Woody Allen sues Amazon for £52m 'as films dropped over abuse claims'

by Russell Hope

 

Woody Allen has launched a legal action against Amazon Studios

 

Woody Allen has launched a multi-million dollar damages claim against Amazon after it allegedly dropped his movie deal following renewed abuse allegations against him.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083282-woody-allen-sues-amazon-for-£52m-as-films-dropped-over-abuse-claims/

Canadian gets life sentence for killing six in Quebec mosque shooting

By Kevin Dougherty

 

FILE PHOTO: Alexandre Bissonnette, a suspect in a shooting at a Quebec City mosque, arrives at the court house in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger/File Photo

 

QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) - A Canadian man who gunned down six members of a Quebec City mosque in 2017 was sentenced to life in prison on Friday, with the judge saying he would be eligible for parole after serving 40 years behind bars.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083324-canadian-gets-life-sentence-for-killing-six-in-quebec-mosque-shooting/

 

National Enquirer owner defends reporting on Amazon's Bezos

By Nathan Layne

 

FILE PHOTO: Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin and CEO of Amazon, speaks about the future plans of Blue Origin during an address to attendees at Access Intelligence's SATELLITE 2017 conference in Washington, U.S., March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The owner of U.S. tabloid newspaper the National Enquirer pushed back on Friday against accusations of "extortion and blackmail" from Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, saying its reporting on an extramarital relationship involving the world's richest man was lawful and it would investigate his claims.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083325-national-enquirer-owner-defends-reporting-on-amazons-bezos/

 

Ten players killed as fire sweeps through Flamengo lodging in Rio

By Gabriel Stargardter

 

A fire truck is seen in front of the training center of Rio's soccer club Flamengo, after a deadly fire in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil February 8, 2019. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

 

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Fire swept through an unlicensed lodging at the training centre of Rio de Janeiro soccer club Flamengo on Friday, killing 10 members of the club's youth team and injuring three more, one of them seriously, firefighters and news reports said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083326-ten-players-killed-as-fire-sweeps-through-flamengo-lodging-in-rio/

 

Finland's basic income trial boosts happiness but not employment

By Anne Kauranen

 

Owner Sini Marttinen poses for a picture at her coffee shop she founded while benefitting from Finland's basic income scheme in Helsinki, Finland January 30, 2019. Picture taken January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Philip O'Connor

 

Finland's basic income scheme did not spur its unemployed recipients to work more to supplement their earnings as hoped but it did help their wellbeing, researchers said on Friday as the government announced initial findings.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083327-finlands-basic-income-trial-boosts-happiness-but-not-employment/

 

Trump adviser Conway accuses woman of assaulting her in restaurant: CNN

 

FILE PHOTO: White House counselor Kellyanne Conway speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway said she was assaulted at a Maryland restaurant last year by a woman who grabbed and shook her, an accusation the woman has denied, CNN reported on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083329-trump-adviser-conway-accuses-woman-of-assaulting-her-in-restaurant-cnn/

Irish PM says Brexit deal 'can be done'

By Conor Humphries and Amanda Ferguson

 

FILE PHOTO: Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach) waves during a news conference in Brussels, Belgium February 6, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

 

DUBLIN/BELFAST (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Friday said he believed "a deal can be done" to avoid a disorderly British exit from the EU, after a meeting with a key ally of British Prime Minister Theresa May that he said went very well.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083330-irish-pm-says-brexit-deal-can-be-done/

 

Acting U.S. attorney general snaps at Democrats over Russia probe

By Andy Sullivan, Sarah N. Lynch and Susan Heavey

 

Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 8, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker snapped back on Friday at newly emboldened Democrats in Congress who are pushing for information on the special counsel's Russia probe as they try to put President Donald Trump's administration under greater scrutiny.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083331-acting-us-attorney-general-snaps-at-democrats-over-russia-probe/

 

Two Myanmar men arrested after 20kg of 'ice' found in SUV

By Suphot Kaewkasi 
The Nation

 

