https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenFor once, I agree with you. I did not notice expats avoiding areas where weed smoke may be smelt. I also did notice a significant number of expats who indulge in smoking weed, in particular among the 'mature' expat population which is dominant in Pattaya.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:55:36 +0000You're right, as he'll never see the truth or will always ignore it. It is a waste of time as this is their character which cannot change. Thank you and the others.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:54:50 +0000Kill Switch Could Destroy Stolen Phone Trade Worth £50 Million A Year The booming trade in stolen mobile phones has suffered what police hope will be a devastating blow after Apple agreed to make stolen handsets effectively worthless. In a move hailed as a breakthrough by Scotland Yard, the technology giant has switched on anti-theft protections by default, allowing owners to remotely lock stolen phones and prevent them from being reactivated or resold. The change strikes directly at the criminal business model that has fuelled an explosion in phone snatching across Britain's cities. Business Model Under AttackPolice say around 200 phones are stolen every day in London alone. For years, organised gangs have profited by exporting stolen devices through international criminal networks stretching from Britain to Dubai, Hong Kong and mainland China. Once a stolen phone was successfully reactivated, it could be sold on for hundreds of pounds. The new system aims to stop that process. Owners who mark a phone as lost through Apple's iCloud service can now trigger protections that prevent thieves from changing passwords or reconnecting the device to a mobile network. Without the owner's credentials, the handset becomes little more than an expensive brick. Sir Mark Rowley Issues WarningMetropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said the technology was helping dismantle the economics behind the crime. "If stolen phones cannot be reactivated, their value collapses, and so does the incentive to steal them," he said. He warned criminals that their profits were disappearing. "The technology is catching up with you, and so are we." Global Criminal Networks ExposedThe Daily Mail previously uncovered a vast international network responsible for moving stolen phones from British streets into overseas markets. Three members of one smuggling gang later admitted involvement in a £180 million operation that handled tens of thousands of stolen devices. Police believe organised crime groups have increasingly recruited teenagers to carry out street robberies, sometimes offering hundreds of pounds for a single stolen iPhone. Pressure Builds On RivalsApple is the first major manufacturer to introduce the changes worldwide. Scotland Yard is now urging other technology firms to follow suit, while Sir Mark Rowley has called on ministers to consider legislation forcing manufacturers to make stolen devices unusable. Samsung and Google are already reviewing additional security measures. Why This MattersThe significance of the move goes beyond technology. For decades police have tried to arrest phone thieves one by one. This strategy attacks the reason the thefts happen in the first place. If a stolen phone cannot be sold, the incentive to steal it disappears. That is why police believe the most effective weapon against phone theft may not be more officers on the streets — but a simple digital switch. SOURCEThu, 11 Jun 2026 06:54:37 +0000Yep, I was going to say the same thing. There's some stupid comments on here.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:54:06 +0000He's a dead ringer for the big Gott 😂Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:53:07 +0000Village or villege? Obviously you are not that smart either. Must be another school dropout with a low IQ.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:52:54 +0000My first trainer was Southern Champ, Lumpini Champ and World Champ. He taught me multiple Thai words. That was over 20 years ago. You are just some sad old codgy who moved to Isaan 8 years ago after your 3rd divorce. JWP is a really nice guy in person. Nothing like you. You are a stuck up flog. You are wrong all the time because you refuse to learn and are not humble enough. Why 90 women ran away from you. You are too arrogant for any normal person.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:50:58 +0000Now sort the nominee problem out in Phuket. Scandalous what is happening there. Environmental destruction. So many noninee structures doing same there.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:50:47 +0000Cant beleive you are wasting your prescious time on the villege idiot FW. He will not back off as he hasn't got the brain cells to realise he is a moron. Thats why he gets barred and comes back time and time again under different aliasas.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:50:28 +0000This should be promoted to a thread of its own, like the word play one and "what are you eating?", etc.