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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>Renew passport in UK, transfer visa/extension stamps.</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396046-renew-passport-in-uk-transfer-visaextension-stamps/?do=findComment&comment=20542031]]></link><description>Not sure if you have been drinking but you are making some whacky assumptions and comments!  I use the K Bank app on my Thai phone. I also have all my UK banking apps on my Thai phone,</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:39:30 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Word Association - 2026</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1383425-word-association-2026/?do=findComment&comment=20542030]]></link><description>Paranormal</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:36:05 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Sikh Killer&#x2019;s Racist Lie Left Dying Student In Handcuffs</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1395890-sikh-killers-racist-lie-left-dying-student-in-handcuffs/?do=findComment&comment=20542029]]></link><description>Unacceptable abuse , BUT we are talking about whether racial abuse exists at actual  games or not .     Some silly kids posting messages on social media isn't indictive of football fans in general  .    Like , a few silly people posting racial abuse  means all football fans are racist ?    Racial abuse is unacceptable  , but lets keep it in perspective</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:35:12 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The new Emoji QuestionMark Reaction</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396072-the-new-emoji-questionmark-reaction/?do=findComment&comment=20542028]]></link><description>Big Birds Flying Across the Sky......  One of the greatest lyrics for young adults, IMHO.  But.....WHAT....WHAT.....does this really mean?????  Should we ask for more CLARITY.....?????  Trying to ask for perfect clarity only diminishes the lyrics, and the music.  Life is not CLEAR Life is not FAIR, either.  Just deal with it.  Please do not send me any more QuestionMark Emoji...because..... YOU are the one who needs to make sense of the world, for yourself, and by yourself.  I cannot find CLARITY....FOR you....  Clarity is an unatainable JOURNEY......Folks.....!!!!</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:31:42 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>iran warns of wider war</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396171-iran-warns-of-wider-war/?do=findComment&comment=20542027]]></link><description>Quite the contrary Iran has made many friends with this war by showing a great deal of restraint instead of letting loose terror cells, proxy militias and other means at their disposal to inflict terror.   The US is the one that has lost allies and lost support over this ridiculous and endless war of choice, achieving absolutely nothing in the process.</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:28:20 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Republicans Break With Trump Again to Support Ukraine Aid</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396112-republicans-break-with-trump-again-to-support-ukraine-aid/?do=findComment&comment=20542026]]></link><description>The world's biggest ignoramus continues to promote lies and continues to demonstrate an extreme level of aversion to truth and reality.   &#x201C;They were very close to having a nuclear weapon. I terminated the deal. Then I sent the B-2 bombers in about nine, 10 months ago. And they obliterated, totally obliterated, the site. And I saved it,&#x201D; Trump said. &#x201C;We had a choice. We could let them have a nuclear weapon, or we could go along and have some beautiful days. But they would have, you know, it&#x2019;s a judgment. They would&#x2019;ve used a nuclear weapon.&#x201D;  Later in the interview, Trump reiterated: &#x201C;If I didn&#x2019;t go in there with the B-2 bombers, they would right now have a nuclear weapon, and it could be that half of the world would be eradicated already.&#x201D; Trump also said during the interview that major arms of the Iranian military were &#x201C;gone&#x201D; as a result of the current war. &#x201C;Their navy is gone. Their air force is gone. Their anti-aircraft is gone,&#x201D; Trump said. Busted. Total lies.   He said at another point in the interview: &#x201C;In three months, I&#x2019;ve demolished the navy, the air force, anti-aircraft. They have no radar. They have nothing.&#x201D; Huh? Is that why the war continues to this day Don?   This is exaggerated. NBC News has reported that half of the country&#x2019;s unconventional navy remains intact after weeks of bombing. The unconventional navy includes small &#x201C;fast boats&#x201D; typically used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, Tehran&#x2019;s hard-line military force. Those forces are key to Iran&#x2019;s ability to influence international shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, and because of the nature of that navy, it has been harder for the U.S. to identify and target those forces.  The Pentagon has said the U.S. military has destroyed about 90% of Iran&#x2019;s conventional navy and more than 95% of Iran&#x2019;s naval mines, though. Defense officials have also said more than 80% of Iran&#x2019;s &#x201C;missile facilities&#x201D; are gone, suggesting locations where Iran constructs missiles and other weaponry could be targeted should operations resume.  Trump was also pressed by Welker on his campaign pledge not to start any new wars. &#x201C;I didn&#x2019;t guarantee no war. Why would I have built the strongest military in the world?&#x201D; Trump said. &#x201C;I built our military.&#x201D; Huh?   Trump said while campaigning in Pennsylvania in 2024: &#x201C;I will not send you to fight and die in stupid foreign wars that never end. I will not send our sons and daughters to go fight for a war in a country that you&#x2019;ve never heard of. We&#x2019;re not going to do it. We&#x2019;re going to bring our troops home, and we&#x2019;re going to focus on America First.&#x201D;  And in his November 2024 victory speech, Trump said: &#x201C;I&#x2019;m not going to start a war. I&#x2019;m going to stop wars.