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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>Pattaya Air Pollution irritates my face(red,hot,itchy)</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396548-pattaya-air-pollution-irritates-my-faceredhotitchy/?do=findComment&comment=20559375]]></link><description>Tea tree oil is very effective against ringworm. I speak from experience. I imagine there are other essential oils / herbal supplements that would be effective too.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:49:22 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump&#x2019;s Iran Deal, Is the Worst Foreign Policy Blunder In Decades</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396983-trumps-iran-deal-is-the-worst-foreign-policy-blunder-in-decades/?do=findComment&comment=20559374]]></link><description>Check date  , check account , checks out !</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:34:47 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>No Nukes, $300bn Fund: Inside the Reported US-Iran Deal</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396940-no-nukes-300bn-fund-inside-the-reported-us-iran-deal/?do=findComment&comment=20559373]]></link><description>Because it's a bad deal.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:34:07 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Modern day  Dem Party , News</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396584-the-modern-day-dem-party-news/?do=findComment&comment=20559372]]></link><description>The modern day Dem party allowed millions upon millions of unvetted illegals to cross the border. Today, 15 in Dem Massachusetts  with 11 suspected to be part of those who came,  stole American citizens identity's and used programs that caused  hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraud. Top DOJ Official Announces Arrests And Charges In Fraud Crackdown In Boston</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:30:35 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>No Nukes, $300bn Fund: Inside the Reported US-Iran Deal</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396940-no-nukes-300bn-fund-inside-the-reported-us-iran-deal/?do=findComment&comment=20559371]]></link><description>I'm waiting for someone to let slip that Uncle Sam will be peddling arms to Iran, and that's the way the lion's share of that amount will be delivered.  No need to press the point that a piece of that bonanza will go into a pocket smeared with orange face paint.  Not a far cry from this:  https://www.voanews.com/a/saudi-crown-prince-to-visit-white-house-tuesday/4305355.html  Can't think of anything positive to say about MBS but I give him credit for laughing in DT's face.</description><enclosure url="https://assets.aseannow.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2026_06/laugh.jpg.e153a3cb33a8361ba1024f823bdf7ea5.jpg" length="112846" type="image/jpeg"/><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:30:08 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump&#x2019;s Iran Deal, Is the Worst Foreign Policy Blunder In Decades</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396983-trumps-iran-deal-is-the-worst-foreign-policy-blunder-in-decades/?do=findComment&comment=20559370]]></link><description>Every accusation a self-confession. I'm not even sure you are really a Jew - nearly every Zionist Jew on the web is pouring bile down onto the orange head of Trump - meanwhile you appear to be doubling down. Maybe you're a wannabe wanting to svetch , hustle and welch on the bill and dissapear mysteriously to the toilet when it's your round. Oh and the irony Trump signed the surrender agreement in Versailles - of course the uncouth oaf has no idea of what that means.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:24:57 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Elderly Rider Fined After Driving E-Trike Through Traffic</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396962-elderly-rider-fined-after-driving-e-trike-through-traffic/?do=findComment&comment=20559369]]></link><description>I will confess that I also have an electric trike (or cart), but I only operate it in the bike lane along the beach road here in Rayong. That said, I would never drive it in a congested area.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:24:17 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump and The Art of Winning in Iran</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397025-trump-and-the-art-of-winning-in-iran/?do=findComment&comment=20559368]]></link><description>Ladies and gentlemen, I did it. I surrendered to Iran. Completely. Total surrender. People said it couldn&#x2019;t be done. They said, &#x201C;Sir, nobody could possibly surrender this hard.&#x201D; And I said, &#x201C;Watch me.&#x201D;  You remember Obama giving Iran $1.5 billion? Terrible deal. Weak. Very weak. Child&#x2019;s play. Amateur hour. I looked at that and said, &#x201C;Those are rookie numbers.&#x201D;  So here&#x2019;s what we did. First, we spent $300 billion of your taxpayer money blowing up Iran. Tremendous explosion, by the way. The best explosions. Nobody does explosions like us. Then, and this is where the genius comes in, we&#x2019;re going to give them another $300 billion to rebuild everything we just blew up. Think about it. Nobody has ever thought of this before. Many people are saying it&#x2019;s the most innovative financial disaster in history.  We&#x2019;re going to rebuild their cities, rebuild their military, restart their nuclear programs, give them money for weapons, give them money for more weapons, and then probably give them some extra money just because we&#x2019;re feeling generous. Their proxies are going to be thrilled. They&#x2019;re calling me already. They love me over there. They really do.  People come up to me with tears in their eyes and say, &#x201C;Sir, how did you manage to screw this up so magnificently?&#x201D; And I tell them, &#x201C;It&#x2019;s a gift. Not everybody has it.