THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Sunday 20 May 2018

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Taxi motorcyclist blocks Grab Bike passenger from using service

By The Nation

 

A taxi motorcyclist blocked a passenger from using a Grab Bike service on Friday evening and came under strong criticisms by Facebook users after a clip of the aggression went viral.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039023-taxi-motorcyclist-blocks-grab-bike-passenger-from-using-service/

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The week that was in Thailand news: Living in Thailand – a Right Royal learning curve!

 

 

While much of Britain – and probably most of the rest of the world – was tuning into the Royal Nuptials in England yesterday Rooster was having a well-deserved snooze. Waiting for the Cup Final.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1038984-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-living-in-thailand-–-a-right-royal-learning-curve/

 

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Trawler captains face massive fine after catching whale shark

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM, 
SALINEE PRAB 
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

THE CAPTAINS OF two trawlers accused of having fished an endangered pregnant whale shark off the coast of Phuket potentially face a heavy fine of up to Bt3 million and confiscation of their vessels, according to authorities.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039033-trawler-captains-face-massive-fine-after-catching-whale-shark/

 

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ANALYSIS: Why Chuan is in the running to become PM

By POLITICAL DESK 
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

THE UPSET election victory of Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad at the age of 92 has heartened fans of Thai veteran politicians, particularly those of former prime minister Chuan Leekpai.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039034-analysis-why-chuan-is-in-the-running-to-become-pm/

 

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SPECIAL REPORT: Radical step to revive Maya Bay

By PIYAPORN WONGRUANG 
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

THE DECISION TO CLOSE TOURISM MAGNET |IS AIMED AT PRESERVING ITS ECO-SYSTEM

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039035-special-report-radical-step-to-revive-maya-bay/

 

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Pro-poll protesters warned of action

By THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

POLICE have warned pro-election demonstrators of legal action if they go ahead with their plan to march to Government House on the fourth anniversary of the 2014 coup on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039036-pro-poll-protesters-warned-of-action/

 

 

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Korat Officials Accused of Killing Healthy Dogs

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

An image Friday shows a dog that reportedly died after being given an overdose of sedatives in Nakhon Ratchasima. Photo: Watchdog Thailand

 

KORAT — An animal rights group Friday accused livestock officials in Nakhon Ratchasima of intentionally giving dogs fatal overdoses in violation of their own policy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039037-korat-officials-accused-of-killing-healthy-dogs/

 

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Vigils to Mark 2010 Crackdown

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Portraits of 2010 crackdown victims are displayed Saturday during a religious ceremony at a temple in Bang Khen district.

 

BANGKOK — Pro-democracy activists are set on Saturday to join families of those who died in a 2010 military crackdown marking the eighth year since the bloodshed which killed nearly 100 people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039038-vigils-to-mark-2010-crackdown/

 

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Victims of May 19 crackdown await justice – eight years later

By THE SUNDAY NATION

 

Photo credit: Human Rights Watch

 

WHILE reconciliation has been a major item on the government’s agenda, a senior researcher for the New-York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW), Sunai Phasuk, complained there had been no justice eight years after the bloody crackdown on red shirts that left nearly a hundred people dead and thousands injured.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039039-victims-of-may-19-crackdown-await-justice-–-eight-years-later/

 

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Hazard the difference as Chelsea edge Manchester United in Cup final

By Martyn Herman

 

Soccer Football - FA Cup Final - Chelsea vs Manchester United - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - May 19, 2018 Chelsea celebrate winning the final with the trophy REUTERS/David Klein

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Eden Hazard's first-half penalty proved decisive as Chelsea salvaged their season by beating Manchester United 1-0 in the FA Cup final in what is widely expected to be manager Antonio Conte's swansong on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039040-hazard-the-difference-as-chelsea-edge-manchester-united-in-cup-final/

 

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Cuba confirms 110 killed in country's deadliest plane crash since 1989

By Nelson Acosta and Sarah Marsh

 

Relatives of victims of the Boeing 737 plane that crashed after taking off from Havana's main airport yesterday, react as they leave the Legal Medical Institute in Havana, Cuba, May 19, 2018. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

 

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban authorities said the fiery crash of an ageing Boeing passenger jet on Friday shortly after takeoff from Havana had killed 110 people, 99 of whom were Cuban, making it the Caribbean island's deadliest air disaster in nearly 30 years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039042-cuba-confirms-110-killed-in-countrys-deadliest-plane-crash-since-1989/

 

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VIDEO: Every landlord’s worst nightmare! Tenants from hell trash luxury Pattaya condo

 

 

A landlord was left in utter shock after discovering tenants had turned their luxury condo in Pattaya into something resembling a rubbish dump - and then disappeared without a trace.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039044-video-every-landlord’s-worst-nightmare-tenants-from-hell-trash-luxury-pattaya-condo/

 

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Hawaii lava flow engulfs more homes as ash plume ascends

By Terray Sylvester

 

Lava erupts on the outskirts of Pahoa during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii, U.S., May 19, 2018. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester

 

PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) - New, fast-moving lava poured from the flank of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Saturday, destroying four more homes on the Big Island after a second explosive eruption shot a nearly two-mile-high (10,000 foot) ash plume from the crater.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039046-hawaii-lava-flow-engulfs-more-homes-as-ash-plume-ascends/

 

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Europe reassures Iran of commitment to nuclear deal without U.S.

