Trump immigration order restricted by more U.S. judges

By Nate Raymond and Mica Rosenberg

REUTERS

 

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts after signing an executive order to impose tighter vetting of travelers entering the United States, at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

(Reuters) - Federal judges in three states followed one in New York in barring authorities from deporting travelers affected by U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order imposing restrictions on immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966285-trump-immigration-order-restricted-by-more-us-judges/

 

US travel ban: UK dual nationals not affected says Foreign Office

 

LONDON: -- The US border clampdown should not affect UK nationals travelling to the US, even if they were born in one of the countries on which restrictions have been placed, officials say.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966287-us-travel-ban-uk-dual-nationals-not-affected-says-foreign-office/

 

Merkel says fight against terrorism no excuse for U.S. entry ban

By Andrea Shalal and Andreas Rinke

REUTERS

 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the media at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel told U.S. President Donald Trump that the global fight against terrorism was no excuse for banning refugees or people from Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States, her spokesman said on Sunday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966288-merkel-says-fight-against-terrorism-no-excuse-for-us-entry-ban/

 

Saudi king agrees in call with Trump to support Syria, Yemen safe zones - White House

 

Saudi King Salman salutes as he attends a graduation ceremony and air show marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of King Faisal Air College in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser - RTSXA41

 

WASHINGTON/RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman, in a phone call on Sunday with U.S. President Donald Trump, agreed to support safe zones in Syria and Yemen, a White House statement said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966296-saudi-king-agrees-in-call-with-trump-to-support-syria-yemen-safe-zones-white-house/

 

Trump to honour refugee swap deal with Australia

By Aaron Bunch and Harry Pearl

REUTERS

 

U.S. President Donald Trump (L), seated at his desk with National Security Advisor Michael Flynn (2nd R) and senior advisor Steve Bannon (R), speaks by phone with Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed that his administration will honour a refugee resettlement deal with Australia, Treasurer Scott Morrison said on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966298-trump-to-honour-refugee-swap-deal-with-australia/

 

Three Chinese tourists dead, six people missing in Borneo shipwreck

By Rozanna Latiff and Elias Glenn

REUTERS

 

KUALA LUMPUR/BEIJING (Reuters) - Three Chinese tourists have been found dead and five, along with one Malaysian crew member, are still missing after their boat sank in rough seas off the coast of Borneo a day earlier, Malaysian officials said on Sunday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966299-three-chinese-tourists-dead-six-people-missing-in-borneo-shipwreck/

 

Emirates changes pilot, crew rosters on U.S. flights after Trump order

By Alexander Cornwell

REUTERS

 

An Emirates plane is seen at Lisbon's airport, Portugal June 24, 2016. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Emirates airline has changed pilot and flight attendant rosters on flights to the United States following the sudden U.S. travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries, highlighting the challenges facing airlines to deal with the new rules.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966300-emirates-changes-pilot-crew-rosters-on-us-flights-after-trump-order/

 

Death toll from flu rises to 26 in Greece

Source: Xinhua 

 

ATHENS, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from complications of the seasonal flu has risen to 26 so far this year across Greece, up from 14 a week ago, according to the latest data from the Greek Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966301-death-toll-from-flu-rises-to-26-in-greece/

 

BREAKING

 

Five dead in Quebec City mosque shooting -mosque president

REUTERS

 

QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) - Five people were killed after gunmen opened fire in a Quebec City mosque during evening prayers, the mosque's president told reporters on Sunday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966306-five-dead-in-quebec-city-mosque-shooting-mosque-president/

 

Americans raise $600,000 to rebuild burned Texas mosque

Though it is unclear how the mosque caught fire, an online fundraiser seeks to raise $850,000 to rebuild Islamic centre.

