THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 26 May 2018

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Expat Grocery Survey: Tell us about your grocery shopping habits in Thailand

 

 

Thaivisa wants to be able to better understand our user's grocery habits so we can negotiate group deals, discounts and exclusive special offers with some of Thailand's leading retailers.

 
Tell us about your grocery shopping habits in Thailand by completing the survey here: https://kwiksurveys.com/s/vNlbqnQr

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An audience with former Arsenal and England legend Paul Merson in Bangkok!

 

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On again? Trump says still chance of June 12 North Korea summit

By Roberta Rampton and Christine Kim

 

People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on a cancelled summit between the U.S. and North Korea, in Seoul, South Korea, May 25, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

 

WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday dangled the possibility that a June 12 summit with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un could still take place, just a day after he cancelled the meeting citing Pyongyang's "open hostility."

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039912-on-again-trump-says-still-chance-of-june-12-north-korea-summit/

 

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Irish voters set to liberalise abortion laws in landslide - exit poll

By Padraic Halpin and Graham Fahy

 

A woman holds stickers in Dublin. REUTERS/Max Rossi

 

DUBLIN (Reuters) - The people of Ireland are set to liberalise some of the world's most restrictive abortion laws by a landslide, an exit poll showed on Friday, as voters demanded change in what two decades ago was one of Europe's most socially conservative countries.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039913-irish-voters-set-to-liberalise-abortion-laws-in-landslide-exit-poll/

 

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Brazil truckers maintain blockades, near standoff with military

By Eduardo Simões

 

Truckers attend a protest against high diesel fuel prices in Duque de Caxias near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 25, 2018. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

 

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A truckers protest over diesel prices that has crippled key sectors of Latin America's biggest economy dragged into Friday night, putting drivers in a standoff with Brazilian President Michel Temer who authorized military force to clear highways.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039914-brazil-truckers-maintain-blockades-near-standoff-with-military/

 

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At least seven killed by car bomb in Benghazi, Libya

By Ayman al-Warfalli

 

People look at the remnants of vehicles at the scene of a car bombing in Benghazi, Libya May 25, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer

 

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed and 10 wounded when a car bomb exploded on a busy street in the center of the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Thursday night, a hospital medic said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039915-at-least-seven-killed-by-car-bomb-in-benghazi-libya/

 

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Indiana middle school student shoots teacher, classmate

By Jon Herskovitz

 

A helicopter lands near Noblesville West Middle School in Noblesville, Indiana, U.S., May 25, 2018 in this still image obtained from social media video. COURTESY CHRISTOPHER REILY/via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - A student armed with two handguns shot a teacher and a fellow student at a middle school in Indiana on Friday, police said, the latest in a series of shootings at U.S. schools and colleges fuelling debate about how to keep campuses safe.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039916-indiana-middle-school-student-shoots-teacher-classmate/

 

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Five people dead, 40 missing in Yemen's Socotra after cyclone

By Mohammed Mokhashaf

 

ADEN (Reuters) - Five people were killed and at least 40 missing on the Yemeni island of Socotra on Friday as Cyclone Mekunu pummelled the area before making its way to the Arabian Peninsula's southern coast.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039917-five-people-dead-40-missing-in-yemens-socotra-after-cyclone/

 

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Two men set off bomb in restaurant in Canada; 15 wounded

 

A police officer walks in front of Bombay Bhel restaurant, where two unidentified men set off a bomb late Thursday night, wounding more than a dozen people, in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada May 25, 2018. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

 

TORONTO (Reuters) - Two unidentified men walked into a restaurant on Thursday in the Canadian city of Mississauga and set off a bomb, wounding more than a dozen people, local police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039918-two-men-set-off-bomb-in-restaurant-in-canada-15-wounded/

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'We got you' - Weinstein accusers relieved, elated at rape charges

By Jill Serjeant and Eric Kelsey

 

FILE PHOTO: Actor Rose McGowan addresses the audience during the opening session of the three-day Women's Convention at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., October 27, 2017. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Women in Hollywood expressed relief, hope and vindication on Friday as movie producer Harvey Weinstein was charged with rape after decades of alleged sexual misconduct.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039919-we-got-you-weinstein-accusers-relieved-elated-at-rape-charges/

 

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Oscar winner Danny Boyle to direct next Bond film

 

Director Danny Boyle poses for photographers at the closing night premiere of the film "Steve Jobs" at the BFI London Film Festival October 18, 2015. REUTERS/Neil Hall/File photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Academy Award winner Danny Boyle will direct the next James Bond film, the movie's producers said on Friday, with actor Daniel Craig returning for his fifth outing as Britain's famous fictional spy, the smooth-talking, martini-drinking 007.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039921-oscar-winner-danny-boyle-to-direct-next-bond-film/

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16,000 litres of diesel leaks in Prachin Buri

By The Nation

 

An oil tanker carrying 16,000 litres of diesel crashed into a lamppost on a Prachin Buri road before it overturned, causing a leakage on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039922-16000-litres-of-diesel-leaks-in-prachin-buri/

 

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Four injured by lightning in Kalasin

By The Nation

 

 

Four farmers were injured when lightning struck a hut in a rice field where they were taking a shelter amid heavy rain, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039923-four-injured-by-lightning-in-kalasin/

 

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Chiang Mai inns and guesthouses petition court for legalisation

By Phathinya Srisupamart 
The Nation

 