&#x201D;  The fake news won&#x2019;t tell you this, but this was all part of a master plan. A beautiful plan. A perfect plan. Some say the greatest plan ever conceived by a human mind. The experts hate it. The generals hate it. The economists hate it. Which is how you know it&#x2019;s working.  And remember, I have the absolute right to do this. Total authority. Complete authority. Everybody knows it.  The best part? I&#x2019;ll probably be gone before the bill comes due. That&#x2019;s the beauty of leadership. You folks get to spend the next thirty years dealing with the consequences while I ride off into the sunset. Frankly, it&#x2019;s tremendous. Maybe the most tremendous collapse anybody has ever seen.  Thank you. God bless you. God bless America. And good luck. You&#x2019;re going to need it.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:23:12 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump&#x2019;s Iran Deal, Is the Worst Foreign Policy Blunder In Decades</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396983-trumps-iran-deal-is-the-worst-foreign-policy-blunder-in-decades/?do=findComment&comment=20559367]]></link><description>My thoughts on the MAGA loonys also. Glad you have come to your senses 555.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:19:20 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump&#x2019;s Iran Deal, Is the Worst Foreign Policy Blunder In Decades</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396983-trumps-iran-deal-is-the-worst-foreign-policy-blunder-in-decades/?do=findComment&comment=20559366]]></link><description><![CDATA[Iran agreed to not build, buy or procure  nukes &amp; brings peace to the region.  The international  leftists would rather side with Iran , a regime that kills thousands of its citizens,hangs gays, stones women, funds global terrorism, and screams "Death to America" , than give Trump any credit.  Interesting how the Video trys to  spin in the GOP dissatisfaction,  in the video using Sen. Bill Cassidy who voted to impeach Trump and recently lost his re election bid.  Their hatred of America and Trump runs deeper than any concern for actual human rights or stopping nuclear proliferation. Pathetic!]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:16:37 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Facebook</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397024-facebook/?do=findComment&comment=20559365]]></link><description>Just a question, how do you download Facebook Reels?</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:12:57 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>How California became a case study in failed governance</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396943-how-california-became-a-case-study-in-failed-governance/?do=findComment&comment=20559364]]></link><description>California gets 33.9 percent of their state budget from the federal government.  https://factually.co/fact-checks/finance/california-federal-transfers-share-2024-25-4dd562</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:08:31 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>How California became a case study in failed governance</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396943-how-california-became-a-case-study-in-failed-governance/?do=findComment&comment=20559363]]></link><description>California has the highest poverty rate.  https://calmatters.org/commentary/2025/09/california-living-costs-highest-poverty/  Number 49 in literacy rate.  https://californiapolicycenter.org/the-reading-crisis-why-illiteracy-threatens-californias-future-and-what-we-can-do-now/</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:05:21 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Modern day  Dem Party , News</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396584-the-modern-day-dem-party-news/?do=findComment&comment=20559362]]></link><description>I might get banned now by the MODS, but why don't they get deleted? They just hate hate and lies every day, posting links from insecure links as well.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:01:07 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>BBC in Trouble again.</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396986-bbc-in-trouble-again/?do=findComment&comment=20559361]]></link><description>Exactly my point. They are not illegal immigrants. Thanks for the confirmation.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:43:17 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Women Who Don&#x2019;t Fit the Story...</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397023-the-women-who-dont-fit-the-story/?do=findComment&comment=20559360]]></link><description>First, let me say that this is in no way intended as some form of moral judgement. It is a genuine question.  The standard explanation we are often given for women entering the trade is poverty, and there is certainly truth in that. Spend enough time talking to women on the game and you will find many come from difficult backgrounds. Broken homes, failed marriages, financial hardship, limited opportunities, no access to education, families that needed supporting, a child that needed raising, circumstances that pushed them into decisions they might never have considered under different conditions. That part is straightforward enough to understand.  What interests me more are the exceptions. Every so often you meet women who do not fit the stereotype at all. They are intelligent, articulate, moderately educated, and sometimes come from reasonably stable backgrounds. They are not starving, homeless, or trapped in situations with no alternatives or way out. In many cases they could plausibly pursue conventional careers without obvious limitation if they chose to.  Which raises an interesting question. If desperation is not the full explanation, why are they there at all?  The answer may be that some people do not value the same outcomes. Society tends to assume ambition means careers, promotions, qualifications, status, and a long climb toward financial comfort. But that model is not universal.  