By Creede Newton

 

A Texas community has rallied behind its Muslim residents after their mosque burnt to the ground shortly after President Donald Trump signed into effect a "Muslim ban" on refugees and others from seven Muslim-majority countries.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966307-americans-raise-600000-to-rebuild-burned-texas-mosque/

 

Brazil's Batista headed back to Rio to face charges on Monday

REUTERS

 

FILE PHOTO - Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista walks as he leaves his court hearing in Rio de Janeiro November 18, 2014. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes/File photo - RTSXG28

 

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Former billionaire Eike Batista, once Brazil's richest man, is scheduled to arrive in Rio de Janeiro early on Monday, where he is wanted by police in connection with charges including an alleged bribe of about $16 million to a former governor.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966308-brazils-batista-headed-back-to-rio-to-face-charges-on-monday/

 

Starbucks CEO Schultz plans to hire 10,000 refugees after Trump ban

REUTERS

 

Starbucks Corp Chief Executive Howard Schultz, pictured with images from the company's new "Race Together" project behind him, speaks during the company's annual shareholder's meeting in Seattle, Washington March 18, 2015. REUTERS/David Ryder

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp <SBUX.O> Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz said on Sunday that the company planned to hire 10,000 refugees over five years in 75 countries, two days after U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order banning refugees from certain countries.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966310-starbucks-ceo-schultz-plans-to-hire-10000-refugees-after-trump-ban/

 

 

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Tens of thousands in U.S. cities protest Trump immigration order

By Frank McGurty and Nathan Frandino

REUTERS

 

Demonstrators shut down the lower level loop at LAX during a protest against the travel ban imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order, at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 29, 2017. REUTERS/Ted Soqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

 

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people rallied in U.S. cities and at airports on Sunday to voice outrage over President Donald Trump's executive order restricting entry into the country for travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966315-tens-of-thousands-in-us-cities-protest-trump-immigration-order/

 

17 suitcases later, Miss Thailand booted off at final six

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Photo: Miss Universe Thailand (Fan Page)

 

MANILA: -- The hope for Thailand to win the most prestigious beauty pageant crumbled when our contestant, Chalita “Namtarn” Suansane, was eliminated from the final six at the Miss Universe competition in Manila this morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966316-17-suitcases-later-miss-thailand-booted-off-at-final-six/

 

Not a protest, just having a laugh - farang tourist stunt causes Phuket airport headache

 

Picture: Sanook

 

PHUKET: -- Pictures of a foreign tourist sitting on a baggage carousel at Phuket airport claimed to show disapproval at the slow service.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966318-not-a-protest-just-having-a-laugh-farang-tourist-stunt-causes phuket-airport-headache/    

 

Canada to offer temporary residency to travelers stranded by U.S.

By David Ljunggren and Alastair Sharp

REUTERS

 

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau along with Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Harjit Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, wave to the crowd at a Chinese New Year parade in Vancouver, B.C., Canada January 29, 2017. REUTERS/Ben Nelms

 

OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada will offer temporary residency to any travelers stranded by U.S. President Donald Trump's orders temporarily barring people from seven Muslim-majority countries, a senior official said on Sunday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966319-canada-to-offer-temporary-residency-to-travelers-stranded-by-us/

 

Hackers Anonymous post guide on how to hack Donald Trump’s phone

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

The hacktivist group Anonymous has published details on how to hack Donald Trump’s smartphone.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/hackers-anonymous-post-guide-on-how-to-hack-donald-trumps-phone/19596/

Russian tourist, 60, slips on rocks, drowns at Kata beach

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Lifeguards performed CPR on the beach, but Russian tourist Alexsey Hromov, 60, remained unresponsive. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- A Russian tourist has died, believed drowned, after witnesses reported seeing him fall from rocks at Kata Beach yesterday afternoon (Jan 29), Phuket police have confirmed.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966323-russian-tourist-60-slips-on-rocks-drowns-at-kata-beach/

 

Korean doctor slams "dangerous" Pattaya after yet more snatch thefts

 

Picture: Facebook

 

PATTAYA: -- A Korean doctor on holiday in Pattaya has slammed the resort as dangerous for tourists after he was robbed in the street.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966325-korean-doctor-slams-dangerous-pattaya-after-yet-more-snatch-thefts/

 

