U.S. panel eyes sanctions for Indian minister over citizenship curb for Muslims

By Devjyot Ghoshal

 

A policeman removes burning tires set ablaze by demonstrators during the strike to protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), a bill that seeks to give citizenship to religious minorities persecuted in neighbouring Muslim countries, in Guwahati, India, December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Anuwar Hazarika

 

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A federal panel on religion has urged the United States to weigh sanctions against India’s Home Minister Amit Shah if the south Asian nation adopts legislation to exclude Muslims from a path to citizenship for religious minorities from its neighbours.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138064-us-panel-eyes-sanctions-for-indian-minister-over-citizenship-curb-for-muslims/

 

Gunman kills six in Czech hospital before shooting himself

 

 

PRAGUE (Reuters) - A gunman killed six people on Tuesday at a hospital waiting room in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava before fleeing and fatally shooting himself in the head, police said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138065-gunman-kills-six-in-czech-hospital-before-shooting-himself/

 

UK could decriminalise non-payment of BBC licence fee - minister

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Justice Secretary Robert Buckland is seen outside Downing Street in London, Britain November 5, 2019. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is looking at whether or not to decriminalise the penalty for non-payment of the 154.50-pound ($198) annual BBC “licence fee” tax on all television-watching households, Justice Secretary Robert Buckland said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138066-uk-could-decriminalise-non-payment-of-bbc-licence-fee-minister/

 

BOT mulls refinance programme for credit card debtors

By THE NATION

 

Chantavarn Sucharitakul

 

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) is considering a refinance programme for credit card debtors with credible payment history, assistant governor of communications and corporate relations Chantavarn Sucharitakul said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138067-bot-mulls-refinance-programme-for-credit-card-debtors/

 

Ask 'old people' for advice, world's oldest PM says to the youngest

 

A combination picture shows Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (L) during an interview with Reuters in Putrajaya, Malaysia, December 10, 2019 and candidate for the next prime minister of Finland, Sanna Marin (R), in Helsinki, Finland December 8, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng and Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/via REUTERS

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad, the world’s oldest serving premier, said on Tuesday it would be a good idea for the world’s youngest prime minister, Finland’s Sanna Marin, to ask “old people” for their advice.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138068-ask-old-people-for-advice-worlds-oldest-pm-says-to-the-youngest/

 

Russian tourist bitten by a monkey on To Sae Hill, Phuket town

By The Thaiger

 

Phuket Hotnews

 

On December 10, a report emerged that a tourist had been bitten by a monkey on the popular To Sae Hill viewpoint in Phuket Town. The video shared on social media shows that the man was bleeding a lot from his arm before another man helped attend to the wound to stop the blood.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138069-russian-tourist-bitten-by-a-monkey-on-to-sae-hill-phuket-town/

 

Wonder Woman 1984 trailer breakdown and analysis

By Delia Harrington

 

 

Welcome to the future! It’s a brave new world full of jazzercise, breakdancing, and neon lights.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138079-wonder-woman-1984-trailer-breakdown-and-analysis/

 

Golden Globes criticised for all-male director nominees

 

GETTY IMAGES

 

The Golden Globes has released its list of nominees for Best Director, and it's been criticised for featuring no women, again.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138080-golden-globes-criticised-for-all-male-director-nominees/

 

Signed Harry Potter book bought for 1p 'could fetch thousands'

 

The book - signed for "Alexandra" by JK Rowling - was bought for 1p plus postage / EMMA ERRINGTON/HANSONS AUCTIONEERS

 

A collector with more than 1,000 Harry Potter books is hoping to fetch thousands of pounds by auctioning off some of his rarest items.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138082-signed-harry-potter-book-bought-for-1p-could-fetch-thousands/

 

to continue:

Thailand Live Wednesday 11 Dec 2019 
https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138116-thailand-live-wednesday-11-dec-2019/