THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 6 July 2019

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Three Bangkok communities suffering bad noise pollution

By The Nation

 

 

A community in Bangkok’s Din Daeng area has been suffering from the worst noise pollution in the city, and the biggest cause is road traffic, a recent study shows.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110094-three-bangkok-communities-suffering-bad-noise-pollution/

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Iran threatens British shipping in retaliation for tanker seizure

By Parisa Hafezi

 

Oil supertanker Grace 1 on suspicion of being carrying Iranian crude oil to Syria is seen near Gibraltar, Spain July 4, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer

 

LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander threatened on Friday to seize a British ship in retaliation for the capture of an Iranian supertanker by Royal Marines in Gibraltar.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110125-iran-threatens-british-shipping-in-retaliation-for-tanker-seizure/

 

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Trump presses for contentious census citizenship question despite legal uncertainty

By Lawrence Hurley

 

FILE PHOTO: Balloons decorate an event for community activists and local government leaders to mark the one-year-out launch of the 2020 Census efforts in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., April 1, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Friday refused to back down over its bid to put a contentious citizenship question on the 2020 U.S. census, meaning that a court case will move forward over whether officials were motivated by racial bias in seeking to add it.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110126-trump-presses-for-contentious-census-citizenship-question-despite-legal-uncertainty/

 

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Ancient Iraqi city of Babylon designated UNESCO World Heritage Site

By Raya Jalabi

 

A view of a replica of Ishtar gate at the ancient city of Babylon near Hilla, Iraq July 5, 2019. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

 

RUINS OF BABYLON, Iraq (Reuters) - The ancient city of Babylon, first referenced in a clay tablet from the 23rd century B.C., was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site on Friday, after a vote that followed decades of lobbying by Iraq.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110127-ancient-iraqi-city-of-babylon-designated-unesco-world-heritage-site/

 

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Venezuela releasing judge, journalist, 20 students - U.N.

By Stephanie Nebehay

 

FILE PHOTO: Judge Maria Lourdes Afiuni waves to supporters outside her house in Caracas June 14, 2013. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - Venezuela is releasing 22 people, including judge Maria Afiuni and journalist Braulio Jatar, a senior U.N. official said on Friday, and an opposition lawmaker called for more releases.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110128-venezuela-releasing-judge-journalist-20-students-un/

 

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Tunisian PM bans face veils in public institutions after bombing

By Tarek Amara

 

FILE PHOTO: Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed waves during a welcome ceremony for his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte in Tunis, Tunisia, April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

 

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has banned the wearing of the niqab, the full face veil, in public institutions for security reasons, an official source said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110129-tunisian-pm-bans-face-veils-in-public-institutions-after-bombing/

 

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Former Rio de Janeiro governor tells judge he paid $2 million bribe to host 2016 Olympics

By Rodrigo Viga Gaier

 

FILE PHOTO: Rio de Janeiro 2016 President Carlos Nuzman, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro Governor Sergio Cabral (L-R) celebrate during a news conference following the signing of the host city contract after Rio de Janeiro was announced as the winning city bid for the 2016 Olympic Games at the 121st IOC session in Copenhagen October 2, 2009. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski/File photo

 

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The former governor of Rio de Janeiro state said in court testimony on Thursday that he paid $2 million (1.59 million pounds) to buy votes to ensure the sprawling Brazilian seaside city would be chosen to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110130-former-rio-de-janeiro-governor-tells-judge-he-paid-2-million-bribe-to-host-2016-olympics/

 

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Tigers kill Italian tamer as parliament mulls ban on circus animals

 

ROME (Reuters) - Four tigers have mauled to death their tamer in southern Italy, fuelling calls for a ban on the use of animals in circuses as parliament debates the issue.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110131-tigers-kill-italian-tamer-as-parliament-mulls-ban-on-circus-animals/

 

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Police identify suspect for murder of woman found on trash pile

By The Phuket News

 

The body of Nan Pan Mar Lar (‘Cherry’) (top left) was found in a trash pile in Sam Kong. Police are hunting Aung Tun Tun on suspicion of her murder. Photos: Phuket City Police
 

PHUKET: Phuket City Police today confirmed that they are hunting a Myanmar man on suspicion of the murder of a woman whose body was found on a trash pile beside a road near the Sam Kong Intersection on Friday, June 28.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110132-police-identify-suspect-for-murder-of-woman-found-on-trash-pile/

 

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Two Thais reign – in the rain

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam

THE NATION

 

Kosuke Hamamoto

 

