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Two police officers formally charged for helping Yingluck escape

 

 

Two Nahon Pathom police officers have been formally charged with dereliction of duty in violation of the Section 157 of the Criminal Code for helping former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to escape.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014078-two-police-officers-formally-charged-for-helping-yingluck-escape/

 

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One dead, scores arrested in unrest over delayed Honduran vote count

By Gabriel Stargardter and Gustavo Palencia

 

Supporters of Salvador Nasralla, presidential candidate for the Opposition Alliance Against the Dictatorship, clash with riot police as they wait for official presidential election results in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, November 30, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

 

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - At least one protester died, over 20 people were injured and more than 100 others were arrested for looting in Honduras after a delayed and disputed presidential vote count sparked unrest amid opposition accusations of electoral fraud.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014086-one-dead-scores-arrested-in-unrest-over-delayed-honduran-vote-count/

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Australia's former deputy PM expected to win election, reclaim seat

 

FILE PHOTO - Australian Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Barnaby Joyce looks at Australian beef as he visits at a supermarket to promote Australian products in Tokyo, Japan, November 16, 2015. REUTERS/Issei Kato

 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce is expected to win re-election for the seat he was earlier forced to vacate, and return to his position in parliament on Saturday, just over a month after he was kicked out over a dual citizenship crisis that cost the government its majority.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014087-australias-former-deputy-pm-expected-to-win-election-reclaim-seat/

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Trump likely to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital next week: official

By Steve Holland and Matt Spetalnick

 

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in National Christmas Tree Lighting and Pageant of Peace ceremony on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is likely to announce next week that the United States recognises Jerusalem as Israel's capital, a senior administration official said on Friday, a move that would upend decades of American policy and possibly inflame tensions in the Middle East.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014088-trump-likely-to-recognise-jerusalem-as-israels-capital-next-week-official/

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Trump says U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson not leaving post

 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak during a meeting with his Cabinet at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is not leaving, President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday, after U.S. officials on Thursday said the White House had a plan for CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace him.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014089-trump-says-us-secretary-of-state-tillerson-not-leaving-post/

 

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German police secure nail-filled package found near Christmas market

 

Police have evacuated a Christmas market and the surrounding area in the German city of Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany, December 1, 2017, to investigate a suspicious object. Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch

 

POTSDAM, Germany (Reuters) - German police on Friday secured a device full of wires and nails found near an outdoor Christmas market in the city of Potsdam, but could not establish whether it had contained explosives.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014090-german-police-secure-nail-filled-package-found-near-christmas-market/

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Bitcoin rebounds to $10,500 after U.S. regulator approves futures

 

FILE PHOTO: A bitcoin sign is seen during Riga Comm 2017, a business technology and innovation fair in Riga, Latvia November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin rebounded on Friday to hit the day's highs above $10,500, recovering from an earlier dip below $9,500, after the U.S. derivatives regulator said it would allow CME Group <CME.O> and CBOE Global Markets <CBOE.O> to list bitcoin futures.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014092-bitcoin-rebounds-to-10500-after-us-regulator-approves-futures/

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Turkish gold trader testifies on bank exec's role in sham food sales

By Brendan Pierson

 

Turkish gold trader Reza Zarrab is shown in this court room sketch with lawyer Marc Agnifilo (L) as he appears in Manhattan federal court in New York, U.S., April 24, 2017. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Turkish-Iranian gold trader testifying for U.S. prosecutors in a New York court on Friday gave his most detailed account yet of how he claims an executive of Turkey's state-owned Halkbank devised key parts of a plan to launder money for Iran through fake food sales.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014098-turkish-gold-trader-testifies-on-bank-execs-role-in-sham-food-sales/

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EU could give the nod next week to trade talks with Britain

By Gabriela Baczynska and Jan Strupczewski

 

A Union Jack flag and a European Union flag are seen ahead of a bilateral meeting between Britain's Prime Minister and European Council President during the Eastern Partnership summit at the European Council Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, November 24, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union expects to offer a first signal next week that enough progress has been made in Brexit talks to warrant opening new negotiations with London in December on future trade relations, diplomats said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014100-eu-could-give-the-nod-next-week-to-trade-talks-with-britain/

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U.S. House ethics panel launches wide-ranging probe into sexual harassment claims

By Lisa Lambert

 

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol Dome (L) building is pictured in Washington, DC, U.S. on October 4, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives ethics committee has begun a sweeping probe into possible sexual harassment and discrimination by the chamber's 434 lawmakers and their staff, requesting on Friday a wide range of documents from the congressional compliance office.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014101-us-house-ethics-panel-launches-wide-ranging-probe-into-sexual-harassment-claims/

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Nakhon Si Thammarat people worrying about wastewater from garbage dump

 

 

People living around a garbage dump of the Nakhon Si Thammarat Municipality is worrying wastewater from it will flow into their communities and farmland following heavy rain.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014104-nakhon-si-thammarat-people-worrying-about-wastewater-from-garbage-dump/

 

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Video: Bitcoin going legit

BY REUTERS

 

 

A U.S. watchdog approved two exchanges’ plans for a futures market in the crypto-currency.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/video-bitcoin-going-legit/26014/

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Forget the iPhone X, Samsung is working on a ground-breaking truly bezel free phone

