THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 5 May 2018

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Ford’s new smart window can help blind people see

BY STAFF WRITER

 

Image: Ford

 

The Ford Motor Company has unveiled a new idea to assist the visually impaired to see the view outside of the car.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/video-fords-new-smart-window-can-help-blind-people-see/28600/

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Russia detains five Islamic State members planning attack: news agencies

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday it had detained five members of an Islamic State cell planning attacks in several regions and had seized an array of weapons, according to Russian news agencies.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036750-russia-detains-five-islamic-state-members-planning-attack-news-agencies/

 

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U.S. judge says Mueller should not have 'unfettered power' in Russia probe

By Sarah N. Lynch

 

Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort departs after a motions hearing in his indictment by special counsel Robert Mueller at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., April 4, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/Files

 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - A federal judge said Special Counsel Robert Mueller should not have "unfettered power" in probing ties between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia, and accused Mueller of using criminal cases to pressure Trump's allies to turn against him.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036751-us-judge-says-mueller-should-not-have-unfettered-power-in-russia-probe/

 

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Trump lawyer Giuliani defends legality of porn star payment

By Roberta Rampton

 

FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump walks with former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (L) through the new Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC, U.S., September 16, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hours after President Donald Trump said his lawyer Rudy Giuliani did not have "his facts straight," the former New York mayor issued a statement on Friday saying $130,000 (£96,000) in hush money paid to an adult-film star before the 2016 election was not an election law violation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036752-trump-lawyer-giuliani-defends-legality-of-porn-star-payment/

 

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EU scrutinises post-Brexit security deal

By Gabriela Baczynska

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC12C4FAF240

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU officials who began talks with Britain on Friday on security ties after Brexit will raise problems that diplomats say may mean cooperation against terrorism and crime will be weakened more than many expected.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036754-eu-scrutinises-post-brexit-security-deal/

 

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Brighton ensure survival with 1-0 win over Man United

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United - The American Express Community Stadium, Brighton, Britain - May 4, 2018 Manchester United's Anthony Martial in action with Brighton's Dale Stephens REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

 

(Reuters) - Brighton and Hove Albion made sure of Premier League football next season with two games to spare after a Pascal Gross goal gave them a memorable 1-0 home win over Manchester United on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036755-brighton-ensure-survival-with-1-0-win-over-man-united/

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Simultaneous bombs hit power, phone utilities in deep South

By The Nation

 

 

SIMULTANEOUS sabotage attacks hit Thailand’s deep South yesterday, but without any casualties.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036756-simultaneous-bombs-hit-power-phone-utilities-in-deep-south/

 

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No political outreach in Northeast trip: PM

By THE NATION

 

 

THE JUNTA chief yesterday played down any political significance of his visit to the Northeast next week, amid a growing perception that it was a part of his efforts to build up an alliance ahead of the next election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036757-no-political-outreach-in-northeast-trip-pm/

 

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Prayut warns activists that protests will only delay poll

By THE NATION

 

 

AS PRO-DEMOCRACY activists prepare to march today to call for an election this year, junta leader General Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday warned that street demonstrations would make an election even less likely.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036758-prayut-warns-activists-that-protests-will-only-delay-poll/

 

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EC says no to ‘Grean Party’

By THE NATION

 

 

THE ELECTION Commission has rejected the name of Sombat Boonngamanong’s Grean Party as it believes the name could “disturb people’s order or morality”.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036759-ec-says-no-to-‘grean-party’/

 

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Children must be trained on how to avoid danger: experts

By The Nation

 

 

TRAGIC FALL OF THREE KIDS IN BALCONY COLLAPSE SEEN AS WAKE-UP CALL FOR PARENTS

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036760-children-must-be-trained-on-how-to-avoid-danger-experts/

 

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Experts say Thailand not ready for same-sex marriage, but partnership recognition likely

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

THE proposed same-sex marriage law is likely to be turned down due to conservative lawmakers dominating the legislative system, while younger people, who are generally more liberal towards LGBTIQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersexed and queer) rights groups, criticised the Life Partnership Bill as discriminating against some other sexually diverse people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036761-experts-say-thailand-not-ready-for-same-sex-marriage-but-partnership-recognition-likely/

 

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Trump administration moves to expel some 57,000 Hondurans

By Mica Rosenberg and Gustavo Palencia

 

FILE PHOTO: An aircraft carrying deportees, including a group of Honduran children from the U.S., taxis down the runway at the international airport in San Pedro Sula, northern Honduras July 14, 2014. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera/File Photo

 

NEW YORK/TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Friday it will end temporary protections for immigrants in the United States from Honduras on Jan. 5, 2020, leaving potentially 57,000 people vulnerable to deportation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036765-trump-administration-moves-to-expel-some-57000-hondurans/

 

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Trump back in step with NRA after doubts over Parkland shooting

By Jeff Mason and Daniel Trotta

 

U.S. President Donald Trump exits Marine One as he arrives to board Air Force One to head to the National Rifle Association (NRA) convention in Dallas from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., May 4, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

DALLAS (Reuters) - President Donald Trump enthusiastically embraced the National Rifle Association on Friday, vowing not to tighten U.S. firearms laws despite suggesting after a Florida school shooting that he would take on the powerful gun-rights group.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036766-trump-back-in-step-with-nra-after-doubts-over-parkland-shooting/

 

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Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush discharged from hospital

 

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush arrives on the field to do the coin toss ahead of the start of Super Bowl LI between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons in Houston, Texas, U.S. on February 5, 2017. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo

 

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, 93, was discharged on Friday from a Houston hospital, where he stayed for nearly two weeks for treatment of an infection that spread to his blood, a family spokesman said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036767-former-us-president-george-hw-bush-discharged-from-hospital/