Thai-Japanese golfer Kosuke Hamamoto and Chon Buri’s Settee Prakongvech shared the lead at seven under par when darkness suspended the second round of the Singha All Thailand Memorial at the Chatrium Golf Resort Soi Dao inChanthaburi on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110133-two-thais-reign-–-in-the-rain/

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Health chief's response to complaint: women's HIV status 'inconclusive', not confirmed

By The Nation

 

 

A senior public health official has questioned a woman’s claim that an inaccurate diagnosis by a state hospital that she was HIV+ had turned her life upside down.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110134-health-chiefs-response-to-complaint-womens-hiv-status-inconclusive-not-confirmed/

 

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Residents take battle against Chiang Mai intersection upgrade to provincial boss

By Kriangkrai Rattana

The Nation

 

Members of an activist group present their letter of complaint to a senior official at Chiang Mai Government Complex.

 

An activist group has taken its campaign against the upgrading of a busy intersection in Chiang Mai to the provincial governor.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110136-residents-take-battle-against-chiang-mai-intersection-upgrade-to-provincial-boss/

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Opposition rebuked for implicating Palang Pracharat leader in Krung Thai loan scandal

 

 

The Opposition has been rebuked for threatening to censure Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in the lower House if he goes ahead with the appointment of Palang Pracharat party leader Uttama Savanayana as finance minister.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110137-opposition-rebuked-for-implicating-palang-pracharat-leader-in-krung-thai-loan-scandal/

 

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Dead dugong and dead dolphin found today in southern provinces

 

(Photo) Manoch Wongsuryrat

 

A three-metre long dugong was found dead in the sea off Thailand’s southern province of Trang today, bringing the total number of dead dugong this year to seven, according to the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110139-dead-dugong-and-dead-dolphin-found-today-in-southern-provinces/

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Green movement to tackle mountain of plastic waste in Thailand

By Ornvipa Rumroy

The Nation

 

 

Awareness of waste pollution awareness might have been growing since 1950s but so has the amount of waste we produce all over the globe.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110144-green-movement-to-tackle-mountain-of-plastic-waste-in-thailand/

 

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THAI offering 15 flights to Medina for annual Hajj pilgrimage

By The Nation

 

 

Thai Airways (THAI) has launched 15 special round-trip flights to Saudi Arabia for the yearly Hajj pilgrimage.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110145-thai-offering-15-flights-to-medina-for-annual-hajj-pilgrimage/

 

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Most popular songs on hit series are easy to Spot

By The Nation

 

photo courtesy of Netflix

 

Apart from the glamorous clothes and hairstyles, one of the popular things about the Netflix original series “Stranger Things” is the 1980s music. When the third season premiered on Thursday, Spotify took a look at how the series soundtrack resonated with the app’s listeners. After all, since “Stranger Things” launched on July 15, 2016, listeners have spent more than 17 million hours listening to its music via the music-streaming app.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110146-most-popular-songs-on-hit-series-are-easy-to-spot/

 

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Rumble in the concrete jungle: Broad daylight brawl brings Bangkok traffic to a standstill  [VIDEO]

 

Image: Thairath

 

This is the shocking moment two men in the middle of a busy Bangkok street.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110147-rumble-in-the-concrete-jungle-broad-daylight-brawl-brings-bangkok-traffic-to-a-standstill-video/

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Strong aftershock jolts same California desert region day after major quake

By David McNew

 

Fissures that opened up under a highway during a powerful earthquake that struck Southern California are seen near the city of Ridgecrest, California, U.S., July 4, 2019. REUTERS/David McNew

 

RIDGECREST, Calif. (Reuters) - A strong aftershock shook Southern California early on Friday as residents were still assessing the damage from the strongest earthquake in the region in 25 years on July 4, which was felt by more than 20 million people.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110149-strong-aftershock-jolts-same-california-desert-region-day-after-major-quake/

 

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Weed ban means no Rocky Mountain high for Canada's Calgary Stampede

By Rod Nickel and Nia Williams

 

A sign is posted on a fence in the concessions area baning the use of cannabis on the grounds during the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, July 5, 2019. REUTERS/Nia Williams

 

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canada's Calgary Stampede, known as the country's biggest and booziest annual party, is banning the use of cannabis in the first year that legislators made the drug legal nationwide.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110150-weed-ban-means-no-rocky-mountain-high-for-canadas-calgary-stampede/

 

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Enforcer of Philippine drug war defends police killing of toddler

 

The casket of 3-year-old Myca Ulpina is pictured during her wake in Rodriguez, Rizal province, Philippines July 5, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

 

MANILA (Reuters) - A former police general who oversaw the bloodiest years of the Philippines' war on drugs shrugged off the killing by police of a 3-year-old girl in a sting operation, saying on Thursday the world was not perfect and "shit happens".