By Alissa de Carbonnel

 

Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi speaks with foreign press after meeting with the European Commissioner for Energy and Climate, Miguel Arias Canete, in Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2018. REUTERS/Alissa de Carbonnel

 

TEHRAN (Reuters) - The European Union's energy chief sought to reassure Iran on Saturday that the bloc remained committed to salvaging a nuclear deal with Tehran despite U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to exit the accord and reimpose sanctions.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039048-europe-reassures-iran-of-commitment-to-nuclear-deal-without-us/

 

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Why Lady-boys help drive change to our conformist cultures

By Dan Cheeseman

 

 

I sat in my local sauna the other evening with my wife and a couple walked in, it was an aging expat and his lady-boy partner. Being in Thailand I didn’t give it much thought. Later on the lady-boy got up and went to the ladies changing rooms, and at that moment it got me thinking again on the subject of the third gender and the role they play in Thai culture.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039050-why-lady-boys-help-drive-change-to-our-conformist-cultures/

 

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You will not find many places in the world with multiple water parks like Pattaya

By Dan Cheeseman

 

 

Pattaya gets knocked almost on a daily basis. It is where I live but I give the region plenty of stick from time to time too. Pattaya really does offer so much as a region that just about any other city in the world would find hard to compete with, but it also attracts a lot of bad people – both Thai and foreigners too. It is this combination that leaves many people confused as to whether or not they can like the place. Some days I love Pattaya, yet other days I cannot wait to relocate.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039051-you-will-not-find-many-places-in-the-world-with-multiple-water-parks-like-pattaya/

 

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Japanese movie 'Shoplifters' wins Cannes Palme d'Or

 

71st Cannes Film Festival - Photocall for the film Shoplifters (Manbiki kazoku) in competition - Cannes, France, May 14, 2018. Director Hirokazu Kore-eda, cast members Kirin Kiki, Jyo Kairi, Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Miyu Sasaki, Mayu Matsuoka pose for pictures. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

 

CANNES, France (Reuters) - Japanese drama “Shoplifters”, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, won the Palme d'Or, the top film prize at the Cannes Film Festival, on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039052-japanese-movie-shoplifters-wins-cannes-palme-dor/

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Haunted by Don Quixote for 25 years, Gilliam finally gets his epic out

By Robin Pomeroy

 

71st Cannes Film Festival - Photocall for the film "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" out of competition - Cannes, France, May 19, 2018 - Director Terry Gilliam, cast members Rossy de Palma, Olga Kurylenko, Joana Ribeiro pose. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

 

CANNES, France (Reuters) - Terry Gilliam finally brought his epic "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" to the screen on Saturday, after a 25-year struggle to make a film afflicted by financial, legal and logistical obstacles, illness and death.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039054-haunted-by-don-quixote-for-25-years-gilliam-finally-gets-his-epic-out/

 

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Legacy of 'Love' artist Robert Indiana is subject of new lawsuit

By Jonathan Stempel

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The legacy and works of American pop artist Robert Indiana, best known for his iconic "Love" image, are the focus of a lawsuit filed on Friday in Manhattan federal court.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039055-legacy-of-love-artist-robert-indiana-is-subject-of-new-lawsuit/

 

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Hundreds in Bangkok mark anniversary of army crackdown

 

Protesters gather in front of a department store to mark the anniversary of a deadly army crackdown on an anti-government protest in 2010, in central Bangkok, Thailand May 19, 2018. REUTERS/Panu Wongcha-um

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Hundreds of people gathered in Bangkok on Saturday to mark the anniversary of a deadly army crackdown on an anti-government protest in 2010 that killed 91 people and injured hundreds, as pressure builds on the ruling junta to hold a general election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039056-hundreds-in-bangkok-mark-anniversary-of-army-crackdown/

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The new limited-edition Acer Swift 3 brings Iron Man’s power to your fingers

By Paisal Chuenprasaeng
The Nation

 

 

Taiwanese computer maker Acer celebrates everyone’s favourite superheroes with the release of its Swift 3 – Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Infinity War” Iron Man Edition limited-edition notebook computer.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/new-limited-edition-acer-swift-3-brings-iron-mans-power-fingers/28807/

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Here’s a round up of new tech released in Thailand this week – 20 May 2018

BY THE NATION

 

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/heres-round-new-tech-released-thailand-week-20-may-2018/28816/

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China agrees to import more from U.S., no sign of $200 billion figure

By Ginger Gibson and David Lawder

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands after making joint statements at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has agreed to significantly increase its purchases of U.S. goods and services, the two countries said on Saturday, but made no mention of a $200 billion (148.42 billion pounds) target the White House had touted earlier.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039062-china-agrees-to-import-more-from-us-no-sign-of-200-billion-figure/

 

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Unconvinced by election, Venezuela emigrees stream across border

By Brian Ellsworth and Anggy Polanco

 

People cross the Colombian-Venezuelan border over the Simon Bolivar international bridge in San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela May 16, 2018. Picture taken May 16, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez

 

SAN ANTONIO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Crouched on a sidewalk near Venezuela's border with Colombia, construction worker Deiver Guarate said Sunday's presidential election has already been decided in favour of President Nicolas Maduro, and he did not plan to stay around to hear the results.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039064-unconvinced-by-election-venezuela-emigrees-stream-across-border/

 

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