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/

The week that was in Thailand news: Beauty and the Beast – why Prayut could do with a proper makeover!

 

 

People the world over are obsessed by beauty. Obsessed by doing everything they can to be people they are not and never can be.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037893-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-beauty-and-the-beast-–-why-prayut-could-do-with-a-proper-makeover/

 

Bt30 million in grants offered to academics for collaboration

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE SUNDAY NATION 

 

Last year awardee of Institutional Links research fund from Chulalongkorn University Tirayut Vilaivan presents the outcome of his research project at the press conference for this year grant last week.Nation / Pratch Rujivanarom

 

THAI ACADEMICS are being invited to apply for new research grants in order to collaborate with their British counterparts and spearhead social change with innovations and technologies.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037941-bt30-million-in-grants-offered-to-academics-for-collaboration/

 

Southern unrest hinders patients

By NARONG NUANSAKUL 
THE SUNDAY NATION 

 

 

MANY PATIENTS in the deep South say the region’s unrest is hindering their access to medical treatment since going to see doctors puts them at risk of becoming victims of violent attacks, according to a doctor at the Royal Thai Army Medical Department.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037942-southern-unrest-hinders-patients/

 

SPECIAL REPORT: Doi Suthep network an inspiration

By PIYAPORN WONGRUANG 
THE SUNDAY NATION 

 

Photos courtesy of the Doi Suthep Forest Reclamation Network.

 

RESPECT FOR OPPONENTS AND PEACEFUL DIALOGUE SET HIGH STANDARDS FOR OTHER M0VEMENTS

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037943-special-report-doi-suthep-network-an-inspiration/

 

Descendants celebrate Siamese Twins and Thai-US friendship

By PHATARAWADEE PHATARANAWIK 
THE SUNDAY NATION 
SAMUT SONGKHRAM 

 

Photo/Chalinee Thirasupa

 

IF “SIAMESE twins” Chang and Eng Bunker, Thailand’s most famous twin entertainers, were alive today, they would no doubt be impressed to see their descendants making their first official visit to the Kingdom to celebrate their 207th birthday on Friday in Samut Songkhram province, the birthplace of the twins.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037945-descendants-celebrate-siamese-twins-and-thai-us-friendship/

 

Mai goodness, what an achievement

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

Mananchaya Sawangkaew poses with her first ITF trophy.

 

15-year-old Mananchaya fights back from brink of defeat to pick up her first trophy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037946-mai-goodness-what-an-achievement/

 

Thai Navy silent on preventing Rohingya relief ship arriving in Phuket 

The Phuket News

 

A crewman on the M/Y Phoenix keeps watch for Rohingya refugees afloat on the Andaman Sea. Photo: Courtesy of MOAS
 

PHUKET: The Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command has yet to respond to queries as to why a Rohingya relief ship operated by an internationally recognised aid agency was informed that arriving in Phuket would “problematic” to the extent that the aid workers would not be able to perform their duties.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037947-thai-navy-silent-on-preventing-rohingya-relief-ship-arriving-in-phuket/

 

Officials Deny Massive Dog Deaths – Agree to Let Vets In

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Open wounds on an emaciated dog in a photo supplied to Khaosod English purportedly taken during this past week at a Livestock Department quarantine facility in Nakhon Panom province.

 

NAKHON PHANOM — The livestock department Saturday denied the situation inside a Nakhon Phanom rabies quarantine center is as bad as represented by a dog rescue foundation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037949-officials-deny-massive-dog-deaths-–-agree-to-let-vets-in/

 

Top Cop: Protesters Face Charges if They March May 22

 

From left, an unidentified protest photographer, Rangsiman Rome, Nutta Mahattana and Sirawit Seritiwat at a January protest on the Skywalk at Pathumwan intersection in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — Police chief Pol. Gen. Chakthip Chaijinda warned Friday that anti-coup protesters would risk being prosecuted if they join a coup anniversary demonstration later this month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037950-top-cop-protesters-face-charges-if-they-march-may-22/

 

One killed in Paris knife attack by man shouting 'Allah Akbar'

By Julie Carriat and Emmanuel Jarry

 

Police guard the scene of a knife attack in Paris, France May 12, 2018 in this still image obtained from a video. REUTERS/Reuters TV

 