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110151-enforcer-of-philippine-drug-war-defends-police-killing-of-toddler/

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UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson convicted in contempt-of-court case

 

FILE PHOTO: Far right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, who goes by the name Tommy Robinson, speaks outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Judges on Friday found British far-right activist Tommy Robinson to be in contempt of court after he filmed defendants during a trial last year and posted the footage on social media, breaching reporting restrictions on the case.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110153-uk-far-right-activist-tommy-robinson-convicted-in-contempt-of-court-case/

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Nigeria to seize $40 million of jewellery, gold iPhone from ex-minister

 

FILE PHOTO: Nigeria's Minister of Petroleum Diezani Alison-Madueke addresses delegates at the opening of the Nigeira Oil & Gas 2014 conference in Abuja, March 18, 2014, REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo

 

ABUJA (Reuters) - A Nigerian court has ordered the imminent seizure of $40 million (£32 million) worth of jewellery and a customised gold iPhone belonging to former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, the country's anti-graft agency said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110154-nigeria-to-seize-40-million-of-jewellery-gold-iphone-from-ex-minister/

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Fugitive U.S. tech guru: Cryptocurrency is next Cuban revolution

By Sarah Marsh

 

John McAfee, co-founder of McAfee Crypto Team and CEO of Luxcore and founder of McAfee Antivirus, smokes a cigarette before taking a taxi at the Marina Hemingway in Havana, Cuba, July 4, 2019. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

 

HAVANA (Reuters) - On the run from U.S. tax authorities, tech guru John McAfee puffs a cigar aboard his towering white yacht in a Havana harbor and says he can help Cuba evade the U.S. government too - by launching a cryptocurrency that defeats a U.S. trade embargo.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110156-fugitive-us-tech-guru-cryptocurrency-is-next-cuban-revolution/

 

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Former world champion Bobridge jailed for drug dealing

 

FILE PHOTO: Australia's Jack Bobridge competes in the men's 4000m individual pursuit finals cycling race at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 25, 2014. REUTERS/Jim Young

 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian former world champion cyclist Jack Bobridge has been jailed for more than four years for drug dealing.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110163-former-world-champion-bobridge-jailed-for-drug-dealing/

 

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Thai teen hanging tough at iconic international Bangkok Scrabble tournament

 

The top ten at the Brand's International after day two

 

Fifteen year old Tarin Pairor from Nakorn Ratchasima kept pace with the Scrabble greats at the 34th Brand's International in Bangkok yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110165-thai-teen-hanging-tough-at-iconic-international-bangkok-scrabble-tournament/

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Mercedes-Benz offers more than just heart-thumping performance with C 63 S Coupe

By Kingsley Wijayasinha

 

The 510-hp C 63 S Coupe is priced at Bt10.129 million.

 

Mercedes-Benz is once again expanding its performance car line-up in Thailand with the introduction of the Mercedes-AMG C 63 S Coupe.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110166-mercedes-benz-offers-more-than-just-heart-thumping-performance-with-c-63-s-coupe/

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Trump says immigration raids coming 'fairly soon'

By Andrew Hay

 

U.S. President Donald Trump returns waves after arriving in Morristown, New Jersey, U.S., July 5, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst?

 

(Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday mass deportation roundups would begin "fairly soon" as U.S. migrant advocates vowed their communities would be "ready" when immigration officers come.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110168-trump-says-immigration-raids-coming-fairly-soon/

 

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Craft Products to be sold at Department Stores

supawadee wangsri

 

 

BANGKOK, 5 July 2019 (NNT) -Development of craft products is another important goal that the government has supported in order to distribute income to communities. The Support Arts and Crafts International Center of Thailand (SACICT) is now to display and sell craft products at four department stores.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110172-craft-products-to-be-sold-at-department-stores/

 

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Thailand to nominate Southern National Parks as ASEAN Heritage Parks at ASOEN meeting

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

BANGKOK, 5 July 2019 (NNT) - Thailand is to nominate Hat Chao Mai National Park, Ko Libong Wildlife Sanctuary, and Mu Koh Angthong National Marine Park as ASEAN Heritage Parks at the 30th Meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment (ASOEN) on 8th-12th July.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1110173-thailand-to-nominate-southern-national-parks-as-asean-heritage-parks-at-asoen-meeting/