +0000back on topic, the only way to win always is to lose some. Elbit USA is fielding those new state of the art Israeli drones with new tactics based on prior use. Our doctrine is equipment saves lives.Sat, 23 May 2026 15:16:53 +0000Good journalism or a smear merchant? https://www.andrew-drummond.news/exposed-thai-visa-dot-com/ 'This story is centred around allegations of blackmail, fraud, fear, loathing and corruption as the highly successful ThaiVisa.com revamps itself from Pattaya – And with a British ‘estuary man’ as nominal head, the Thaivisa family appears to be tearing itself apart.'Sat, 23 May 2026 15:14:12 +0000Do you need to worry about viruses when downloading?Sat, 23 May 2026 15:12:38 +0000You are mixing 2 things. OP was: how to prove i exited so i am not tax resident. This is preparation, I am exiting soon and maybe i dont come back this year. So, its not hypothetical, i really want to know. And i got good answers, thx. Mentioning my current tax residency has nothing to do with OP. It was a reaction on silly questions from some posters. I should have ignored them. I learned my lesson.Sat, 23 May 2026 15:11:37 +0000Claims he has many awards, like he claimed he went to a University, it was a Polytechnic. Drummond likes to big himself up, but the truth is, as he said, he was a gutter journalist, you could say that was 'old school'Sat, 23 May 2026 15:10:06 +0000When I first arrived here almost 20 years ago, seeing young and attractive women going out with/attached to much older men, made me cringe a bit. Now that I've been here for those 20 years and observed what has occurred with friends of mine, both men and women, I've come to the conclusion that relationships here can be based on completely different criteria, and not that which constitutes a "normal" relationship in other countries and societies. For example a wealthy older man can provide a younger woman with a good standard of living and funds through which she can take care of her parents and extended family, and in return she looks after him and cares for him and it is a mutually beneficial relationship which suits both parties. Sex doesn't always play a major part in these relationships, especially if the man is quite a bit older, and that seems to be acceptable to both parties (based on my experiences). In a few instances of which I am aware, the younger woman actually loves and dotes on the older man and treats him with a great deal of respect and it doesn't come down to the nuts and bolts of cash, more mutual respect and a desire to look after her partner. Sure she and her family will benefit in the long run, but looking at it from the male side of things, he has been looked after, taken care of, nursed and fed through his dotage and has lived out his final years in relative peace and comfort. I can't see anything wrong with this scenario and hope to be part of it in the not too distant future!Sat, 23 May 2026 15:10:02 +0000Something smells fishy about this story.Sat, 23 May 2026 15:07:36 +0000I was referring to the founder of Thai Visa. The American was exposed in 2001, he was the number 2 at the Embassy. Knew him personallySat, 23 May 2026 15:07:03 +0000OK, it's looking like Nam Sing or nothing. They do have a menu item called Hong Kong Fried Noodles. It doesn't mention what kind of meat. As I said before it's not my favorite restaurant though.Sat, 23 May 2026 15:01:53 +0000The fact that when you provide all the data that they want the files sizes are too big and you can't submit the application is a real pain. I would be interested to know how you achieved the application so easily.Sat, 23 May 2026 14:59:43 +0000What was the logic of the Trump regime taking this kind of risk? Trump supporters -- do tell. You know the old cliche -- if it ain't broke, don't fix it. But the reckless feckless Trump regime not only did nothing, they broke it. I'm outraged. How the Ebola outbreak is testing U.S. pandemic preparednessThe crisis in Africa is unfolding at a moment when many of the people, systems and agencies that once drove the U.S. outbreak response are gone or diminished. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/05/23/how-ebola-outbreak-is-testing-us-pandemic-preparedness/ In 2014, when Ebola tore through West Africa and threatened to become a global catastrophe, the White House installed an “Ebola czar” to coordinate a massive U.S. response across agencies and governments. The effort, encompassing the Pentagon, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USAID, the Department of Homeland Security, state officials, hospitals, foreign governments and aid groups overseas, prompted the United States to deploy military assets, build treatment centers and organize airport screening. Afterward, federal officials developed a detailed playbook for responding to future disease outbreaks. But as the U.S. confronts another Ebola outbreak that may prove even more difficult to contain, it is relying largely on fragmented agency conference calls rather than government-wide coordination, according to six people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share internal deliberations. Former officials and outbreak experts said the Ebola crisis is becoming a test. Can the United States — which has withdrawn from the World Health Organization and is also grappling with a hantavirus outbreak — still pull together a fast, coordinated response before the next more contagious virus emerges, or others now circulating, like bird flu, become more virulent?Sat, 23 May 2026 14:55:06 +0000Sat, 23 May 2026 14:53:26 +0000Sure, you know everything about others who thinks and feel differently than you. To be honest, those I have met who used the same excuses as you didnt make much impression with me. You are the creator of your own illusions, not mine.Sat, 23 May 2026 14:47:53 +0000Exactly mate 👍 Amazing how the rubber industry managed to invent things like oxidation and UV degradation without consulting the old-school forum engineers.Sat, 23 May 2026 14:47:51 +0000The third vid is so easy to make, with just a single countertop cooker and wok. 30 mins absolute worst way for an amateur...... No need to hunt high and low outside and possibly disappointed.............I'd be adding a splash of vinegar, not authentic but personal preference............Sat, 23 May 2026 14:45:19 +0000Sat, 23 May 2026 14:44:55 +0000Assume your partner has same history. Must be non Thai. Be clear with by our questionSat, 23 May 2026 14:43:19 +0000Struts and shocks are wear items that fail from use. Seatbelts are inspected and replaced after deployment or damage, not just time alone. Tyres are different again — they’re a rubber compound exposed to UV, heat cycles, and oxidation whether you drive or not. That’s why age is part of the safety guidance alongside tread depth. It’s not drama, it’s material science.Sat, 23 May 2026 14:41:07 +0000