Iraqi cleric Sadr announces disarmament initiative

By Ahmed Aboulenein

 

FILE PHOTO: Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during a news conference with Iraqi politician Ammar al-Hakim, leader of the Hikma Current, in Najaf, Iraq May 17, 2018. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani/File Photo

 

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on Friday for a nationwide disarmament campaign and announced his Baghdad stronghold would be first to disarm just two days after an ammunitions cache exploded there and killed 18 people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042066-iraqi-cleric-sadr-announces-disarmament-initiative/

 

Bomb kills one and wounds 14 in Iraq's Kirkuk

By Mustafa Mahmoud

 

KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - At least one woman was killed and 14 people including women and children were wounded late on Friday when a bomb exploded in the ethnically-mixed Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk, the military said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042067-bomb-kills-one-and-wounds-14-in-iraqs-kirkuk/

 

Afghan forces kill 10 Taliban as ceasefire is announced

 

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan security forces killed 10 Taliban militants as a ceasefire announced by the president took effect, an official said on Friday, and as security forces said they would respond if attacked.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042069-afghan-forces-kill-10-taliban-as-ceasefire-is-announced/

 

Liverpool great Dalglish awarded knighthood

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Liverpool vs Manchester United - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - October 14, 2017 Kenny Dalglish waves to the fans before the match REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Liverpool great Kenny Dalglish was awarded a knighthood in the Queen's birthday honours list that was announced on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042070-liverpool-great-dalglish-awarded-knighthood/

Trump says Russia should be at G7 meeting, Moscow not so sure

By James Oliphant

 

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for the official welcoming ceremony the G7 Summit in the Charlevoix town of La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada, June 8, 2018. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia should be attending a Group of Seven summit in Canada, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, a controversial idea that even Moscow seemed to reject, as he headed for a chilly reception at the meeting where other leaders are set to clash with him over trade.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042071-trump-says-russia-should-be-at-g7-meeting-moscow-not-so-sure/

 

Brace for a possible "Brexit meltdown" but don't panic, UK's Johnson says - BuzzFeed

By Costas Pitas

 

Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson warned there could be a Brexit meltdown but it will be "all right in the end" and said that U.S. President Trump would take a tougher stance were he leading the talks, according to BuzzFeed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042072-brace-for-a-possible-brexit-meltdown-but-dont-panic-uks-johnson-says-buzzfeed/

 

Special counsel indicts Russian, adds charges against Manafort

By Nathan Layne and John Walcott

 

FILE PHOTO Paul Manafort, former campaign manager for U.S. President Donald Trump, departs after a hearing at U.S. District Court in Washington, DC, U.S., April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed charges on Friday against a political operative with alleged ties to Russian intelligence, bringing his probe into possible collusion by the Trump presidential campaign a step closer to the Kremlin's door.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042073-special-counsel-indicts-russian-adds-charges-against-manafort/

 

Probe finds PG&E power lines sparked deadly 2017 California wildfires

By Steve Gorman

 

FILE PHOTO: An aerial photo of the devastation left behind from the North Bay wildfires north of San Francisco, California, October 9, 2017. California Highway Patrol/Golden Gate Division/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A dozen of the wind-driven blazes that swept northern California's wine country last fall, killing 46 people in the deadliest firestorm in state history, were sparked by PG&E-owned power lines, state officials said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042074-probe-finds-pge-power-lines-sparked-deadly-2017-california-wildfires/

 

Hezbollah leader says to stay in Syria

 

A supporter of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah carries his picture during a rally marking al-Quds Day, (Jerusalem Day) in Maroun Al-Ras village, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon June 8, 2018. REUTERS/Aziz Taher NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

 

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah will remain in Syria as long as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad wants it there, the group's leader said on Friday, defying renewed U.S. and Israeli pressure to force Tehran and its allies to quit the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042075-hezbollah-leader-says-to-stay-in-syria/

No clues over slaying of Muslims

By THE NATION 
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

 

Family members and relatives hold a burial ritual yesterday for the four Muslim men who were shot dead while panning for gold at a canal in Narathiwat’s Sukhirin district on Thursday.

