THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 8 June 2019

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Heavy rain brings Bangkok to a standstill

By The Nation

 

 

Heavy downpours brought floods and traffic nightmares to many parts of Bangkok on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105143-heavy-rain-brings-bangkok-to-a-standstill/

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Minnesota ex-officer gets 12-1/2 years in prison for Australian woman's shooting death

By Joey Peters

 

FILE PHOTO: Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor walks out of the courthouse during a recess on the first day of opening arguments of his trial, where he is charged in the 2017 fatal shooting of 40-year-old Australian woman Justine Ruszczyk Damond, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Adam Bettcher/File Photo

 

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A former Minneapolis police officer was sentenced to 12-1/2 years in prison on Friday for the fatal shooting of an Australian woman nearly two years ago after she had called police to report a possible sexual assault.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105161-minnesota-ex-officer-gets-12-12-years-in-prison-for-australian-womans-shooting-death/

 

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UK PM frontrunner fends off court case over Brexit campaign bus claim

By Michael Holden

 

FILE PHOTO: Former British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who is running to succeed Theresa May as Prime Minister, leaves his home in London, Britain, May 30, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Judges at London’s High Court on Friday threw out an attempt to prosecute Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to succeed Theresa May as prime minister, for allegedly lying about the financial benefits of Brexit during the 2016 EU referendum campaign.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105162-uk-pm-frontrunner-fends-off-court-case-over-brexit-campaign-bus-claim/

 

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UK's May steps down as party chief, igniting leadership race

 

FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to party supporters at Sedgley Conservative Club in Dudley, United Kingdom May 4, 2018. Anthony Devlin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May stepped down as leader of the governing Conservatives on Friday, officially triggering a contest to replace her that could see her party embrace a tougher stance on Brexit.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105163-uks-may-steps-down-as-party-chief-igniting-leadership-race/

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U.S. and Russia trade blame over near collision in East Asian waters

By Andrew Osborn and Tim Kelly

 

A surveillance photo shows the Russian naval destroyer Udaloy making what the U.S. Navy describes as an unsafe maneuver against the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville in the Philippine Sea June 7, 2019. U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS

 

MOSCOW/TOKYO (Reuters) - Russia and the United States blamed each other for a near collision between their warships in East Asian waters on Friday with both countries accusing one another of dangerous and unprofessional behaviour.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105164-us-and-russia-trade-blame-over-near-collision-in-east-asian-waters/

 

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Russian anti-corruption journalist detained in Moscow

By Anton Zverev and Andrew Osborn

 

Russian journalist Ivan Golunov is seen in Moscow, Russia, on this October 27, 2018 photo. Courtesy vmestemedia.ru/Handout via REUTERS

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian journalist known for investigating corruption among Moscow city officials has been detained by police and accused of drug offences, police said on Friday, but his lawyer, his employer and colleagues said he had been framed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105167-russian-anti-corruption-journalist-detained-in-moscow/

 

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Neymar, sponsors suspend some ad campaigns after rape allegation - statement

 

Brazilian soccer player Neymar leaves the police station after testifying in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 6, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Landau

 

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian soccer star Neymar's agents said on Friday that he and some of his sponsors had agreed to suspend some advertising campaigns following an allegation that he raped a woman in Paris last month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105168-neymar-sponsors-suspend-some-ad-campaigns-after-rape-allegation-statement/

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Got $50 million for a vacation? NASA to open space station to private citizens

By Makini Brice and Eric M. Johnson

 

CFO NASA Headquarters' Jeff DeWit, Robyn Gatens, Deputy Director, International Space Station at NASA Headquarters, and Bill Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator, NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, sit during a news conference announcing that NASA is opening the International Space Station for commercial business, so U.S. industry innovation and ingenuity can accelerate a commercial economy in low-Earth orbit, at the NASDAQ Market site at Times Square in New York City, U.S., June 7, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

 

WASHINGTON/SEATTLE (Reuters) - NASA will allow private citizens to stay at the International Space Station (ISS) for month-long getaways at a cost of about $35,000 per night, the U.S. space agency said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105169-got-50-million-for-a-vacation-nasa-to-open-space-station-to-private-citizens/

 

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Thai striker has personal goal … against her native USA

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

Suchawadee Nildhamrong has a personal goal in mind

 

