https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenRacism and anger emerges in any nation that does not take care of it's own...not because of the foreigners, Not at all. But due to their own disastrous and corrupt governance and politicians.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:48:02 +0000Any piece of junk (or not) is worth what the guilable are willing to pay or not. Simple.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:45:56 +0000Another really big global humiliation for America and their military hardware industry that is totally helpless against the swarms of cheap homemade drones and willy know how from the iranian regime.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:45:11 +0000A whole bunch of Epsteins Weinsteins and a outsider Andy , Bill, Donald and many more in the group ?Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:43:34 +0000Cheap but good quality, food and ladies obviously, as per the xx% of all foreigners in Bangkok !Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:41:10 +0000Each time we pass below that fatal highway fly over construction near bangkok that either crashed or had a crane crash over ?? twice during construction...it does send a shiver above the spine.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:39:39 +0000The progress with AI and robots over the last decade may also change the whole picture. The need for human boots on the ground will be much smaller in the future. Robots could prepare, build, test, and maintain a lot before humans ever arrive.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:39:04 +0000No public toilets available and visible ?Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:37:30 +0000Earn more money. Can still get a haircut in bkk for 100 thb btw.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:35:04 +0000Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:31:28 +0000It's a cohort study! 😃 Oh and it's only been published in one of Nature journals. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-026-02474-9Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:26:11 +0000I did like Kier Starmer's, farewell speech. enjoyMon, 22 Jun 2026 18:23:42 +0000I was recently watching a gig of a band I like, Social Distortion. At the start of the song The Way Things Were, singer Mike Ness has a few words you will probably subscribe to. Check it out, from 19:35 to 25:15.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:22:48 +0000With our deft fingers we can hold the bag open and defecate directly into it.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:19:36 +0000Thank you. We will be in Thailand for about 30 days, maybe a little less. We barely use cash here at all, so we're not used to carrying it. I assume cash is used everywhere in Thailand? Also, regarding SIM cards — is an eSIM bought online better, or should we get a tourist SIM card at the airport? What's cheapest, and are there any downsides to eSIMs?Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:19:14 +0000Cool tune.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:18:20 +0000Same hereMon, 22 Jun 2026 18:16:45 +0000PanicMon, 22 Jun 2026 18:12:58 +0000The "energy question" was not verifyably addressed. With good reson. To extract water from martian glaciars is possible. Maximum recovery rate is 98%, The remaining 2% will have to come from earth. Every onion, every french fry and every hamburger will have to be imported from the earth. I woulden't want to live in a place like this. The little "blue planet" is the only home we will ever have, regardless what Elon says. Truly, it's the only home we will ever have. To construct "new homes" for humanity is an exercise in futility, regardless what Elon says, there is not enough money in the world to make it possible. And there is also not enough conviction for us earthlings to leave our "unice blue planet". As it is truly unike, regardless what Elon Musk "envisions " in his "disturbed" sleep.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:07:49 +0000No. I always get those 2 slips. The payment confirmation and a NON-itemized receipt. It just states how much I paid in total. Today, a Thai lady in front of me wanted an itemized receipt. The cashier was able to do this, click click click click clicking clickcklick..... The waiting customers were very happy.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:04:37 +0000Traveling for how many days? You will get a much worse exchange rate trying to get Baht outside of Thailand. An ATM is fine depending on your bank's fees, just make sure you do not let the ATM do the conversion. You can also bring your home country cash and exchange in Thailand most likely. I don't know what voltage they use in Sweden but Thailand uses 220V. Most modern portable electronic devices like cell phones, laptops, etc are dual voltage and can be used around the world, as long as the plug is the same or you get a plug adapter. You can purchase an e-sim online before you travel to Thailand, or get a tourist sim from a shop in Thailand.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:44:52 +0000Hope for what? More social programs to pile on the current budget mess?Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:39:08 +0000Nothing is impossible. It only takes longer time. If there is will and resources, the technology will come, and people are willing to leave Earth even if they know it will be a one way ticket. For normal people, Mars sounds insane. But pioneers, special soldiers, scientists, engineers, and elite performers do not think from the same frame as normal people. They think from mission, drive, discipline, and what must be solved next. I have read multiple stories about people who are actually training, studying, and hoping to be the first pick for the future crew. There are kids growing up today dreaming of being among the first Mars explorers. Some are already studying, training, building rovers, joining Mars analog missions, and shaping their lives around that dream. Investors also see future potential before normal people see it. If you read Columbus history, exploration did not move forward only because one man had an idea. It also needed people in power and finance who had the drive, hope, and willingness to back something uncertain. Musk does not hesitate the risk for what he believes is the future. There will always be people willing to go if they believe the mission is worth it. So the idea that nobody would go is wrong. Humans have always had explorers who accepted risk before the rest of society understood why, if ever. Progress happens because some people do not stop at impossible or difficult. They see the mountain and start climbing.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:36:47 +0000Easy solution. Issue each tourist with dog poo bags except larger. Deft fingers can scoop up the mess with their fingers outside the plastic bag turned inside out, before gently pulling the outside of the bag tight and tying a knot. Conscientious dog owners know what I mean. Oh wait! There's the solution, only let dog owners into the country.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:35:44 +0000Big Mike is finally hitting the mainstream, is he? The broadest shoulders to ever grace the White House.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:33:57 +0000