PARIS (Reuters) - An assailant shouting "Allah Akbar" killed a passer-by in a knife attack that also wounded four others in the heart of Paris late on Saturday before he was shot dead by police, French authorities said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037951-one-killed-in-paris-knife-attack-by-man-shouting-allah-akbar/

 

North Korea details plans to dismantle nuclear bomb test site

By Christine Kim and David Brunnstrom

 

FILE PHOTO - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (inside a vehicle) bids farewell to South Korean President Moon Jae-in as he leaves after a farewell ceremony at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 27, 2018. Korea Summit Press Pool/Pool via Reuters

 

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea has scheduled the dismantlement of its nuclear bomb test site for sometime between May 23 and 25 in order to uphold its pledge to discontinue nuclear tests, the country's state media reported on Saturday a month ahead of a historic summit.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037953-north-korea-details-plans-to-dismantle-nuclear-bomb-test-site/

 

Attackers kill 26 in northwest Burundi ahead of vote

 

NAIROBI (Reuters) - At least 26 people were killed and seven others wounded in an attack in Burundi's north western province of Cibitoke late on Friday, less than a week before a constitutional referendum, a local administrator and residents said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037955-attackers-kill-26-in-northwest-burundi-ahead-of-vote/

 

U.S. fighter jets intercept Russian bombers in international airspace off Alaska

 

Two U.S. fighter jets were called to escort two Russian bombers away from international airspace 200 miles off the Alaskan west coast. Conway G. Gittens reports.

 

(Reuters) - Two U.S. fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers in international airspace off the coast of Alaska on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037956-us-fighter-jets-intercept-russian-bombers-in-international-airspace-off-alaska/

Hamilton ends Vettel's pole run in Spain

By Alan Baldwin

 

Formula One F1 - Spanish Grand Prix - Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain - May 12, 2018 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton celebrates pole position after qualifying REUTERS/Albert Gea

 

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton seized pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday in a Mercedes one-two that ended Sebastian Vettel's bid for a fourth in a row.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037957-hamilton-ends-vettels-pole-run-in-spain/

 

Iraqis vote as Abadi seeks to fend off Iran-backed rivals

By Maher Chmaytelli and Raya Jalabi

 

Iraqi President Fouad Masoum shows his ink-stained finger after casting his vote at a polling station during the parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq May 12, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

 

BAGHDAD/MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqis voted on Saturday for the first time since the defeat of Islamic State, with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, a rare ally of both the United States and Iran, trying to fend off powerful Shi'ite groups that would pull the country closer to Tehran.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037959-iraqis-vote-as-abadi-seeks-to-fend-off-iran-backed-rivals/

 

Israel closes Gaza border crossing damaged by Palestinians

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

 

FILE PHOTO: Road sign pointing to the directions of border crossings, positioned next to the entrance of the Kerem Shalom border crossing terminal, Israel January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo

 

GAZA (Reuters) - Israel closed a main border crossing with the Gaza Strip and destroyed a Hamas militant tunnel on Saturday, a day after renewed violence between Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces on the edge of the coastal enclave.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037960-israel-closes-gaza-border-crossing-damaged-by-palestinians/

 

 

 

Albanian ex-minister to face drug trafficking charges

 

Former Albanian Interior minister Saimir Tahiri speaks on the phone in Tirana, Albania October 14, 2017. REUTERS/Florion Goga

 

TIRANA (Reuters) - An Albanian court has ruled that former interior minister Saimir Tahiri should be kept under house arrest and face trial on charges of drug trafficking and corruption, the prosecution office said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037961-albanian-ex-minister-to-face-drug-trafficking-charges/

Women take over the red carpet at Cannes

 

71st Cannes Film Festival - Screening of the film "Girls of the Sun" (Les filles du soleil) in competition - Red Carpet Arrivals - Cannes, France, May 12, 2018. Actor Salma Hayek arrives during an event where 82 women from the film industry walk the red carpet to represent the limited number of female filmmakers who have been selected for the festival's competition lineup over its 71 years. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

 

CANNES, France (Reuters) - Jane Fonda, Salma Hayek and Marion Cotillard were among 82 women who made a symbolic walk up the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, in a demonstration of solidarity for women struggling for a voice in the movie industry.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037962-women-take-over-the-red-carpet-at-cannes/

