Thaivisa Video News Weekend Roundup

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Conflict in deep South must not be seen as a religious war

BANGKOK: Controversial remarks by a monk on his facebook page are symptomatic of the wider perception in the country

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869087-conflict-in-deep-south-must-not-be-seen-as-a-religious-war/

Thailand lauded for elephant conservation

BANGKOK: THAILAND has been honoured for its Elephant conservation practices at Kuiburi National Park, with the World Wide Fund for Nature naming it one of two WWF project sites in Asia carrying out best practices for human-elephant conflict mitigation.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869089-thailand-lauded-for-elephant-conservation/

Ministries told to 'find solutions' as farmers ignore drought warnings

BANGKOK: PRIME Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed three ministries to urgently find solutions to what is forecast to be the country's imminent drought crisis.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869090-ministries-told-to-find-solutions-as-farmers-ignore-drought-warnings/

Chiang Mai Police find Foreigner Hanged at Construction Site

CHIANG MAI – Pol Maj Watcharapol Yomkerd, a duty officer at Muang police station has told reporters that the body of a foreign Asian man was found hanged with his hands tied in a guesthouse under construction in Muang district of Chiang Mai on Saturday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869091-chiang-mai-police-find-foreigner-hanged-at-construction-site/

Suspects flee into forest, leave behind 10kg of heroin

BANGKOK: Officials yesterday announced the seizure of 10 kilograms of heroin and five motorcycles belonging to drug suspects. The items were confiscated from suspects who fled into forest in Chiang Rai's Mae Fah Luang district on Friday night.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869092-suspects-flee-into-forest-leave-behind-10kg-of-heroin/

Weakening govts won't help, CDC told

BANGKOK: Strengthening independent organisations and tweaking the election system will not solve country's problems: experts

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869093-weakening-govts-wont-help-cdc-told/

Voters hoping for new chapter in Myanmar's history

YANGON: Voters in Yangon are excited over the general election today, prepared to cast their ballots with the full hope that their votes will bring change to this once-isolated country.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869094-voters-hoping-for-new-chapter-in-myanmars-history/

Greenpeace banned in India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has cancelled Greenpeace’s licence to operate in the country, citing financial fraud and falsification of data.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869095-greenpeace-banned-in-india/

Myanmar's Rohingya people look back to the water - BBC News

Denied a vote in Myanmar's historic election, more of the country's downtrodden Rohingya ethnic group are considering leaving the country.

Polls open in Myanmar as Aung San Suu Kyi eyes historic win

By Ros Russell

A supporter waves a flag during a Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) campaign rally in Yangon Nov. 6, 2015. Myanmar heads to the polls on Nov. 8. (REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun)

YANGON (Myanmar Now) – Polls opened in Myanmar’s landmark election on Sunday, with the opposition of former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi needing a landslide victory to turn the page on more than half a century of army-led rule.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869097-polls-open-in-myanmar-as-aung-san-suu-kyi-eyes-historic-win/

Haitians protest against presidential poll results

In Haiti, thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest against the preliminary results of the presidential election.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869098-haitians-protest-against-presidential-poll-results/

Russia begins operation to bring home tourists stranded in Egypt

Russia has begun evacuating its citizens from Egypt following last week’s deadly Russian airline crash in Sinai.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869099-russia-begins-operation-to-bring-home-tourists-stranded-in-egypt/

Bucharest Colektiv nightclub blaze death toll rises to 39

The death toll from last weekend’s (October 31) fire in a Bucharest night club has risen to 39. Romania’s interim prime minister announced on Saturday (November 7) that six hospitalised victims had died overnight and on Saturday morning. Nearly 200 people were injured in the blaze.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869100-bucharest-colektiv-nightclub-blaze-death-toll-rises-to-39/

Putin’s former aide found dead in Washington hotel

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has paid tribute to one of his former aides who’s been found dead in a hotel in Washington DC.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869101-putins-former-aide-found-dead-in-washington-hotel/

WHO declares Sierra Leone free of Ebola

The World Health Organisation has declared Sierra Leone free of Ebola. There hasn’t been a single case of the disease for the past 42 days. The outbreak killed almost 4,000 people in the country over the last 18 months.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869102-who-declares-sierra-leone-free-of-ebola/

