Exclusive - Yemen rebel missiles fired at Saudi Arabia appear Iranian: U.N.

By Michelle Nichols

 

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Remnants of four ballistic missiles fired into Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Houthi rebels this year appear to have been designed and manufactured by Riyadh's regional rival Iran, a confidential report by United Nations sanctions monitors said, bolstering a push by the United States to punish the Tehran government.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013889-exclusive-yemen-rebel-missiles-fired-at-saudi-arabia-appear-iranian-un/

 

U.S. attorney general Sessions evasive on Russia probe: congressmen

By Patricia Zengerle and Sarah N. Lynch

 

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions arrives for closed door interview with the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions refused to answer questions on Thursday during a closed congressional hearing about whether President Donald Trump ever instructed him to hinder the Justice Department's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, according to Democratic lawmakers who attended.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013892-us-attorney-general-sessions-evasive-on-russia-probe-congressmen/

 

Islamic State seizes new Afghan foothold after luring Taliban defectors

By Matin Sahak and Girish Gupta

 

Afghan National Army (ANA) troops keep watch at a check point in Aqcha district of Jawzjan province, Afghanistan November 27, 2017. Picture taken November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

 

JAWZJAN, Afghanistan/KABUL (Reuters) - When a Taliban commander defected to Islamic State in northern Afghanistan a few months ago, his men and the foreign fighters he invited in started to enslave local women and set up a bomb-making school for 300 children, officials and residents said.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013896-islamic-state-seizes-new-afghan-foothold-after-luring-taliban-defectors/

 

His Majesty grants Bt10.3 million for flood-hit Northeast schools and scholarships

By The Nation

 

His Majesty the King on Thursday granted Bt10.318 million to the government to provide help to flood-hit schools and provide scholarships in the northeastern provinces.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013897-his-majesty-grants-bt103-million-for-flood-hit-northeast-schools-and-scholarships/

 

U.S. scientists take step toward creating artificial life

By Julie Steenhuysen

 

A scientist does research in a lab in San Diego, California April 26, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Blake

 

CHICAGO (Reuters) - In a major step toward creating artificial life, U.S. researchers have developed a living organism that incorporates both natural and artificial DNA and is capable of creating entirely new, synthetic proteins.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013898-us-scientists-take-step-toward-creating-artificial-life/

 

Toon runs from Cha-am to Ratchaburi on Day 31

By The Nation

 

Rock star Artiwara “Toon” Kongmalai began Day 31 of his Betong-Mae Sai charity run campaign by running from Cha-am district heading to Ratchaburi on Friday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013899-toon-runs-from-cha-am-to-ratchaburi-on-day-31/ 

 

U.S. military to indefinitely delay ban on cluster bombs

By Phil Stewart

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon will indefinitely delay a ban on the use of older types of cluster bombs due to take effect on Jan. 1, 2019, officials said, arguing that safety improvements in munitions technology failed to advance enough to replace older stockpiles.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013900-us-military-to-indefinitely-delay-ban-on-cluster-bombs/

 

‘Bomb on board’ wi-fi network causes Turkish Airlines flight to be diverted

BY REUTERS

 

 

ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish Airlines flight from Nairobi to Istanbul was diverted after the detection of a wi-fi network called “bomb on board” that alarmed the passengers, the airline said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/bomb-board-wi-fi-network-causes-turkish-airlines-flight-diverted/25983/

Dignitaries take to social media to sing praise for Surin

By The Nation

 

 

Foreign dignitaries and civil society leaders on Thursday expressed their profound respect for Surin Pitsuwan, Thailand’s ex-foreign minister and former Asean secretary general, who died suddenly on Thursday at age 68 from sudden massive heart attack.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013901-dignitaries-take-to-social-media-to-sing-praise-for-surin-pitsuwan/

 

Japan panel firms up April 30, 2019 as date for emperor's abdication - NHK

 

(Clockwise from top) Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, House of Representatives speaker Tadamori Oshima, House of Councillors speaker Chuichi Date, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, Princess Hanako and Prince Hitachi attend a meeting of the Imperial Household Council to discuss the timeline for the abdication of Japan's Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo, Japan December 1, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - A special panel chaired by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has agreed that the date of Emperor Akihito's planned abdication - the first by a Japanese monarch in about two centuries - should be on April 30, 2019, national broadcaster NHK reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013907-japan-panel-firms-up-april-30-2019-as-date-for-emperors-abdication-nhk/

 

Government yet to decide on future of Tepha Coal Power Plant

 

 

SONGKHLA, 1 December 2017 (NNT) – The National Environment Board (NEB) has let on it is still working on the Environmental and Health Impact Assessment (EHIA) for Tepha Coal Power Plant, assuring no firm decision has been made by the government as to whether to proceed with the project or not and asking for members of the public to voice their opinions through the set channels. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013909-government-yet-to-decide-on-future-of-tepha-coal-power-plant/

 

Reward, warrant issued stepfather accused of beating infant

 

PATTAYA:--An arrest warrant and 10,000-baht reward have been issued for the arrest of a Pattaya man wanted for critically beating his 19-month-old stepdaughter.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013912-reward-warrant-issued-stepfather-accused-of-beating-infant/

 

Hunt on for baht bus driver who killed 5, injured 9

 

SATTAHIP:--A manhunt is on for the driver of a Sattahip baht bus who, while fighting with his wife, crashed his overloaded taxi, killing five passengers and injuring nine others.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013915-hunt-on-for-baht-bus-driver-who-killed-5-injured-9/