American-Thai forward Suchawadee Nildhamrong is dreaming of getting on the scoresheet against defending champions USA in their opening group game of the Fifa women’s World Cup in Reims on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105170-thai-striker-has-personal-goal-…-against-her-native-usa/

 

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DELIVERING on online’s new frontier

By SIRIVISH TOOMGUM 
THE NATION WEEKEND

 

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FOR THE Thai market this year, the operator of Southeast Asia’s leading online grocery platform, HappyFresh, will focus its investment mostly in increasing its logistics capabilities and systems to improve the quality of delivery as well as overall efficiency, says Grzegorz Sagan, 28, managing director of HappyFresh Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105171-delivering-on-online’s-new-frontier/

 

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Bless this house

By Phatarawadee Phataranawik 
The Nation Weekend

 

Thailand’s 424,000-square-metre parliament building is currently over budget and behind schedule. Photo/EPA

 

It will be huge and impressive, but the idea that the new parliament building might make politicians behave better seems a goal too far

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105173-bless-this-house/

 

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REPORT: Progress made on medical cannabis, but challenges are ahead, Cannabis Walk Thailand was told

By PIYAPORN WONGRUANG 
THE NATION WEEKEND

 

Decha and his fellows, including popular song for life singer Kathawut Thongthai, Khai Marijuana Band, have arrived Suphanburi, the final destination of the walk. Photos courtesy of Cannabis Walk Thailand/Roengrit Kongmuang

 

Although Thailand is still lagging behind other countries in developing cannabis-based medication, Thai medical researchers hope frozen knowledge could be renewed and extended to serve patients’ needs, especially in the field of traditional medicine.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105174-report-progress-made-on-medical-cannabis-but-challenges-are-ahead-cannabis-walk-thailand-was-told/

 

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Motorsport event will be bright as a Button

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation Weekend

 

Ex-Formula One world champion Jenson Button will be among several high-profile racing drivers in Buri Ram at the end of the month.

 

The exhilaration of high-speed racing returns to the Chang International Circuit Buri Ram for “Chang Super GT Race 2019”, a world-class event, from June 29–30.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105175-motorsport-event-will-be-bright-as-a-button/

 

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UK PM candidate Gove admits taking cocaine

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Michael Gove speaks at a fringe meeting during the Scottish Conservative conference in Aberdeen, Scotland, Britain May 3, 2019. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Michael Gove, a leading contender to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May, said he had used cocaine and has "deep regrets" about taking the drug on several occasions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105177-uk-pm-candidate-gove-admits-taking-cocaine/

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Ethiopia attempts to mediate Sudan crisis after bloodshed

By Khalid Abdelaziz

 

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed meets Sudan's Head Of Transitional Military Council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan Abdelrahman to mediate in the political crisis that has followed the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir at the airport in Khartoum, Sudan June 7, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

 

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Ethiopia's prime minister on Friday urged Sudan's military rulers and civilian opposition to exercise "bravery" in trying to agree on a transition to democracy after the worst bloodshed since the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105178-ethiopia-attempts-to-mediate-sudan-crisis-after-bloodshed/

 

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Two women injured in UK homophobic attack 'for refusing to kiss'

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Two women were punched and robbed in a homophobic assault on a London bus, police said on Friday, as media reported that they were left covered in blood after refusing their attackers' demands to kiss.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105181-two-women-injured-in-uk-homophobic-attack-for-refusing-to-kiss/

 

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Boeing delayed fix of defective 737 MAX warning light for three years: U.S. lawmakers

By Eric M. Johnson

 

FILE PHOTO: The cockpit of Jet Airways Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircarft is pictured during its induction ceremony at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport in Mumbai, India, June 28, 2018. Picture taken June 28, 2018. REUTERS/Abhirup Roy/File Photo

 

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co learned that a cockpit warning light on its 737 MAX jetliner was defective in 2017 but decided to defer fixing it until 2020, U.S. lawmakers said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105182-boeing-delayed-fix-of-defective-737-max-warning-light-for-three-years-us-lawmakers/

 

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With a round of golf, Trump ends European trip

By Steve Holland and Conor Humphries

 

A U.S. flag flies overlooking the coastline where U.S. President Donald Trump's Doonbeg Golf course is located during his visit in the County Clare village of Doonbeg, Ireland, June 7, 2019. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

 