Facing a crackdown on unregistered accommodations, the operators of 200 small hotels and guesthouses in Chiang Mai’s Muang district on Friday jointly hired a team of experienced lawyers to petition the court to legalise their businesses, as well as asking for help from related agencies.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039926-chiang-mai-inns-and-guesthouses-petition-court-for-legalisation/

 

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Suthep’s lawyer seeks registration of new party

By THE NATION

 

 

THE LAWYER of politician Suthep Thaugsuban yesterday applied to register a new party under the name Ruam Palang Prachachat Thai with the Election Commission (EC) and firmly denied that Suthep was a party executive.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039927-suthep’s-lawyer-seeks-registration-of-new-party/

 

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Crackdown on monks a junta attempt to clean up Sangha

By The Nation

 

UNPRECEDENTED police action against high-ranking monks are a part of the junta government’s key initiative to clean up the country’s often-untouchable ecclesiastical sector, according to an informed source.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039928-crackdown-on-monks-a-junta-attempt-to-clean-up-sangha/

 

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SPECIAL REPORT: Media freedom takes beating under junta

By KITTIPONG THAVEVONG 
THE NATION

 

 

Through its orders, NCPO has managed to rein in outlets.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039929-special-report-media-freedom-takes-beating-under-junta/

 

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VAT remains unchanged at 7%, rumors online dismissed

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

BANGKOK, 25 May 2018 (NNT) –The government dismissed rumors online that they had decided to raise the VAT to eight percent, said Government Spokesman Lt Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039930-vat-remains-unchanged-at-7-rumors-online-dismissed/

 

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Thailand makes improvement in patent protection: DIP

supawadee wangsri

 

BANGKOK, 25 May 2018 (NNT) – The Department of Intellectual Property disclosed that Thailand has improved measures for patent protection, according to a report of IMD World Competitiveness Rankings. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039931-thailand-makes-improvement-in-patent-protection-dip/

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Foreign tourist assisting fund under review

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

BANGKOK, 25 May 2018 (NNT) – The Ministry of Tourism and Sports has reviewed the management of a fund for foreign tourist assistance. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039932-foreign-tourist-assisting-fund-under-review/

 

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Police pledge to ‘dig deeper’ to catch monks on the run

By The Nation

 

 

POLICE ARE examining recordings from a closed-circuit camera at the Sa Ket Temple to determine who had helped temple abbot Phra Phromsitti (Thongchai Sukhayano) flee.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039933-police-pledge-to-‘dig-deeper’-to-catch-monks-on-the-run/

 

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Family stunned by daughter’s suicide after overseas trauma

By The Nation

 

 

THE MOTHER of a 26-year-old Khon Kaen woman, who reportedly committed suicide due to the prospect of being detained for another three months for questioning after she was rescued from a prostitution ring in Malaysia, has expressed disbelief that her daughter would commit suicide when she was so close to returning home.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039934-family-stunned-by-daughter’s-suicide-after-overseas-trauma/

 

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Are the Expats working in Thailand any good?

By Dan Cheeseman

 

 

Through my job here in Thailand I am always meeting new working expats from all over the country although mainly in Bangkok. Prior to working in Thailand I spent over 10 years working in London. The two companies I worked for in the UK were Coca-Cola Enterprises and the Post Office and I held various roles in that time from account management to more strategic roles. My head office in Thailand is still Pattaya, where I initially set up, but my time now is increasingly spent in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039935-are-the-expats-working-in-thailand-any-good/

 

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Tencent’s WeChat drops ‘sugar daddy’ dating website

BY REUTERS

 

 

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top social media app WeChat has removed “sugar daddy” dating website SeekingArrangement from its platform, after a recent surge in the popularity of the U.S.-founded service attracted scrutiny from state media.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/tencents-wechat-drops-sugar-daddy-dating-website/28916/

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Privacy fears after Amazon Alexa recorded then SHARED user’s conversation

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

It has been claimed by a family in Oregon US that their Alexa device eavesdropped on one of their conversations and then proceeded to share it.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/privacy-fears-amazon-alexa-recorded-shared-users-conversation/28919/

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Mass protest planned over nod for toxic agro-chemicals

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

A MASS PROTEST at Government House is being organised to protest a decision by the government’s Hazardous Substance Committee on Wednesday not to ban reportedly dangerous agricultural chemicals paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039938-mass-protest-planned-over-nod-for-toxic-agro-chemicals/

 

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Phuket Airport underpass steams ahead

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

 

PHUKET: Construction of the B500-million underpass being built at the busy turn-off to head toward Phuket International Airport is well ahead of schedule for completion, the Project Manager at the Phuket office of the Highways Department has confirmed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039940-phuket-airport-underpass-steams-ahead/

 

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Foreign businessmen claim Bt12m valuables, cash stolen

By The Nation

 

 

Three businessmen from the Republic of Marshall Island have filed a complaint with police that their rented house was broke into and their valuables and cash worth Bt12 million stolen.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039943-foreign-businessmen-claim-bt12m-valuables-cash-stolen/

 

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See you on June 3 at the Samui Green Market?

 

 

A message from the Samui Green Market team!

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039944-see-you-on-june-3-at-the-samui-green-market/

 

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Thais oust champions China after six-hour thriller

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

Busanan Ongbamrungphan clinches her fist after sealing Thailand’s historic victory against China. / Nation Photo by Korbphuk Phromrekha

 

Thailand yesterday upset 14-time champions China 3-2 to reach the Uber Cup final for the first time after keeping 3,000 home fans enthralled for six and a half hours at the Impact Arena Muang Thong Thani.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1039945-thais-oust-champions-china-after-six-hour-thriller/