EU looks at help for May, but will not rework Brexit deal

 

Demonstrators hold EU and Union flags during an anti-Brexit protest opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, December 17, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is considering ways to help Prime Minister Theresa May convince the British parliament to back the Brexit treaty she agreed with EU leaders last month but ruled out on Monday any change to the deal.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076996-eu-looks-at-help-for-may-but-will-not-rework brexit deal/

 

North Korea leader visits China after warning of alternate path to U.S. talks

By Andrew Galbraith and Joyce Lee

 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and wife Ri Sol Ju inspect an honour guard before leaving Pyongyang for a visit to China, this January 7, 2019 photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang January 8, 2019. KCNA via REUTERS

 

SHANGHAI/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is visiting China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, only days after warning he may take an alternative path if the United States does not ease sanctions and pressure on his isolated country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076998-north-korea-leader-visits-china-after-warning-of-alternate-path-to-us-talks/

 

Body of missing fisherman found off Pattaya beach

By The Nation

 

The body of a local fisherman was found floating on the sea off Jomtien Beach in Pattaya on Tuesday morning, four days after he drowned, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076742-no-success-in-finding-body-of-man-who-fell-off-boat/?do=findComment&comment=13716343

 

Royal irrigation engineer killed in Phitsanulok pickup crash

By The Nation

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

A royal irrigation project engineer was killed when his pickup crashed against a roadside tree in Phitsanulok’s Muang district early on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077003-royal-irrigation-engineer-killed-in-phitsanulok-pickup-crash/

 

UPDATE: Leopard Cat recovering after car accident with Soi Dog Foundation vets

By The Thaiger

 

 

PHOTO: ‘Happy Tiger’ – Recovering at Soi Dog Foundation, Mai Khao

 

The condition of the Leopard Cat remains much the same – there has been no real improvement. The leopard cat is still under the care of Soi Dog Foundation vets.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077004-update-leopard-cat-recovering-after-car-accident-with-soi-dog-foundation-vets/

 

US scouts Bangkok, Hanoi and Hawaii as possible locations for Kim-Trump summit

By Kylie Atwood, CNN

 

 

Washington (CNN)Bangkok, Hanoi and Hawaii have been visited by White House scouting teams as they search for a location for a potential second summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, according to a source familiar with the planning process.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077009-us-scouts-bangkok-hanoi-and-hawaii-as-possible-locations-for-kim-trump-summit/

 

Saudi Arabia denies requesting extradition of woman in Thailand - embassy

 

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, a Saudi woman who claims to be fleeing her country and family, is seen in Bangkok, Thailand January 7, 2019 in this still image taken from a video obtained from social media. TWITTER/ @rahaf84427714/via REUTERS

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's embassy in Thailand has denied reports that Riyadh had requested the extradition of a young Saudi women seeking asylum in Thailand, the embassy said on Twitter.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077015-saudi-arabia-denies-requesting-extradition-of-woman-in-thailand -embassy/

 

U.N. officials interview Saudi teen asylum seeker in Thailand

By Panu Wongcha-um

 

 

UNHCR representative Giuseppe De Vincentiis (L) walks with Thai Immigration authorities to the hotel at the transit area at Suvarnabhumi Airport where Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, an 18-year-old Saudi woman who claims to be fleeing her family has barricaded herself in Bangkok, Thailand January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The U.N. refugee agency on Tuesday said it was investigating the case of an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled to Thailand saying she feared her family would kill her and barricaded herself in a Bangkok airport hotel room to avoid being sent back.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077017-un-officials-interview-saudi-teen-asylum-seeker-in-thailand/

 

Govt Quietly Halts Election Preparations Nationwide

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Protesters flash the anti-junta ‘three-finger salute’ during a rally to protest another election day Monday at the Election Commission in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — The interior affairs minister confirmed Tuesday a leaked memo instructing officials across the country to halt election preparations is genuine.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077028-govt-quietly-halts-election-preparations-nationwide/

 

Ranger injured in Pattani bomb attack outside school

By The Nation

 

 

