France PM Valls hints at tweaks to labour laws as strikes and protests go on



PARIS: -- France has been hit by another day of strikes and protests against controversial labour reforms.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920540-france-pm-valls-hints-at-tweaks-to-labour-laws-as-strikes-and-protests-go-on/

France holds international commemorations to mark the centenary of the Battle of Verdun
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VERDUN: -- At zero seven fifteen on the morning of February 21 1916. German artillery launched a fusillade of shells on the Caures wood. It was a battle tactic to prepare the ground for the armies to follow.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920541-france-holds-international-commemorations-to-mark-the-centenary-of-the-battle-of-verdun/

Obama: Allies 'rattled' by Trump; Trump blasts Obama
By NANCY BENAC

SHIMA, Japan (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday that foreign leaders are "rattled" by Donald Trump and have good reason to feel that way, as he accused the presumptive Republican presidential nominee of ignorance about world affairs.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920542-obama-allies-rattled-by-trump;-trump-blasts-obama/

Origin of key Clinton emails from report are a mystery
By STEPHEN BRAUN, JACK GILLUM and CHAD DAY

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was supposed to have turned over all work-related emails to the State Department to be released to the public. But an agency audit found at least three emails never seen before — including Clinton's own explanation of why she wanted her emails kept private.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920556-origin-of-key-clinton-emails-from-report-are-a-mystery/

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Over the top: Trump sews up delegates to seal GOP nomination
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER and JILL COLVIN

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Triumphantly armed with a majority of his party's delegates, Republican Donald Trump unleashed a broadside attack Thursday on Hillary Clinton's prescriptions for energy, guns, the economy and international affairs, shifting abruptly toward the general election with his likely Democratic opponent locked in a divisive primary contest.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920537-donald-trump-wins-enough-delegates-to-clinch-republican-nomination/#entry10791438

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One British woman killed and another Briton injured after boat capsizes in Thailand
By Lexi Finnigan

SAMUI: -- A British woman has died and a British man is believed to be missing after a speedboat capsized in Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920515-32-foreign-tourists-in-a-speedboat-accident-in-samui/#entry10791504

Report: Signals detected from EgyptAir Flight 804 in Mediterranean
By Sarah Sirgany, Salma Abdelaziz and Madison Park, CNN

(CNN)Airbus has detected signals from the Mediterranean Sea where EgyptAir Flight 804 crashed last week, Egypt's state-run Al Ahram news agency reported Thursday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920566-report-signals-detected-from-egyptair-flight-804-in-mediterranean/

A dreaded superbug found for the first time in a U.S. woman
By Jen Christensen and Debra Goldschmidt, CNN

(CNN)The United States' first known case of a superbug that cannot be killed by a last resort-style kind of antibiotic was detailed in a report by the U.S. Department of Defense on Thursday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920568-drug-resistant-superbug-hits-us/

ISE, Japan (AP) — G7 leaders say extremism, terrorist attacks, refugee flows threaten world order.

G7: Brexit 'risk to global growth'

ISE-SHIMA: -- A declaration at the G7 meeting in Japan says a vote by the UK to leave the European Union would pose a "serious threat to global growth".

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920572-g7-brexit-risk-to-global-growth/

Migrant crisis: UK set to send second warship to Libya

LONDON: -- The UK is set to send another warship to the Mediterranean to help tackle people-smuggling and movements of arms in and out of Libya, officials say.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920573-uk-set-to-send-second-warship-to-libya/

Private Plastic Python Protection Preserves Privates


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BANGKOK: -- Thais have come up with an innovative solution to the problem of snake attack while performing your ablutions.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920575-private-plastic-python-protection-preserves-privates/

Local Rat Catcher Threatens to Jump Over Car Loan Debt
Story by Albert Jack



PATTAYA: -- At 11pm on May 26 the police were called to a pedestrian bridge over Sukhumvit Road, close to Pattaya Klang, after reports that a woman was threatening to jump into the road.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920577-local-rat-catcher-threatens-to-jump-over-car-loan-debt/

Snatch Victim Chases Pattaya Muggers on Motorbike
Story by Albert Jack



PATTAYA: -- In the early hours of the morning on May 26 a twenty-four year old Rayong resident stopped his motorbike opposite the 7/11 store on Potisarn Soi 6, Pattaya to buy fruit from a local vendor.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920579-snatch-victim-chases-pattaya-muggers-on-motorbike/

Jealous Thai man arrested for pestle and cigarette burn attack on girlfriend


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BANGKOK: -- A commando force joined with local police to arrest a man for a vicious attack on his girlfriend.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920587-jealous-thai-man-arrested-for-pestle-and-cigarette-burn-attack-on-girlfriend/

Wanted persons continue to deny cheating in Bangkok medical examination scandal


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BANGKOK: -- A student who was wearing high tech glasses for recording information has denied involvement in the medical exam cheating scandal that has rocked a Bangkok university.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920589-wanted-persons-continue-to-deny-cheating-in-bangkok-medical-examination-scandal/

Dhammakaya temple deploys maximum security to protect its abbot



BANGKOK: -- The Dhammakaya temple in Klong Luang district of Pathum Thani province in Bangkok's eastern outskirt deployed maximum security with hundreds of the abbot's followers and monks setting up checkpoints and all entries closed in what was an attempt to protect their abbot and prevent authorities from trying to arrest him.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920594-dhammakaya-temple-deploys-maximum-security-to-protect-its-abbot/

Queen’s physical condition is normal



BANGKOK: -- The Bureau of the Royal Household issued the first statement of Her Majesty the Queen's condition yesterday saying the Queen's physical condition was normal.