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Trump team demands China slash U.S. trade surplus by $200 billion, cut tariffs

By David Lawder and Sue-Lin Wong

 

U.S. Treasury Secretary and member of a U.S. trade delegation Steven Mnuchin leaves a hotel in Beijing, China, May 4, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - The Trump administration has drawn a hard line in trade talks with China, demanding a $200 billion cut in the Chinese trade surplus with the United States, sharply lower tariffs and advanced technology subsidies, people familiar with the talks said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036769-trump-team-demands-china-slash-us-trade-surplus-by-200-billion-cut-tariffs/

 

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Israeli troops fire shots, tear gas at Gaza protesters, 1,100 Palestinians hurt

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

 

Tear gas canisters are fired by Israeli forces at Palestinian demonstrators during a protest demanding the right to return to their homeland, at the Israel-Gaza border, east of Gaza City, May 4, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

 

GAZA BORDER (Reuters) - Israeli troops fired live rounds and tear gas at Palestinians who thronged the Gaza-Israel frontier and rampaged at a border terminal on Friday as part of a long-running protest, injuring about 1,100 people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036770-israeli-troops-fire-shots-tear-gas-at-gaza-protesters-1100-palestinians-hurt/

 

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Top-flight player struck by lightning in South Africa dies

 

PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - Midfielder Luyanda Ntshangase from South African top-flight side Maritzburg United died on Friday, two months after being struck by lightning during a friendly fixture.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036773-top-flight-player-struck-by-lightning-in-south-africa-dies/

 

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Fresh quakes hit Hawaii after Kilauea volcano erupts, hundreds flee

By Terray Sylvester

 

Lava emerges from the ground after Kilauea Volcano erupted, on Hawaii's Big Island May 3, 2018, in this still image taken from video obtained from social media.Jeremiah Osuna/via REUTERS

 

PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) - A series of fresh earthquakes on Friday, including a couple capable of causing considerable damage, hit Hawaii's Big Island, where the Kilauea volcano has been spewing fountains of lava into residential areas and forcing hundreds to evacuate.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036775-fresh-quakes-hit-hawaii-after-kilauea-volcano-erupts-hundreds-flee/

 

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Great news! Google Chrome gets even smarter blocking annoying autoplaying videos

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Back in January Google released Chrome 64, the version that promised to crackdown on those annoying auto playing videos.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/great-news-google-chrome-gets-even-smarter-blocking-annoying-autoplaying-videos/28603/

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Big Joke busts Bangkok drug takers - 45 doing Ecstasy as famous capital nightclub faces closure

 

 

Crime buster Surachet Hakpal of the tourist police arrested 45 people at Narcissus Club in Sukhumvit Soi 23 this morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036788-big-joke-busts-bangkok-drug-takers-45-doing-ecstasy-as-famous-capital-nightclub-faces-closure/

 

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Farang pays 10 million baht to marry Thai boyfriend! But it's all about love!

 

Image: Tnews

 

Tnews reported that a gay marriage took place Friday between a foreign man and his Thai boyfriend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036791-farang-pays-10-million-baht-to-marry-thai-boyfriend-but-its-all-about-love/

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Faulty water heater blamed for receptionist's death in Chiang Mai bathroom

 

Image: Manager

 

Police were called to rooms in Wesalee Road, downtown Chiang Mai yesterday after a 25 year old receptionist was found dead in a bathroom.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036792-faulty-water-heater-blamed-for-receptionists-death-in-chiang-mai-bathroom/

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Video: Farangs driving badly - hunt on for Russian who "did a runner" after nearly mowing down Thai guy

 

 

Footage posted on Facebook showed a foreign tourist on a motorcycle enter the grounds of a temple, nearly sideswipe a Thai man then plow into a bike and a parked vehicle.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036794-video-farangs-driving-badly-hunt-on-for-russian-who-did-a-runner-after-nearly-mowing-down-thai-guy/

 

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Stop that disrespectful foreigner flying over Buddha's relics!

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

Thai residents in Lampang have called for action against a foreigner flying a paramotor over a sacred Buddhist religious site.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036796-stop-that-disrespectful-foreigner-flying-over-buddhas-relics/

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Caught on tape! Hunt on for woman who stole from north eastern Thai granny, 87.

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

Police in Nakhorn Panom are hunting a Thai woman who went into the house of an 87 year old woman and stole 9,500 baht.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036799-caught-on-tape-hunt-on-for-woman-who-stole-from-north-eastern-thai-granny-87/

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Thailand puts on best face as prime Asean centre for beauty pageants

By KWANCHAI RUNGFAPAISARN 
THE NATION

 

Pawina, confident on the industry's outlook

 

THAILAND is increasingly becoming the prime centre for the staging of international beauty contests in Asean, a trend that a key industry player says is in line with the government’s Thailand 4.0 model to promote the tourism sector and related businesses.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036800-thailand-puts-on-best-face-as-prime-asean-centre-for-beauty-pageants/

 

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Praying for rain - in the Thai way!

 

Image: TNews

 

Pictures online showed the way villagers in Uttradit were trying to ensure that the rains come on time.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036801-praying-for-rain-in-the-thai-way/

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Video: Find these nasty farang thieves - there's a 5,000 baht reward if you do.

 

 

A Thai woman has gone on Facebook in a plea to catch a pair of foreign tourist thieves who were caught on CCTV stealing a staff members iPhone from an office area near the Tha Pae gate in Chiang Mai.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036803-video-find-these-nasty-farang-thieves-theres-a-5000-baht-reward-if-you-do/

 

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91 arrested in crackdown on street racing

By The Nation

 

 

Ninety-one motorcyclists and pillion riders were arrested on Friday night in an ongoing crackdown on street racing in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036804-91-arrested-in-crackdown-on-street-racing/