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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>White House tells Pompeo to 'shut his stupid mouth' on Iran</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395279-white-house-tells-pompeo-to-shut-his-stupid-mouth-on-iran/?do=findComment&comment=20522629]]></link><description>As i said dream on! do you think he cares about the constitution ! he has already bypassed that !  it is already being talked about 3rd term,  i like your confidence quoting The 22nd Amendment but he will bypass that the guy is a narcissist  he can tie up the courts for years !! just look how he started this war on a whim !!  good luck</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:26:27 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Tech giants &#x2018;make &#xA3;194,000 from every Brit&#x2019;s data&#x2019;</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395331-tech-giants-make-%C2%A3194000-from-every-brits-data/?do=findComment&comment=20522628]]></link><description>double post</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:26:10 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Foreign Woman Leaves Restaurant Unpaid in Phuket</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395344-foreign-woman-leaves-restaurant-unpaid-in-phuket/?do=findComment&comment=20522627]]></link><description>Much ado about nothing................</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:25:52 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Message from the bank</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395323-message-from-the-bank/?do=findComment&comment=20522626]]></link><description>Which bank?</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:25:12 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Left Over played their hand,Turned into a sick cult,News</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395255-the-left-over-played-their-handturned-into-a-sick-cultnews/?do=findComment&comment=20522625]]></link><description>The US deficit and debts have been at unbelievable numbers for a long time.  Get a grip and get over your bias.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:23:59 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Foreign Woman Leaves Restaurant Unpaid in Phuket</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395344-foreign-woman-leaves-restaurant-unpaid-in-phuket/?do=findComment&comment=20522624]]></link><description>At least it wasn&#x2019;t one of those 455 baht bills where the pineapple suddenly develops legal representation &#x1F34D;&#x2696;&#xFE0F;</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:23:53 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Tech giants &#x2018;make &#xA3;194,000 from every Brit&#x2019;s data&#x2019;</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395331-tech-giants-make-%C2%A3194000-from-every-brits-data/?do=findComment&comment=20522623]]></link><description>It was buried in the reams of legalise gobbledegook that no one reads when setting up the 'free' gmail account or the 'free' Facebook account or the 'free' Line,Instagram,WhatsApp,X etc etc you either agree to the tracking and surveillance or don't use the service at all so we do have a choice but it's called 'Hobson's choice'</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:23:33 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>How Long Does Super Kamagra Take to Work and Is It Safe for Regu</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395335-how-long-does-super-kamagra-take-to-work-and-is-it-safe-for-regu/?do=findComment&comment=20522622]]></link><description>I didn't expect something different from you</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:22:32 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Plot to assassinate  ivanka trump</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395254-plot-to-assassinate-ivanka-trump/?do=findComment&comment=20522621]]></link><description>A drug taking President OK that would be an improvement to what we have now,Oh ! is that why he got married ,if he is still married in 2028 might work in his favour  regards worgeordie</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:22:18 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Foreign Woman Leaves Restaurant Unpaid in Phuket</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395344-foreign-woman-leaves-restaurant-unpaid-in-phuket/?do=findComment&comment=20522620]]></link><description>I agree with Sir Dude and I bet I can guess the nationality.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:21:50 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>What Did You Have For Lunch</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1394745-what-did-you-have-for-lunch/?do=findComment&comment=20522619]]></link><description>Fairly quick, all depending how complex the starches are. Enzymes in your mouth start the process. Yes, if I did fast I would drink electrolytes,especially in Texas where the heat matches Thailand and even hotter.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:21:36 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Foreign Woman Leaves Restaurant Unpaid in Phuket</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395344-foreign-woman-leaves-restaurant-unpaid-in-phuket/?do=findComment&comment=20522618]]></link><description>So many cheap Charlie tourists here now. What? you argue over an 80 baht drink... trailer park trash. No wonder Thais say all sorts about cheap tourists (I could quote the Thai phrase for it, but won't)... just a joke and a silly nasty entitled bitch.