THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 13 Jan 2018

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Trump in 'excellent health,' White House doctor says after exam

 

U.S. President Donald Trump waves from the steps of Marine One helicopter upon his departure after his annual physical exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S., January 12, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House physician pronounced Donald Trump to be in "excellent health" after Trump had his first medical exam as U.S. president on Friday, capping off a week in which his mental fitness for the job has come under intense scrutiny.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020066-trump-in-excellent-health-white-house-doctor-says-after-exam/

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Saudi women score right to watch men's soccer in stadiums

 

A Saudi woman is seen during the soccer match between Al-Ahli against Al-Batin at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia January 12, 2018. REUTERS/Reem Baeshen

 

JEDDAH (Reuters) - Women in black abayas and fluorescent orange vests stood at the gates at King Abdullah Stadium, welcoming people into the family section that, for the first time in Saudi Arabia, allowed women to attend a men's soccer match.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020067-saudi-women-score-right-to-watch-mens-soccer-in-stadiums/

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U.S. ambassador to Panama resigns, says cannot serve Trump

 

FILE PHOTO: John Feeley in Mexico speaks during a ceremony in Mexico City, Mexico November 8, 2010. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte/Files

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to Panama John Feeley, a career diplomat and former Marine Corps helicopter pilot, has resigned, saying he no longer felt able to serve President Donald Trump.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020068-us-ambassador-to-panama-resigns-says-cannot-serve-trump/

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New Trump policy could strengthen role of nuclear weapons

By Phil Stewart

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation to honor Martin Luther King Jr. day in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 12, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration could pursue development of new nuclear weaponry and explicitly leave open the possibility of nuclear retaliation for major non-nuclear attacks, if a leaked draft policy document becomes reality.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020070-new-trump-policy-could-strengthen-role-of-nuclear-weapons/

 

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Africa calls Trump racist after 'shithole' remark

By Ed Stoddard and Chris Mfula

 

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a joint news conference with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 10, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

JOHANNESBURG/LUSAKA (Reuters) - African politicians and diplomats labelled U.S. President Donald Trump a racist on Friday after he was reported to have described some immigrants from Africa and Haiti as coming from "shithole" countries.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020072-africa-calls-trump-racist-after-shithole-remark/

 

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Supinya officially relieved from NBTC

 

 

A National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commissioner Supinya Klangnarong has been officially relieved from her position by virtue of an announcement of the Prime Minister’s Office published in the Royal Gazette on Friday (Jan 12).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020073-supinya-officially-relieved-from-nbtc/

 

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New B789mn Phuket prison to provide relief from overcrowded conditions

Premkamon Ketsara

 

 

PHUKET: Inmates will have to wait at least another year and a half before respite can be delivered from the current conditions at the notoriously overcrowded Phuket Provincial Prison.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020074-new-b789mn-phuket-prison-to-provide-relief-from-overcrowded-conditions/

 

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Housekeeper harassment leads Phuket police to warn on correct behaviour 

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Police have put out a warning after a tourist from Oman harassed a housekeeper at the hotel where he was staying. Photo: The Phuket News / file
 

PHUKET: The actions of an Omani tourist staying in Patong has led to police putting out a warning on how tourists should behave whist on holiday in Phuket’s main entertainment hub and other areas of the island.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020075-housekeeper-harassment-leads-phuket-police-to-warn-on-correct-behaviour/

 

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More than 250 forest checkpoints to be closed down

 

 

The Royal Forest Department (RFD) will propose the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to shut down all but 25 forest checkpoints throughout the country because most of them are redundant and have never intercepted a single case timber smuggling in the last couple of years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020076-more-than-250-forest-checkpoints-to-be-closed-down/

 

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'Window closing' for California mudslide searchers as death toll rises to 18

By Alex Dobuzinskis

 

Crews begin clean-up efforts of Highway 101 after mudslides cause extensive damage to hundreds of buildings and caked highways with sludge, in Montecito, California, U.S., January 12, 2018. REUTERS/Daniel Dreifuss

 

MONTECITO, Calif. (Reuters) - Rescue crews expanded their search on Friday for five missing people as the death toll rose to 18 from mudslides in Southern California that damaged hundreds of buildings and caked highways with sludge.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020077-window-closing-for-california-mudslide-searchers-as-death-toll-rises-to-18/

 

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Florida 20-year-old claims $451 million Mega Millions jackpot

 

FILE PHOTO - Lottery balls wait to be dropped prior to the lottery drawing for the Mega Millions jackpot in Atlanta, Georgia December 17, 2013. REUTERS/Tami Chappell

 

