https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenMany CDs will be hanging on cotton or fishing line as ornaments outside various shops!Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:51:24 +0000It's too late now, but if Britain had done what Norway have done with our oil and gas income from the start, you would have, like us, a pension fund for future retirees. And this "law" wouldn't be necessary. We chose to build our fund, which today is at twentyone thousand billion (milliarder) Norwegian kroners, instead of what you did, using that income along the way. And of course, your newly decision of ending your oil and gas adventure, doesn't help your case here. That alone is mind boggling in today's world.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:50:43 +0000I have enough difficulty keeping myself afloat, with a wife, 4 dogs, a pickup, a mortgage, and various health problems. If you have spare cash to give this guy, well, good luck to you.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:50:11 +0000One wonders what there could be in the collection to justify a value of 12.5 million baht. Sounds extraordinarily high to me, however I have no experience of the vinyl and CD market.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:49:52 +0000The UK Govt is not 'supporting' pensioners, they are paying back what the person has paid into their pot over their working years. So it should not matter what they spend it on or where they live. Should the pension be suspended whenever the pensioner goes on holiday to one of these 'banned' countries.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:49:19 +0000Former MP Keith Vaz was campaigning on this issue and his arguments were gaining traction. Look what happened to him.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:48:42 +0000I have a collection of vinyl records but playing them is difficult as the heat stretches the rubber turntable band. There is a lot of heartache when they are there but unplayed. I guess seeing someone walking off with them feels worse.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:48:09 +0000Would say don’t overthink it. Just go with the flow and let it happen. If you’re focusing on every word, you’re setting yourself up for failure imo. Just be yourself.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:47:45 +0000Trump needs to step in there and negotiate a peace plan. :DSat, 06 Jun 2026 01:47:35 +00001000 records/cd’s sounds like a pick up truck full to me. I wouldn’t like to have to move all of that. And I wonder who is going to buy it all? Sure there are collectors for retro stuff, but are they on every Thai street corner? I would have thought that a caregiver could have chosen something smaller, valuable and marketable to steal. I hope he can recover his items but I think he has bigger things to worry about given his medical issuesSat, 06 Jun 2026 01:46:55 +0000Another two-tier system. If all living abroad were treated the same I might go along with this silly rule. But why my mate in the Philippines gets the increase and I don't is beyond me!Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:46:39 +0000A where did I say she had 3 stripes. The OP quoted ThaiAirways which says she was first officer on the flight.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:46:31 +0000I eat a lot of tinned sardines. I've gone off sex. I just get the urge to swim upstream to spawn once a year.😉Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:45:27 +0000I wouldn't say that...how many old retireess go back as soon as they are sick...then on the first flight to Thailand when betterSat, 06 Jun 2026 01:45:08 +0000That law only applies to motorcycle riders on the street. Riders free-wheeling down the sidewalk face no such restrictions.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:44:52 +0000This morning, I had my usual breakfast: 6 scoops of Ensure blended with a banana (sometimes mango) Two slices of buttered toast Glass of Metamucil A variety of about 10 different vitaminsSat, 06 Jun 2026 01:44:36 +0000Then why should you pay tax on your pension even if you live abroad???Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:42:59 +0000GoodSat, 06 Jun 2026 01:42:48 +0000I feel for you Brits in this case. Pension, your retirement funds and plans, shouldn't be something for others to play with. Everyone deserves every penny they get after a long working life, and inflation is a part of life. This is, and has been, a cheap shot from your government. Can't imagine how upset I would be if this was my pension, in Norway. You have my sympathy.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:42:31 +0000JD Vance is right. Henry Nowak’s murder is both tragic and enraging, and Britain would have far fewer such horrors if its elites had defended borders and national cohesion instead of embracing mass migration and a self-loathing ideology that prioritizes imported sensitivities over the safety of their own people. The killer’s false “racist attack” claim was immediately believed by police, who then handcuffed a dying British teenager as he pleaded for help—precisely the kind of two-tier failure that stems from years of demographic transformation and fear-driven policing. Downing Street’s pathetic attempt to smear Vance for “interfering in our democracy” and “stirring division” is classic deflection: it’s not foreign commentary that divides Britain, but open borders, elite denial, and the refusal to acknowledge that uncontrolled migration has imported both higher violence and a victimhood culture that endangers native citizens. Righteous anger is the only sane response—silencing it won’t bring Henry back or fix a broken system.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:41:11 +0000That’s probably it in a nutshell. They just couldn’t care less since you’re out of the way and can’t do anything about it, so why not screw that irrelevant group. While I get the ‘not spending it domestically’ thing, on the other hand, expats are not costing the government a penny… no drain on NHS, council welfare, winter fuel subsidy, public transport, etc etc. It is such a miserly trick on (usually) Britons that have (usually) paid into the system all their working lives. Where are the monies going that were saved?!Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:40:35 +0000As noted by one of the resident experts on here: There are some immigration offices that don't even bother with agents. If you don't meet the requirements they just say "go to this room/counter" and you work it out right there and then for a fee. So yes, you're exactly right. So maybe you can see if the IMM folks in your desired residence will fit the bill especially as 2 cover-the-funds are needed.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:40:26 +0000If they are truly targeting quality tourists and dropping the low end mass market segment, they should not be cheering increased numbers of tourists. Lower tourist numbers and higher spending should be the focus. In reality, I think they’ll take whoever they can get and trumpet higher tourist arrivals as a win.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:39:54 +0000I totally agree. This short-sighted policy will only force many poorer pensioners to move back to the UK where they will be more of a burden on the system than if they were living in Thailand.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:39:38 +0000It's a false economy, regarding Thailand at least. If I go back to the UK, it's going to cost them a hell of a lot more than I cost at the moment.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:39:35 +0000