THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 5 May 2018

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Teen arrested for organising road races using Facebook

By The Nation

 

A teenager was arrested on Friday night on charge of using his Facebook page to organise road racing in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036805-teen-arrested-for-organising-road-races-using-facebook/

 

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Photoshop Mix: The best mobile app for editing photos

By Paisal Chuenprasaeng
The Nation

 

 

Wondrous picture wizardry

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/photoshop-mix-best-mobile-app-editing-photos/28607/

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Jabra Elite 65t true-wireless ear buds review: Tremendous bass from tiny buds

By Paisal Chuenprasaeng
The Nation

 

 

Jabra has done ears a great service with the true-wireless Elite 65t and accompanying app

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/jabra-elite-65t-true-wireless-ear-buds-review/28612/

 

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Crackdown on illegal foreigners: Many claiming to be students to get fake visas

 

Image: Manager

 

As the crackdown on illegal foreigners in Thailand continues it has emerged that many of those arrested are conniving with language schools to get fake visas so they can stay in Thailand on a yearly basis.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036806-crackdown-on-illegal-foreigners-many-claiming-to-be-students-to-get-fake-visas/

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Future Forward Party gets permission to hold first meeting

By The Nation

 

Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, co-founders of Future Forward.

 

The Future Forward Party will take a major step towards fulfilling its mission when it holds its first official meeting on May 27, after its application to the ruling junta got the nod.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036807-future-forward-party-gets-permission-to-hold-first-meeting/

 

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Not For Sale: Attempt to sell Phuket beachfront state-owned land for B3.6bn draws fire 

The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET: An online advertisement selling prime beachfront land on Phuket’s west coast for B3.66 billion has spurred officials into action as the land in question is currently illegally occupied by encroachers facing forced eviction as ordered by the Supreme Court.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036808-not-for-sale-attempt-to-sell-phuket-beachfront-state-owned-land-for-b36bn-draws-fire/

 

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Trump, South Korea's Moon to meet at White House on May 22

 

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in is seen during a meeting with Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (not pictured) at the Government Office in Hanoi, Vietnam March 23, 2018. REUTERS/Kham/Pool

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will host South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the White House on May 22, and the two will discuss the upcoming summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the White House said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036810-trump-south-koreas-moon-to-meet-at-white-house-on-may-22/

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Spacecraft for detecting 'Marsquakes' set for rare California launch

By Steve Gorman

 

FILE PHOTO: The Mars InSight probe is shown in this artist's rendition operating on the surface of Mars, due to lift off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, U.S. on May 5, 2018 in this image obtained on May 3, 2018. NASA/ Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After decades exploring the surface of Mars, NASA is set for the weekend launch of its first robotic lander dedicated to studying the red planet's deep interior, with instruments to detect planetary seismic rumblings never measured anywhere but Earth.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036812-spacecraft-for-detecting-marsquakes-set-for-rare-california-launch/

 

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Here’s a round up of new tech released in Thailand this week – 05 May 2018

BY THE NATION

 

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/heres-round-new-tech-released-thailand-week-05-may-2018/28617/

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Would you pay? Facebook considers ad-free version with users paying monthly fee

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Facebook is reportedly conducting market research to see whether an ad-free subscription based version would appeal to users.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/pay-facebook-considers-ad-free-version-users-paying-monthly-fee/28625/

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Overpriced flop? Hardly. iPhone X was the world’s best selling smartphone last quarter

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Despite predictions it would be an overpriced flop, the iPhone X was the best selling smartphone of Q1 2018, new data has revealed.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/overpriced-flop-hardly-iphone-x-worlds-best-selling-smartphone-last-quarter/28627/

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First NASA lander to study Mars' interior launches from California

By Gene Blevins

 

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas-V rocket is seen with NASA's InSight spacecraft onboard, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, U.S., May 3, 2018. InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is a Mars lander designed to study the "inner space" of Mars: its crust, mantle, and core. Picture taken on May 3, 2018. Courtesy of NASA/Bill Ingalls/Handout via REUTERS

 

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (Reuters) - An Atlas 5 rocket soared into space early on Saturday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, carrying NASA's first robotic lander designed for exploring the deep interior of another planet on its voyage to Mars.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036855-first-nasa-lander-to-study-mars-interior-launches-from-california/

 

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With an eye on Russia, U.S. Navy re-establishing its Second Fleet

By Idrees Ali

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Navy Admiral John Richardson, the U.S. chief of naval operations, waits for Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe before their talks at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Japan on October 15, 2015. REUTERS/Yoshikazu Tsuno/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States Navy is re-establishing its Second Fleet, responsible for the northern Atlantic Ocean, nearly seven years after it was disbanded as the Pentagon puts countering Russia at the heart of its military strategy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036856-with-an-eye-on-russia-us-navy-re-establishing-its-second-fleet/

 

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Russian opposition leader and activists held before Putin inauguration

By Gleb Stolyarov and Polina Ivanova

 

Policemen detain opposition supporters during a protest ahead of President Vladimir Putin's inauguration ceremony, Moscow, Russia May 5, 2018. The poster reads "I am against corruption". REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and hundreds of anti-Kremlin activists were detained by police on Saturday during street protests against Vladimir Putin ahead of his inauguration for a fourth term as president.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036857-russian-opposition-leader-and-activists-held-before-putin-inauguration/

 

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Ex-CBS TV anchor Charlie Rose hit with sexual harassment lawsuit

By Joseph Ax

 

FILE PHOTO: CBS news host Charlie Rose departs after meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S. on November 21, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three women filed a sexual harassment lawsuit on Friday against former CBS News television anchor Charlie Rose, accusing the prominent journalist of touching them inappropriately and making offensive comments.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036860-ex-cbs-tv-anchor-charlie-rose-hit-with-sexual-harassment-lawsuit/

 

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'Harry & Meghan' romance gets the Lifetime TV treatment

 

Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle attend a Service of Thanksgiving and Commemoration on ANZAC Day at Westminster Abbey in London, Britain, April 25, 2018. Eddie Mulholland/Pool via Reuters

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As soon as Britain's Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle announced their engagement last November, executives at U.S. cable television network Lifetime swung into gear.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036862-harry-meghan-romance-gets-the-lifetime-tv-treatment/

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'Sopranos' TV star's ex-husband found guilty in pump-and-dump case

By Brendan Pierson

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Abraxas Discala, former husband of "The Sopranos" TV star Jamie-Lynn Sigler, was found guilty on Friday of taking part in what federal prosecutors have called a $300 million (£221.8 million) stock manipulation scheme.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036863-sopranos-tv-stars-ex-husband-found-guilty-in-pump-and-dump-case/

 

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Marx's German birthplace unveils controversial statue of him

 

The 4.4 metres (14 feet) high bronze statue of Karl Marx, created by Chinese artist Wu Weishan and donated by China to mark the 200th birth anniversary of the German philosopher, is seen in his hometown Trier, Germany May 5, 2018. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

 

TRIER, Germany (Reuters) - Protesters held banners reading "Down with capitalism" and "Father of all dictators" at Saturday's unveiling of a statue of Karl Marx in the German city of Trier, reflecting the polarising legacy of the philosopher in his birthplace and beyond.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036864-marxs-german-birthplace-unveils-controversial-statue-of-him/

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