You watch one woman spend fifteen years climbing a corporate ladder.  Then you watch another woman step into an elevator.  Whether the elevator eventually breaks down is a different discussion entirely.  And that is where things start becoming interesting.  Some women may look at the conventional path and see years of stress, social pressures, office politics, long hours, and incremental financial progress. Then they look at trading sex for money and see something else entirely. A shortcut. Monetary gains arriving in days rather than years. Financial independence achieved long before their peers have finished building momentum in traditional careers.  To them, the decision may not feel irrational. It may feel like arithmetic. Even if every shortcut carries a cost, the calculation can still appear more favourable depending on what someone prioritises.  And perhaps that is what sex work has always been about. Not simply desperation, but the structured exchange of sacrifice. One thing given up in return for another.  For some women, that calculation is driven by necessity. For others, it is driven by opportunity. The circumstances differ, but the underlying logic often does not.  After all, most people sell something in life in exchange for money. A skill, knowledge, a service, their labour, or a product.  The only real disagreement is over what they are prepared to sell, and what they believe it is worth.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:43:11 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given vaccine</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396973-cervical-cancer-deaths-fall-to-zero-in-young-women-given-vaccine/?do=findComment&comment=20559359]]></link><description>I had my flu shot today and 6 COVID-19 shots</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:32:47 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Factory re-set</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397021-factory-re-set/?do=findComment&comment=20559358]]></link><description>Thanks</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:31:58 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Modern day  Dem Party , News</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396584-the-modern-day-dem-party-news/?do=findComment&comment=20559357]]></link><description>DC goes Heavy into a Demacratic Socialist Mayor.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:31:14 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>How California became a case study in failed governance</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396943-how-california-became-a-case-study-in-failed-governance/?do=findComment&comment=20559356]]></link><description>Duplicate</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:30:26 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Modern day  Dem Party , News</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396584-the-modern-day-dem-party-news/?do=findComment&comment=20559355]]></link><description>Modern Day  Dem's continue to double down on far left and problematic candidates, revealing a party that increasingly prioritizes ideology and power over mainstream values and basic vetting.  In Maine, they&#x2019;re backing Platner , a Senate candidate with a Nazi linked Totenkopf/SS death&#x2019;s head tattoo, controversial Reddit posts, and personal scandals even as Massachusetts GOP calls him "Nazi Platner". In NY, Democratic socialist Mamdani won the mayoral race pushing aggressive leftist policies. In Washington D.C., another democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George is dominating the mayoral primary. And in New Jersey, voters just nominated Adam Hamawy, a candidate with past ties to an Al Qaeda linked group and testimony defending the 'Blind Sheikh" in a terrorism trial.  This pattern shows today&#x2019;s Dem Party is moving further left, embracing extremes that would have been unthinkable just a decade ago, while lecturing everyone else about threats to democracy.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:28:19 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump&#x2019;s Iran Deal, Is the Worst Foreign Policy Blunder In Decades</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396983-trumps-iran-deal-is-the-worst-foreign-policy-blunder-in-decades/?do=findComment&comment=20559354]]></link><description>hahaha, what a bunch of screeching losers lol</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:28:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>What is your Asean-Now Persona, according to Gemini? Check it out...!</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396739-what-is-your-asean-now-persona-according-to-gemini-check-it-out/?do=findComment&comment=20559353]]></link><description>Perhaps, and it's all my fault, I suppose?  You are correct that something has changed.  NOW, Gemini is calling me some sort of BLOOD PRODUCT.....    Maybe try again next week?   Or, try typing in "who is...."  in the search box...on Google Chrome</description><enclosure url="https://assets.aseannow.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2026_06/image.png.78f16e9042e8dca7b4cb2b86ea0db98a.png" length="56114" type="image/png"/><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:26:40 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Eat the rich, starting with trillionaires</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397017-eat-the-rich-starting-with-trillionaires/?do=findComment&comment=20559352]]></link><description>socialists who hate achievement are an existential threat to humanity</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:17:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given vaccine</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396973-cervical-cancer-deaths-fall-to-zero-in-young-women-given-vaccine/?do=findComment&comment=20559351]]></link><description>Actually no, we are not. We are very vocal (and gaining traction, unlike the BBC).</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:15:58 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
