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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Thailand news</title><link>https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/</link><description>National and regional news from all around Thailand</description><language>en</language><item><title>Has Starmer got bigguns</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396405-has-starmer-got-bigguns/?do=findComment&comment=20549262]]></link><description>And violent knife wielding psychopaths  are not asylum seekers   they are terrorists</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:59:33 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Has Starmer got bigguns</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396405-has-starmer-got-bigguns/?do=findComment&comment=20549263]]></link><description>And violent knife wielding psychopaths  are not asylum seekers   they are terrorists</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:59:33 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>World Cup storm as Iran fans locked out days before kick-off</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396406-world-cup-storm-as-iran-fans-locked-out-days-before-kick-off/?do=findComment&comment=20549261]]></link><description>I&#x2019;m keeping my fingers crossed.  A few missing Iranian fans at a U.S. v Iran game would be more than made up for by fans from other nations.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:59:30 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Thailand Ranks Second in 2026 Retirement Abroad Index</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396562-thailand-ranks-second-in-2026-retirement-abroad-index/?do=findComment&comment=20549260]]></link><description>"Nobody really has to leave 800k in the bank,"  And if you withdraw more than the allowed amount at the wrong time then they refuse your retirement extension!</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:58:46 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Receiving your UK State Pension direct into you Thai Bank</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396543-receiving-your-uk-state-pension-direct-into-you-thai-bank/?do=findComment&comment=20549259]]></link><description>Think you'll need to call your bank and ask the date of the money transfer and the exchange rate, then you can make comparisons. I once rang SCB to enquire. They told me the uk pension came from Citibank USA via Citibank Thailand to my SCB account.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:57:43 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>JD Vance says Netanyahu has made mistakes amid Iran conflict</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396553-jd-vance-says-netanyahu-has-made-mistakes-amid-iran-conflict/?do=findComment&comment=20549258]]></link><description>JD Vance is not a leader, he is a follower, void of any original thought or opinions. JD Vance owes his career to 1 person.. Peter Thiel. Thiel was his single largest donor contributor for his 2022 Senate run as well as his key backer in JD. Vance&#x2019;s Narya Capital. If anything JD Vance is Peter Thiel&#x2019;s puppet and if by off chance he were to ever be POTUS, pretty sure you will see Peter Thiel in his shadow doing his bidding Another NONE president</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:57:09 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Has Starmer got bigguns</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396405-has-starmer-got-bigguns/?do=findComment&comment=20549257]]></link><description>Your outrage over everybody's  outrage is a bit weird   can you not understand how people feel?   None of this would have happened if people had been listened to , nobody asked for mass immigration,  Do you still think diversity is our strength ?   lol</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:56:10 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Foreign Couple Held After Baby Found Dead in Udon Thani</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396565-foreign-couple-held-after-baby-found-dead-in-udon-thani/?do=findComment&comment=20549256]]></link><description>Don't see @BLMFem in the comment section.  Oh wait...</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:55:40 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Do you use a clothes dryer?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396434-do-you-use-a-clothes-dryer/?do=findComment&comment=20549254]]></link><description>You have really lost it. Do you have any real friendships outside of this dystopian platform?</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:55:34 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>JAPAN: 20 Million People &#x2014; All Excess Deaths Were Covid Jabbed</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395351-japan-20-million-people-all-excess-deaths-were-covid-jabbed/?do=findComment&comment=20549255]]></link><description>I like to call it dismis-information.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:55:34 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>EV Charging Stations (CS)</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1279914-ev-charging-stations-cs/?do=findComment&comment=20549253]]></link><description>Renewables may provide generation flexibility but that does not answer the underlying question.  Can the local grid infrastructure in the key development zones simultaneously support rapid data center growth and rapid EV adoption without substantial transmission and distribution upgrades.  Grid capability is not simply a matter of total megawatts available on paper, it is about if power can be delivered reliably to where demand is concentrated. A gigawatt data center load clustered in a handful of locations presents a very different challenge from the same load being distributed across the country.  