Thailand Live Friday 8 Jan 2016

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Parisians gather to remember victims of Charlie Hebdo attacks



"This freedom gained after so many fights, must not be sacrificed because of a terrorism threat..."

PARIS: -- Parisians gathered at the Place de la Republique on the first anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo massacre which led to 17 deaths over three days.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884745-parisians-gather-to-remember-victims-of-charlie-hebdo-attacks/

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Truck bomb attack in Libya most deadly since fall of Gaddafi
By Seamus Kearney



TRIPOLI: -- It is being described as the worst bomb attack in Libya since the fall of former leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884658-libya-dozens-killed-in-truck-bomb-attack-at-police-training-centre/?p=10283092

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In Iowa, establishment GOP candidates play expectations game

By JULIE PACE

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Jeb Bush and Chris Christie won't win Iowa. Marco Rubio probably won't either.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884754-in-iowa-establishment-gop-candidates-play-expectations-game/

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Getting Turkey migrant deal 'working' is top EU priority, Dutch PM tells euronews



"All energy now is focused on getting the deal with Turkey working, on building the hot spot and reception capacity in Greece and Italy... that will be all of the focus over the next two months"

BRUSSELS: -- The migrant crisis, the economy, terrorism. These are just some of the big issues in Europe, as the Netherlands takes over the rotating EU presidency.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884755-getting-turkey-migrant-deal-working-is-top-eu-priority-dutch-pm-tells-euronews/

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PARIS (AP) - Suspended UEFA president Michel Platini tells The Associated Press he is withdrawing from FIFA presidential election .

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Teacher who used £50 Groupon filler to get lips like Kylie Jenner repulsed when her lips are disfigured
BY RHIAN LUBIN

Amelia Greville, 24, who teaches in Thailand, was horrified when lip fillers she got done through Groupon turned infected

LONDON: -- A teacher who used a £50 lip filler in a bid to emulate Kylie Jenner was horrified when the product turned her lips lumpy, swollen and blue.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884757-british-teacher-to-sue-bangkok-clinic-after-lip-job-goes-wrong/

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Sex attackers risk deportation - Merkel

BERLIN: -- Germany must look again at deporting foreigners convicted of crimes following the Cologne sex attacks, Chancellor Angela Merkel says.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884764-sex-attackers-risk-deportation-merkel/

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HONG KONG (AP) - Chinese stocks volatile a day after rattling world markets with plunge.

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Aramco oil giant could be sold by Saudi Arabia to raise funds

LONDON: -- Saudi Arabia may sell shares in state energy giant Saudi Aramco, the largest oil producer, creating what could be the world's most valuable company.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884766-aramco-oil-giant-could-be-sold-by-saudi-arabia-to-raise-funds/

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Mein Kampf hits stores in tense Germany
By Damien McGuinness
Berlin correspondent

BERLIN: -- It's one of the most talked about publications of the year. It's not a new book. And it's not even a well-written book. But Mein Kampf, by Adolf Hitler, which hits German bookshops for the first time in 70 years on Friday, is certainly attracting attention.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884768-mein-kampf-hits-stores-in-tense-germany/

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Iraq says ISIS leader Abu Mohammed al-Adnani wounded in airstrike
By Greg Botelho, CNN

(CNN)Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, an ISIS leader and its chief spokesman, has been injured in an airstrike, a statement from Iraq's Joint Operations Command said Thursday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884769-iraq-says-isis-leader-abu-mohammed-al-adnani-wounded-in-airstrike/

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Who is the woman behind North Korea's news?
By Juliet Perry, CNN

(CNN)Who else to deliver the news that North Korea had tested a hydrogen bomb than the nation's most famous anchor, Ri Chun-hee?

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884770-who-is-the-woman-behind-north-koreas-news/

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Seeking support for gun actions, Obama tears into gun lobby
JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press
KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press

FAIRFAX, Virginia (AP) — President Barack Obama tore into the country's largest gun lobby on Thursday as he sought support for his actions on gun control, accusing the powerful lobby group of peddling an "imaginary fiction" that he said has distorted the national debate about gun violence.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884773-seeking-support-for-gun-actions-obama-tears-into-gun-lobby/

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French explorer Jacques Cousteau's Calypso to sail again

PARIS: -- Calypso - the iconic ship of the late French marine explorer Jacques Cousteau - will sail again in a few months, its owners have revealed.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884775-french-explorer-jacques-cousteaus-calypso-to-sail-again/

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APNewsbreak: Platini withdraws from FIFA presidential race
SAMUEL PETREQUIN, AP Sports Writer

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Michel Platini's dream of becoming the next FIFA president is over.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884777-platini-withdraws-from-fifa-presidential-race/

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Indonesia: Mud flow prompts warnings in N Sulawesi City



