https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenDear Folks, Normally, I am a sane sort of person. But, when I see somethings that drive me crazy, then I go crazy. Here, for example, is an image of what drives me craziest. What about you? How do you deal with it? I think it must be the white knee socks that drives me over the edge.... Each to their own.....because.....one man's buttons are not the same an another man's buttons, and... When these buttons are pushed, then..... There is just NO TELLING what might happen. Yes: White knee socks are what turns me on. Some become aroused by long, or very long, toe nails. What is your button? Everyone has one. As in the film, Platoon.... It was accurately phrased: Everyone has one, and if you think you are different then you are mistaken.....maybe..... Best regards, Gamma NOTE: By the Way, stop being holier than thou, because..... 743 MILLION viewers CANNOT be wrong.....RIGHT?Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:45:23 +0000Captain Burnham to the wheel for HMS Labour. He's got experience at tacking from left to right and vice- versa through the choppy waters of UK politics, so we'll have to see what happens. BTW, this has nothing to do with a crazed, semi- naked Scotsman attacking Muslims on the street.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:45:03 +0000Trump screwed the Iranian people by promising help when there were mass protests and then doing nothing and letting them get mass murdered. If he was going to act against Iran he missed the right timing for that big time. To add thinking a country would benefit from regime change (as Russia, Iran, Israel, and the USA clearly would) is not the same thing as arguing that a nation should not even exist.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:33:45 +0000I think you're talking about something else than I'm talking about. I'm not talking about not having the funds. I'm talking about needing to meet the ever changing very specific application requirements every year PERFECTLY. Such as the seasoning requirements. Off by a day, you're toast.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:28:50 +0000No they will not. The fee has been explained multiple times. The airports need upgrades and investment. It is fair and equitable that the people using the services pay for those investments. And has been explained many times, the Thai fee is consistent with other international airports' fees. The fee applies to all international flights which means that Thai people will be paying this fee too. Do you know anything about Thailand's air traffic? More than 3/4 of its international air traffic is regional. Thailand has millions of people who have the income to support international travel. They don't all live on Issan farms growing rice or working Pattaya beer bars. 1 million+ Thai nationals were recorded as entering Japan in 2025. The 2026 data shows a 7.2% increase in Thai nationals visiting japan - Thailand 557,800 visitors (+7.2%) https://www.nationthailand.com/business/economy/40066678 The days of 2500 baht luxury hotel rooms are over and are not coming back. yes, costs have increased in Thailand, but they are still a fraction of what they are elsewhere. I have work visits lined up in the coming months and am in shock over the cost of my hotel rates around the world. Have you been to Singapore or Tokyo lately? No one will be bypassing Thailand because of the fee.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:26:49 +0000But the captain going to walk the plank tomorrow leaving HMS Labour skipperless.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:25:29 +0000"PDF file", took a while until the penny finally dropped OK, let me put that into some perspective: Strong Historical Evidence is supporting a higher age for Aisha and when adjusted for actual birth years, this could place her at approximately 17 or 18 at the time of marriage. Key evidences being: Traditionally at that time Arab girls-especially among the nobility-began counting their age from the onset of puberty, typically marked by a ceremony called Mu'ay, not from birth. The Age Gap with Her Sister Asma (RA) was 10 years, who was 27 years old at the time of the Hijra making Aisha 17. Historical texts confirm that Aisha (RA) was among the early converts to Islam, in the first few years after revelation (610 CE). If she really was only 9 when the marriage was consummated then her birth year would be 614 which does not add up. After Mohammed`s death Aisha was politically active. She is credited with narrating over 2,000 hadiths covering not only aspects of Muhammad's personal life but also legal, ritual, and theological subjects such as inheritance, pilgrimage, prayer and eschatology. That in addition to her intellectual abilities and knowledge of poetry, medicine, and Islamic jurisprudence which were praised by early scholars does not sound like a traumatized rape victim to me. Most likely her allegedly extreme young age by the time of her marriage was just a connotation to her virginity and, more than that, religious purity. Sounds familiar? Rumor has it that there is a religion claiming that their prophet was born to a virgin mother. This prophet was born in Bethlehem, which makes him a Palestinian. What's even weirder is that Western people just do not care about the fate of the Palestinians and even support the country which is actually killing them by the 10s of thousands, yet the very same people celebrate the birthday of that Palestinian prophet every year. You are right, Jesus mainly preached peace and love. According to Jesus, the greatest commandments are to love God completely and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is often referred to as the "royal law," directing every action and relationship. But please explain, if Christianity is a religion of love, charity and love your neighbor, what does it say about Christians when you keep in mind that they committed the most horrific and biggest genocides in human history? Think about the witch hunts, the burning of thousands of women and the Inquisition think about what they did to the indigenous people in Canada the US and South America plus Australia. Too far in the past? Alright, our wars and conflicts since 2000 have caused millions of deaths in Muslim countries accounting for an estimated 4.5–4.7 million direct and indirect deaths in countries like Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Libya and Syria. Not to mention the total chaos we left after the end of those wars, with destroyed infrastructure, medical systems and governments. Now imagine any of those countries would have done that to us. And some people are still wondering where all those refugees come from. May you have a good day too, Sir.