It said Her Majesty the Queen was admitted to Chulalongkorn Hospital at the Thai Red Cross Society for thorough medical examination after the regular yearly physical checkup time was due.

As the physical examination is a thorough checkup, special sets of instruments will have to be applied, it said.

The announcement said the computer scanner of the brain showed old traces of sickness from the shortage of blood supply to the brain which the Queen had suffered and was treated in 2012.

There was no new sign of unusual sickness, while there was also no change in the Queen’s physical condition when compared with the physical examination in 2015.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/165017


-- Thai PBS 2016-05-27

Heavy Seas Lead to Pillar Collapse at Bali Hai. Guard Crushed.
Story by Albert Jack



PATTAYA: -- At 9pm on the evening of May 26 the Sawangboriboon Rescue Services rushed to the Bali hai Pier after reports that a man had been crushed by a concrete pillar.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920595-heavy-seas-lead-to-pillar-collapse-at-bali-hai-guard-crushed/

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Study shows some 20 Vietnamese youngsters die each day in road accidents

HANOI: -- Road accidents and drowning have taken a heavy toll on Vietnamese children every year with hundreds of them injured and killed everyday, reported Thanh Nien News on Friday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920601-study-shows-some-20-vietnamese-youngsters-die-each-day-in-road-accidents/

Duterte ready to meet MNLF leader for peace talks



MANILA: -- Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte announced on Thursday that he is will to go to Jolo in Sulu to meet with Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) chairman Nur Misuari, according to The Manila Times on Friday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920602-duterte-ready-to-meet-mnlf-leader-for-peace-talks/

"Uncle Stoned" used rag and bone man cover for Ya Ba dealing


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NAKON SI THAMMARAT: -- A 71 year old rag and bone man toured an area on his bike using his collection activities as cover for Ya Ba dealing.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920604-uncle-stoned-used-rag-and-bone-man-cover-for-ya-ba-dealing/

Myanmar's Armed Forces Chief meets PM Prayut

BANGKOK, 27 May 2016 (NNT) - Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces Gen Min Aung Hlaing has met with Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha to strengthen bilateral military ties.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920606-myanmars-armed-forces-chief-meets-pm-prayut/

Police and electrical engineers dead in Kabinburi U-Turn pile up

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KABINBURI: -- Four people died in a pile up on the Kabinburi - Sa Kaew road Thursday when a careening ten wheeler plunged into a pick-up at a U-turn. A police forensics van then smashed into the debris.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920609-police-and-electrical-engineers-dead-in-kabinburi-u-turn-pile-up/

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NCPO reveals its achievements over the past 2 years

BANGKOK, 27 May 2016 (NNT) - The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has unveiled its achievements over the past two years, while promising to complete its roadmap.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920523-declaration-of-ncpos-2nd-anniversary-accomplishments-to-focus-on-security/#entry10792225

NRSA reschedules meeting for May 31

BANGKOK, 27 May 2016 (NNT) - The National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) has postponed its meeting to pave the way for an activity in honor of His Majesty the King.

NRSA spokesperson Kamnoon Sidhisamarn disclosed that the NRSA sitting would be held on May 31 instead of May 30 and would start one hour earlier at 8:30am. The discussion will not be televised.

The NRSA members are to summarize the performance of the reform body over the past six months, collect information from the Five Rivers of government, discuss plans to raise the NRSA’s efficiency, and expedite national reform within the remaining time frame.

The meeting will then switch back to the normal agenda, which includes the progress of corruption prevention and suppression activities, public disclosure of the government's works, the draft public information bill, agricultural insurance, and energy conservation measures for government agencies.


-- NNT 2016-05-27

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Briton, German dead in boat capsize in Thailand

KOH SAMUI, Thailand (AP) — Navy divers and other rescuers searched Friday for two foreigners still missing after a speedboat packed with tourists capsized near the popular island resort of Koh Samui that left a British and a German woman dead, officials said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920515-32-foreign-tourists-in-a-speedboat-accident-in-samui/page-3?p=10792258#entry10792258

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Search resumes today for missing tourists in Samui



SAMUI: -- Rescue teams from the Department of Marine and Marine Police resumed the search for two tourists who went missing when a speedboat they travelled in capsized off Samui Island yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920515-32-foreign-tourists-in-a-speedboat-accident-in-samui/page-3?p=10792275#entry10792275

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PM expresses regret for Samui boat incident



BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday instructed all state agencies to help and facilitate all tourists to return homes safely after yesterday's speedboat incident in Samui Island that left two tourists dead.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/920515-32-foreign-tourists-in-a-speedboat-accident-in-samui/page-3?p=10792320#entry10792320