THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 8 Dec 2018

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Paris in lockdown as France braces for new anti-Macron riots

By Michel Rose

 

Protesters wearing yellow vests occupy a traffic island near the A2 Paris-Brussels motorway as part of the "yellow vests" movement in Fontaine-Notre-Dame, France, December 7, 2018. The slogan reads "Macron Resign". REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Paris was in lockdown early on Saturday with thousands of French security forces braced to meet renewed rioting by "yellow vest" protesters in the capital and other cities in a fourth weekend of confrontation over living costs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072208-paris-in-lockdown-as-france-braces-for-new-anti-macron-riots/

 

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North Carolina governor declares emergency over impending snowstorm

By Dan Whitcomb

 

FILE PHOTO: North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper takes part in the "Curbing the Opioid Epidemic" session at the National Governors Association summer meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S., July 13, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

 

(Reuters) - The governor of North Carolina declared a state of emergency on Friday as a major winter storm already drenching the southern plains states was expected to slam the southeast with snow and sleet this weekend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072211-north-carolina-governor-declares-emergency-over-impending-snowstorm/

 

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China launches probe to explore dark side of Moon: Xinhua

 

A Long March-3B rocket carrying Chang'e 4 lunar probe takes off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, China December 8, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Saturday launched a first probe ever to explore the dark side of the Moon, marking another milestone in its ambitious space program, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072213-china-launches-probe-to-explore-dark-side-of-moon-xinhua/

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Facebook to buy back additional $9 billion of shares

 

FILE PHOTO - A 3D printed Facebook logo is seen in front of displayed cyber code in this illustration taken March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc will buy back an additional $9 billion of its shares, as it looks to pacify investors following a slump in its stock.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072214-facebook-to-buy-back-additional-9-billion-of-shares/

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Australian man jailed for brutal killing of kangaroo in filmed attack

 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A 28-year-old Australian man will spend five months in prison for brutally killing a kangaroo in an attack filmed and posted on social media, ABC News reported late on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072215-australian-man-jailed-for-brutal-killing-of-kangaroo-in-filmed-attack/

 

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NY judge orders rapper Cardi B to stay away from victims in brawl

By Gina Cherelus

 

Singer Cardi B arrives at Queens County Criminal Court in the Queens Borough of New York, U.S., December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge on Friday ordered rapper Cardi B to have no contact with two bartenders she allegedly attacked in a strip-club brawl, but allowed her to remain free after she skipped a court appearance earlier in the week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072217-ny-judge-orders-rapper-cardi-b-to-stay-away-from-victims-in-brawl/

 

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Sailing - British Golden Globe yachtswoman rescued by cargo ship

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British solo round-the-world yachtswoman Susie Goodall was rescued by a cargo ship on Friday after her boat capsized and lost its mast during a violent storm in the southern Pacific Ocean.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072219-sailing-british-golden-globe-yachtswoman-rescued-by-cargo-ship/

 

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Thai police nab document verification gang

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

BANGKOK, 8th December 2018 (NNT) – The Thailand’s Action Taskforce for Information and Technology Crime Suppression (TACTICS) has apprehended three individuals over unauthorized disclosure of state information. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072221-thai-police-nab-document-verification-gang/

 

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Fishing sector asks Govt to reconsider ratifying ILO Fishing Convention

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

BANGKOK, 8th December 2018 (NNT) – Fishing operators have called on the Thai government to reconsider its decision to ratify a key international convention protecting workers' rights, saying it hinders the Thai fishing industry. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072223-fishing-sector-asks-govt-to-reconsider-ratifying-ilo-fishing-convention/

 

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Rubber producers ask Govt to extend “Shop for the Nation” campaign

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

BANGKOK, 8th December 2018 (NNT) – Rubber producers have called on the government to prolong the “Shop for the Nation” campaign to boost sales of rubber-based products.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072225-rubber-producers-ask-govt-to-extend-“shop-for-the-nation”-campaign/

 

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Area of controversial housing project in Chiang Mai to be restored

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

BANGKOK, 8th December 2018 (NNT) – A government-appointed committee tasked with finding remedies to the Courts of Justice’s controversial housing project in Chiang Mai province has come up with six solutions at its latest meeting. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072226-area-of-controversial-housing-project-in-chiang-mai-to-be-restored/

 

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Education minister stresses the importance of “rule of law”

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

BANGKOK, 8th December 2018 (NNT) – Education Minister Teerakiat Jareonsettasin has attended a conference with education related officials, stressing the importance of the “rule of law” when introducing policies.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072227-education-minister-stresses-the-importance-of-“rule-of-law”/

 

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Trump calls Tillerson 'dumb as a rock' and 'lazy'

By Arshad Mohammed and Susan Heavey

 

Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson waves to employees upon his departure from the State Department in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday called former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson "dumb as a rock" and "lazy as hell" a day after the former diplomat said he had warned the president against doing things that would violate the law.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072229-trump-calls-tillerson-dumb-as-a-rock-and-lazy/

 

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Son 'high on meth' allegedly killed by father in self defence

By The Nation

 

A 61-year-old father has been arrested in Phayao after he allegedly shot dead his unemployed son who was reportedly high on methamphetamine, set fire to the house and tried to attack his parents with a knife.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072230-son-high-on-meth-allegedly-killed-by-father-in-self-defence/

 

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Amnesty demands junta lifts all human rights restrictions

By The Nation

 

 

Amnesty International has called on the Thai junta to end all restrictions on human rights before the next election tentatively scheduled for February 24.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072232-amnesty-demands-junta-lifts-all-human-rights-restrictions/

 

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Intangible cultural heritage

By Nation Graphics 
Pradit Phulsarikij

 

Nation Graphics/Pradit Phulsarikij

 

‘Khon’, Thailand’s masked dance drama, has been inscribed on Unesco’s representative list of humanity’s “intangible” cultural heritage – a decision reached at the 13th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Mauritius on November 29.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072233-intangible-cultural-heritage/

 

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Yodsanklai leads Thai charge in One: Destiny of Champions

By The Nation

 

Yodsanklai IWE Fairtex blasts a kick to Luis Regis of Australia.

