Adele's 'three simple changes' that sparked incredible '7st' weight loss

By Frances Kindon

 

Adele is believed to have lost 3st (Image: thehotteainc_/Instagram)

 

After adopting a healthier lifestyle - primarily for the sake of her voice - Adele has reportedly lost a dramatic 100lbs.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142674-adeles-three-simple-changes-that-sparked-incredible-7st-weight-loss/

Gold price falls amid selling as US-Iran tensions ease

By THE NATION

 

 

Gold price is retreating as US and Iran stepped back from their confrontation, said Benjama Ma-in, Bullion International (YGL)’s director of the office of analysis, on Friday (January 10).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142717-gold-price-falls-amid-selling-as-us-iran-tensions-ease/

 

SET on rise as world breathes easier

By THE NATION

 

 

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) closed at 1,580.63 on Friday (January 10) for an increase of 0.99 point and 0.06 per cent over the previous day.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142718-set-on-rise-as-world-breathes-easier/

 

Rodtang stops Haggerty to retain One flyweight Muay Thai title

By THE NATION

 

 

ONE Championship put together another electric martial arts extravaganza at Bangkok’s sprawling IMPACT Arena last Friday night, 10 January.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142719-rodtang-stops-haggerty-to-retain-one-flyweight-muay-thai-title/

 

Boy kills teacher, self in Mexico school, possibly 'influenced' by video game

By Dave Graham

 

Policemen patrol the perimeter of a private school after a boy shot a teacher and wounded several students, in Torreon, Mexico January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Jesus Ruiz

 

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An 11-year-old boy armed with two guns entered a school in northern Mexico, shot dead a teacher and wounded at least six others before killing himself, possibly under the influence of a violent video game, local officials said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142720-boy-kills-teacher-self-in-mexico-school-possibly-influenced-by-video-game/

 

Sheffield United up to fifth after win over West Ham

 

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Sheffield United v West Ham United - Bramall Lane, Sheffield, Britain - January 10, 2020 Sheffield United's John Egan and Dean Henderson in action with West Ham United's Manuel Lanzini REUTERS/Andrew Yates

 

SHEFFIELD (Reuters) - Oli McBurnie's second-half goal earned Sheffield United a 1-0 home victory over West Ham United to move them up to fifth place in the Premier League on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142721-sheffield-united-up-to-fifth-after-win-over-west-ham/

 

U.S. imposes more sanctions on Iran after missile attacks in Iraq

By Arshad Mohammed and Nandita Bose

 

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announce new sanctions on Iran in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States imposed more sanctions on Iran on Friday in retaliation for its missile attack on U.S. forces in Iraq this week and vowed to tighten the economic screws if Tehran continued "terrorist" acts or pursued a nuclear bomb.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142723-us-imposes-more-sanctions-on-iran-after-missile-attacks-in-iraq/

 

 

Thai startup Lightnet aims to handle transactions for all of Asia

By Kittipong Thavevong
Special to The Nation

 

Lightnet executives meet senior representatives from partner companies at Thursday’s press conference.

 

A Thai fintech startup with an ambitious plan to become a new remittance centre for Asia, Lightnet has managed to raise almost Bt1 billion in fresh capital in partnering with leading regional companies that are key players in the financial sector.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142724-thai-startup-lightnet-aims-to-handle-transactions-for-all-of-asia/

 

Famed Italian chef to surprise the palate at La Tavola

By THE NATION

 

 

Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel will present Michelin-star dining featuring Italian chef Andrea Cannalire at La Tavola in a two-day promotion on January 23–24.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142726-famed-italian-chef-to-surprise-the-palate-at-la-tavola/

 

Thanathorn plus 4 acknowledge charges relating Pathumwan skywalk protest

 

 

Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and four others reported to Pathum district police today (Friday), to acknowledge charges of holding a political gathering without permission at the Pathumwan skywalk in mid-December.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142728-thanathorn-plus-4-acknowledge-charges-relating-pathumwan-skywalk-protest/

 

Police issue shoot to kill order in the search for thief who killed 3 in gold heist

 

 

A special police task force has been deployed today in the hunt for a lone robber who shot dead three people and wounded four other shoppers in a daring gold shop raid at a department store in downtown Lop Buri province on Thursday night.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142729-police-issue-shoot-to-kill-order-in-the-search-for-thief-who-killed-3-in-gold-heist/

 

Budget debate walk-out after calls for more time were rejected by Gov.

