Stop fighting over Brexit and get real, Jim O'Neill tells UK

 

Goldman Sachs Asset Management Chairman Jim O'Neill speaks during the Reuters Investment Outlook Summit in London December 6, 2011. REUTERS/Benjamin Beavan/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The British government should stop dreaming about having its own way in Brexit negotiations and start to get more realistic about the likely outcome of divorce talks with the European Union, said Jim O'Neill, a former Goldman Sachs economist.

 

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Statue moved as rains sink Wat Mahathat fence 

By Boonpim Baiya 
The Nation

 

 

Heavy rains caused soil to subside two metres over a 100-metre stretch and damaging a fence at Wat Mahathat in Uttaradit’s Muang district on Friday. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001165-statue-moved-as-rains-sink-wat-mahathat-fence /

 

New smart pen can detect cancer in 10 seconds

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

A new handheld device developed by the University of Texas is said to be able to detect cancer tissues within 10 seconds.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/new-smart-pen-can-detect-cancer-10-seconds/24123/

Dolphin Attack: How hackers can take control of your smart device using Siri, Google Assistant and Alexa

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Security researchers have discovered how cyber criminals can hijack smart assistants, raising security concerns about the increasingly popular voice activated devices.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/24126-2/24126/

Military steps up anti-smuggling measures along Thailand-Myanmar border

 

RANONG, 8th September 2017, (NNT) - The 5th Infantry Division Commander, Maj Gen Sitthiporn Musikasin has instructed his troops to step up land and marine security measures and to be on the lookout for illegal smuggling and illegal entry into Thailand via Chumphon and Ranong provinces. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001167-military-steps-up-anti-smuggling-measures-along-thailand-myanmar-border/

 

Sakaew senior policeman arrested on drugs charge

By The Nation

 

 

Troops and local police joined forces to arrest a police senior sergeant-major in Sakaew’s Wang Somboon district on Thursday night on charge of drugs peddling.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001169-sakaew-senior-policeman-arrested-on-drugs-charge/

 

"Lips and teeth" no more as China's ties with North Korea fray

By Philip Wen and Christian Shepherd

 

FILE PHOTO: Flags of China and North Korea are seen outside the closed Ryugyong Korean Restaurant in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China, in this April 12, 2016 file photo. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell/File Photo

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - When Kim Jong Un inherited power in North Korea in late 2011, then-Chinese president Hu Jintao was outwardly supportive of the untested young leader, predicting that "traditional friendly cooperation" between the countries would strengthen.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001171-lips-and-teeth-no-more-as-chinas-ties-with-north-korea-fray/

 

Russia says its air strike kills several top IS commanders in Syria

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian air strike has killed around 40 Islamic State fighters, including four senior commanders, near the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor, Russia's defence ministry said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001175-russia-says-its-air-strike-kills-several-top-is-commanders-in-syria/

 

Man arrested for murder of wife’s new husband

By The Nation

 

 

Police have arrested a man in Prachinburi province for allegedly stabbing his estranged wife’s new husband to death after seeing the victim sleeping on his bed, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001176-man-arrested-for-murder-of-wife’s-new-husband/

 

Elephant attacks Rayong monk collecting alms

By The Nation

 

 

A monk making his alms rounds in Rayong’s Khao Chamao district was attacked by a wild elephant early Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001177-elephant-attacks-rayong-monk-collecting-alms/

 

‘Neighbourhood python’ finally goes too far

By Thanisara Chaowalitroj 
The Nation

 

 

A large reticulated python that has taken shelter in the same Kamphaeng Phet neighbourhood for the past three rainy seasons overstayed its welcome on Thursday by swallowing a homeowner’s cat.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001178-‘neighbourhood-python’-finally-goes-too-far/ 

 

Floodwaters hit Thai-Myanmar border towns 

By Tossapol Boonpat 
The Nation

 

 

Heavy rain in the Thai border area to Myanmar has caused Huai San-Khong rivers to overflow, sending floodwater to the 15th Forest Protection Unit in Tambon Na Pu Pom of Mae Hong Son’s Pang Mapha district since late Thursday night.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001179-floodwaters-hit-thai-myanmar-border-towns /

 

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Prawit: Vehicle assisting Yingluck’s escape last seen near the border

By Thai PBS

 

 

The vehicle which was believed to take ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra out of her home in Bangkok was seen near the Thai-Cambodian border in Sa Kaeo province, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said on Friday (Sept 8).

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001156-clue-emerges-about-yingluck’s-escape-route/?do=findComment&comment=12252878

 

MJU to Host ASEAN Workshop on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Agriculture

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Maejo University (MJU) will host a regional workshop on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Agriculture for Sustainable Development and Food Security in Southeast Asia, on September 12th to 14th. The event is organised by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) in collaboration with ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001188-mju-to-host-asean-workshop-on-mainstreaming-biodiversity-in-agriculture/

 

Chinese Souvenir Shops Investigated for Illegally Selling Medicines

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – The Chiang Mai Public Health Office is looking into claims that Chinese souvenir shops are selling medicine and drugs illegally.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001189-chinese-souvenir-shops-investigated-for-illegally-selling-medicines/

 

American Man Arrested for Possessing Child Pornography

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Thailand Internet Crimes Against Children (TICAC) arrested an American man on September 7th at his apartment on Huay Kaew Road for possessing child pornography in his laptop.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001190-american-man-arrested-for-possessing-child-pornography/

 

 

Newborn found abandoned on roadside stall

By The Nation

 

 

A week-old baby girl was found abandoned on a roadside stall in Chiang Rai province’s Wieng Chai district on Friday morning, police said.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001192-newborn-found-abandoned-on-roadside-stall/

 

Bangkok swing dancers release amazing retro video shot in Chinatown

By Laurel Tuohy

 

 

Well-known dance group Bangkok Swing released a drool-worthy, vintage-style video of dance vignettes shot around Chinatown to promote their upcoming party, Diga Diga Doo: A Roarin’ Night Out.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001193-bangkok-swing-dancers-release-amazing-retro-video-shot-in-chinatown/

 

Man killed in brawl over 'smelly' noodles

By The Nation

 

 

One man was killed and three persons were injured on Friday in a fight between neighbours over the smell of boiled instant noodles, police said.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001195-man-killed-in-brawl-over-smelly-noodles/

 

It has just got a little bit easier to get hold of Apple AirPods in Thailand

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

Good news for anyone looking to purchase a pair of Apple AirPods in Thailand.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/just-got-little-bit-easier-get-hold-apple-airpods-thailand/24129/

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