https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenI saw it, thought it was pretty weak movie wise, but I think it's trying to make a political statement that some governments don't like.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:36:33 +0000[Opinion. Sean is still a fugitive, grinding the wheels of just-us to a halt. He is not a terrorist!] Absconded activist refuses to be “prisoner of war” Abubaker Abed Electronic Intifada: 10 Nov 2025 For the revolutionary fugitive, the choice between fight or flight is false; a proper escape is already a counterattack.’ – Dylan Saba Sean Middlebrough, a Palestine Action protestor, had ‘absconded’ from HMP Wandsworth. The 32 year old activist was one of the Filton24, a group of direct action protestors who have been held in remand without trial through the abuse of repressive anti-terror laws. Middlebrough laid out his reasons for becoming a fugitive escaping state repression: “I’m not on the run. I am merely being sensible, refusing to be held as a prisoner of war of Israel, in a British prison. Outrageously, twenty three of my heroic and honorable co-defendants remain in prison following our kidnapping by counter-terrorism police. We were raided, our families detained, and guns pointed at our heads despite not being charged with any terror offenses. “The UN has condemned our treatment as likely “enforced disappearance”, while my co-defendants are indefinitely detained before facing trial. “We are not terrorists. I oppose terror and tyranny in all forms. When we witness British backed genocide of the Palestinian people, it is our moral and legal duty to act against it. “This is why some of my comrades in the Filton 24 are in active hunger strike for immediate bail and a fair trial; we can resist injustice wherever we are. They are the best of us, and we must rally behind their fight. While I am free, I will raise their voice beyond the prison walls, for everything that they are and they stand for – a FREE PALESTINE!“Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:36:30 +0000There are a lot of creeps in Pattaya not just Aussies. Where are you from?Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:36:15 +0000Oddly enough, mine too, although, I "cheated" inasmuch as I visited Pattaya with some golfing friends from Phuket who included me in their discounted package. Whilst they were out chasing their balls (!) I was exploring the delights of Pattaya.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:35:36 +0000Is bannork to gLoBaL waRMinGs what Talljohnbkk was to coLdvids? Does he paste these walls of BS hourly or?Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:35:20 +0000Anger is boiling over in Venezuela as devastated families accuse the government of failing to act quickly enough after twin earthquakes killed at least 1,700 people. Heartbreaking scenes continue to unfold in the coastal town of La Guaira, where desperate relatives still cling to hope that loved ones buried beneath collapsed buildings might somehow be found alive. Every few minutes, rescuers shout "Silencio!" and raise their fists, bringing roads, machinery and crowds to an instant standstill. Engines fall quiet. Conversations stop. Rescue workers press their ears to freshly drilled holes in shattered concrete, listening for even the faintest cry from survivors trapped beneath the rubble. One of the biggest rescue operations is focused on a 12-storey apartment building that collapsed beside a busy road in La Guaira, one of the areas hardest hit by last Wednesday's earthquakes. Interim President Delcy Rodríguez has described the disaster as the "most brutal natural catastrophe" in Venezuela's history. Among those anxiously waiting nearby is Miguel Oscar Nunez, whose 34-year-old son Angel lived inside the building. Every pause in the rescue effort raises hopes that someone may still be alive, only for crushing disappointment to follow when silence is all rescuers hear. Miguel Oscar says more help is needed from authorities Miguel believes time has been wasted. He fears his son may not have died in the earthquake itself but could instead lose his life because rescue efforts did not begin quickly enough. "My son, like hundreds of others, is trapped under the rubble," he says. "We need more support from authorities urgently to dig them out. It's possible the earthquake has not killed him, but can you imagine if he is killed because of the negligence of the authorities?" Kevin Montilla shares the same frustration. While he was at work when the earthquake struck, his wife Luzmary and their 16-year-old daughter Jhoerliyzmar were inside the building. Kevin Montilla called the government's response "frustrating and impotent" He says neighbours rushed in to help immediately, but official assistance lagged behind. According to Kevin, local residents led the initial rescue efforts while police officers only inspected the scene without joining the operation. "The rescue operation started very late and it's been slow," he says. "Initially it was only people who live in the community who came in to help. The police just came to check, but they didn't help. The government's response has been frustrating and impotent." When rescue teams from Venezuela and Colombia eventually arrived, they brought heavy equipment including cranes and diggers. But grieving families say precious days had already been lost. The frustration stretches far beyond one building. In several parts of La Guaira state, residents say search teams have still not reached devastated neighbourhoods. At a hospital, single mother Deilisbeth Herreira searched desperately through lists of the injured and dead, hoping to find news of her daughters, 12-year-old Greydelys and 13-year-old Graybelys. She was working when the earthquake struck and believes the girls were most likely at home. "I have help from no one," she says through tears. "No machines or rescuers have been sent to dig through the rubble. It's like you've been left on your own to find your loved ones." Elsewhere, volunteers armed with little more than crowbars, shovels and rubber gloves continue digging through the collapsed Bello Horizonte apartment complex. William Rodrigues says the smell is overwhelming but insists they cannot stop searching while there is still hope someone could be alive beneath the wreckage. William Rodrigues is searching for his uncle Across the road, Juan Avendo recalls hearing trapped residents screaming beneath the rubble. Together with relatives, he says they clawed through debris with their bare hands before eventually rescuing one woman alive after first passing her a bottle of water. Enyer Musics (left) and his uncle Juan Avendo rescued a woman they heard screaming from under rubble Official Venezuelan firefighters did not arrive until Friday, almost two days after the earthquake. Rescue teams from El Salvador and the United States later joined the effort before operations were called off on Sunday after several more survivors were found. Many residents now fear countless victims remain buried beneath the ruins. Juan believes hundreds may still lie under the debris, and warns the true scale of Venezuela's deadliest natural disaster may never be fully known. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yzd18dxzxoTue, 30 Jun 2026 08:34:52 +0000Zionists push to move Pentagon offices to Israel…no really A piece of the Pentagon headed for Israeli soil, 465 dunams seized in the hills, and church land taken in Jerusalem all in one week. The Call: 27 Jun 2026 In Washington, the Senate wrote a US-Israel defense partnership into its budget on terms a future Congress would struggle to undo — and House members went further still, filing an amendment to plant an actual Pentagon office on Israeli soil. Amendment #319, is a two-page measure that would plant a piece of the Pentagon on Israeli soil. Titled “Establishment of Defense Innovation Unit Office in Israel,” it directs the Secretary of War to seek to open an office of the Defense Innovation Unit — the Pentagon’s commercial-technology arm, which scouts and buys cutting-edge systems from private industry — somewhere inside Israel within 180 days of the bill becoming law. And that purchasing mandate is the whole point: the DIU exists to spend U.S. defense dollars on commercial tech, so an office in Israel is purpose-built to route that money to Israeli firms and the Israeli Ministry of Defense. US taxpayers would foot the bill for setting up the office, then foot it again for the contracts it hands out — underwriting the research, the procurement, and the private companies on the other end. It is a subsidy pipeline with a Pentagon letterhead, paid for by people who will never be asked whether they wanted to fund it, which is essentially how it exists today, but with an Israeli P.O. Box. Killed this week. Rida Sami Hassan Awad, 15. Beit Ummar.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:34:23 +0000Very true , The tea and coffee in particular is a "hot " topic Its primarily about avoiding claims for damages they don't actually care about "us" passengers in the real sense of the wordTue, 30 Jun 2026 08:34:14 +0000I genuinely don't know what you're on about!Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:31:34 +0000It's still oneverywhere that has it in the UK - just not allowed in idling cars f(rom what I've read) but I doubt there's any enforcement - unless by retarded KArens (who should not be allowed to vote, let alone police - imho). Europe is probably starting to ban A/C for 2 reasons: 1. To kill old people with heat stroke who use up all the tax money in socialised healthcare. 2. To make everyone feel hot and miserable so the “global warming” scam feels more real and they can pass more tax increases. These globalist elites are a proper bunch of ****.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:31:25 +0000[Opinion: Not my America. Not even in Texas.] Texas ICE protesters get 30- to 100-year sentences: Nine activists convicted in March on terrorism-related charges stemming from a July 4 protest at an immigrant detention facility in Alvarado, Texas, received sentences ranging from 30 to 100 years on Tuesday. DropSiteNews: 28 Jun 2026 Former U.S. Marine Corps reservist Benjamin Song, who shot and wounded a police officer was sentenced to 100 years, while five others received 50 years. Maricela Rueda received 70 years, and Daniel Sanchez-Estrada, who was not present at the protest, was charged with concealing antifascist magazines at the request of his wife and received 30 years. Prosecutors charged the group with participating in a conspiracy—though many of the protesters did not know each other—and were characterized as part of “antifa,” a loosely affiliated movement the Trump administration has attempted to criminalize as a terrorist organization. “Antifa terrorists who attack law enforcement and federal facilities will face swift and uncompromising justice,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement. Former federal prosecutor Barbara McQuade said she had expected sentences closer to 15 to 25 years, calling the stacking of consecutive sentences unusual. The punishments exceed the longest sentences given for the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:30:46 +0000OP hasn't logged on for 19 years and the post itself is 23 years old. but hey, you got a plug in for someone.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:30:06 +0000That she is not acting as a courier (mule) for another person or organization? That the heroin was for personal use. IMO it's more likely that the airline has chosen to disassociate itself from the affair. They presumably don't want anyone to think they were a party to such a crime. I for one, don't blame them.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:29:35 +0000so it was you who reported me ! Nobody likes a snitchTue, 30 Jun 2026 08:28:36 +0000Safety training is about more than crash events.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:28:19 +0000Whose side is he on? He obviously is not in Ukraine which means he's not spending his hundreds of millions on defending his country. Was he targeted by Russia simply due to his nationality?Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:27:34 +0000Nothing will change . Israel will still get the weapons and the war will continue . Throwing paint over buildings in the UK will not stop the war in IsraelTue, 30 Jun 2026 08:26:57 +0000Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:26:40 +0000No they don't. Here is what they have permission for on my phone.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:26:31 +0000Make her a Thai cabinet minister immediately. She is fully qualified and should have diplomatic immunity.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:25:08 +0000A good choice..thanks🤐Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:24:54 +0000Fair enough. We won’t agree. Stay safe next time you’re flying—those “trolley dollies” are the people trained to get you out if things go wrong.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:24:38 +0000Speaking normally there. Which gives me the impression that he's been putting on an act, now that he has been caught bang to rights.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:23:47 +0000Why won't you do any work, no one will see you, it's the best occupation in Thailand. There's an Aussie guy, owns a pie shop in Jomtien, owns the best pie shop in Thailand, he's there every morning, slaving over the dough counter, making pies. He's incognito, raking in the cash 💲💲💲💲💰💰💰Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:21:51 +0000NoTue, 30 Jun 2026 08:20:33 +0000