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:25:22 +0000Yeah this is mostly about a Plan B in cases where people need to leave Thailand for whatever reasons. I also prefer to stay in Thailand for the duration but without residence security I want to have some backup ideas in mind. I've been to Guadalajara and had a friend who used to live there. She was a blonde woman so had some extra issues of being identified as a gringa very easily plus as you can imagine being hounded by horny macho hombres. Push came to shove when her apartment was raided in a major anti cartel operation Guadalajara is Mexico's second city and does have a lot to offer. Mild weather, vibrant regional culture, friendly people, great gay nightlife, gorgeous colonial architecture, great Mexican food, easy to take a bus to Puerto Vallarta. As far as international food other than American, yeah, you really need to live in Mexico City for a high level of that. In my view, Mexico City is among the greatest world cities, but i'm not sure living in any megacity (including Bangkok) is an ideal choice for retired people. The Mexican cities on my radar include boom city Queretaro, Aguascalientes (cheaper), and Morelia which might not be safe enough. I know people favor the beaches for vacations but if I left Thailand I would appreciate cooler weather.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:23:37 +0000No No purdey if he was dark he would have been hidden from MSM they don't want racial tensions.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:23:29 +0000is this the best you 2 can do ? Touris2 you waffled on about white men dont stab Randos on the street no one said they did its Muslims that are stabbing random men and girls. and what are you waffleing about me being Scottish and following an independant group ? you been on the Yabba today Chomper, you posting like your head needs a wobble.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:20:29 +0000I just bought a wheelchair before you posted, but I could do with a walker. I am in RatchaburiSun, 21 Jun 2026 17:19:40 +0000You have the wrong country-Time For Regime Change, In Iran.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:18:40 +0000[Opinion. I have days when I think Israel has lost the right to be a homeland for Jews. This is one of those days. It certainly looks like all Israelis have drunk the same poison and turned their hearts to stone. These are not “settlers”. They are monsters teaching their children the only human lives worth saving are Jewish.] Taybeh Burning: Israeli Settlers Set Christian Village Alight, Impede Firefighters Caritas Canada: 12 Jun 2026 Taybeh is home to the oldest living Christian community in the world. For centuries, Palestinian Christians have lived, prayed, farmed, and raised families in this village. Today, they are watching their community come under attack as settler violence across the occupied West Bank continues to escalate. Palestinian villages are being subjected to a reality of constant intimidation, where violence is used not only to terrorize people, but to make them abandon the land they have lived on for generations. The goal is not simply to attack Palestinians, it is to make life so unbearable that staying becomes impossible. Across the illegally occupied West Bank, Israeli settlers invade villages, grab land, disrupt livelihoods and assault Palestinians with impunity, usually with state support. Settlers and soldiers have killed more Palestinians over the past three years than over the preceding 17 combined. Just since January 2025, they have conducted over 2,500 attacks; razed more than 2,100 structures, including over 600 homes; and displaced nearly 40,000 people. Earlier this week, they came for Taybeh. It was not the first time they targeted this last remaining all-Christian settlement of Palestine. In July 2025, Israeli settlers had similarly spread terror in the town, prompting the priests of its three churches to release a statement that was republished on our website. Fr. Bashar Fawadleh had also recounted that attack during a webinar that Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada had organized last year. Fr. Bashar’s statement on this latest attack highlights how ineffective Canada’s response to West Bank settler expansionism has been. Content to join peer countries in issuing the occasional mild condemnation or some very limited sanctions, the Government of Canada has not even definitively ceased exporting arms to Israel. For Palestinians living under occupation, these attacks take place within a deeply unequal reality. Settlers can move freely, enter Palestinian communities, attack property and farmland, and often leave without consequence. Meanwhile, Palestinians are left with little protection and few avenues for justice. Again and again, communities face violence alone. The result is a dystopian reality where entire villages are forced to live in anticipation of the next attack. Farmers are afraid to access their land. Families go to sleep wondering whether their homes will still be standing in the morning. We should be outraged by what is happening in Taybeh and the entire occupied West Bank. There is nothing normal about civilians living in fear of armed mobs. There is nothing normal about communities watching their land burn while those responsible continue to act with impunity. There is nothing normal about forcing people from their homes through violence and terror. The people of Taybeh deserve more than sympathy after the fact. They deserve protection, accountability, and the right to live safely and freely on their land.