 

Hardline militants or rival gold panning group seen as possible perpetrators

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042077-no-clues-over-slaying-of-muslims/

 

‘Jilted’ factory worker shoots video hanging himself

By The Nation

 

A factory worker used his mobile phone to shoot a video clip of his suicide in his rented room in Chon Buri province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042078-‘jilted’-factory-worker-shoots-video-hanging-himself/

 

PM says EEC will change the face of Thailand

 

 

 

The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) development project will change the face of Thailand, will generate an annual revenue of about 70 billion baht in exports, will create tens of thousands of jobs in different fields and will utilize more than 50 billion baht worth of local raw materials annually, said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha Friday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042079-pm-says-eec-will-change-the-face-of-thailand/

 

Heavy rains, strong winds forecast from Saturday to Monday

By The Nation

 

The Meteorological Department has warned residents in many parts of Thailand to brace themselves for heavy rains and strong winds from Saturday to Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041972-more-rain-countrywide-forecast-for-june-8-11/

 

Visitors barred from Pa La-u waterfall due to heavy rains

By The Nation

 

 

The Pa-La-u waterfall in Prachuap Khiri Khan province has been indefinitely closed due to the danger to visitors from the run-offs following days of heavy rains.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042080-visitors-barred-from-pa-la-u-waterfall-due-to-heavy-rains/

 

Pattaya set for more fireworks on Saturday

By The Nation

 

Visitors will be treated to a spectacular show of fireworks over the Pattaya beach for the second consecutive night on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042062-pattaya-fireworks-festival-lights-up-the-night-sky/

 

All Clear: Maya Bay ‘zero tolerance’ protection kicks into force with immediate effects 

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The new view from Maya Bay, without the hordes of tourists. Photo: DNP
 

PHUKET: The “zero tolerance” environmental protection measures for world-renowned Maya Bay, with no access for any persons other than national park officers until Oct 1, came into force last Friday (June 1).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042081-all-clear-maya-bay-‘zero-tolerance’-protection-kicks-into-force-with-immediate-effects/

 

Chalong Police raid kratom dens

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

At the first house police arrested arrested Anuwat Kaow-on, 21, from Phattalung. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
 

PHUKET: Police raided two houses in Chalong yesterday (June? where the young men resident in the were found in illegal possession of kratom leaves and boiled them for heightened use.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042083-chalong-police-raid-kratom-dens/

 

Fun learning with an app

By Paisal Chuenprasaeng
The Nation

 

 

Montessori Preschool launches a free application to encourage kids aged four and over to learn at home

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/fun-learning-app/29106/

 

 

Dutch Ambassador raises Phuket road safety concerns 

The Phuket News

 

From left: Dutch Honorary Consul for Phuket Seven Smulders, Dutch Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Kees Pieter Rade, Vice Governor Thawornwat Kongkaew. Deputy Commander of the Phuket Provincial Police Lt Col Sakchai Limcharoen, and Chief of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Phuket office (DDPM-Phuket) Prapan Kanprasang. Photo: PR Dept
 

PHUKET: The Dutch Ambassador to Thailand on Thursday met with a Vice Governor of Phuket where road safety concerns – along with other issues – were discussed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042084-dutch-ambassador-raises-phuket-road-safety-concerns/

 

Audio-Technica headphones review

By Paisal Chuenprasaeng
The Nation

 

 

With the new Audio-Technica phones, you can shut off the troublesome noise of the environment and be at one with the music

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/audio-technica-headphones-review/29115/

Young turtles rescued from broken Phuket fishing nets 

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Staff from the Dusit Thani Hotel at Cherng Talay entered the dangerous surf to recover the turtle from tangled fishing net. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
 