Two Myanmar men were arrested on Friday morning with 20 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine or "ice" worth Bt30 million hidden in the modified gas tank of their SUV in Kanchanaburi's Sangkhlaburi district.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083332-two-myanmar-men-arrested-after-20kg-of-ice-found-in-suv/

 

Agency calls for Bt200 million to tackle unwanted pregnancies

By The Nation

 

 

An agency has proposed that the National Health Security Office (NHSO) spends about Bt200 million to buy and distribute condoms and contraceptive implants as a possible solution to Thailand's unwanted pregnancy problem.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083333-agency-calls-for-bt200-million-to-tackle-unwanted-pregnancies/

 

Keeping the startup flame BURNING

By ASINA PORNWASIN 
THE NATION WEEKEND

 

Patai Padungtin, co-founder and CEO of Builk One Group

 

AS THE leader of high-growth startup Builk One Group, Patai Padungtin (Bote) is setting out on a mission to make Builk the exemplar of a breakthrough technology company in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083335-keeping-the-startup-flame-burning/

 

Thai king moves to block sister's 'inappropriate' candidacy for PM

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Patpicha Tanakasempipat

 

FILE PHOTO: Thai Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya poses during a news conference at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 15, 2008. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Picture

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Friday moved to block his elder sister's surprise bid to run for prime minister in March, calling her candidacy for a populist opposition party "inappropriate" and unconstitutional.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083336-thai-king-moves-to-block-sisters-inappropriate-candidacy-for-pm/

 

King bars Princess Ubolratana from entering politics

By The Nation

 

Picture of royal family is televised after HM the King statement

 

His Majesty the King issued a statement on Friday night prohibiting his older sister Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi from entering politics after she decided to accept a pro-Thaksin Shinawatra party’s invitation to run as its PM candidate.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083336-thai-king-moves-to-block-sisters-inappropriate-candidacy-for-pm/

 

Surprise move sees Prayut tread carefully as he accepts invitation

By Kas Chanwanpen 
The Nation Weekend 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha issued a statement on Friday saying he accepted pro-junta Phalang Pracharat Party’s invitation to be its PM candidate. Nation/Pramote Putthaisong

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha issued a statement on Friday saying he accepted pro-junta Phalang Pracharat Party’s invitation to be its PM candidate just minutes after the pro-Thaksin Shinawatra party Thai Raksa Chart revealed its big surprise – the nomination of Princess Ubolratana.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083337-surprise-move-sees-prayut-tread-carefully-as-he-accepts-invitation/

 

Virginia lieutenant governor denies second sexual assault allegation

By Katharine Jackson

 

Justin Fairfax, the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, drinks before opening the state's Senate meeting during a session of the General Assembly in Richmond, Virginia, U.S, February 8, 2019. REUTERS/Jay Paul

 

RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) - Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, who earlier this week was accused of a 2004 sexual assault that he has denied, on Friday faced a new allegation that he raped a fellow Duke University student in 2000, according to a law firm representing his accuser.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083340-virginia-lieutenant-governor-denies-second-sexual-assault-allegation/

 

Trump, not especially vigilant on diet, declared 'in very good health'

By Steve Holland

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 1, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo

 

BETHESDA, Md. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump was declared "in very good health" by the White House physician on Friday after four hours of examinations in what amounted to a test of whether his doctor's order that he follow a healthier diet has paid dividends.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083342-trump-not-especially-vigilant-on-diet-declared-in-very-good-health/

 

One dead in suburban train accident outside Barcelona

 

Rescue personnel inspect the site of a train crash near Manresa, Spain, February 8, 2019. REUTERS/Albert Gea

 

CASTELLGALI (Reuters) - One train driver was killed and scores of passengers were hurt on Friday when two suburban commuter trains crashed head-on outside Barcelona, Catalan officials said. Three of the injured passengers were in serious condition.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083343-one-dead-in-suburban-train-accident-outside-barcelona/

John Dingell, longest-serving member of U.S. Congress, dead at 92

 