Top Nazi propagandist Goebbels' secretary dies at 106

 

Brunhilde Pomsel, the former secretary to Nazi Germany's propaganda boss Joseph Goebbels, has died aged 106.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966327-top-nazi-propagandist-goebbels-secretary-dies-at-106/

 

Air rage: Berserk Russian subdued on BA flight over Bangkok after toilet argument

 

Picture: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- A drunk Russian had to be subdued on a British Airways flight coming into Bangkok after a fight broke out over use of the toilet.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966330-air-rage-berserk-russian-subdued-on-ba-flight-over-bangkok-after toilet-argument/

 

Second court upholds 20-year jail sentence on Thai wife for murder of Japanese husband in 2014

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Appeals Court this morning upheld the Criminal Court's ruling that sentenced a Thai wife to 20 years in prison after finding her guilty in a murder conspiracy of a 79-year-old Japanese teacher in September 2014.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966331-appeals-court-upholds-20-year-jail-sentence-on-thai-wife-for-murder-of-japanese-husband-in-2014/

 

UPDATE:

 

Official arrested in Japan for stealing uses VIP exit at Suvarnabhumi to avoid reporters

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Photo: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- Reporters failed to catch a glimpse of the senior official who was released from Japan as he took a VIP exit from Suvarnabhumi Airport when he arrived back in Bangkok Saturday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966272-top-thai-official-in-paintings-theft-scandal-suspended/?do=findComment&comment=11572952

 

UPDATE:

 

Phuket Seduction disco fire started in staff change rooms, say Patong police

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Patong Police entered the Seduction disco building on Sunday (Jan 29) and carried out preliminary inspections in their investigation into the fire. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- The fire at Seduction disco on Patong’s famed Bangla Rd on Saturday night (Jan 29) started in the staff change rooms on the upstairs level of the nightclub, police told The Phuket News today.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966176-video-fire-breaks-out-at-phukets-famed-seduction-disco-on-bangla-rd-patong/?do=findComment&comment=11572980

 

Book Thai train tickets online again starting February

By  Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

  

Promotional image for the new e-ticket system which will be available Feb. 1. Photo: State Railway of Thailand

 

BANGKOK — Hustling to the railway station to buy train tickets – an oddity in the 4G era – will soon end with the reintroduction of the state railway’s online booking system.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966337-book-thai-train-tickets-online-again-starting-february/

 

Tepco finds possible nuclear fuel debris below Fukushima reactor - NHK

REUTERS

 

Members of the media, wearing protective suits and masks, receive briefing from Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) employees (in blue) in front of the No. 1 (L) and No.2 reactor buildings at TEPCO's tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan February 10, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power has found possible nuclear fuel debris below the No.2 reactor at Fukushima Daiichi, the power plant hit by meltdowns after the 2011 tsunami, public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966341-tepco-finds-possible-nuclear-fuel-debris-below-fukushima-reactor-nhk/

 

Murdered over 20 baht - security guard dead because co-worker needed his lunch

 

Picture: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- A security guard was murdered in Bangkok over a 20 baht debt for a spot of lunch.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966342-murdered-over-20-baht-security-guard-dead-because-co-worker-needed-his-lunch/

 

Tourists flock to Nong Khai's "Skywalk" celebrating Chinese New Year

 

Picture: Thairath

 

NONG KHAI: -- A record number of tourists flocked to Nong Khai's landmark tourist attraction - the Skywalk at Wat Pha Tak Seua - on Sunday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966344-tourists-flock-to-nong-khais-skywalk-celebrating-chinese-new-year/

 

UPDATE: 
 

Canadian PM says mosque shooting a "terrorist attack on Muslims"

By Kevin Dougherty

 

Police officers are seen near a mosque after a shooting in Quebec City, January 29, 2017. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger

 

QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) - The shooting at a Quebec mosque during Sunday night prays which reportedly killed five people was a "terrorist attack on Muslims", said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/966306-five-dead-in-quebec-city-mosque-shooting-mosque-president/?do=findComment&comment=11573301