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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>Thailand Launches 12-Year Drive to Become a High-Income Economy</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397318-thailand-launches-12-year-drive-to-become-a-high-income-economy/?do=findComment&comment=20566114]]></link><description>Thailand is on the fast track to no where never mind advancing to a high income economy.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:36:42 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Visa extension refusals - any stats?  What's your Plan B?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397204-visa-extension-refusals-any-stats-whats-your-plan-b/?do=findComment&comment=20566113]]></link><description>I first did not know, that Bangkok Bank now requires funds to be on the bank for 4 months as opposed to the official requirement of 2 months. I could save it by getting a 60 day extension. - So that's two visits.  Then I came again, but this time my rental contract was not fine and the supporting documents of it were too blurry and the lease just lasted another 6 weeks, which also seems to be not ok now. Fun fact: It was a 2 year contract and one year ago the blurriness of the documents was not an issue. - Third visit.  Now I got a new contract plus non blurry documents and hoping for the best on my fourth visit.  I'm married almost 10 years and had many extensions with no issues until this happened.  Here my thread with the details: https://aseannow.com/topic/1397138-annual-marriage-extension-at-cw-rentaldocument-issues-pickier/</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:36:38 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Immigration Probes Chinese Agent Claims at Suvarnabhumi</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397342-immigration-probes-chinese-agent-claims-at-suvarnabhumi/?do=findComment&comment=20566112]]></link><description>The article states, albeit, quoted 'by a Laotian' that the Chinese receive an 'expatriation bonus' of $100k per person for moving to the country for a certain extended period to become entrepreneurs....................in fact, if a couple and a child move, they receive $300K.............................I've never heard of this policy before, perhaps in specific targeted cases/regions that China needs 'in house' development and control of worldwide?</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:35:34 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump Set To Keep Qatar&#x2019;s $400M AF1 Gift After Leaving Office</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397335-trump-set-to-keep-qatars-400m-af1-gift-after-leaving-office/?do=findComment&comment=20566111]]></link><description>lol. got it. only trump is bad. nobody here can afford groceries. homelessness is caused by trump.  poor homeless. the amount of the benefits they can get makes them only middle class in europe lol</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:34:59 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>What Are the Best Things About Living in Bangkok?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397284-what-are-the-best-things-about-living-in-bangkok/?do=findComment&comment=20566110]]></link><description>Why waste money?</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:33:39 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Worst Joke Ever 2026</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1071616-worst-joke-ever-2026/?do=findComment&comment=20566109]]></link><description/><enclosure url="https://assets.aseannow.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2026_06/image.png.bfad6b5e54dafa82ae3a8f2ec7462937.png" length="344733" type="image/png"/><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:33:25 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Time For Regime Change, In Israel.</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397091-time-for-regime-change-in-israel/?do=findComment&comment=20566108]]></link><description>Yeah, how about that, Sa'ar? Or is the hypocrisy at MAGA levels?</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:30:42 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump Set To Keep Qatar&#x2019;s $400M AF1 Gift After Leaving Office</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397335-trump-set-to-keep-qatars-400m-af1-gift-after-leaving-office/?do=findComment&comment=20566107]]></link><description>I could not careless about comparing who is the bigger conman it is the blatant in your face with no care for his people who are homeless and can not afford grocery corruption that is being carried out</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:28:51 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Tax law</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397326-tax-law/?do=findComment&comment=20566106]]></link><description><![CDATA[I do annual Thai (&amp; UK) Tax returns but was doing so before the changes in 2023, some people have started doing them since then but I would guess the majority of people don't bother.   As to whether you should be doing a return, it depends on your circumstances, the source of the Income &amp; your attitude to these things but technically if you're remitting &gt;120K (If you're single, 220K if you're married) in assessible income then you should be filing a return.   Now, that doesn't mean that you need to pay tax as what you remit could be less than your allowances E.g. Somebody who's &gt;65 could have 60K personal allowance, 100K pension allowance and 190K "Elderly taxpayer" allowance so that's 350K &amp; then add on the 1st 150K is tax free so you have 500K tax free &amp; remitting the full £12,570 state pension would mean paying tax on approx 52K THB at 5% = approx. 2,600 THB.   Of course if your pension is a UK Government (Different from the State Pension) or UK Military pension etc... then it's not assessible income &amp; there is no need to file a return.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:27:50 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump Set To Keep Qatar&#x2019;s $400M AF1 Gift After Leaving Office</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397335-trump-set-to-keep-qatars-400m-af1-gift-after-leaving-office/?do=findComment&comment=20566105]]></link><description>yeah hes as bad as biden.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:26:48 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump Set To Keep Qatar&#x2019;s $400M AF1 Gift After Leaving Office</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397335-trump-set-to-keep-qatars-400m-af1-gift-after-leaving-office/?do=findComment&comment=20566104]]></link><description>So your president does not have any ethical standards  just greed !!