https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenThailand’s proposed TH-AI Passport initiative is facing criticism over its budget, bidding requirements and ability to deliver measurable results. The programme would provide five million residents aged 15 and older with free access to selected artificial intelligence tools and digital training for one year. The Digital Economy and Society Ministry says the 1.62-billion-baht budget would cover licences from several providers and the creation of a nationwide platform. Opposition figures argue that elements of the project’s terms of reference could favour major corporations and potentially give certain service providers an advantage. Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaichanok Chidchob maintains that the project is lawful, consistent with government policy and will proceed as planned.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:41:55 +0000These men deserve protection not prison.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:41:42 +0000You're right, that's different to what i read elsewhereWed, 17 Jun 2026 06:41:37 +0000I believe in loveWed, 17 Jun 2026 06:41:10 +0000The snatch back has begun companies first, mark my words foreign owned Condos will be next. Then the big share out at the top of government. Don't forget who's in charge now the biggest racist on the planetWed, 17 Jun 2026 06:40:27 +0000I'm surprised some Chinese guy from the local dealership didn't swiftly head down to the scene and remove the BYD tags/insignia/labels like they do in China when something goes badly wrong.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:39:22 +0000CoffeeWed, 17 Jun 2026 06:39:03 +0000What galls me is AMLO's lack of transparency. Why was this boat seized? Was its owner arrested and charged? For what? Where is he now? Is this a matter of unpaid taxes? Who is this "Ben Smith"? Does he even live in Thailand? Nope, as in the US, govts just think they can confiscate property and sell it off with flimsy reason. Knowing a Cambodian banker, no matter how dodgy, isn't a crime...yet, is it?Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:38:58 +0000It has to be said that we are in uniquely dangerous waters. A petulant and often incompetent President of the United States has stumbled into a war largely driven by Israel's own security concerns and has found himself confronting an enemy far more resilient and prepared than expected. The strategic and economic costs are already staggering. What we are witnessing now is the extraordinary spectacle of him attempting, in real time and very publicly, to unwind a situation that his own actions have helped to worsen. In doing so, he may even have strengthened the very adversary he sought to weaken. He now speaks of Iran as a different regime than the one he set out to confront, and in one sense he is right. It is a regime that appears more militant, more hardened and more entrenched than before. Rather than being broken, it has been forged by the pressure placed upon it. This is MIGA doctrine - Make Iran Great Again. For cents on the dollar compared with Western military spending, Iran built a strategy around missiles, drones and the ability to threaten the Strait of Hormuz. That was their winning hand. They had the cards. This war, their level of military preparedness, and the apparent vulnerability of advanced Western assets will be studied for decades to come. It has exposed an uncomfortable reality: sophisticated and enormously expensive weapons systems can still be challenged by determined adversaries deploying cheaper, mass-produced technologies at scale. Moreover, if Israel returns to a strategy of periodically "mowing the lawn" through repeated strikes and coercive military actions, it may now face a far more determined and robust form of blowback. The assumption that Israel could strike its adversaries directly while remaining largely insulated from meaningful retaliation has been badly shaken. The sense of strategic invulnerability that once underpinned much of Israel's deterrence posture appears far less certain than it did only a few years ago and that is a profound development. In seeking to weaken Iran, its opponents may instead have demonstrated the resilience of the very system they hoped to break. The result is a conflict whose strategic lessons will reverberate far beyond the Middle East. Let's call this an amuse bouche of the coming Chinese century where the global Axis of Resistance reveals just that resistance. At the beginning of this conflict, I still believed that perhaps Israel and the United States could pull this off. Now I am convinced they cannot. That's quite an arc of discovery.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:38:36 +0000Ok the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool that was supposed to be BLUE now it became Green and do you know how's fault that is.... per Trump's comment it's all Obama and all work done by (Non) professionals hired by Trump administration but it's easy to blame somebody else, that's typical GOP behavior Work on the pool was completed last week, after President Donald Trump vowed to paint the space an “American flag blue.” However, the familiar green algae often spotted in the pool returned just days later. In response, a spokesperson for the Department of the Interior took a swipe at the Obama administration in a statement obtained by The New York Post. Trump administration blames Obama after ‘blue’ Reflecting Pool turns green after $14M refurb https://au.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-blames-obama-blue-083812189.htmlWed, 17 Jun 2026 06:38:21 +0000The charger doesn't do much, unlike a normal battery charger that changes voltage, it's just a mains switch.