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Far-right party wins seats in Andalusia, a first in Spain

By Marcelo del Pozo and Ingrid Melander

 

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Spain's far-right VOX party leader Santiago Abascal pauses during a speech as he celebrates results after the Andalusian regional elections in Seville, Spain, December 2, 2018. REUTERS/Marcelo Del Pozo

 

SEVILLE/MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's far-right Vox party won 12 seats in an election in Andalusia on Sunday and could end up as a kingmaker in the region, in the first electoral success for the far-right since the country's return to democracy in the late 1970s.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071335-far-right-party-wins-seats-in-andalusia-a-first-in-spain/

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Trump wants Kim to know he likes him and will fulfil his wishes, South Korean leader says

By Hyonhee Shin

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un walk together before their working lunch during their summit at the Capella Hotel on the resort island of Sentosa, Singapore June 12, 2018. Picture taken June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - Donald Trump wants North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to know that he likes him and will fulfil his wishes, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Sunday, a day after meeting the U.S. president at an economic summit in Argentina.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071370-trump-wants-kim-to-know-he-likes-him-and-will-fulfil-his-wishes-south-korean-leader-says/

 

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Two families suffer deaths in head-on collision of pick-up trucks

By The Nation

 

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Five people were killed and another five seriously injured when the pick-up truck of a family returning from a shopping trip collided head-on with an oncoming pick-up truck just one kilometre before reaching the family’s home on Sunday night in Chachoengsao.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071384-five-killed-five-seriously-injured-in-head-on-collision-of-pick-up-trucks/

 

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Pro-Junta Party Confirms It Will Nominate Prayuth For PM

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

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PM Prayuth Chan-ocha talks with government officials at an exhibition Sunday.

 

BANGKOK — A party led by four junta ministers said Monday it would formally nominate Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha as the next prime minister.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071389-pro-junta-party-confirms-it-will-nominate-prayuth-for-pm/

 

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Moto-taximan off the sidewalk and into court

By The Nation

 

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A Bangkok motorcycle-taxi driver was due in court on Monday after reportedly confessing to pulling a knife on a municipal law-enforcement officer who stopped him riding on a pedestrian footpath. Thousands of people have already seen the video evidence on social media – a November 30 confrontation at the mouth of Soi Lad Phrao 79.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071351-video-motorcyclist-threatens-the-authorities-with-a-box-cutter-during-sidewalk-riding-arrest/?do=findComment&comment=13618067

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Speedboat restrictions hinted after fifth death of rare Trang Dugong

By Khanitta Sitong 
The Nation

 

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The autopsy of a heavily-pregnant Dugong – whose decomposed carcass was found on November 26 in the sea off Trang’s Koh Libong – found injuries that indicated it died after being run over by a speedboat while feeding on sea-grass.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071399-speedboat-restrictions-hinted-after-fifth-death-of-rare-trang-dugong/

 

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Burger discounts and collectibles on offer to celebrate ‘50 Years of Big Mac’

By The Nation

 

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McDonald’s is celebrating “50 Years of Big Mac” by offering special discounts for three of its popular beef burgers and all Extra Value beef burger meals.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071412-burger-discounts-and-collectibles-on-offer-to-celebrate-‘50-years-of-big-mac’/

 

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Elton John Shares Touching Story About Freddie Mercury's Battle With AIDS

by Jake Massey

 

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The remarkable life of Queen frontman, Freddie Mercury, has been under the spotlight of late following the release of the biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071414-elton-john-shares-touching-story-about-freddie-mercurys-battle-with-aids/

 

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Nicole Kidman: ‘To hear women being believed makes me cry’

by Tim Adams

 

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Nicole Kidman photographed in London last month by Pal Hansen for the Observer New Review.

 

Nicole Kidman began this year, her 51st, accepting a Golden Globe award as best actress for her unforgettable role in the TV series Big Little Lies.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071415-nicole-kidman-‘to-hear-women-being-believed-makes-me-cry’/

 

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Naomi Campbell among stars at Johannesburg concert to honour Mandela

 

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Naomi Campbell greets the crowds at the concert. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100

 

Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey, Naomi Campbell, Pharrell Williams, Usher and other international stars gathered in Johannesburg on Sunday for a charity concert honouring Nelson Mandela a century after he was born.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071416-naomi-campbell-among-stars-at-johannesburg-concert-to-honour-mandela/

 

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NZ tourist sexually assualted near Grand Palace, police say

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

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A file photo of Wat Rachabophit.

 

BANGKOK — Police said Monday they’re hunting down a construction worker who allegedly assaulted a tourist from New Zealand in the vicinity of the Grand Palace last week.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071419-nz-tourist-sexually-assualted-near-grand-palace-police-say/

 

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Nine alternative spots found for 185 street vendors vacated from Sukhumvit road

By The Nation

 

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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has found nine locations to support 185 street vendors who had been told to vacate from along Sukhumvit Road from Soi 1-21, and will this week summon the traders to discuss and register their details for space allocation, Deputy Bangkok Governor Sakolthee Phattiyakul said on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071420-nine-alternative-spots-found-for-185-street-vendors-vacated-from-sukhumvit-road/

 

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Thammakaset must drop ‘harassment’ of rights defenders, say 15 groups

By The Nation

 

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International organisations are joining the call for Thai authorities and a Thai-owned poultry company to drop criminal and civil defamation complaints brought by the company against human rights defenders.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071423-thammakaset-must-drop-‘harassment’-of-rights-defenders-say-15-groups/

 

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