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:50:17 +0000Yes, but the task at hand would still be enormous. My own sense is the government doesn't want to go after the foreigners who've abused the company route to own the land their home sits upon - while the government has every right to do so, the huge sh*t storm and international publicity is not in the country's interest. They'd need a thousand staffers to weed though all of these. Then what? Kick thousands of foreigners out of Thailand after seizing their land and house? That's why I think they will investigate and uncover only illegal nominees part of the foreign 'owned' businesses - pizza joints, construction firms, vehicle rental firms, clothing distributors, etc., etc.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:48:19 +0000Racist idiots Starmer needs to get tough on X social media - incredible amount of disinformationThu, 11 Jun 2026 06:46:44 +0000Absolutely I would. But I don’t know any of them personally.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:46:11 +0000You're a pretentious bullshi**er that hasn't the slightest clue to whom you talk to here, let alone be in their league. And I'm 69, so try those memory courses.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:45:00 +0000He was a brave man to defend that woman. Lets see what you do when that age. My bet is, "nothing"Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:44:59 +0000Perhaps contact the Thai FDA? Selling hazardous food is an offence, and the vendor may have bought stocks of expired/damaged canned foods and is running a business selling to other customers?Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:44:56 +0000Whilst some of the activities one could indulge in there might be considered by some to be gutter level pursuits , Pattayas reputation for supplying the opportunities to do so is widely known In that respect it is world renownedThu, 11 Jun 2026 06:44:30 +0000Most fighters of all fighting sports use weights to build strength, endurance and hardness. You haven't a clue. I've actually been in world class gyms working and working out where pro fighters trained with weights. Weights don't always "bulk up", so you again don't know what you're talking about. There are specific ways to train with weights that increase punching strength. I know because i trained both. Reading books on women because i wanted to understand them better is a hell of a lot better than calling them dogs, so you should stay away from that topic also. How can I have a fragile ego if I've trained for over 50 years? This would mean I have good self esteem, no insecurity whatsoever,quite the opposite of someone who needs to brag about going to so many gyms but is likely only entering them and talking trash on his phone here.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:43:09 +0000Based on the content of some AN members' posts, would you consider any of them antisemites?Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:41:26 +0000Another long post, all nonsense. You're a low achiever stuck in Sisaket. I learn from World Champs. I have trained with them. You are a battler making up your own theories. Sad really. 70yo man lost in Isaan. Nothing to do.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:40:59 +0000you didn't specify some,. or all Hence the question mark, I was merely seeking clarification settle down I don't know any expats who avoid anywhere due to "the smell"Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:39:33 +0000I am sure many many people would say Trial today, obviously guilty, immediate deportation, or better still, a visit to Mr Pierrepoint.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:36:57 +0000The 'need to know principal' was developed for folk just like you. Not me tho!Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:36:38 +0000You post AI and other's opinions, period. Calling someone who's obviously, even from this forum alone, much smarter than you've shown a moron, has you looking like a microcephalic idiot. How would you know how much Thai I can speak seeing we've never met? That a fighter can speak Thai doesn't mean he can pronunciate it correctly, as a native Thai can. What I posted was spot on, as I also posted a link from a Thai, and there are many more. I also know actual Thais very well, and have for decades, who know more than you ever will about the Thai language. Calling someone who's raised 6 children and had jobs you couldn't function at a low achiever also has you looking very small. Those who support me are smart enough to understand what I say. Those, like you, who don't, are the ones who haven't the knowledge to argue a point with real evidence, so you resort to teen name calling and more assumptions. That MT fighter you drool over doesn't even know you're alive, so your Kardashian hero worship doesn't make him a Thai language expert, but Thai locals do. You've proven what and who you are here many times, and your reputation shows it. You aren't very bright and all you have is AI to try and prove facts others post wrong, which you've never done, so it might be best to just quit, as every reply has you sinking deeper into that hole.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:36:22 +0000I'm sorry, but if that bloke isn't called Klaus, then we have to check if GottFrid has posted lately he might finally getting some...Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:36:21 +0000