Black box reveals “noise” before Russian plane crashed

The leader of the Russian plane crash technical investigate committee has told reporters that data from the jet’s cockpit voice recorder has been downloaded. A “noise” can be heard in the last moments of the recording. He said the nature has not yet been determined.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869103-black-box-reveals-noise-before-russian-plane-crashed/

Benzema’s lawyer says full recording clears his client of blackmail

The alleged sex-tape blackmail case of French international Mathieu Valbuena continues to dominate the front and back pages in France and beyond. His friend and fellow international Karim Benzema has been charged with complicity but claims he’s innocent.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869105-benzemas-lawyer-says-full-recording-clears-his-client-of-blackmail/

Russian tourists cancel Egypt holidays, fly to Turkey

Russian airlines are sending empty planes to Egypt to rescue stranded travellers.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869106-russian-tourists-cancel-egypt-holidays-fly-to-turkey/

Sharm el-Sheikh airport officials reveal porous security

CAIRO (AP) — The airport at Egypt's resort of Sharm el-Sheikh has long seen gaps in security, including a key baggage scanning device that often is not functioning and lax searches at an entry gate for food and fuel for the planes, security officials at the airport told The Associated Press.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869112-sharm-el-sheikh-airport-officials-reveal-porous-security/?p=10054128

Protesters gather in NYC to protest Trump's 'SNL' appearance

NEW YORK (AP) — Demonstrators are marching through the streets of New York City to protest Donald Trump's views on immigration hours before he hosts "Saturday Night Live."

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869146-protesters-gather-in-nyc-to-protest-trumps-snl-appearance/

Carter says Russia, China potentially threaten global order

SIMI VALLEY, California (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Saturday accused Russia of endangering world order, citing its incursions in Ukraine and loose talk about nuclear weapons, and said the U.S. defense establishment is searching for creative ways to deter Russian aggression and protect U.S. allies.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869149-carter-says-russia-china-potentially-threaten-global-order/

Louisiana police arrest 2 officers in autistic boy's death

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two Louisiana law enforcement officers remained jailed Saturday while their colleagues tried to sort out the details that led to the death of a 6-year-old and the severe wounding of his father in a hail of gunfire.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869150-louisiana-police-arrest-2-officers-in-autistic-boys-death/

Phuket Opinion: Killing the drink-driving curse

A motorist takes an alcohol breath test as part of the ramped up anti-drink-driving campaign. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

PHUKET: As each day in Thailand passes, another spell of fatal traffic accidents takes place. If Thailand’s roads didn’t already have a notoriously bad reputation, there’s no doubt that the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) recent survey highlighting that the Kingdom has the second-highest road-fatality rate in the world certainly confirms this.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869151-phuket-opinion-killing-the-drink-driving-curse/

Thai ambassadors and consul generals worldwide are set to meet during Nov 12-14

BANGKOK, 8 November 2015 (NNT) - Thai ambassadors and consul generals worldwide are set to gather in Bangkok during November 12th to the 14th in their second meeting this year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869152-thai-ambassadors-and-consul-generals-worldwide-are-set-to-meet-during-nov-12-14/

NLA gathers public input on constitution draft

LOPBURI, 8 November 2015 (NNT) - A vice president of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) visited the people of Lopburi Province to collect opinions on the drafting of the new constitution.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869153-nla-gathers-public-input-on-constitution-draft/?p=10054393

19 injured and over 30 escaped from Songkhla’s remand home for juveniles

SONGKHLA: Over 30 juvenile delinquents escaped from a remand home in Songkhla after a riot in the premise on Saturday which left 19 others injured, four of them in serious conditions from knife wounds.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869061-riot-and-fire-reported-at-juvenile-centre-in-songkhla/?p=10054420

Myanmar elections will test if democracy gets a foothold

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar voted Sunday in historic elections that will test whether popular mandate can loosen the military's longstanding grip on power, even if opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party secures a widely-expected victory.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869155-myanmar-elections-will-test-if-democracy-gets-a-foothold/

John Lennon's guitar sells for $2.4 million at auction

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — An acoustic guitar that John Lennon used to record and write "Love Me Do," ''I Want to Hold Your Hand" and other hit songs sold for $2.4 million at auction.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869166-john-lennons-guitar-sells-for-24-million-at-auction/

Two Pattaya Discotheques checked by Police

PATTAYA:-- n the early hours of Sunday, a team of over 300 Police and Police Volunteers conducted raids on two popular Discotheques on Walking Street.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869194-two-pattaya-discotheques-checked-by-police/