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) - A 20-year-old man from Florida's Gulf Coast claimed a $451 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot and opted to receive a one-time payment of nearly $282 million, Florida lottery officials said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020080-florida-20-year-old-claims-451-million-mega-millions-jackpot/

 

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16 coal-fired power plant protesters prosecuted

 

 

Songkhla provincial prosecutor on Friday (Jan 12) formally prosecuted 16 people who took part in a long-march to protest against a coal-fired power plant project in Thepha district last November.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020110-16-coal-fired-power-plant-protesters-prosecuted/

 

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Five top cops transferred after massage parlour raid

By The Nation

 

 

Five top officers of the Wang Thong Lang police station were transferred to inactive posts on Saturday, a day after a raid on a massage parlour in the station’s jurisdiction.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020111-five-top-cops-transferred-after-massage-parlour-raid/

 

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Maintenance worker drowns in BMA water treatment facility

By The Nation

 

A maintenance worker drowned when water accidentally gushed in while he and four other colleagues were checking the underground waste water treatment facility of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration in Din Daeng district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020112-maintenance-worker-drowns-in-bma-water-treatment-facility/

 

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Abandoned baby rescued on windy cold morning in Chachoengsao

By The Nation

 

A baby believed to be around seven days old was found abandoned on Saturday at a bus stop in Chachoengsao province on a chilly cold morning, as Thais celebrated National Children’s Day.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020114-abandoned-baby-rescued-on-windy-cold-morning-in-chachoengsao/

 

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Two arrested in Chiang Rai with 3.24 m meth pills

By The Nation

 

Chiang Rai police arrested two Hmong-ethnic suspects late on Friday night while they were allegedly smuggling 3.24 million methamphetamine pills from the border into Muang district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020115-two-arrested-in-chiang-rai-with-324-m-meth-pills/

 

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Military conscript arrested over businessman’s murder

By The Nation

 

Sornchai Sathitrakdamrong's car was parked at Mae Suay Police Station as evidence in this case.

 

A conscript who allegedly killed a Chiang Rai businessman was arrested on Saturday under a warrant issued by the Military Court.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020116-military-conscript-arrested-over-businessman’s-murder/

 

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Iran says will retaliate against U.S. sanctions on chief judge

 

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (2nd L) speaks as parliament speaker Ali Larijani ( L), Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani (2nd R) and Head of supreme leader's office Mohammad Golpayegani attend a ceremony greeting the bodies of victims killed in Saudi Arabia during a stampede at the haj pilgrimage, at the Mehrabad International airport in Tehran October 3, 2015. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/Files

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Saturday it would retaliate against sanctions imposed on its judiciary head by the United States as President Donald Trump stepped up efforts to 'fix' a nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020117-iran-says-will-retaliate-against-us-sanctions-on-chief-judge/

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New U.S. sanctions attempt to influence Russia before election - Tass

 

FILE PHOTO - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov looks on at the start of two days of closed-door nuclear talks at the United Nations offices in Geneva October 15, 2013. REUTERS/Fabrice Coffrini/Pool

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A new round of U.S. sanctions expected against Moscow is an attempt to influence Russia's domestic affairs ahead of a presidential election, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020119-new-us-sanctions-attempt-to-influence-russia-before-election-tass/

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South Africa to target investment, graft under new ANC leader

By Ed Stoddard

 

President of the ANC Cyril Ramaphosa addresses his supporters during the ANC's 106th anniversary celebrations, in East London, South Africa, January 13, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

 

EAST LONDON, South Africa (Reuters) - South Africa wants to attract foreign investors to help it kick-start economic growth and eradicate poverty and will crack down on corruption, the new leader of the ruling African National Congress said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020120-south-africa-to-target-investment-graft-under-new-anc-leader/

 

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Chinese salvagers recover two bodies from flaming Iranian tanker

A rescue ship works to extinguish the fire on the stricken Iranian oil tanker Sanchi in the East China Sea, on January 10, 2018 in this photo provided by Japan’s 10th Regional Coast Guard. Picture taken on January 10, 2018. 10th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters/Handout via REUTERS

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Chinese salvage team recovered two bodies on Saturday from a stricken Iranian oil tanker, that was still blazing a week after it caught fire and was left adrift following a collision in the East China Sea, state news agency Xinhua reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020122-chinese-salvagers-recover-two-bodies-from-flaming-iranian-tanker/

 

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Powered paraglider falls during Children’s Day show

By The Nation

 

 

A powered paraglider fell and landed on a palm tree in Chumphon province during a show to mark National Children’s Day on Saturday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020123-powered-paraglider-falls-during-children’s-day-show/

 

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