'Solo' lands in 'Star Wars' galaxy and cast puts drama behind

By Rollo Ross

 

Cast members Jon Favreau (L), Paul Bettany (C) and Donald Glover. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The latest "Star Wars" movie did not have a smooth flight to the screen, but the director and cast of "Solo" say the scramble to remake the movie ultimately paid off, with early reaction ahead of the May 25 launch largely positive.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037964-solo-lands-in-star-wars-galaxy-and-cast-puts-drama-behind/

 

Godard injects anarchic spirit at Cannes with small screen cameo

By Robin Pomeroy

 

71st Cannes Film Festival - News conference for film "The Picture Book" (Le livre d'image) in competition - Cannes, France May 12, 2018. Director Jean-Luc Godard is seen on a screen as he speaks via video conference about his film. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

 

CANNES, France (Reuters) - Jean-Luc Godard showed he is still the great disrupter on Saturday by turning a Cannes Film Festival news conference into what one critic called "a weird cinematic event".

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037965-godard-injects-anarchic-spirit-at-cannes-with-small-screen-cameo/

 

Village on a plate

By Khetsirin Pholdhampalit 
The Sunday Nation

 

Bongkoch “Bee” Satongun reinterprets traditional Thai cuisine in a contemporary context.

 

There’s plenty to eat and drink at Gaysorn from ancient Thai dishes with a contemporary flair to sinfully rich desserts made with purest chocolate

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037968-village-on-a-plate/

 

10 year old Thai girl repeatedly raped by father and grandfather

 

Image: Sanook

 

Police in Samut Prakan are investigating after a 10 year old girl was repeatedly raped by her father and stepfather over a two year period.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037969-10-year-old-thai-girl-repeatedly-raped-by-father-and-grandfather/

The City Actually Wants to Turn BACC Into a ‘Coworking Space’

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Exterior of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre at Pathumwan intersection in downtown Bangkok. Image: Bacc.or.th

 

BANGKOK — The director of the city’s largest downtown cultural center said that the city’s desire to take it over and turn it into a co-working space is ill-considered.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037971-the-city-actually-wants-to-turn-bacc-into-a-‘coworking-space’/

 

All wrapped up and ready to go

By Kupluthai Pungkanon 
The Sunday Nation

 

Chefs work at their outdoor cooking stations.

 

The phad thai is so good at Thipsamai Padthai Pratoopee that it won the restaurant a Bib Gourmand award from the Michelin Guide

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037972-all-wrapped-up-and-ready-to-go/

 

Exclusive - Malaysian police raid apartments linked to ousted PM Najib's family

By Tom Allard

 

Ousted Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks during a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 12, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Police on Saturday raided a deluxe Kuala Lumpur apartment block at which relatives of ousted Prime Minister Najib Razak had been staying as they searched for sensitive documents the new government fears may be taken out of the country, two senior police officers said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037975-exclusive-malaysian-police-raid-apartments-linked-to-ousted-pm-najibs-family/

 

Illegal tour guide arrested after video of him threatening tourists in Pattaya goes viral

 

 

Police have arrested a Chinese man after a clip of showing a tour guide threatening Chinese tourists in Pattaya was shared on social media.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037978-illegal-tour-guide-arrested-after-video-of-him-threatening-tourists-in-pattaya-goes-viral/

 

Suicide bomb attacks on three churches in Indonesia, at least two dead

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Suicide bombers attacked three churches across Indonesia's second-largest city Surabaya on Sunday, killing at least two people and wounding a dozen others, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037980-suicide-bomb-attacks-on-three-churches-in-indonesia-at-least-two-dead/

 

One million baht dowry as Irish man marries Thai boyfriend in Nakhon Sawan

 

Image: Sanook

 

An Irish business man married his long term partner in a lavish ceremony in Nakhon Sawan province on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037979-one-million-baht-dowry-as-irish-man-marries-thai-boyfriend-in-nakhon-sawan/

#ThailandOnly: Koh Samui road safety campaign sends out the wrong message

 

 

A new road safety campaign on Koh Samui perhaps isn’t sending out the message intended by police and local officials.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1037983-thailandonly-koh-samui-road-safety-campaign-sends-out-the-wrong-message/