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:37:39 +0000Trump has plainly reminded the world that since WW2, America has never won a war and that to alone. It also reminds the corrupt of the world that high tech military gear is no match to a swarm of cheap home made drones. The Russians are learning it at their expense, just as America. Nations buying US F35's need to change their strategy and stop funding the corrupt military contractors in the US or elsewhere. Build drones and anti drone warfare. Not absurd setups that cost 1 million per missile to shoot down a drone worth 5000 bucks,. And the final humiliation for both Iran and USA is the place chosen to sign the "humiliation Peace Deal". It's is a remote mountain in Switzerland, in some obscur 5 star retreat hotel nobody ever hear about. The prestigious area for signing a peace deals is rather in the flamboyant city of Geneva in Switzerland where the UN has it's european headquarters...and not some luxury retirement resort in a remote Swiss mountain Hill.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:37:23 +0000A South Korean man wanted under an Interpol Red Notice was arrested in Bangkok after overstaying his Thai visa by 279 days. South Korean authorities accuse the 31-year-old suspect of defrauding 56 victims of more than 962 million won, equivalent to roughly 20 million baht. He allegedly persuaded people to transfer money by claiming he needed to settle investment debts, prove his financial stability or await compensation from an insurance matter. Thai investigators traced him to the Phra Khanong area, where he reportedly provided a false identity and could not produce identification documents. He now faces Thai immigration charges while officials coordinate with South Korea over possible extradition.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:37:14 +0000That was the case with Chuwit in Khon Kaen. Inquiry into Immigration-triad links Officials 'participated' in migration scheme Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Thursday Mr Chuwit is entitled to a reward of 5% of the assets confiscated from the alleged gangsters. He then praised Mr Chuwit for his courage in providing information about the alleged financial activities of major drug networks to the ministry. However, Mr Chuwit later said he did not want the reward. He would ask that the money instead be given to hospitals. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2456224/inquiry-into-immigration-triad-linksWed, 17 Jun 2026 06:37:12 +0000https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-cabinet-shakeup-iran-deal-1803144 Trump 'Ready to Fire' Pete Hegseth and Top Pentagon Officials Who Stood Against Historic Iran Dealibtimes.co.uk 11 hours ago Internal Conflict Erupts as Trump Prioritises Iran Ceasefire AgreementWed, 17 Jun 2026 06:37:02 +0000Most of the nominees are 'man of straws'. If they were real Nominees - they will probably be 'connected' and the police will not even investigate... think about it..... Anyhow for some, it is really sad to lose everything on some practice which the 'whole world' in Thailand is doing.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:37:01 +0000I'm not a Fish and Chips expert, but there's an Irish Pub on Sukhumvit Soi 4 in Bangkok that usually has good food. The Blarney Stone. I like the place.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:36:53 +0000Will it work with AIS as wellas DTAC.? 555Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:35:51 +0000Anutin won't be happy until he's cleansed Thailand of as many foreigners as possible and done a CCP China style on everything.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:35:44 +0000Was in my local Louss today and the SCB branch has now gone, zero banks left now. Two ATMs left. One generic and the other a TMB.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:35:18 +0000Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:34:23 +0000Extension based on Thai Spouse. Apart from the usual TM7, STM2, STM9, and STM11 (applicable to all extension applications) last year I was presented with the new STM10 form, which is only applicable to extension based on Thai family. Yesterday after prefilling all the above forms and submitting my new extension application for this year, I was presented with yet another new form, the STM 2/1 form, which is a new 2 page document. This appears to confirm what others have already posted experiencing attempting to change the 'reason' for their extension. If on an extension based on retirement, you are permitted to submit and change the reason of the extension to Thai family. If on an extension based on Thai family and wish to change the reason to retirement, this is no longer permitted. You must exit and reenter Thailand with a new Non O based on retirement.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:33:29 +0000Thai authorities detained a 40-year-old Chinese man suspected of playing a central role in an international human-smuggling network involving China and Myanmar. Investigators allege the organisation arranged the illegal entry of more than 20 Myanmar women into China and sent over 20 Chinese men to Yangon for unlawful matchmaking activities. The group reportedly used forged documents and misleading information to obtain business visas and conceal the travellers’ actual intentions. Police tracked the suspect to a hotel in Bangkok’s Din Daeng district after receiving assistance requests from Chinese authorities. His permission to remain in Thailand was revoked, and immigration officials have begun the deportation process.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:33:02 +0000Police arrested three Thai men after discovering the body of a cannabis shop owner inside a plastic container buried beneath a planter box in Bangkok’s Don Mueang district. Officers initially found no evidence of wrongdoing at the property, but a further search uncovered the body of 34-year-old Chaiyasit on the second floor. One suspect allegedly admitted stabbing the victim during an argument connected to accusations that he had stolen a watch. He claimed the two other men played no role in either the killing or the disposal of the body, although investigators are continuing to examine that account. All three suspects initially face charges relating to intentional murder and concealing or moving a corpse to hide the cause of death.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:32:11 +0000Dementia dom does it without even thinking (about it) 😉Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:31:26 +0000