A ranger guarding a school in Pattani’s Yarang district was injured when insurgents detonated a homemade bomb on Tuesday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077029-ranger-injured-in-pattani-bomb-attack-outside-school/

 

Russian woman found dead in Karon hotel room

By The Phuket News

 

Police and rescue workers from the Phuket Ruamjai Rescue Foundation arrived to find the woman lying across the bed as if she had been sitting on it with her legs over the side when she collapsed. Photo: Sayan Thammaphan

 

PHUKET: Police are hoping that doctors will be able to shed some light on what caused the death of a Russian woman who was found dead on her hotel bed in Phuket early this morning (Jan 8).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077031-russian-woman-found-dead-in-karon-hotel-room/

 

Ubon woman arrested for operating slaughterhouse without license

By The Nation

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Livestock development officials raided a house in Ubon Ratchathani’s Muang district early on Tuesday and arrested the owner for allegedly operating a slaughterhouse without a licence.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077036-ubon-woman-arrested-for-operating-slaughterhouse-without-license/

 

Police chasing people taking pot shots at road signs in Rawai

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

Rawai’s Mayor is considering further legal action after many road signs around Rawai have been damaged by gunfire.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077037-police-chasing-people-taking-pot-shots-at-road-signs-in-rawai/

 

UPDATE:

 

Bangkok Christian College allows casual dress on Tuesdays to promote creativity

By Anant Chantarasoot 
The Nation

 

 

Secondary students at the prestigious Bangkok Christian College left their uniforms at home and donned casual duds for school for the first time on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076901-students-at-elite-bangkok-school-to-ditch-uniforms-for-now/?do=findComment&comment=13717492

 

 

UPDATE:

 

Father of Saudi teen asylum seeker in Thailand, seeks meeting

By Panu Wongcha-um

 

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, a Saudi woman who claims to be fleeing her country and family, is seen in Bangkok, Thailand January 7, 2019 in this still image taken from a video obtained from social media. TWITTER/ @rahaf84427714/via REUTERS

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The father of an 18-year-old Saudi woman asylum seeker who fled to Thailand saying she feared her family would kill her, has arrived in Bangkok and wished to meet his daughter, Thailand's immigration chief said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077017-un-officials-interview-saudi-teen-asylum-seeker-in-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=13717591

 

Khon Kaen Railway Land Considered For … Theme Park?

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Original photo: Si Ri Wat Yupin / Facebook

 

KHON KAEN — Land by Isaan’s rail hub could be developed into condos, offices – or even a theme park, according to railway officials.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077050-khon-kaen-railway-land-considered-for-…-theme-park/

 

Poipet casino in flames, gamblers evacuated through thick smoke

By Thanapat Kitjakoson 
Sa Kaew

 

 

At least 10 people, mostly Chinese, were wounded during a big fire at an 18floor casino building in the bordertown of Poipet in Cambodia’s Banteay Meanchay province late on Monday night.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076962-conflicting-reports-as-fire-breaks-out-in-18-story-building-in-poipet/?do=findComment&comment=13718021

 

Bangkok to halt roundups, take new approach to stray animals

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

Sick animals packed into cages at a government animal shelter in December at Bangkok's Prawet district. Photo: Watchdog Thailand / Courtesy

 

BANGKOK — Bangkok’s governor on Tuesday promised new policies to address stray animals in the capital, signaling an end to transporting them to shelters where thousands have died.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077073-bangkok-to-halt-roundups-take-new-approach-to-stray-animals/

 

Yingluck appointed head of South China port

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra poses for a photo on Jan. 2, 2016

 

BANGKOK — Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra was named the chairwoman of a major seaport in China’s Guangdong province.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077075-yingluck-appointed-head-of-south-china-port/

 

'Christian Bale is Welsh?': Fans shocked at Hollywood actor's accent as he collects Golden Globes

 

 

Credit: PA Images

 

Hollywood actor Christian Bale was among the Brits to triumph at the Golden Globes last night, but fans were shocked at the moment he collected his award.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077080-christian-bale-is-welsh-fans-shocked-at-hollywood-actors-accent-as-he-collects-golden-globes/

 

