https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenThey can apply for a new passport at any age.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:53:58 +0000do you read or you just post? "Interim US-Iran agreement appears to take shape" let me explain so you understand. This means negotiations are progressing. It does not mean a final agreement has been signed and it certainly doesn't tell us the final terms. Right now we're getting conflicting claims from Washington and Tehran. Some reports say a memorandum may be signed soon, while Iranian officials continue to say important issues remain unresolved. We don't even have a final public text to analyze yet. So how can anyone honestly conclude that it is "vastly more beneficial to Iran" than the Obama deal when we don't know the final terms? Also, I'm skeptical of treating statements coming from Tehran as established fact. The Iranian regime has a long history of concealing nuclear activities, violating commitments, and presenting different stories to different audiences. If there are conflicting claims between U.S. negotiators and Iranian officials, I'm not automatically assuming Iran's version is the accurate one. When the final agreement is public, let's compare the actual provisions—uranium enrichment, inspections, sanctions relief, verification, enforcement, and asset releases. Until then, declaring it a total U.S. defeat is speculation, not analysis.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:53:17 +0000Is it possible, do you think, to force the belief in God, or gods?Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:51:10 +0000During the Iran hostage crisis the Iranians were so intent on humiliating President Carter that they only released the hostages one hour into the President Reagan inauguration ceremony. Expect trump to get the same treatment.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:49:38 +0000I'm not sure how anyone can conclude this is "vastly more beneficial to Iran" when the final agreement hasn't even been publicly released yet. Current reporting still shows conflicting statements. Trump says a deal is essentially done, while Iranian officials have repeatedly said no final decision has been made and important details remain unresolved. More importantly, I find it interesting that you're taking Iran's version of events at face value. The Iranian government has a long history of saying one thing publicly while negotiating something different behind closed doors and even current reports show conflicting accounts coming from Tehran and Washington. If the deal ultimately gives Iran sanctions relief and frozen assets without meaningful nuclear restrictions, then I'll agree it's a bad deal. But if Iran is required to give up enriched uranium, accept verification measures and permanently abandon nuclear weapons development, then that's a very different conversation. Some reports suggest those kinds of provisions are being discussed, but the final text hasn't been released. The Obama deal was a published document that could be analyzed line by line. This deal isn't even finalized yet according to multiple reports. Declaring it a complete humiliation before we know the actual terms seems premature.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:49:17 +0000"Parliamentary briefing from the Australian Border Force. Its covers the period from 2013 to 2025, so a longer period than the period you are claiming is a lie. https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/foi/files/2026/fa-251001997-document-released.PDF..." Your source strangely starts from the end of the year on Sep 18th 2013, so misses out the first 9 months of the year. It also misses out 2012, when there were 110 boats and 7983 illegal migrants. Possibly that accounts for the discrepency, they have chosen to remove the most active months to skew the statistics! "...The source for this claim is give as https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_departments/Parliamentary_Library/Research Which isn't a source at all. I know you didn't bother to look for the source, just took it as fact, while accusing me of making things up because it didn't fit your own bias..." Yes, it is a source. The 2023 BBC link to the www.aph.gov.au webbsite is broken now and needs updating, but if you use the Wayback Machine, you can find the page when it existed and download their .pdf with the relevant statistics of 20K+ migrants in 300 boats.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:49:13 +0000Trump is Batshxt craze he has been Fixated with Nuclear war since the Eighty's it is not the first time he has threatened to let loose a nuke on a country Critics argue his focus is an unhealthy preoccupation. This stems from his frequent public musings about using or expanding the U.S. arsenal, combined with his past threats to "totally destroy North Korea" and unverified reports that he asked aides about using nukes to stop hurricanes There are hundreds of articles on trumps obsession with nukes https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40879868 https://www.nbcnews.com/101/video/trump-has-unhealthy-obsession-with-nukes-analyst-says-1128311875839 https://www.ucs.org/about/news/congress-must-restrain-trump-admin-first-use-nuclear-weapons https://thebulletin.org/2026/05/why-congress-and-senior-officials-must-deny-trump-a-nuclear-escape-in-iran/Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:46:54 +0000My Thai wife is suffering from severe skin irritation in the form of raised lumps all over her body but mainly arms, back of the neck and around the edges of her face. It is increadibly itchy and continued scratching leads to scarring. It all started about 2 years ago with an itchy scalp while living in Australia. Each trip to Thailand has seen a flare up of her condition which is now systemic and chronic as we have moved here full time. She has visited numerous hospitals and private Dermatology clinics who all prescribe Steroid injections and creams which aleviate the symptoms for a short while. I believe her condition is caused by an allergen(s) and steroids are treating the symptoms rather than addressing the under-lying cause. If anyone can recommend a good allergy specialist in Chiangmai area I would be very grateful. Best regards MikeSun, 14 Jun 2026 13:46:50 +0000Yep, it's heading towards complete US surrender. 