Well run utilities and investment boards study connection capacity and future demand not just national generation surplus. My concern is not that Thailand will run out of electricity but that infrastructure expansion may struggle to keep pace if large data centers and EV charging networks are competing for capacity in the same regions.  Thailand has not always been known for proactive infrastructure planning which is why I believe these risks deserve closer scrutiny rather than being dismissed with references to renewables alone.  Again, lets wait and see how Thailand (not the UK or AUS) handles additional fixed loads.   P.S. Sorry for not considering those wearing the "I charge from home solar badge" in a pervious post. Big thanks to @impulse for introducing this fun subject.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:54:44 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Firefox free VPN now available in Thailand.</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396504-firefox-free-vpn-now-available-in-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=20549252]]></link><description>Used it yesterday...no problems &#x1F44C;</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:54:07 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Elon Musk's SpaceX Nears $1.8tn Ahead of IPO</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396557-elon-musks-spacex-nears-18tn-ahead-of-ipo/?do=findComment&comment=20549251]]></link><description>First of all, SpaceX, as it has evolved in recent months, is a very strange company. Because it is no longer just a company that builds rockets for businesses and states to send cargo into space, but a group that includes various companies. The rocket company is one. The company that has built a network of satellites to provide internet, Starlink, is a subsidiary. But the group also includes X (the old Twitter) and, of course, xAI, the artificial intelligence company that Musk created to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic. The creation of this strange group meant that the shareholders/financiers of all of these are now shareholders of SpaceX.  The Saudis and Peter Thiel, who gave Elon Musk money to buy Twitter, will now collect hundreds of millions from the IPO of another company than the one they invested in. All of these companies have their own problems, but the main problem is that only one of them is profitable (Starlink). All the others are loss-making, with xAI even &#x201C;burning&#x201D; tens of billions a year. In the first quarter of 2026, the group lost $2.6 billion. If the stock goes public at the price they are asking, SpaceX&#x2019;s valuation will reach $1.75 trillion. It will be one of the companies with the largest capitalization in the world. But it reports annual revenue of just $19 billion (mainly from government money for rocket launches, and Starlink revenue).  A normal valuation for dynamic technology companies is a capitalization of 10-15 times annual revenue. SpaceX is asking for almost 100 times more. What is it basing that on? On lies, of course.  A key characteristic of Elon Musk in his business activity is that he is a liar. There is no other way to put it. He lies all the time. He publicly claims things that are not true, conveys distorted or incorrect information and data and, most importantly, he constantly promises things (that he himself will do, that his companies will do) that never come true. The New York Times the other day did an examining over 600 promises and predictions that he had made publicly, finding that 81% were never realized. The man lies all the time. He does it, of course, on purpose. Because Tesla has a stock market valuation that is in no way justified by its financial results, Musk promises unrealistic developments in the future, from fleets of self-driving taxis to armies of AI robots, which of course are not based on anything.  They exist only to convince investors that this company is more than just a car manufacturer, so that they don't sell and the stock falls. In a few cases, this has consequences, as business executives are not allowed to lie or promise publicly to manipulate a stock or create false expectations among investors. But that happens very rarely, and then Musk simply pays the fines. Usually no one questions him for the silly promises of self-driving, flying or underwater cars that never come, or for silly trips to Mars, underground highways and armies of autonomous robots. So that's exactly what SpaceX is doing in its financial and forecast document ahead of its IPO. The company promises in its document that it will dominate space, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence, claiming a share of a market it estimates at $28.5 trillion. It promises to build data centers in space ("starting in 2028", LOL) and a permanent base on Mars. None of this is based on anything real and solid. Even the comparatively more down-to-earth promises for the rapid development of the already profitable Starlink depend on the flawless, mass operation of hundreds of giant Starship rockets. For now, they've been trying to get one test flight to fly without exploding for years (unsuccessfully so far). Buying SpaceX stock at the asking price when it goes public means you believe that these promises will come true.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:53:48 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Kasikorn Bank K-Biz App ?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396471-kasikorn-bank-k-biz-app/?do=findComment&comment=20549250]]></link><description>As others have stated use the Kplus app on mobile not the Kbiz app.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:52:41 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Single retired men</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396192-single-retired-men/?do=findComment&comment=20549249]]></link><description>Good advice.  