</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:23:53 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump Set To Keep Qatar&#x2019;s $400M AF1 Gift After Leaving Office</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397335-trump-set-to-keep-qatars-400m-af1-gift-after-leaving-office/?do=findComment&comment=20566103]]></link><description>sure, simple fact. i agree. hes profiting from being president. there hasnt been one i can recall other than carter who hasnt been accused of corruption  btw how much was obama worth when he was elected vs now?</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:23:39 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Foreign Nationals Defecate Outside Patong Shop</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397224-foreign-nationals-defecate-outside-patong-shop/?do=findComment&comment=20566102]]></link><description><![CDATA[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=toilet.samruston.com.toilet&amp;hl=en  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bto.toilet]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:20:40 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Word Association - 2026</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1383425-word-association-2026/?do=findComment&comment=20566101]]></link><description>Eucalyptus</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:19:52 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Time For Regime Change, In Israel.</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397091-time-for-regime-change-in-israel/?do=findComment&comment=20566100]]></link><description>the screech of the losers</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:19:27 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump Set To Keep Qatar&#x2019;s $400M AF1 Gift After Leaving Office</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397335-trump-set-to-keep-qatars-400m-af1-gift-after-leaving-office/?do=findComment&comment=20566099]]></link><description>The simple fact is Trump is a conman and he is ripping the yanks tax money</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:17:30 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump Set To Keep Qatar&#x2019;s $400M AF1 Gift After Leaving Office</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397335-trump-set-to-keep-qatars-400m-af1-gift-after-leaving-office/?do=findComment&comment=20566098]]></link><description><![CDATA[Its ok, calm down ladies. I hear he owns the plane through a tangled web of dozens of LLCs which were set up to muddle corrupt activities &amp; money trails, which if memory serves(it does😅) is the lefts gold standard of business transparency.  Check mate I believe]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:16:27 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump Set To Keep Qatar&#x2019;s $400M AF1 Gift After Leaving Office</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397335-trump-set-to-keep-qatars-400m-af1-gift-after-leaving-office/?do=findComment&comment=20566097]]></link><description>Of course you would like to label it corruption. But it's not that black and white. This is from AI. Trump secured massive investments from Qatar in his trip to the Middle East that benefits the whole country.</description><enclosure url="https://assets.aseannow.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2026_06/image.png.44f0b0a7c9b2b6ec217151df3242a269.png" length="86702" type="image/png"/><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:16:11 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>(Don't) Walk for Israel, Toronto, June 7</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397272-dont-walk-for-israel-toronto-june-7/?do=findComment&comment=20566096]]></link><description>Perhaps Israel should have responded to that with a strongly worded letter of concern and a poem.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:15:37 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>(Don't) Walk for Israel, Toronto, June 7</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397272-dont-walk-for-israel-toronto-june-7/?do=findComment&comment=20566095]]></link><description>Straw man garbage.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:13:41 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump Set To Keep Qatar&#x2019;s $400M AF1 Gift After Leaving Office</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397335-trump-set-to-keep-qatars-400m-af1-gift-after-leaving-office/?do=findComment&comment=20566094]]></link><description>The deficit will have mushroomed out of control * by the time he leaves office , a Billion here a Billion there , the cost of the illegal war, and the money they are going to be giving Iran, plus all his beautification  projects      * its already ,but going to be even more bigley.  regards worgeordie</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:13:34 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trump Set To Keep Qatar&#x2019;s $400M AF1 Gift After Leaving Office</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397335-trump-set-to-keep-qatars-400m-af1-gift-after-leaving-office/?do=findComment&comment=20566093]]></link><description>It is in your face corruption, and a lot of congress and senators know this there are pages of news articles about it, and is being looked into as corruption, there is no such thing as technically not a problem corruption even if this was so Who is to say its ok YOU !! The gift would need the approval of Congress or would otherwise be a violation of the Constitution.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:12:59 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Iran to Readmit Nuclear Inspectors, JD Vance Says</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397295-iran-to-readmit-nuclear-inspectors-jd-vance-says/?do=findComment&comment=20566092]]></link><description>Iran Rejects US Claim on Nuclear Inspectors  Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1397340-iran-rejects-us-claim-on-nuclear-inspectors/</description><enclosure url="https://assets.aseannow.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2026_06/3OVpF5PG2uZcPvgSEzeuDc1TtACImvEd.webp.3de8332b9aebd121f3da572688206e21.webp.86afc3f60395c0f3f0ff34f5adaa0986.webp" length="61282" type="image/webp"/><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:10:45 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Australian Driver Arrested After Hitting Phuket Checkpoint</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397274-australian-driver-arrested-after-hitting-phuket-checkpoint/?do=findComment&comment=20566091]]></link><description>If he were called Bruce Al-Ahmedi-Papadopoulos - the onomastics enthusiasts would get their knickers in a right twist...</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:10:38 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Starmer Resigns as PM, Burnham Tipped to Succeed</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397267-starmer-resigns-as-pm-burnham-tipped-to-succeed/?do=findComment&comment=20566090]]></link><description>ssstwitter.com_1782213019110.mp4</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:09:43 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