JAKARTA: -- Residents of Tomohon City in North Sulawesi have been warned to stay away from several areas, after drilling work led by state-owned energy firm Pertamina caused a mud eruption in the South Tomohon subdistrict, The Jakarta Globe reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884779-indonesia-mud-flow-prompts-warnings-in-n-sulawesi-city/

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Sexual assaults during New Year celebrations also reported in Salzburg, Austria
English.news.cn

VIENNA, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Following revelations that numerous sexual assaults took place in Cologne, Germany over New Year's Eve, Austrian police in Salzburg on Thursday reported a number of similar incidents.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884780-sexual-assaults-during-new-year-celebrations-also-reported-in-salzburg-austria/

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Indonesian govt seeks help from experts in forest fire case appeal



JAKARTA: -- Indonesia's Ministry for the Environment and Forestry has enlisted the help of 23 legal experts to prepare an appeal against a recent decision by a South Sumatra court to rule in favour of a plantation company accused of slash-and-burn practices, according to The Jakarta Globe.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884782-indonesian-govt-seeks-help-from-experts-in-forest-fire-case-appeal/

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Lao nationals to be main workforce for Laos-China railway



VIENTIANE: -- Deputy Minister of Public Works and Transport Lattanamany Khounnyvong has said that both Laos and China have agreed to hire Lao nationals as the main workforce during the five years of the construction of the Laos-China high speed railway, Lao News Agency reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884786-lao-nationals-to-be-main-workforce-for-laos-china-railway/

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About a dozen believed dead in latest Hpakant landslides



YANGON: -- About a dozen people are believed to have died after the latest in a sequence of landslides in Hpakant, the heart of Kachin State’s jade mining territory, The Irrawaddy reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884792-about-a-dozen-believed-dead-in-latest-hpakant-landslides/

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French couple jailed jailed for refusing to vaccinate children
Rachel Browne
Social Affairs Reporter

PARIS: -- A French couple have received a two-month jail sentence for refusing to to vaccinate their two young children.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884794-french-couple-jailed-jailed-for-refusing-to-vaccinate-children/

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SET opens up 9.29 to 1,234.12 points /Bangkok Post

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Media: Seoul begins anti-North Korea cross-border propaganda broadcasts in retaliation for North Korea nuclear test

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Russian Navy fleet on goodwill visit to Vietnam



DA NANG: -- A fleet of three Russian Navy ships arrived at Tien Sa Port in the central city of Da Nang on Wednesday, commencing their goodwill visit to the Vietnamese locality, Tuoi Tre News reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884796-russian-navy-fleet-on-goodwill-visit-to-vietnam/

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BMTA considers renting electric buses from China as it is cheaper

BANGKOK, 8 January 2016 (NNT) - The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority of Thailand (BMTA) will propose to the Cabinet that electric buses be leased from China instead of bought, given that the price is roughly the same.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884797-bangkok-mta-considers-renting-electric-buses-from-china-as-it-is-cheaper/

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STARKE, Florida (AP) - Oscar Ray Bolin, who was convicted of killing 3 women, has been executed in Florida

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Kamala residents asked to be more vigilant after increase in burglaries


After re-adjusting Kamala Police Station's manpower to cover the areas in question the number of burglaries has decrease.

PHUKET: Kamala police are asking residents to be on their guard following a rising amount of burglaries happening in the area. However, Col ML Pattanachak Chakrabandhu told The Phuket News yesterday (Jan 7) that he believes now the New Year festivities are over the number will reduce.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884800-kamala-residents-asked-to-be-more-vigilant-after-increase-in-burglaries/

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German welcome for refugees cools after New Year's Eve chaos
Matthew Schofield

More New Year's Eve attacks have been reported in German cities in the wake of the mass assault on women revellers in Cologne, writes Matthew Schofield.

Berlin: The tales surfacing from German cities regarding the events of New Year's Eve keep getting worse.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884815-german-welcome-for-refugees-cools-after-new-years-eve-chaos/

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Mountain peak destinations in North packed with tourists curious to experience flower frosts



BANGKOK: -- As temperatures in the country's northern and northeastern regions are going to drop further as a new round of cold spell from China is expected to arrive and blankets the regions, weekend travellers to mountain peak destinations are expected to rise in anticipating of experiencing the flower frosts.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884817-northern-thai-mountains-packed-with-tourists-viewing-frost/

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Special report:Project to Bring Misled Persons in the Southern Border Provinces Back Home

BANGKOK, 8 January 2016 (NNT)-Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister General Prawit Wongsuwon cited the project “Bringing People Back Home”as an effective way to reduce the severity of the southern situation.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/884818-special-reportproject-to-bring-misled-persons-in-the-southern-border-provinces-back-home/