DOONBEG/SHANNON, Ireland (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump left Ireland on Friday to return to Washington following a five-day stay in Europe that also included a lavish state visit to Britain and a trip to France to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day operation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105184-with-a-round-of-golf-trump-ends-european-trip/

 

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Uber COO, marketing chief step down in leadership overhaul - memo

 

FILE PHOTO: Logo of the Uber is seen on a smartphone screen as a picture of stock exchange graph is displayed on a computer screen in this illustration picture, May 7, 2019. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi wants to take more control of operations and is overhauling the ride-hailing company's leadership to deal with brand challenges, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105185-uber-coo-marketing-chief-step-down-in-leadership-overhaul-memo/

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Trump calls off tariffs on Mexico after deal on migration

By Roberta Rampton and Diego Oré

 

A street vendor is seen among trucks waiting in queue for border customs control, to cross into the U.S., at the Otay border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico June 7, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes

 

WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday Mexico's government had reached a deal with the United States to avert a tariff war by pledging to take "strong measures" to contain the migration of mostly Central Americans crossing the southern U.S. border.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105187-trump-calls-off-tariffs-on-mexico-after-deal-on-migration/

 

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Video: Good thinking....but what time will you get home?

 

Image: Daily News

 

Daily News reported on a video going viral after heavy rains hit Bangkok yesterday afternoon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105188-video-good-thinkingbut-what-time-will-you-get-home/

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Taxi driver: "I didn't mean to attack two Korean tourists - they wanted the meter on"

 

Image: Daily News

 

A taxi driver told police in Bangkok that he never intended to attack two South Korean women with an iron bar. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105189-taxi-driver-i-didnt-mean-to-attack-two-korean-tourists-they-wanted-the-meter-on/

 

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Single durian sells for US$48,000 at Thai auction

 

Image: File Photo

 

NONTHABURI, Thailand: A treasured durian fruit has sold for a staggering 1.5 million baht at an auction in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105191-single-durian-sells-for-us48000-at-thai-auction/

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Health warning over use of illegal cannabis extracts

 

 

Thailand’s Office of the Narcotics Control Board and the Medical Science Department have warned against the use of illegal cannabis oil or drinks mixed with cannabis extracts because of their risks to health.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105192-health-warning-over-use-of-illegal-cannabis-extracts/

 

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Fumigation in Ratchaburi after 14 Singaporeans contract Chikungunya fever

 

 

Health officials have conducted fumigation operations in communities, schools and hospitals in Thailand’s central province of Ratchaburi after 14 Singaporean students and teachers on a study tour became ill from Chikungunya fever.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105194-fumigation-in-ratchaburi-after-14-singaporeans-contract-chikungunya-fever/

 

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Migrants on their way to Canada arrested for false ETA stamps in Bangkok

 

Image: INN News

 

Acting Thai immigration chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang announced the arrest of two migrants who were transiting through Suvarnabhumi airport on their way to Canada. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105197-migrants-on-their-way-to-canada-arrested-for-false-eta-stamps-in-bangkok/

 

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American spray paint vandals fined 5,000 baht each and will be deported

 

 

Acting Thai immigration chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang spoke to the Thai media yesterday commenting on the case of the two Americans who had been arrested in Pattaya after spray painting a pick-up and walls in Sampeng, Bangkok. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105196-american-spray-paint-vandals-fined-5000-baht-each-and-will-be-deported/

 

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Wanted Uzbekistan mama-san arrested in Bangkok along with three prostitutes

 

Image: INN News

 

Acting Thai immigration chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang announced the arrest of a 62 year old woman from Uzbekistan wanted in her home country on charges of running a prostitution and human trafficking ring. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105200-wanted-uzbekistan-mama-san-arrested-in-bangkok-along-with-three-prostitutes/

 

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Thais on Twitter urged to drop #RIPTHAILAND and instead use #SAVETHAILAND

 

Image: Daily News

 

Thai political bigwig Newin Chidchob has warned Thais online not to follow or share the #RIPTHAILAND hashtag on Twitter. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105201-thais-on-twitter-urged-to-drop-ripthailand-and-instead-use-savethailand/

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Australia announces record 1.8 TONS seizure of crystal meth shipped from Thailand

 

Image: Australian Border Force

 

Australian authorities on Friday announced the nation’s largest ever seizure of methamphetamine, commonly known as “ice”.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1105204-australia-announces-record-18-tons-seizure-of-crystal-meth-shipped-from-thailand/