Take the advice from khunla because apparently your intimate relationship with the internet is on the rocks.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:51:57 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Single retired men</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396192-single-retired-men/?do=findComment&comment=20549248]]></link><description>Wow...another from the herd that thinks they are genius &#x1F60A;</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:51:28 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Has Starmer got bigguns</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396405-has-starmer-got-bigguns/?do=findComment&comment=20549247]]></link><description>People are rightly furious about this incident     What is it with you and your "Mr Sensible"  comments</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:51:22 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>My Bitter Experience with Lazada.Has This Happened to You?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396524-my-bitter-experience-with-lazadahas-this-happened-to-you/?do=findComment&comment=20549246]]></link><description>https://shopee.co.th/%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%9B-%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7-%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B8%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%99-KSH-D11-%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%94-1.1-%E0%B8%A5.-%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B5-i.1741279777.57656129830  Order using the phone app to get the discount.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:51:03 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Eight Arrested After Chinese Man Robbed at Bangkok Cafe</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396538-eight-arrested-after-chinese-man-robbed-at-bangkok-cafe/?do=findComment&comment=20549245]]></link><description>Naive. He should surely have become suspicious when asked to bring cash to such a meeting.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:50:44 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Single retired men</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396192-single-retired-men/?do=findComment&comment=20549244]]></link><description>If you believe that, then you are as thick as you indicate. You obviously don't understand how AI works and you don't understand how I work. It's like telling me that I hit back the hardest. It's hardly an insult. &#x1F60A; So...carry on. Thank you &#x1F917;</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:50:23 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>My Bitter Experience with Lazada.Has This Happened to You?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396524-my-bitter-experience-with-lazadahas-this-happened-to-you/?do=findComment&comment=20549242]]></link><description>All this fuss over 240 Baht. I've lost more than that in the back of a BKK taxi.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:49:55 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Starmer Vows to Contest Any Labour Leadership Challenge</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396274-starmer-vows-to-contest-any-labour-leadership-challenge/?do=findComment&comment=20549243]]></link><description><![CDATA[OK my prediction of what will happen  1) Burnham wins the By-Election 2) Burnham wins a leadership challenge and becomes Prime Minister 3) Conservatives Lib Dems Reform call for a general election 4) There is no general election just a lot of Parliamentary time and hot air wasted on something that will not happen 5) After a brief period of hope and elation the people realise nothing changes and start blaming Burnham.  If Burnham does become Prime Minister he should first appoint a new cabinet and replace the Chancellor then take a leaf out of Trumps playbook. People don't want to hear doom &amp; gloom or how bad the last lot were or how badly off the country is. People want to hear how well everything is going, be like Trump lie about everything exaggerate everything it doesn't matter if it bears no relation to the actual truth its what people want to hear and how it makes them feel that matters to them. If the people get the truth things are bad there is no more money they will be calling for whoever the next Prime Minister is to resign no matter who it is.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:49:55 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>My Bitter Experience with Lazada.Has This Happened to You?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396524-my-bitter-experience-with-lazadahas-this-happened-to-you/?do=findComment&comment=20549241]]></link><description>I'll look. I don't care for rice but my wife is getting anxious.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:49:20 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Has Starmer got bigguns</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396405-has-starmer-got-bigguns/?do=findComment&comment=20549240]]></link><description>Protesters are not getting arrested and banged away, those are rioters.  Rioters are not protesters.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:49:19 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Dutch Tourist Reports Gold Chain Theft in Pattaya</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396566-dutch-tourist-reports-gold-chain-theft-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=20549239]]></link><description>53 years of age with a brain of a ten year old.......these pesky ladyboys &#x263A;&#xFE0F;</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:48:01 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