Golden Globes 'Fiji Water Girl' photobombs James Corden Late Late Show guests

By Natalie Evans

 

The brunette model was photo-ready in every shot, such as this with Marvelous Mrs Maisel stars Tony Shalhoub and Marin Hinkle (Image: Getty Images for FIJI Water)

 

She was the surprise star of the Golden Globes, and Fiji Water Girl is milking (or should that be watering) her five minutes of fame.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077081-golden-globes-fiji-water-girl-photobombs-james-corden-late-late-show-guests/

 

Netflix's Polar is a comic book John Wick with added Mads Mikkelsen

BY IAN SANDWELL

 

NETFLIX

 

Netflix has unleashed the stylish and violent first trailer for its upcoming Original movie Polar.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077084-netflixs-polar-is-a-comic-book-john-wick-with-added-mads-mikkelsen/

 

Phuket Red Cross urges winners to collect their prizes

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Pantipa Choosuk, 27, and her boyfriend Peeradon Kwansansit claimed their top-prize townhouse at 10am today (Jan 8). Photo: PRBC

 

PHUKET:-- The Phuket Red Cross is urging people with winning tickets to collect their prizes from the lucky draws held at the annual Phuket Red Cross Fair held at Saphan Hin last week.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077085-phuket-red-cross-urges-winners-to-collect-their-prizes/

 

Undocumented Cambodian charged with public obscenity following woman’s Facebook outcry

By The Nation

 

 

Bangkok police on Tuesday arrested an undocumented Cambodian migrant and charged him with public obscenity and unlawful entry into the Kingdom, after a woman cried foul on social media that the man had exposed himself in front of her.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077090-undocumented-cambodian-charged-with-public-obscenity-following-woman’s-facebook-outcry/

 

Compensation to be given to man savagely assaulted in Khon Kaen police detention cell by murder suspect

By Kritmet Loho 
The Nation

 

 

Khon Kaen Justice Office head Thaweesak Sarasap on Tuesday confirmed that remedial measures would soon be given to a 27-year-old drug suspect who was seriously injured after being badly beaten up in Nong Rua police station’s detention cell by a 37-year-old mentally disturbed patricide suspect on January 5.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077091-compensation-to-be-given-to-man-savagely-assaulted-in-khon-kaen-police-detention-cell-by-murder-suspect/

 

Chai Nat widow begs for kidney transplant so she can take care of young daughter, sick father

By The Nation

 

 

A widow in the final stage of kidney disease pleaded on Tuesday for a donated kidney, so she can live on to care for her 11-year-old daughter and bedridden father.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077092-chai-nat-widow-begs-for-kidney-transplant-so-she-can-take-care-of-young-daughter-sick-father/

 

Man surrenders to face charges of ID card forgery

By The Nation

 

A man, who jumped bail for ID card forgery charges, surrendered to the Crime Suppression Division on Tuesday morning after a police manhunt was launched.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077093-man-surrenders-to-face-charges-of-id-card-forgery/

 

Urgent : European Commission lifts "yellow card" from Thailand for its action against illegal fishing

 

 

The European Commission has resolved to lift Thailand from the group of "warned countries,” known as “yellow card” as recognition of its progress in tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU), according to Commission’s press release.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077094-urgent-european-commission-lifts-yellow-card-from-thailand-for-its-action-against-illegal-fishing/

 

Man arrested after attack on children in rare violence in China's capital

 

Police stand outside a primary school that was the scene of a knife attack in Beijing, China, January 8, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - A man was arrested after attacking students at a primary school in Beijing on Tuesday, according to a district government, in a rare act of violence against children in the Chinese capital.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077096-man-arrested-after-attack-on-children-in-rare-violence-in-chinas-capital/

 

Brexit: Germany says not time to discuss Article 50 extension

 

FILE PHOTO: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas addresses an event discussing issue of '100 years of German Polish policy' in Berlin, Germany, November 15, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

 

DUBLIN (Reuters) - It is not yet the time to consider a delay to Britain’s exit from the European Union as the British parliament may come around to supporting the current deal, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077097-brexit-germany-says-not-time-to-discuss-article-50-extension/