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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>Lifestyle</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398216-lifestyle/?do=findComment&comment=20658399]]></link><description>That describes you perfectly. Now you know your issues, perhaps you can work through them.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:43:51 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Police Deploy Dogs For Australia Flights in Bangkok</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398260-police-deploy-dogs-for-australia-flights-in-bangkok/?do=findComment&comment=20658398]]></link><description>Under the revised measures, airlines have been instructed to tighten controls over passenger belongings and refuse to accept items that could pose security risks. So, before the revised measures, airlines accepted items that could pose security risks? I don't think so.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:43:33 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>American Dies After Jumping Into Bang Phli Lake</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398258-american-dies-after-jumping-into-bang-phli-lake/?do=findComment&comment=20658397]]></link><description>Mentally ill attracted to Thailand?</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:39:34 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Farage banks &#xA3;270k gold deal as Labour turns up heat</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1397933-farage-banks-%C2%A3270k-gold-deal-as-labour-turns-up-heat/?do=findComment&comment=20658396]]></link><description>All Farage had to do was make simple statement along the lines:   &#x2018;I believe I have complied with all the rules, I can not comment further as the matter is under investigation, I support the investigation which I am confident will exonerate me&#x2019;  What he&#x2019;s actually done is offer multiple conflicting explanations, attack the newspaper with threats of legal action, become increasingly aggressive in his responses and in his latest grandstanding pantomime flounced.  He&#x2019;s inviting more of the scrutiny he deserves but that he can&#x2019;t handle.  He&#x2019;s also inviting scrutiny of his benefactors, I expect that is not being received with appreciation.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:38:56 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Crazy Water Bill in Pattaya! 5,300+ Baht for 2 People?! (Am I getting</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398133-crazy-water-bill-in-pattaya-5300-baht-for-2-people-am-i-getting/?do=findComment&comment=20658395]]></link><description>Our water bill in Bang Sare was around 125 baht for 15 years. I think to have a busted line somewhere or this being Thailand someone has tapped your line for some kind of commercial use or the govn. is going for free memory drives for their computers or beer money. A major leak would cause this type of charge.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:38:47 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Foreign Diner Disputes Tom Yum Bill in Phuket</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398261-foreign-diner-disputes-tom-yum-bill-in-phuket/?do=findComment&comment=20658394]]></link><description>That hair hasn't fallen out, it's been pulled out by the root. That's a very noticeable difference.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:38:36 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Tomorrowland 2026 Sells Out in Pattaya</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398267-tomorrowland-2026-sells-out-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=20658393]]></link><description>Hope you enjoy!  Not my kind of music but I love going to festivals, this will hopefully be fantastic!  I wonder if Patts will ever have a metal music festival...  @johng might need to move further away if it did... &#x1F918;&#x1F642;</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:38:19 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Tomorrowland 2026 Sells Out in Pattaya</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398267-tomorrowland-2026-sells-out-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=20658392]]></link><description>Dec 11-13...  Gonna be a cluster fk for traffic in town those days...  .. so glad I'll be out of the country those dates...</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:37:49 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>British Tourist Fined After Pattaya Hotel Dispute</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398257-british-tourist-fined-after-pattaya-hotel-dispute/?do=findComment&comment=20658391]]></link><description>Getting married usually sorts that out!</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:37:19 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>LTR Visa is Now available for Long Term Residency</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1265383-ltr-visa-is-now-available-for-long-term-residency/?do=findComment&comment=20658390]]></link><description>I believe the other change being mooted is that the MMF can be held in an investment account.  If you are talking about a MMF held at a bank your timeline sounds feasible,    But in my situation at JPMorganChase I find that there is a bit longer to withdraw from my brokerage account as the position must be sold during trading hours on a trading day and the proceeds then need to be transferred into my checking account that handles the wire at no cost.    Should it be held in a retirement account assume that there will be upfront paperwork before the order even gets placed to comply with the U.S. government's regulations to protect retirement savings.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:37:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>How much do you pay your girlfriend/wife</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398206-how-much-do-you-pay-your-girlfriendwife/?do=findComment&comment=20658389]]></link><description>THe wording salary is offensive to some.  I easily can get past it though and not lose it.  So how much of your assets does your wife use a month is what he was getting at but as Rocky does, he stirred the pot a little :)</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:36:25 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>British Tourist Fined After Pattaya Hotel Dispute</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398257-british-tourist-fined-after-pattaya-hotel-dispute/?do=findComment&comment=20658388]]></link><description>First of all he gets so wound up and make&#x2019;s staff worry for their safety, over a reasonable 500 baht charge.  Then he concocts some story and lies to the police, wasting their time.   Don&#x2019;t think that&#x2019;s the sort of tourist Thailand is looking to attract, yet he is just given a pocket money 1000 baht fine. Something a bit more severe should have been given out to send a message to these undesirables.