 

The Kingdom's boxing star Yodsanklai IWE Fairtex sent Australian Luis Regis to the floor in just 2.08 minutes to win the One Super Series Muay Thai featherweight bout as two other countrymen reigned supreme during the One: Destiny of Champions at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072234-yodsanklai-leads-thai-charge-in-one-destiny-of-champions/

 

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More than 1 million meth pills seized, one arrested in Phatthalung

By The Nation

 

 

Army troops and police arrested a suspect and seized 1.1 million methamphetamine pills and 28 kilograms of crystal meth in Phatthalung's Kong Lar district on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072235-more-than-1-million-meth-pills-seized-one-arrested-in-phatthalung/

 

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Thailand’s roads remain some of the deadliest in the world, new report reveals

 

 

A new report by the World Health Organisation paints a grim picture regarding road safety in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072238-thailand’s-roads-remain-some-of-the-deadliest-in-the-world-new-report-reveals/

 

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'angel' arrested with 1.6 million meth pills, 10kg of 'ice'

 

 

A Chiang Mai woman, known as an “angel” for helping poor children, has been arrested in Phrae for allegedly smuggling 1.642 million methamphetamine pills and 10 kilograms of crystal meth.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072245-angel-arrested-with-16-million-meth-pills-10kg-of-ice/

 

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Full Time: Expat community reels over death of Matthew Pond

By The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET: The expat community on Phuket this week was stunned by the sudden passing away of Matthew Pond, the News and Sports Editor at The Phuket News, after a brief battle against cancer.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072243-full-time-expat-community-reels-over-death-of-matthew-pond/

 

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Drake and Lamar lead but women shine through in Grammy nods

By Jill Serjeant

 

FILE PHOTO: Drake performs during the iHeartRadio Music Festival at The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake led Grammy Award nominations on Friday, but Cardi B, Lady Gaga, Brandi Carlile and American newcomer H.E.R helped make it a female-dominated line-up for the year's top prizes in the music industry.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072283-drake-and-lamar-lead-but-women-shine-through-in-grammy-nods/

 

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Chailly's "Attila" seduces La Scala audience at season opening

By Sara Rossi

 

The opera cast after their performance at La Scala theatre during its season opening in Milan, Italy December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

 

MILAN (Reuters) - An opera based on the 5th century conquest of Italy drew wild applause on the opening night of La Scala's 2018-19 season on Friday - not least for President Sergio Mattarella.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072284-chaillys-attila-seduces-la-scala-audience-at-season-opening/

 

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Man found hanged after seeing partner with another man

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Police investigae the hanging this morning (Dec 8). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
 

PHUKET: Police have ruled in their investigation that a 27-year-old man committed suicide by hanging himself after seeing his long-term partner, who is the mother of his three children, with another man at an entertainment venue in Kathu last night (Dec 7).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072285-man-found-hanged-after-seeing-partner-with-another-man/

 

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Phuket dolphin dies of ‘natural causes’, say volunteer marine experts

By The Phuket News

 

The dolphin has died of ’natural causes’, experts say. Photo: ThaiWhales
 

PHUKET: The dolphin recovered from Nai Yang Beach last week has died from natural causes, volunteer experts at the Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC) have announced.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072286-phuket-dolphin-dies-of-‘natural-causes’-say-volunteer-marine-experts/

 

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Tobacco giant survey finds most participants want smoke-free alternatives

By The Nation

 

File Photo

 

Thai people prefer less harmful products to cigarettes due mainly to health concerns, a new survey on the tobacco industry and smoke-free alternatives says.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072289-tobacco-giant-survey-finds-most-participants-want-smoke-free-alternatives/

 

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Six people, mostly teenagers, killed in Italy nightclub stampede

 

Emergency personnel attend to victims of a stampede at a nightclub in Corinaldo, near Ancona, Italy, in this undated handout picture obtained by Reuters December 8, 2018. Vigili del Fuoco/Handout via REUTERS

 

ROME (Reuters) - Six people, including five young teenagers, were crushed to death in the early hours of Saturday following a stampede at a packed nightclub near Ancona on Italy's Adriatic coast, officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072291-six-people-mostly-teenagers-killed-in-italy-nightclub-stampede/

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UK minister Rudd says May's Brexit deal is best option

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street, London, Britain, December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's work and pensions minister Amber Rudd said Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal was the best option and the only plan available for leaving the European Union, although she admitted a plan B might be needed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072292-uk-minister-rudd-says-mays-brexit-deal-is-best-option/

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Japan opens door wider to foreign blue-collar workers despite criticism

By Linda Sieg and Ami Miyazaki

 

Filipina Gladys Gayeta, 22, a trainee at Starlite Co. car parts factory, works with her fellow trainee worker in Akitakata, Hiroshima prefecture, western Japan November 28, 2018. Picture taken November 28, 2018. REUTERS/Linda Sieg

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan, in a major policy shift, enacted on Saturday a law to let in more foreign, blue-collar workers to ease a labour shortage, despite criticism it was too hastily crafted and risked exposing the workers to exploitation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072293-japan-opens-door-wider-to-foreign-blue-collar-workers-despite-criticism/

 

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