 

 

The debate on the budget bill for the 2020 fiscal year almost collapsed Thursday evening after opposition MPs refused to take any further part, which they indicated by removing their smart ID cards from the system. The cards indicate their presence in the chamber. By removing them, the meeting may have lacked a quorum and ended immediately.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142730-budget-debate-walk-out-after-calls-for-more-time-were-rejected-by-gov/

 

Parliamentary whips to decide on extension of budget debate

 

 

Parliamentary whips from both sides are expected to continue discussing the Opposition’s proposal for an extension, into next week, of the budget bill debate for the 2020 fiscal year. The original scheduled called for the debate to end tonight (Friday).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142731-parliamentary-whips-to-decide-on-extension-of-budget-debate/

 

Green algae, blue water add to fears over health of Southeast Asia's Mekong

By Panu Wongcha-um and Kay Johnson

 

A fisherman shows the algae growing in Mekong river outside Loei, Thailand January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BUNGKHLA, Thailand/BANGKOK (Reuters) - When the normally murky brown Mekong River turned a brilliant blue late last year, villagers in northeastern Thailand were surprised.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142733-green-algae-blue-water-add-to-fears-over-health-of-southeast-asias-mekong/

 

Sultan Qaboos ushered in Oman renaissance, quiet diplomacy

By Lisa Barrington and Davide Barbuscia

 

FILE PHOTO: Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said al-Said at the Beit Al Baraka Royal Palace in Muscat, Oman January 14, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

 

MUSCAT (Reuters) - Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who died late on Friday, transformed Oman during his 49-year reign from a poverty-stricken country torn by dissent into a prosperous state and an internationally trusted mediator for some of the region's thorniest issues.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142734-sultan-qaboos-ushered-in-oman-renaissance-quiet-diplomacy/

 

'Designed by clowns': Boeing employees ridicule 737 MAX, regulators in internal messages

By David Shepardson

 

An employee walks past a Boeing 737 Max aircraft seen parked at the Renton Municipal Airport in Renton, Washington, U.S. January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co has released hundreds of internal messages that contained harshly critical comments about the development of the 737 MAX, including one that said the plane was "designed by clowns who in turn are supervised by monkeys".

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142736-designed-by-clowns-boeing-employees-ridicule-737-max-regulators-in-internal-messages/

 

Taiwan votes in election closely watched by China

 

 

Voting booths are seen before polls open during the general elections in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, January 11, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang

 

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Polls opened in Taiwan on Saturday in presidential and parliamentary elections that will be closely watched by Beijing, which claims the democratic island as its own.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142738-taiwan-votes-in-election-closely-watched-by-china/

 

'Traumatized' Puerto Ricans rocked by another strong quake

By Ricardo Ortiz

 

A view of a damaged section of the Costa Sur power plant after an earthquake in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Marco Bello

 

YAUCO, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - A 5.2 magnitude earthquake cracked walls and brought down power lines in Puerto Rico on Friday as the Caribbean island was recovering from its worst quake in over a century on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142739-traumatized-puerto-ricans-rocked-by-another-strong-quake/

 

Trump impeachment charges may go to Senate as early as next week

By David Morgan and Richard Cowan

 

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks ahead of a House vote on a War Powers Resolution amid the stalemate surrounding the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump, as she holds her weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 9, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives will send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate as early as next week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday, setting the stage for his long-awaited trial.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142740-trump-impeachment-charges-may-go-to-senate-as-early-as-next-week/

 

Russian navy ship 'aggressively approached' U.S. destroyer in Arabian Sea - U.S. Navy

 

 

A Russian naval ship sails close to the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Farragut during an incident in the northern Arabian Sea January 9, 2020 in a still image from video. Video taken January 9, 2020. U.S. Navy/Petty Officer 3rd Class Dawson Roth/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - A Russian navy ship "aggressively approached" a U.S. Navy destroyer in the North Arabian Sea on Thursday, the U.S. Navy's Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet said in a statement on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142742-russian-navy-ship-aggressively-approached-us-destroyer-in-arabian-sea-us-navy/

 

Canada, under pressure at home over plane crash, warns Iran world is watching

By Steve Scherer and Rod Nickel

 

Mourners attend an outdoor vigil for the victims of a Ukrainian passenger jet which crashed in Iran, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada January 9, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Helgren

 

OTTAWA/EDMONTON, Alberta (Reuters) - The Canadian government, under pressure at home to be tougher on Iran over intelligence reports it shot down a passenger jet, on Friday reiterated calls for a full probe into the disaster and warned Tehran that "the world is watching".