FILE PHOTO: Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich, who replaced his father in the house some 58 years ago, announces he would retire from public office at the end of his current term and would not seek a 31st term in office during a luncheon in Southgate, Michigan February 24, 2014. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Dingell, a gruff Michigan Democrat who entered the U.S. House of Representatives in 1955 to finish his late father's term and became a legislative heavyweight and longest-serving member of Congress, died on Thursday. He was 92.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083345-john-dingell-longest-serving-member-of-us-congress-dead-at-92/

How Corrupt We Are

By Nation Graphics

 

 

Thailand was ranked 99 out of 180 countries and territories in the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), which shows that despite some progress, many countries are still failing to make serious inroads against graft.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083347-how-corrupt-we-are/

 

Robots wired for CARE

By Asina Pornwasin 
The Nation Weekend

 

 

DEVICES BRANDED AS NONG Lamai ARE HELPING STROKE PATIENTS AND THE ELDERLY IN BANGKOK AHEAD OF PLANS FOR EXPANSION

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083348-robots-wired-for-care/

 

NocNoc comes knocking online for building-supply customers 

By Jintana Panyaarvudh 
THE NATION WEEKEND

 

 

The era of digital disruption has seen businesses adopt innovative strategies to fulfil customers’ needs – but consumer behaviour is also undergoing rapid change.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083350-nocnoc-comes-knocking-online-for-building-supply-customers/

 

JOOX to add more exclusive content on site

By The Nation Weekend 

 

 

JOOX aims to be the key entertainment platform, connecting people with all their musical moments and for all their digital lifestyles.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083351-joox-to-add-more-exclusive-content-on-site/

 

 

High school student dies after being hit by motorcycle on Zebra Crossing outside school

 

Image: Daily News

 

A M4 high school student who was in a coma after being hit by a motorcycle on a Zebra Crossing outside her school in Nakorn Pathm has succumbed to her injuries. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083358-high-school-student-dies-after-being-hit-by-motorcycle-on-zebra-crossing-outside-school/

 

"Big Met" says police action against smoke belching vehicles having an effect

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

A senior policeman on Bangkok's metropolitan force has said that the police are getting on top of the problem of vehicles in the capital belching black smoke into the atmosphere.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083359-big-met-says-police-action-against-smoke-belching-vehicles-having-an-effect/

Mini van driver sacked after scary ride from Bangkok to Hua Hin

 

Image: Sanook

 

The head of the minivan rank in Hua Hin said he had sacked a driver that featured in a scary clip posted by a passenger. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083361-mini-van-driver-sacked-after-scary-ride-from-bangkok-to-hua-hin/

 

"Attractive woman" nearly murdered after drug crazed husband goes crazy

 

Image: Sanook

 

A 31 year old Thai woman has spoken to the Thai press about her relationship with her husband that ended up with her nearly dead in hospital.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083363-attractive-woman-nearly-murdered-after-drug-crazed-husband-goes-crazy/

"Kim" has spoken - my top of the range Harley is driving me nuts!

 

Image: Sanook

 

A rich Thai man who resembles Kim Jong Un has gone to the Office of the Consumer Protection Board to complain about his new three million baht Harley Davidson that keeps breaking down.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083364-kim-has-spoken-my-top-of-the-range-harley-is-driving-me-nuts/

Pomeranian's ear falls off after owner dyes pooch another color

 

Image - Sanook : "Dog's ear falls off"

 

A dog owner thought it would be a great idea to dye her Pomeranian another color.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083366-pomeranians-ear-falls-off-after-owner-dyes-pooch-another-color/

Big Joke: Ten wanted Romance Scammers back to Thailand after Malaysia away-day

 

Image: INN

 

Immigration chief Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn revealed that last month he went to Kuala Lumpur to take part in the arrest of 14 Romance Scammers in seven locations in the Malaysian capital. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083368-big-joke-ten-wanted-romance-scammers-back-to-thailand-after-malaysia-away-day/

 

Big Joke: State enterprise employee arrested in "gaming room" child sex case

 

Image: INN

 

Immigration chief Lt Gen Surachate Kakparn told the press yesterday that an employee at a big state enterprise in Chiang Rai had been arrested in a sex case involving many boys in the northern Thai town. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1083369-big-joke-state-enterprise-employee-arrested-in-gaming-room-child-sex-case/