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:19:55 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Foreign Woman Leaves Restaurant Unpaid in Phuket</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395344-foreign-woman-leaves-restaurant-unpaid-in-phuket/?do=findComment&comment=20522617]]></link><description>I've eaten at plenty of places where the food wasn't good. You can't just not pay because you don't like the food. Just cut your losses and don't go back.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:19:08 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Bombs of Sweet Mercy: We Must Do The Needful In Iran</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395042-bombs-of-sweet-mercy-we-must-do-the-needful-in-iran/?do=findComment&comment=20522616]]></link><description>So, what are the chances a deal is reached? Any deal that is even slightly worse than the Obama deal (that Trump tore up due to him being a thin skinned idiot) is gonna be seen as a humiliating defeat. And it seems the Iranians believe (rightly, IMO) that they're in a much stronger position strategically than before the war, so chances are they won't agree to something resembling the JCPOA deal anyway. So here we are, right in the middle of the biggest s**t show Trump has ever started, with the entire planet feeling the negative effects of the moronic actions of one single person. Infuriating.  "Trump&#x2019;s worried sycophants probably know that the details of an eventual agreement likely do not matter very much at this point. As my colleague David Frum noted earlier today, the war has already ended with America&#x2019;s strategic defeat by the Islamic Republic of Iran, an outcome for which Trump is directly responsible. How much Iran will get away with, and how much humiliation the United States will endure, has yet to be ironed out by the negotiators, but the war is now almost certain to end with Tehran&#x2019;s theocrats firmly in power, and with a stronger chokehold both on their own people and on the international economy than they had three months ago."</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:18:21 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Message from the bank</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395323-message-from-the-bank/?do=findComment&comment=20522615]]></link><description>But they told him he could use the app. I wonder if it Is still the matching up of phone numbers to account thing , I don't know when that ended.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:18:09 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Quiet Frustration of Being Called &#x201C;Farang&#x201D;</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395237-the-quiet-frustration-of-being-called-farang/?do=findComment&comment=20522614]]></link><description>That's absurd. We, in the USA and other English-speaking countries, classify and name people by their race all the time, like Whites, Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Indians, Aborigines, Aliens, Martians, etc.  Why, even you are using a racially based name to call yourself on this forum - BritManToo! &#x1F604;</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:17:18 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Left Over played their hand,Turned into a sick cult,News</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395255-the-left-over-played-their-handturned-into-a-sick-cultnews/?do=findComment&comment=20522613]]></link><description>@riclag</description><enclosure url="https://assets.aseannow.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2026_05/human.jpg.92626ee48f46e8d74d215018d6341804.jpg" length="5346" type="image/jpeg"/><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:17:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>What Did You Have For Lunch</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1394745-what-did-you-have-for-lunch/?do=findComment&comment=20522612]]></link><description>If you're fasting, you're not eating and you need electrolytes.   I'm not 100% positive, but I think your body turns starches into some type of sugar almost instantly. Fiber is fiber and is not metabolized into glucose.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:15:46 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Quiet Frustration of Being Called &#x201C;Farang&#x201D;</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395237-the-quiet-frustration-of-being-called-farang/?do=findComment&comment=20522611]]></link><description>I have to smile when I see young kids point at me with their parents and say Farang with a smile on their faces  Does it upset me No is the answer life goes on</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:15:27 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Foreign Woman Leaves Restaurant Unpaid in Phuket</title><link>https://aseannow.com/thailand-news/foreign-woman-leaves-restaurant-unpaid-in-phuket-r1985/</link><description>A foreign tourist in Phuket has drawn criticism after refusing to pay part of a restaurant bill at New Break Taek in Chalong, sparking a local media stir. The incident involved an 80 baht dispute over a strawberry smoothie the customer found unsatisfactory. Shared on Thai social media, the footage shows a heated exchange leading to the customer's partial payment and departure.  