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142745-canada-under-pressure-at-home-over-plane-crash-warns-iran-world-is-watching/

 

Wanted: Reward for arrest of armed gold shop robber tops 600,000 baht

 

 

Image: Sanook

 

A reward of 600,000 baht is now on offer for information leading to the arrest of a man who killed three and seriously injured four in a shocking robbery at the Aurora Gold Shop in a store in Lopburi on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142746-wanted-reward-for-arrest-of-armed-gold-shop-robber-tops-600000-baht/

 

We're so sorry we couldn't protect you: Parents of murdered two year old post tragic farewell message

 

 

Caption: Devastated parents

 

A family in Lopburi should have been enjoying National Children's Day today with their beautiful two year old son. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142747-were-so-sorry-we-couldnt-protect-you-parents-of-murdered-two-year-old-post-tragic-farewell-message/

 

Sri Racha: Chinese woman found trussed up in travel bag off the beach

 

 

Image: Daily News

 

Police in Sri Racha on Thailand's eastern seaboard have said they are looking for a sadistic and cold-blooded mafia style gang after a Chinese woman was found murdered in a travel bag by rocks at Bang Phra beach.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142750-sri-racha-chinese-woman-found-trussed-up-in-travel-bag-off-the-beach/

 

 

Five tourists dead, 8 injured as minivan slams into back of broken down truck

 

 

Image: Daily News

 

Five tourists on their way from the south to Khao Khor in Petchabun in Thailand's north east have died after a minivan slammed into the back of a broken down ten wheel truck. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142751-five-tourists-dead-8-injured-as-minivan-slams-into-back-of-broken-down-truck/

 

Health officials ramp up screenings to stave off mystery pneumonia from China

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

A passenger arriving on a direct flight from Wuhan is scanned for elevated body temperature at Phuket International Airport. Photo: PPHO

 

PHUKET: Health officials this week upgraded up their screenings of passengers arriving from Wuhan, China, in the hope of preventing a minor outbreak of a new form of pneumonia there from reaching the island.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142755-health-officials-ramp-up-screenings-to-stave-off-mystery-pneumonia-from-china/

 

Twelve homes burned as fire races through Bangkok neighbourhood

By THE NATION

 

 

Four people were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire swept through adjoining wooden houses in the North Baankrua Historical community in Bangkok’s Ratchathewi district before dawn on Friday (January 10).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142756-twelve-homes-burned-as-fire-races-through-bangkok-neighbourhood/

 

Pattaya: Chinese rob Chinese in dispute over construction payments

 

 

Image: 77kaoded

 

The Nong Prue police have announced the arrest of a Chinese man after a compatriot was attacked and robbed of a van outside a 7-Eleven before Christmas.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142758-pattaya-chinese-rob-chinese-in-dispute-over-construction-payments/

 

 

Thailand drought crisis: No water for prawn farming and fisheries

 

 

Image: 77kaoded

 

Residents in the Bang Plee Noi area of Samut Prakarn south east of Bangkok appealed to the media for help after Klong Samrong has run almost dry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142761-thailand-drought-crisis-no-water-for-prawn-farming-and-fisheries/

 

Ukrainian aircraft was shot down in Iran due to human error - Iran military statement

 

 

General view of the debris of the Ukraine International Airlines, flight PS752, Boeing 737-800 plane that crashed after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran January 8, 2020 is seen in this screen grab obtained from a social media video via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT.

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - A Ukrainian aircraft which crashed earlier this week in Iran had flown close to a sensitive military site belonging to the elite Revolutionary Guards and was shot down unintentionally due to human error, the Iranian military said in a statement read on state TV on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142765-ukrainian-aircraft-was-shot-down-in-iran-due-to-human-error-iran-military-statement/