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:18:33 +0000"... accusing those involved of committing serious crimes against national monuments..." Pardon me?Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:11:38 +0000In Thailand 2025 there were 18,000 fatalities in road accidents. That statistic does not count the ones that died in the hospital later. 239? What are we talking about here?Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:52:10 +0000LengthSun, 21 Jun 2026 16:48:21 +0000The Jewish people are way more "original" in Israel than Arabs. Your narrative is extremely biased. Does your country have a right to exist? Why do racist Jew haters focus on only one country in the entire world that they say doesn't have the right to exist? Something is rotten with that.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:45:56 +0000AngstromSun, 21 Jun 2026 16:41:34 +0000Not really, we love it here. My wife has been here for over 20 years. She is a head nurse who makes over 65 $ per hour and pay minimal rent get free healthcare. I could not afford health insurance in Thailand, but that is beside the point.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:39:23 +0000The throwing about of this term "woke" and how some see it it as this horrible way to think, is laughable. Can i ask why understanding social inequalities (yes they do exist...) and racial injustices (please look at white people incarcerated vs. black people in the U.S.) is some kind of horrible thing? I guess having political consciousness and recognizing privilege or systemic bias, might be over the education levels of the people throwing the term out to slam others. I think when they use the term as an insult, it shows they do not understand these things actually exist. Can't face reality? Go derogatory and insult. It's in the clowns playbook, his minions follow.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:38:05 +0000The truth hurts and inserting completely inappropriate out of context gifs with your little fantasy girl doesn’t help your cause.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:37:30 +0000Does Israel have a right to exist? The 'Land of Israel' in antiquity was an area of the Levant with frequently changing borders and often made up of more than one kingdom. At various times it was controlled by the Babylonians, then the Achaemenid Persians. it then fell into the hands of Alexander the Great, followed by the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt and then the Seleucids (Persia again). It was then briefly independent before being conquered by Rome in 63 BC. Although allowed a degree of Autonomy, frequent revolts ended in the total destruction of Judea and Jerusalem and the displacement, enslavement or death of most of the population. Israel ceased to exist for over 1800 years. During this time the area was resettled by immigrants and Jews in what was now known as Palestine were a small minority. Fast forward about 1750 years, and the Zionist movement sprung up in Central and eastern Europe, Partially on the back of the wave of European nationalist movements and due to anti-Semitism, and advocating for a Jewish state. Then came the Great war (WW1). The Balfour declaration was an attempt to raise Jewish support for the UK in the war, by establishing a friendly state to the East of the Suez canal (although no state was actually promised, and the UK also made promises to the Arabs and the French promising land. in the letter it stated: " it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine" Following the end of the war, various Zionists settled in Palestine - but in such numbers that conflict with the existing population started - causing Jewish migration to be restricted. But after the end of WW2, massive numbers of Jewish refugees flooded into Palestine, survivors of the holocaust. The USA then pressurised the newly formed UN into creating a Jewish state. War immediately broke out, and large parts of the existing Arab population were ethnically cleansed from the new state of israel. Further wars from 1967 onwards saw Israel take over parts of Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon, with populations in these areas having reduced rights and often forcibly displaced from their homes, with homes and land being taken over by Jewish settlers (particularly on the west bank). To crush opposition, the Israeli state has assassinated more than 500 individuals who they considered threats over the years, in surrounding territories and states. As many as 186,000 Palestinian and Lebanese have been killed, many of them civilians. Since the start of the Gaza war, Ethnic cleansing , torture, sexual abuse, forced starvation, denial of medical services and killings of non-combatants have become common place. There has been no real peace for over 50 years. So Israel has been created by continuous abuse and killing of the original communities of Palestine, and neighbouring countries. Is this a country that has a right to exist?Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:32:57 +0000She is a woman of grace and dignity. Much like her husband, who was an infinitely superior president, and man than the current circus clown, who embarrasses and humiliates America daily. We could spend days talking about Melania, who is not only an incredibly bizarre human being in my opinion, but also the worst first lady in history.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:30:48 +0000Did you actually read the Lowe document or are you just generating political faux outrage because that's what you do for a pass time?Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:29:15 +0000Cockroaches are incredibly resilient. Tyrants never give up power easily. The only thing that awaits him after resigning is a Philip Schofield type confession and a job in Davos.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:28:52 +0000