PHUKET: Staff at a hotel in Cherng Talay and local residents down in Kata rescued two turtles from being tangled up in broken fishing nets on Phuket’s west coast today (June 9).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042136-young-turtles-rescued-from-broken-phuket-fishing-nets/

 

Rainbow Warrior arrives in Phuket with a clear message

The Phuket News

 

The ’Rainbow Warrior’ at the Phuket Deep Sea Port earlier today (June 9). Photo: Greenpeace
 

PHUKET: The Greenpeace flagship ‘Rainbow Warrior’ has arrived at the Phuket Deep Sea Port, where she will remain until Tuesday, with free tours on board the ship and a series of fun events and serious talks about critical issues affecting the environment in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042137-rainbow-warrior-arrives-in-phuket-with-a-clear-message/

 

KL may commute death sentence for murderer of Mongolian model

 

 

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Friday that the government might commute the death sentence imposed on a former police commando convicted of the murder of a Mongolian model, allegedly the lover of political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda, a former associate of Datuk Seri Najib , The Straits Times Malaysia Online reported on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042138-kl-may-commute-death-sentence-for-murderer-of-mongolian-model/

 

Duterte says peace talks with the communists to resume in July

 

 

Peace talks between the Philippine government and the Communist Party of the Philippines are expected to resume next month, according to the Manila Times Online report on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042139-duterte-says-peace-talks-with-the-communists-to-resume-in-july/

 

Brazilian great Bueno dies aged 78

 

FILE PHOTO: Former Brazilian great Maria Esther Bueno, winner of 19 Grand Slam singles and doubles titles from 1959-68, plays during a tennis exhibition on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil December 10, 2005. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos/File Photo

 

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Maria Bueno, the Brazilian tennis great who won seven grand slam titles in the 1950s and 1960s, has died after being treated for cancer at a Sao Paulo hospital. She was 78.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042140-brazilian-great-bueno-dies-aged-78/

Afghan Taliban raise hopes with surprise Eid ceasefire

 

FILE PHOTO: An Afghan security force member stands guard in front of the Marshal Fahim military academy in Kabul, Afghanistan January 29, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

 

KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban on Saturday announced a surprise three-day ceasefire over the Muslim Eid holiday in the middle of June, their first offer of its kind, days after the government declared an unconditional ceasefire of its own.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042142-afghan-taliban-raise-hopes-with-surprise-eid-ceasefire/

Amal Clooney speaks from the heart as George gets lifetime award

By Jill Serjeant

 

Actor George Clooney and his wife Amal pose at the 46th AFI Life Achievement Award Gala in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 7, 2018. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Amal Clooney on Thursday paid unprecedented public tribute to her movie star husband George Clooney, calling him a gentleman, an amazing husband and father and the love of her life.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042143-amal-clooney-speaks-from-the-heart-as-george-gets-lifetime-award/

 

HBO gives go-ahead to 'Game of Thrones' prequel

 

FILE PHOTO: Co-executive producer George R.R. Martin arrives for the season premiere of HBO's "Game of Thrones" in San Francisco, California March 23, 2015. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/File Photo
 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - HBO said on Friday it is moving ahead with a prequel for its hit television series "Game of Thrones," the first green light for five potential spinoff projects for the award-winning medieval fantasy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042144-hbo-gives-go-ahead-to-game-of-thrones-prequel/

Disney announces exit of animation chief John Lasseter

By Jill Serjeant

 

FILE PHOTO: Executive Producer John Lasseter attends Disney-Pixar's U.S. premiere of "Coco" in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 8, 2017. REUTERS/David McNew

 

(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co <DIS.N> animation head and co-founder of Pixar John Lasseter, regarded as a modern day Walt Disney because of his creativity and commercial success, will leave at the end of the year, the company said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042146-disney-announces-exit-of-animation-chief-john-lasseter/

 

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