&#x201D;  https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fact-checking-trump-interview-meet-press-june-2026-rcna348518</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:26:08 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Communism is dead. But why really?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396001-communism-is-dead-but-why-really/?do=findComment&comment=20542025]]></link><description>As is demonstrated by the upcoming auction of Stalin's 40,000 bottle wine cellar, that is likely worth $100 million. Not exactly a man of the people. But certainly a man who took advantage of the people and killed a few million of them in the process. Communism is ridiculous.</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:15:26 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The new Emoji QuestionMark Reaction</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396072-the-new-emoji-questionmark-reaction/?do=findComment&comment=20542024]]></link><description>For some very UNCLEAR reason, this Big Bird song would not upload to the TV Server....  So, here it is, which is added due to the failure of the server, and not my failure....  https://youtu.be/Um9ciR4yajU?list=RDUm9ciR4yajU   NOTE: I really should be saying....HOPELESS, HOPELESS, HOPELESS, instead of helpless.....considering the state of the TV Server, at this time. This is just the way it is. And, so.... DEAL WITH IT..... I guess.</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:11:03 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The new Emoji QuestionMark Reaction</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396072-the-new-emoji-questionmark-reaction/?do=findComment&comment=20542023]]></link><description>Dear Folks....  Let us attack this issue of CLARITY from a MUSICAL PERSPECTIVE....Shall we????  Let us say that you hear a diminished 7th chord.....along the way.....  And, let us say that you think this chord is not clear...  What do YOU do? Do you immediately resort to posting a QuestionMark Emoji on our TV Forum?  Or, why not just investigate what is wrong with YOU that you are not able to appreciate this BEAUTIFUL chord?  Or, here is another interesting Musical Example....  What about if you are listening to CSTNY, and you suddenly happen upon lyrics that puzzle you? Do you POST ON TV the fact that you think these lyrics are.....UNCLEAR...thus exposing your lack of curiosity, and perhaps stupidity and ignorance? Why would YOU wish to do such a foolish thing????  For example: You might hear the stanza.....  BIG BIRDS FLYING ACROSS THE SKY.....  In your blessed ignorance, you do immediately think of the Sesame Character....BIG BIRD and mistakenly believe that this makes no sense?     Or, are you an adult?  And, when you see the stanza: BIG BIRDS ACROSS THE SKY......  You try to use your brain, instead of relying on your infantile/child mind?  Do you need everything to be clear like pablum, or clear like mud?  If you do not take charge of your own brain, and try to investigate for yourselves that which is not immediately apparent, then....you...folks....will.... Remain like children.  Please do NOT rely on TV Authors to do your thinking for you, by posting some ambiguous QUESTION-MARK emoji.  Thank you, Folks.   We authors are just too busy to cater to your ignorance and explain every little thing.  And now, let us listen to CSNY, sing about Big Birds flying across the sky.... What image does such a line evoke in your pea brain, I do wonder.....   https://youtu.be/Um9ciR4yajU?list=RDUm9ciR4yajU</description><enclosure url="https://assets.aseannow.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2026_06/image.png.1956f9005433e78387d38109a0961c09.png" length="597220" type="image/png"/><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:08:30 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Do You Even Peanut Butter in Thailand?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396212-do-you-even-peanut-butter-in-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=20542022]]></link><description>You are the winner, Rockyroad, I am defeated.</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:59:57 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>TV repair</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396262-tv-repair/?do=findComment&comment=20542021]]></link><description>Smart View from Samsung phone is also what I use often, it just works easily.</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:54:51 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>TV repair</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396262-tv-repair/?do=findComment&comment=20542020]]></link><description>No regrets whatsoever about Hair, moreover design and size wise it was perfect fit, I needed 50" not bigger for that particular room with stand leg in center. For gaming and very bright rooms there are better options sure,  but for price it's above expectations.</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:52:03 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Politics, PC, un-PC, any subject, Satire via MEME or Vid (shorts)</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1325294-politics-pc-un-pc-any-subject-satire-via-meme-or-vid-shorts/?do=findComment&comment=20542019]]></link><description>https://fb.watch/HBmlbvAVib/</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:50:46 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Personal Income Tax Guide</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1394344-personal-income-tax-guide/?do=findComment&comment=20542018]]></link><description>I don't know about FATCA, but what you wrote about FATCA  also applies to CRS</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:50:30 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Swiss Man Reports 12.5m Music Collection Theft in Hua Hin</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396141-swiss-man-reports-125m-music-collection-theft-in-hua-hin/?do=findComment&comment=20542017]]></link><description>These vinyls are mainly English music. I don't see what a Thai could do with that stuff. The estimated value given by the Swiss is largely exaggerated. An vinyl would be worth around 50&#x20AC;. Which makes total value excluding the cd's around 50.000&#x20AC; or something like 1.900.000 bath. My guess is that some western people organised this theft. You ship it by container to Europ and sell it there. It would generate a nice profit and you won't have the same risks as you would have with narcotic business. If controled you could claim it's your private collection. In conclusion, I am practically certain that the culprits are Westerners who knew the Swiss man and were aware of his collection. He should investigate within his circle of acquaintances. This, of course, assumes the collection is not insured; in that case, it could be an attempt to defraud the insurers. What could also explain why he overrated the value.