https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenYes he should.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:42:21 +0000Oh, that's nothing. When I was living in the Autonomous People's Republic of Upper West Equatoria, I'd wake every morning to the unmistakable mating call of the Albanian tree walrus. Magical. For PJ71 who appears confused... Not just the above, but this discussion also takes me back to my time in the Sultanate of North Lower Transnistria. Nothing beats drifting off to sleep with the gentle roar of the Arctic Jungle Hippo....Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:41:47 +0000In favor of wasting money on ne'er do wells lazy layabouts born in England who wear track suits all day and never do a lick of work. Your response indicates YES Rubbish. 🗑️Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:41:23 +0000What you still don't realize is that almost everything you say about us Americans is an assumption on your part, and false. Again. if you have any ideas that will work, talk to who's in charge. here you sound like a prejudiced person who has nothing but Trump on his mind. America is and will do fine. Thinking we don't see what's going on is ignorance, as we're the citizens. You're just an outsider complaining about things you cannot change. Around and around we go.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:41:22 +0000Of course many asylum cases will be economic migrants, some mixed with their own areas destroyed (see Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, etc) that we helped destabalise. It's the same reason you are going to be a migrant in Thailand. You aren't just coming for the culture, but the women, the drinks, the weather, etc Many also come to Thailand to do business. You are lucky you have a strong passport. But many are also Benidorm cheap trash too. But, the media and especially places like X, really push this hard onto the UK that the asylum problem is exclusive to them. The reality is many countries around the world will have a problem with economic migrants. Thailand has a big problem with Burmese migrants coming into the country (yet ironically uses them in low paid jobs). India has a huge problem with Bangladeshis, Nepalis, etc coming into their country. America in some places literally has a porous border with Mexico just flooding in. The UK by comparission has around 40,000 people claiming asylum. Many will be because of links to the country with the British times during colonial era. It's a problem, but by no means world ending the way some Brits in Pattaya talk about.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:41:10 +0000What about Obama I hear you say.....well these need looking into for sure...........Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:40:40 +0000I was not saying the peacocks were magical, just loud as a damned lion. Location included for reference. Only place I've seen peacocks in Thailand is in the gardens of that beautiful Siam Intercontinental, replaced by just another mall. Are you being demeaning for any particular reason? Nooo... not demeaning in the slightest. I think you've simply read a tone into it that wasn't there. The clue was that the Autonomous People's Republic of Upper West Equatoria doesn't exist... nor does the Albanian tree walrus. It was just an absurd spoof, poking fun at the inevitable "well, when I lived in..." one-upmanship that crops up in forum discussions - I figured you'd see the humorous side. As for the actual topic, I completely agree with you about the old Siam Intercontinental. It was a beautiful hotel with magnificent gardens and real character. Knocking it down for yet another shopping mall was a genuine loss. Some buildings deserve preserving simply because they give a city its identity. I've seen peacocks kept on large private estates in Thailand - and they are impressive. They're noisy, but common sense draws a fairly obvious distinction between an ornamental bird wandering around a garden and an apex predator capable of killing someone. That's a clear common sense line, and where the law should draw it too.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:39:50 +0000She wants to pay me back Funniest joke I heard all morning. 😃Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:39:29 +0000Restore states anyone arriving using this new method will be returned if they gain power.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:37:58 +0000You can't answer for anyone besides yourself, as you don't know what they were thinking in all of this besides the obvious that's actually happened. Your opinion is just that. Their negotiations are so far above what you think is happening it's ludicrous. You aren't there and are only hearing what the media is saying, which changes every day. Trump changes his mind throughout the day, as does Iran's leaders. There is ego, money, power, and very little about Iran's citizens in mind on their side. Look at your own 4 lines. Changes all the time, as this is far from a simple thing to figure out where everyone wins.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:37:57 +0000Yes but if workarounds exist for years, it also means that rules are not practically enforceable then irrelevant.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:37:26 +0000Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:37:09 +0000This post is just pure Asinine not worth an answer !! shaking my head at the Obtuse post !!Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:37:08 +0000Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:36:41 +0000Most likely, there was an argument over the services that they agreed upon and it got out of hand, he snapped and beat her to death. It would be hard to imagine any realistic sort of need for self-defense from such a man towards a small girl. I would also say it's very unlikely she threathened him with a knife for some reason. The rest might actually be sort of true; the 1000 baht, she having her period and wanting 500 baht for compensation. On the other hand, it is also very unlikely that she was just on some first-time holiday with her friend in Pattaya, as the parents say. What I find most shocking from his perspective, is that he was actually dumb enough to think he could get away with killing her and hiding her body in a country with so much CCTV. Apparently he actually waited a day and a half before trying to board a flight to Australia. Not sure what would have happened to him if had reached Australia. I don't think he'll get the death penalty, but he's looking at serious time now. Better for the world he's locked up!Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:36:32 +0000I spent two days trying to do that and gave up (I'm not sure under Thai banking rules it is even possible via Wise)......I did a SWIFT international transfer in the end, 1,000B.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:36:15 +0000Matthew 25:35 These twits are fake Christians. Jesus is their mascot but they worship any devil who spews racist garbage. Any other questions? 😃Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:36:08 +0000Then he should Admit it was a mistake and apologise to the dead childrens familys.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:35:34 +0000I'd rather have a gun.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:35:20 +0000Looks like she'll have to convert into euros at a rubbish rate, then transfer to my euro account abroad for a 199THB fee. I'll cover that out of the sum itself to save her the money. I think the principle is more important that she pays me back. From August it should all be cheaper and easier if this crops up again. 🙏 to those who responded.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:35:10 +0000I hope they tell the story of Lot fleeing Sodom with his wife and daughters. "Teacher, what's Sodom mean?" "Teacher, if God told them don't look back, but his wife did and was turned into a pillar of salt, how could they know she was a pillar of salt without looking back?" "Teacher, is it good if I have sex with my father?"Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:34:58 +0000From page 13 this topic: It seems many, if not most, hotels and condos in Pattaya have a written policy that Thai late night visitors leave an ID. This is I'll guess largely seen as a nuisance and security just waves them through no ID provided. But that can be a legitimate legal matter if the Thai person ends up dead.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:34:38 +0000Weak people that can't defend themselves? 😃 Like the Sudanese guy who tried to behead the guy with learning difficulties in Belfast? Or the Sudanese guy in Walsall that killed Rhiannon Whyte with 23 stabs from a screwdriver before dancing and laughing as the ambulance arrived? Those poor weak helpless people? My heart bleeds. One tear left eye. 😃Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:34:38 +0000See this is what i mean. The UK is only 6% muslim. The UK is 83% white (not black, brown, or other ethnic groups). But here you have a guy with his own 'facts' that he got 'OFF THE INTERNET INNIT'. Pattaya is full of these guys.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:34:06 +0000If see were a 10 she wouldn't even have to talk or even look at me.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:33:36 +0000