THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 12 May 2018

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Hawaii braces for worse lava flows from erupting volcano

By Terray Sylvester

 

Molten rock flows and burst to the surface, threatening homes in a rural area in this still image from an aerial video taken from a Hawaii Army National Guard a week after the eruption of the Kilauea volcano, in Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S., May 10, 2018. Courtesy Andrew Jackson/Hawaii DoD/Handout via REUTERS

 

PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) - More destructive lava flows could soon hit Hawaii’s Big Island as the Kilauea volcano erupts, posing a greater threat than oozing magma that has so far destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands to evacuate, scientists said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037849-hawaii-braces-for-worse-lava-flows-from-erupting-volcano/

 

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Top Trump aide says protected immigrants need path to citizenship

 

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly looks on before the arrival of the three Americans formerly held hostage in North Korea, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Immigrants from Honduras, Haiti, El Salvador and other countries who were given protected status to live in the United States should have a path to citizenship, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly told National Public Radio on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037850-top-trump-aide-says-protected-immigrants-need-path-to-citizenship/

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Macau billionaire gets four years prison for bribing U.N. officials

By Brendan Pierson

 

FILE PHOTO: Macau billionaire real estate developer Ng Lap Seng (R), accused of bribing former United Nations General Assembly president John Ashe, exits the Manhattan U.S. District Courthouse in New York, U.S. April 7, 2017. REUTERS/Ashlee Espinal

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire Macau real estate developer Ng Lap Seng was sentenced to four years in prison on Friday after being found guilty last July of bribing two United Nations ambassadors to help him build a multibillion dollar conference centre.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037852-macau-billionaire-gets-four-years-prison-for-bribing-un-officials/

 

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Israel to Assad - Get rid of your Iranian allies, they will harm you

 

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman gestures as he speaks during the Herzliya Conference, in Herzliya, Israel, May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Nir Elias

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Defence Minister warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday to renounce the Iranian military presence in his country, saying the activities of Assad's staunchest regional ally would only cause "damage and problems".

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037853-israel-to-assad-get-rid-of-your-iranian-allies-they-will-harm-you/

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Wenger predicts 'inevitable' European super league

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Arsenal vs Burnley - Emirates Stadium, London, Britain - May 6, 2018 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger waves to the fans after the match Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs

 

(Reuters) - Outgoing Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says a new European competition will revolutionise the sport in the next few years and force Premier League matches to be played midweek instead.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037854-wenger-predicts-inevitable-european-super-league/

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Fleeing drug suspect who allegedly killed cop gunned down

By The Nation

 

 

Police chased and shot dead a drug suspect in Kalasin province early yesterday just hours after a “shoot to kill” order was given following the recovery of the body of a police officer allegedly killed by the suspect.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037859-fleeing-drug-suspect-who-allegedly-killed-cop-gunned-down/

 

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On Guard: Grave doubts raised over Phuket's fragmented lifeguard coverage 

The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET: Events over the past two weeks have highlighted the critical need for trained lifeguards to patrol Phuket’s beaches and for rescue teams to receive proper training in how to handle such reports and act accordingly.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037860-on-guard-grave-doubts-raised-over-phukets-fragmented-lifeguard-coverage/

 

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100 arrested, 85 modified bikes seized in police crackdown

By The Nation

 

 

The Bangkok police on Friday night arrested 100 motorcyclists and pillion riders and seized 85 bikes found to have been allegedly modified for road racing.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037861-100-arrested-85-modified-bikes-seized-in-police-crackdown/

 

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Three killed in Bangkok house fire

By The Nation

 

Three family members were killed in a fire that engulfed a house in Bangkok’s Yannawa district early on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037862-three-killed-in-bangkok-house-fire/

 

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Money returned to victims of call-center gang

Vipaporn Pooritanasarn

 

MAHA SARAKHAM, 12th May 2018 (NNT) – Police are making good progress in arranging restitution of lost money to victims of a call-center gang. Most recently police returned money to four more victims and it is expected that by the end of this month the preparation of all the case files, which number 450 files, will be finished. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037865-money-returned-to-victims-of-call-center-gang/

 

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NBTC to shut down websites with uncertified products

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

BANGKOK, 12th May 2018 (NNT) – The National Broadcasting Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is to start shutting down websites and channels advertising non-certified products on May 15th.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037866-nbtc-to-shut-down-websites-with-uncertified-products/

 

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Youngster arrested for using Facebook to organise road races

By The Nation

 

Police have arrested a young man in Nonthaburi province for allegedly using his Facebook page to organise road racing, deputy tourist police chief Pol Maj-General Surachet Hakpal said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037868-youngster-arrested-for-using-facebook-to-organise-road-races/

 

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This is the future and it’s TERRIFYING: Meet the robot that can run faster than you

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Robotics firm Boston Dynamics has posted videos showing off two of its new creations.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/future-terrifying-meet-robot-can-run-faster/28683/

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Phuket tourists escape as taxi bursts into flames

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The taxi was engulfed by flames and eventually gutted by the fire. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
 

PHUKET: Police have yet to confirm what caused a fire that engulfed a taxi while it was carrying tourists from Phuket International Airport to their high-end hotel in Cherng Talay last night (May 11).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037873-phuket-tourists-escape-as-taxi-bursts-into-flames/

 

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New leak reveals the Galaxy Note 9 will be nothing to get excited about

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

A new leak has given the world the first look at Samsung’s upcoming flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Note 9.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/new-leak-reveals-galaxy-note-9-will-nothing-get-excited/28698/

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Google Photos just got an awesome update – here’s what’s new

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

This week Google held its annual Google I/O developers conference where it announced a host of major updates to some of its best known products, including Android, Google Assistant, Google News and Gmail.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/google-photos-just-got-awesome-update-heres-whats-new/28701/

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The Fitbit Versa health tracker offers ladies a bit more, but guys won’t easily shrug it off

By Paisal Chuenprasaeng
The Nation

 

 

Or you can keep fit ‘Versa’

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/fitbit-versa-health-tracker-offers-ladies-bit-guys-wont-easily-shrug-off/28687/

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In an interplanetary first, NASA to fly a helicopter on Mars

By Will Dunham

 

NASA's Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, which will travel with the agency's Mars 2020 rover, currently scheduled to launch in July 2020, to demonstrate the viability and potential of heavier-than-air vehicles on the Red Planet, is shown in this artist rendition from NASA/JPL in Pasadena, California, U.S. May 11, 2018. Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech/Handout via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA said on Friday it will send a small helicopter to Mars as part of the U.S. space agency's 2020 mission to place a next-generation rover on the Martian surface, marking the first time such an aircraft will be used on another world.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037909-in-an-interplanetary-first-nasa-to-fly-a-helicopter-on-mars/

 

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Malaysia's Mahathir bars former PM from leaving the country

By Rozanna Latiff and Tom Westbrook

 

Malaysia's newly elected Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad attends a news conference in Menara Yayasan Selangor, Pataling Jaya, Malaysia May 12, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad barred his predecessor, Najib Razak, from going overseas on Saturday, saying there was enough evidence to investigate his links to a multi-billion-dollar scandal.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037913-malaysias-mahathir-bars-former-pm-from-leaving-the-country/

 

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