</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:50:15 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Do You Even Peanut Butter in Thailand?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396212-do-you-even-peanut-butter-in-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=20542016]]></link><description>Are you really that daft? Steak has less calories and a better nutrient content.   So basically steak is nearly 3x superior to peanut butter.</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:49:38 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Do You Even Peanut Butter in Thailand?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396212-do-you-even-peanut-butter-in-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=20542015]]></link><description>&#x1F602;</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:48:55 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Do You Even Peanut Butter in Thailand?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396212-do-you-even-peanut-butter-in-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=20542014]]></link><description>Go buy a brown hangbag fairy. It will match your jar of peanut butter and your finger colour.</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:48:25 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Do You Even Peanut Butter in Thailand?</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396212-do-you-even-peanut-butter-in-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=20542013]]></link><description>&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:46:30 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>rats in my house ceiling</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396211-rats-in-my-house-ceiling/?do=findComment&comment=20542012]]></link><description>Works wonders, you can put it in drains etc, so they don't make it to your ceiling.  https://shopee.co.th/product/201317601/29277146826</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:44:57 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Doctor Dies After Brit Rider Crash on Phangan</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396256-doctor-dies-after-brit-rider-crash-on-phangan/?do=findComment&comment=20542011]]></link><description>The police cannot impound a boat for bail. Impounding requires a legal judgement or a violation of the statute on the proceeds of crime. Thai bail procedures are different for foreigner. First, they must surrender their passport, Second, they are typically in a restricted travel zone, meaning that they must remain in a specified  geographic area. Bail is satisfied by depositing with the court; cash, and/or land title deeds and/or assigning bank deposits/investments.</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:44:38 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>rats in my house ceiling</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396211-rats-in-my-house-ceiling/?do=findComment&comment=20542010]]></link><description>Agree on the peanut butter; if you have it, Nutella will do the same trick much better than cheese or meat.  Also, as others have written: glue traps before cage traps before poison (especially as you have cats).</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:40:57 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Renew passport in UK, transfer visa/extension stamps.</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396046-renew-passport-in-uk-transfer-visaextension-stamps/?do=findComment&comment=20542009]]></link><description>IMHO it is much more convenient to make payments by card (as is commonplace in the UK and Europe these days), rather than by aiming e-pot shots with a phone and banking app at that scourge of the 21st Century known as the QR Code (as, unfortunately, is becoming increasingly commonplace in Thailand).</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:40:05 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>rats in my house ceiling</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396211-rats-in-my-house-ceiling/?do=findComment&comment=20542008]]></link><description>Rats could be one thing, however unlikely if you have never seen any around your property.  Much more likely in Thailand would be geckos (as insects in the roof space would be plenty if there is enough space for them to enter), which would be really harmless, maybe even beneficial.  If it is more "heavy" footsteps, it could be a Tokay (then you would likely hear it call though); getting rid of those would be non-trivial as long as they have food (for example then you would have none of the smaller geckos around).  Even big insects like large centipedes are a possibility; careful, one bites you, it is a trip to the hospital and really nasty pain.  The first things I would check for: - are there lots of geckos around (eg do your cats bring any they caught?) - are there visible spaces where animals could enter; rats can climb even vertical walls in corner spaces, better along or in rain pipes, so I would start looking in corners and roof connections to neighboring buildings; but there still would have to be some kind of opening at least 3-4 cm wide) - if there is any such opening, I would look for rat or mouse droppings; those are dirty animals and they always leave unmistakable traces; it would be a lot worse if the rats are able to enter your house and start gnawing on open food laying around, their droppings are quite toxic.  Either way, happy hunting!</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:35:42 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Doctor Dies After Brit Rider Crash on Phangan</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1396256-doctor-dies-after-brit-rider-crash-on-phangan/?do=findComment&comment=20542007]]></link><description>What actually happened ? Was the doc at a crosswalk ?</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:35:16 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