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:36:20 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Tomorrowland 2026 Sells Out in Pattaya</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398267-tomorrowland-2026-sells-out-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=20658387]]></link><description>Exactly! I've got a friend that lives approx 5 km from the venue and the pounding bass is pretty loud, luckily only three days and once a year!</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:35:52 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>How much do you pay your girlfriend/wife</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398206-how-much-do-you-pay-your-girlfriendwife/?do=findComment&comment=20658386]]></link><description>I've spent more than that on a long weekend in Bangkok, excluding the 4 star hotel bill.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:35:14 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Word Association - 2026</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1383425-word-association-2026/?do=findComment&comment=20658384]]></link><description>Milkshake</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:34:03 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Tomorrowland 2026 Sells Out in Pattaya</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398267-tomorrowland-2026-sells-out-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=20658383]]></link><description>What exactly is electronic music?  I mean is it the same crap they play in discos?</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:33:59 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Foreign Driver Risks Disaster at Pattaya Rail Crossing</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398264-foreign-driver-risks-disaster-at-pattaya-rail-crossing/?do=findComment&comment=20658140]]></link><description>I cross the Rod Fai junctions multiple times per week, they seem mostly serviceable, although it is usually 2 or 3 particular ones I use, I certainly do not attempt to cross late in the closing cycle, or even during it! I fear railroad crossings. Heck if you want dodgy ones the USA is full of them, long long  heavy trains too!</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:33:29 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>How much do you pay your girlfriend/wife</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398206-how-much-do-you-pay-your-girlfriendwife/?do=findComment&comment=20657841]]></link><description>Totally agree. Spoil her to death - same reasons as you.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:33:03 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Foreign Driver Risks Disaster at Pattaya Rail Crossing</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398264-foreign-driver-risks-disaster-at-pattaya-rail-crossing/?do=findComment&comment=20657726]]></link><description>Maybe the driver of the pickup comes from a country that doesn't have as high safety standards as Thailand. So he probably didn't know what to do in such a case? Does he come from the USA?</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:32:54 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Lifestyle</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398216-lifestyle/?do=findComment&comment=20657461]]></link><description>What you think is irrelevant. Just like you. An internet pest.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:32:32 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Tomorrowland 2026 Sells Out in Pattaya</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398267-tomorrowland-2026-sells-out-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=20657283]]></link><description>Bt.150,000.00  was for the top shelp  premo packages. My tickets were Bt.8000.00 for 3 days general admission.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:32:17 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>British Tourist Fined After Pattaya Hotel Dispute</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398257-british-tourist-fined-after-pattaya-hotel-dispute/?do=findComment&comment=20657284]]></link><description>Indeed, can you also remember whilst being right all the time you were an idiot, I am nor referring to you personally but 27 year olds!</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:32:17 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Central Pattana launches 11B baht 'Central Central' in Siam Square</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1399858-central-pattana-launches-11b-baht-central-central-in-siam-square/?do=findComment&comment=20657162]]></link><description>Central Pattana has announced a new ambitious project right in the heart of Bangkok's shopping district. 'Central Central' will house 300 major shops, entertainment space and a German hotel chain when its finished. It will open in stages with the retail section opening as early as next year. It is to be built at the Pathuwan intersection. I can see only one corner that would be availaible - knocking down all the old shophouses on the Southeast corner to make way (the other three corners have Siam Discovery, the Arts/Cultural center and then MBK). The link has several artist conceptions of the project.  https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/business/2026/07/07/central-pattana-launches-thb11bn-central-central-in-siam-square/</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:32:07 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Pale officials collect Starlink user data</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398202-pale-officials-collect-starlink-user-data/?do=findComment&comment=20656784]]></link><description>At least they didn't get a big surcharge : https://www.highspeedinternet.com/resources/what-is-starlinks-demand-surcharge</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:31:34 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>How much do you pay your girlfriend/wife</title><link><![CDATA[https://aseannow.com/topic/1398206-how-much-do-you-pay-your-girlfriendwife/?do=findComment&comment=20656715]]></link><description>What you find offensive, I might not.  That is crux of the problem and can't fix that with moderation. THey tried during Covid and that was a dumpster fire!    Most are just passing the time and being offensive at times.  I easily move past these posters and at times get a good laugh at what they post.  Then there are those that are evil and don't know it.   Those types are hard to deal with and I opted for trying to not engage but occasionally I fail at that.  The type that uses words like deflection without realizing they are constantly deflecting.  Can't get anywhere discussing anything with this type and better to just move on.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:31:28 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