 

Boyfriend learns hard way not to intervene in catfight

 

PATTAYA:--A Phetchaburi man who stepped into a catfight to defend his girlfriend got stabbed for his troubles.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013917-boyfriend-learns-hard-way-not-to-intervene-in-catfight/

 

Nongprue Engineering Department accused of padding estimates

 

PATTAYA:--Sub-district council members have accused the Nongprue Engineering Department of “unprofessional” budgeting after submitting funding requests padded by half and not finishing the jobs once the cash has been allocated.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013919-nongprue-engineering-department-accused-of-padding-estimates/

 

Surin Pitsuwan remembered

By Cod Satrusayang 
Asia News Desk 

 

 

We are told as journalists that when writing obituaries and rememberances to avoid hagiographic pros or being too outwardly effusive in order to avoid misrepresenting our subject with rose-tinted retrospectives.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013922-surin-pitsuwan-remembered/

 

Tourist Police inspect Pattaya boat operators

 

PATTAYA:--The Tourist Police led an inspection of Pattaya boat operators to make sure their vessels were seaworthy and all licenses up to date.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013924-tourist-police-inspect-pattaya-boat-operators/

 

Careless drilling creates Sukhumvit water geyser

 

PATTAYA:--A careless contractor caused a geyser to shoot into the sky on Sukhumvit Road after drilling punctured a water main.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013926-careless-drilling-creates-sukhumvit-water-geyser/

 

Nongprue seizes street peddlers’ wares in East Pattaya

 

PATTAYA:--Nongprue authorities seized products and warned vendors to stop selling their wares on sidewalks in East Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013921-nongprue-seizes-street-peddlers’-wares-in-east-pattaya/

 

Bt126B in benefits for Bangkok switch to digital pay: Visa study

By The Nation

 

Residents, businesses and the government of Bangkok could realise Bt126 billion-worth of economic benefits by transitioning from physical money to digital payments, according to an independent study conducted by Roubini ThoughtLab and commissioned by Visa.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013932-bt126b-in-benefits-for-bangkok-switch-to-digital-pay-visa-study/

 

Corrections Department sacks 14 wayward officials

By The Nation

 

In a bid to keep the Corrections Department “clean, corruption-free and equal”, 14 officials found guilty of various wrongdoings were dismissed this week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013934-corrections-department-sacks-14-wayward-officials/

 

‘Beloved’ nurse drowns on way to work as car veers off flooded Trang road

By The Nation

 

A highly regarded nurse of 12 years service in Trang drowned inside her car late on Thursday night when her car fell off the bridge of a flooded road while she was driving to work.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013936-‘beloved’-nurse-drowns-on-way-to-work-as-car-veers-off-flooded-trang-road/

 

Motor Expo Opens With All Eyes On New Models (Cars Too)

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

  

BANGKOK — Motor Expo 2017 got underway Friday at Impact Muang Thong Thani, and with it a read of the cultural barometer that is how the promotional models are dressed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013937-motor-expo-opens-with-all-eyes-on-new-models-cars-too/

 

Germany withdraws diplomat from North Korea

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Germany is withdrawing a third diplomat from its embassy in North Korea over increasing concerns about Pyongyang's missile program, Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Thursday, a day after Pyongyang test fired a new missile.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013939-germany-withdraws-diplomat-from-north-korea/

 

Now hiring? Amazon says its voice aide Alexa is ready for the office

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

 

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc wants to be your new executive assistant at work.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/now-hiring-amazon-says-voice-aide-alexa-ready-office/25986/

Exhibition on dangers of nuclear weapons proliferation taking place in Phuket

 

 

PHUKET, 1 December 2017 (NNT) – Soka Gakkai Thailand (SGT) is holding an exhibition titled “Preservation of All for a World without Nuclear Weapons”, allowing people in the province of Phuket to learn about the threat of nuclear weapons proliferation and the need for laws against nuclear arms. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013943-exhibition-on-dangers-of-nuclear-weapons-proliferation-taking-place-in-phuket/

 

Suspect re-enacts alleged murder of 4 people in rubber plantation

By Thai PBS

 

 

Prachuap Khiri Khan police yesterday (Nov 30) escorted one of the five suspects to re-enact the murder of a family of four at a rubber plantation in Bang Saphan Noi district of Prachuap Khiri Khan.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013944-suspect-re-enacts-alleged-murder-of-4-people-in-rubber-plantation/

 

Addicted to your smartphone? This new Substitute Phone is for you

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

If you are one of the many people addicted to their smartphone, don’t worry, help is at hand with a new ‘therapeutic’ phone-like handset.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/addicted-smartphone-new-substitute-phone/25989/

Redshirts Dispute Link To Rice Field Weapons Cache

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Hand grenades displayed by police Wednesday at a news conference in Chachoengsao province

 

BANGKOK — A top junta official said Friday that a weapons cache discovered recently by police could belong to a man believed to have died four months ago.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013946-redshirts-dispute-link-to-rice-field-weapons-cache/

 

Thai man, 84, found dead at Phuket bus stop

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Rescue workers attended to the body of 84-year-old Authai Lalam, 84, from Phang Nga. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: An 84 year-old man from Phang Nga who was waiting for a bus to take him back home was found dead at a bus stop in front of a temple in Thalang earlier today.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013951-thai-man-84-found-dead-at-phuket-bus-stop/