Get today's headlines by email   Background discussions reveal the tourist, accompanied by her daughter and a Thai babysitter, ordered shrimp satay, a pineapple smoothie, and later requested a sugar-free strawberry smoothie. The total bill amounted to 455 baht. Following a complaint about portion size and taste, the restaurant offered to remake the drink, but she declined and paid only 375 baht for the satay and pineapple smoothie.  The incident has prompted a wave of online reactions, especially among local business operators in Phuket. Some suggest pre-payments, while others call for stricter legal measures against non-paying customers. Restaurant employees shared concerns about covering unpaid bills per policy, though management later absolved them after reviewing CCTV.  Looking ahead, local businesses are advised to exercise caution with foreign tourists, with some suggesting changes in billing practices. Meanwhile, this dispute marks a first for the long-standing restaurant, which prides itself on a 20-year history without similar issues.  AQMDrKZxvil7vlI5mDXh0A23rde707YGNnG9U-EIvVjGmjN8NmEnx3MRe7q7dkP3anfmv9fnHQ74UqhfIQAsUKeMMUwbfyWzT6umz-ZpkA.mp4  Join the discussion?   Already a member?     Adapted by ASEAN Now &#xB7; The Thaiger &#xB7; 22 May 2026</description><enclosure url="https://assets.aseannow.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2026_05/Thaiger-Cover-Picture-2026-05-25T140509_302.jpg.ec3e45d3062eb8fed40c92f9c7f4002d.jpg" length="114340" type="image/jpeg"/><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:14:19 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Foreign Woman Leaves Restaurant Unpaid in Phuket</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395344-foreign-woman-leaves-restaurant-unpaid-in-phuket/?do=findComment&comment=20522610]]></link><description>A foreign tourist in Phuket has drawn criticism after refusing to pay part of a restaurant bill at New Break Taek in Chalong, sparking a local media stir. The incident involved an 80 baht dispute over a strawberry smoothie the customer found unsatisfactory. Shared on Thai social media, the footage shows a heated exchange leading to the customer's partial payment and departure.  Get today's headlines by email   Background discussions reveal the tourist, accompanied by her daughter and a Thai babysitter, ordered shrimp satay, a pineapple smoothie, and later requested a sugar-free strawberry smoothie. The total bill amounted to 455 baht. Following a complaint about portion size and taste, the restaurant offered to remake the drink, but she declined and paid only 375 baht for the satay and pineapple smoothie.  The incident has prompted a wave of online reactions, especially among local business operators in Phuket. Some suggest pre-payments, while others call for stricter legal measures against non-paying customers. Restaurant employees shared concerns about covering unpaid bills per policy, though management later absolved them after reviewing CCTV.  Looking ahead, local businesses are advised to exercise caution with foreign tourists, with some suggesting changes in billing practices. Meanwhile, this dispute marks a first for the long-standing restaurant, which prides itself on a 20-year history without similar issues.  AQMDrKZxvil7vlI5mDXh0A23rde707YGNnG9U-EIvVjGmjN8NmEnx3MRe7q7dkP3anfmv9fnHQ74UqhfIQAsUKeMMUwbfyWzT6umz-ZpkA.mp4  Join the discussion?   Already a member?     Adapted by ASEAN Now &#xB7; The Thaiger &#xB7; 22 May 2026 

 
View full article</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:14:19 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Does Trump care one iota about rising inflation?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395286-does-trump-care-one-iota-about-rising-inflation/?do=findComment&comment=20522609]]></link><description>There is only one thing Trump &#x1F921; cares about ...himself , he could not be even bothered to go to his sons wedding ,that must be effecting Donald Jr mental health, daddy does not love me....Oh ! I forgot he's at war....does not stop him playing golf every weekend.  regards worgeordie</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:14:08 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Sweden Stops Thai Concert Due to Overcrowding</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395340-sweden-stops-thai-concert-due-to-overcrowding/?do=findComment&comment=20522608]]></link><description>Sweden discovering that Thai fans don&#x2019;t really do &#x201C;gentle queueing&#x201D; when nostalgia is involved &#x1F1F9;&#x1F1ED;&#x1F3B6;&#x1F605;</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:11:28 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Word Association - 2026</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1383425-word-association-2026/?do=findComment&comment=20522607]]></link><description>Oktoberfest</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:11:18 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Falling Tree Branch Injures Danish Jogger in Rayong</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395343-falling-tree-branch-injures-danish-jogger-in-rayong/?do=findComment&comment=20522606]]></link><description>Well, an act of God so to speak... but I bet the budget for tree surgeons and the priority of this is pretty low. If there is a budget, then I would think it gets mostly corrupted away.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:09:08 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