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Samsung looks set to challenge the iPhone X with a ground-breaking new bezel free phone.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/forget-iphone-x-samsung-working-ground-breaking-truly-bezel-free-phone/26009/

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Police to seek arrest warrants for suspected owners of arms cache next week

 

 

The Royal Thai Police will soon seek warrants from the court to arrest 2-3 people who they have information linking them to the arms cache seized early this week in Bang Nam Priao district of Chachoengsao province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014106-police-to-seek-arrest-warrants-for-suspected-owners-of-arms-cache-next-week/

 

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From bad to worse: Apple’s fix for major MacBook security flaw doesn’t actually work

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

Earlier this week Apple was forced to hurriedly roll out a new software update for devices running macOS High Sierra following the discovery of a catastrophic security flaw.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/bad-worse-apples-fix-major-macbook-security-flaw-doesnt-actually-work/26016/

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Video: Angry man stranded at Suvarnabhumi for 24 hours launches furious rant at airport staff

 

 

Footage has emerged of a Singaporean man launching an angry tirade at airport staff after being stranded at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport for more than 24 hours.

 

Full stop: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014129-angry-man-stranded-at-suvarnabhumi-for-24-hours-launches-furious-rant-at-airport-staff/

 

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DOD RC500S dashcam review: For motorists who want to boost their safety

By Paisal Chuenprasaeng
The Nation

 

 

DOD’s RC500S is a vehicle dashcam doing double duty, with topnotch cameras watching both front and rear

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/dod-rc500s-dashcam-review-motorists-want-boost-safety/26020/

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New version of Twitter launched in Thailand

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

A new version of Twitter, which promises to slash data consumption by up to 50 percent, has been launched in Thailand and 23 other countries.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/26028-2/26028/

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Troops evacuate patients from Pattani hospital

By The Nation

 

The Nong Chik district hospital in Pattani appealed for urgent help from troops to evacuate its inpatients on Saturday after floodwaters kept rising.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014140-troops-evacuate-patients-from-pattani-hospital/

 

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Over 250,000 families affected by floods in South

By The Nation

 

A woman wades through floodwater at her house in Trang on Saturday.

 

Massive floods from Monday to Saturday have affected more than 256,000 families in 10 Southern provinces, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department announced.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014141-over-250000-families-affected-by-floods-in-south/

 

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Eight Trang districts declared flood disaster zones

By The Nation

 

 

The Trang provincial administration on Saturday declared eight of 10 districts flood disaster zones to speed up help to the affected people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014143-eight-trang-districts-declared-flood-disaster-zones/

 

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Phuket’s main offices to close for King Bhumibol Day 

The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET: Government offices across Phuket will close on Tuesday (Dec 5) as the nation commemorates the birthday of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who passed away on Oct 13, 2016.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014144-phuket’s-main-offices-to-close-for-king-bhumibol-day/

 

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Huge fire burns down bike factory in Bang Pakong

 

 

A huge fire broke out at a bicycle manufacturing factory in Bang Pakong district of Chachoengsao province in the early hours of Saturday (Dec 2) causing damages estimated at 30 million baht.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014146-huge-fire-burns-down-bike-factory-in-bang-pakong/

 

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Phuket Surf Lifesaving carnival to begin next week 

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

 

PHUKET: A four-day long Phuket Surf Lifesaving carnival will kick-off next Wednesday (Dec 6) with a huge line-up of educational, training and sporting activities to promote the importance of water safety and strengthen the skills of the lifeguards tasked with keeping the island’s beaches and swimming areas safe.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014147-phuket-surf-lifesaving-carnival-to-begin-next-week/

 

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Crocodile captured in flood-hit Songkhla

By The Nation

 

 

Villagers in Songkhla’s Chana district captured a two-metre-long crocodile on Saturday, leading to fears among residents that there may be others in the area.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014148-crocodile-captured-in-flood-hit-songkhla/

 

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Second arms cache found in Chachoengsao

By The Nation

 

 

Police have found 50 more M79 grenades and one RPG (rocket-propelled grenade) in Chachoengsao near the location where another arms cache was uncovered earlier this week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014150-second-arms-cache-found-in-chachoengsao/

 

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Ratchaburi governor hands Bt12 million to ‘Toon’

By The Nation

 

 

Rock star Artiwara “Toon” Kongmalai was warmly welcomed by Ratchaburi people when he arrived at the main stage in Ratchaburi’s Muang district on Saturday and the provincial governor handed him a cheque for Bt12 million.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014158-ratchaburi-governor-hands-bt12-million-to-‘toon’/

 

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PM invites Thai people to pay tribute to late King Bhumibol on December 5

 

 

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has invited all Thai people to pay tribute to His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Dec 5.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014159-pm-invites-thai-people-to-pay-tribute-to-late-king-bhumibol-on-december-5/

 

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Banthoon questions govt’s subsidy programme for the poor

 

 

Kasikornbank chief executive officer Banthoon Lamsam has expressed doubt over the government’s subsidy programme for the poor if it will really help to bolster local economy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014160-banthoon-questions-govt’s-subsidy-programme-for-the-poor/

 

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His Majesty grants 9 plots of land to government agencies

By The Nation

 

 

His Majesty the King has granted nine plots of land to be used by government agencies.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014161-his-majesty-grants-9-plots-of-land-to-government-agencies/