'Iran says draft US deal includes oil sanctions waiver, nuclear limits and asset release' https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/iran-says-draft-us-deal-includes-oil-sanctions-waiver-nuclear-limits-asset-2026-06-14/Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:45:59 +0000Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:45:46 +0000This isn't a joke, this is a real thing, and has been celebrated for a number of years. https://www.internationaldays.co/event/obama-appreciation-day/r/recj61CbHoR1F6gHISun, 14 Jun 2026 13:38:29 +0000Posts with content from unapproved social media sources have been removed: General approach and policy. We maintain a strict policy of accepting links or content only from mainstream and recognized media sources to ensure that information posted by members is both verifiable and trustworthy. We strive to remain impartial, prioritizing content that meets these standards and removing content that, in our opinion, does not. Consequently, we do not accept content from social media platforms unless it originates from a credible, professional, and qualified source. This approach is essential for upholding the integrity and credibility of the information shared within our community."Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:36:41 +0000I don't disagree that debt is a concern. It is. And I don't disagree that the percentage of global reserves held in dollars has declined over time. What I disagree with is the leap from those facts to "America is impotent." Those are warning signs and trends worth watching. They are not evidence that the U.S. is somehow powerless or irrelevant today. The Rome comparison doesn't really work either. Rome was primarily a military empire. U.S. influence comes from a combination of economic power, military power, technology, finance, innovation, higher education and global business. It's not built on just one pillar. And while people keep talking about America's decline, the U.S. is still the economy that largely drives the global economy. The dollar is still the dominant reserve currency. American companies still dominate many of the world's most important industries. Investors still run to U.S. dollars and Treasuries when things get scary. Can the U.S. decline over time? Sure. Every country can. But that's a very different argument than claiming America is already impotent.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:34:43 +0000My ASUS is 5 years old. Works fine. Why did I buy an ASUS? I am just a "primitive user" so I bought the ASUS because it was in the middle price range. A highly academic approach, right? 😊Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:34:38 +0000You're not a graceful loser, are you. But, tbf, after such a MASSIVE loss I can see why you feel the need to lash out, because this is the most humiliating defeat in US history. Pearl Harbor? Sure, humiliating, but it shook the US awake so at least it served a purpose. Vietnam? Humiliation, but at least you could claim it was for a good cause. But Iran? Utter, bottomless and complete humiliation. The moron of a president of the most powerful nation on earth who thought he could decapitate the leadership of another country and steal their oil got absolutely pawned by a ragtag bunch of fanatics. Loss of face and credibility at a historic level. The world as never seen something as politically devastating as this s**t show.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:31:29 +0000The BBC is prompting up the Dem party choice wearing Nazi nostalgia! "If he succeeds where other Democrats have failed, he could pull his party – and the US Senate – to the left and prove that novice candidates, baggage and all, can win big races in battleground states". "As the American adage goes, Platner is the kind of guy voters feel they could have a beer with" Will Maine's scandal-hit Graham Platner help save or sink...Graham Platner, who won his Maine primary on a left-wing, anti-establishment message, now faces a formidable Republican in key Senate race.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:31:25 +0000QuietlySun, 14 Jun 2026 13:28:57 +0000Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:26:50 +0000A post with content from an unapproved social media source has been removed: General approach and policy. We maintain a strict policy of accepting links or content only from mainstream and recognized media sources to ensure that information posted by members is both verifiable and trustworthy. We strive to remain impartial, prioritizing content that meets these standards and removing content that, in our opinion, does not. Consequently, we do not accept content from social media platforms unless it originates from a credible, professional, and qualified source. This approach is essential for upholding the integrity and credibility of the information shared within our community."Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:26:34 +0000How does it work if the dual nationality son doesn't speak Thai? Can hardly send them to the border jungle not having a clue whats going on.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:26:10 +0000I think his medical issues are far worse than that.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:23:10 +0000along with his billionaire buddies and family who are privy to insider info and the timing of the trump daily spew of lies....fool me once shame on you fool me over and over and over....maga maga magaSun, 14 Jun 2026 13:22:18 +0000Yeah, it's almost like it's Thai food. So insightful. May well decide his fate based on that.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:20:03 +0000Nothing like arresting the countries most renowned investigative journalist to lower the temperature😅Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:19:09 +0000$500 a week for groceries? Even in expensive america that is a lot of groceries unless you are living on salmon and prime meats or feeding a clan. $500 a week on rent? Absolutely or more.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:19:05 +0000