Fire at French nuclear power plant takes reactor off grid, operator says no associated nuclear risk

REUTERS

 

FILE PHOTO A general view shows France's oldest Electricite de France (EDF) nuclear power station, outside the eastern French village of Fessenheim, near Colmar, France, September 5, 2012. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler/File Photo

 

PARIS (Reuters) - A fire caused an explosion at the Flamanville nuclear power plant in northwest France on Thursday, leading the operator EDF <EDF.PA> to take a reactor offline, but there was no risk to the reactor, EDF and a local official said on Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968168-fire-at-french-nuclear-power-plant-takes-reactor-off-grid-operator-says-no-associated-nuclear-risk/

 

New Dead Sea Scrolls cave discovered

 

JERUSALEM: -- Archaeologists have found a cave that once housed Dead Sea scrolls in a cliff in the Judean desert - the first such discovery in over 60 years.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968170-new-dead-sea-scrolls-cave-discovered/

 

Hottest cut of all - Gaza barber wields blowtorch

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

REUTERS

 

Palestinian barber Ramadan Odwan styles and straightens the hair of a customer with fire at his salon in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip February 2, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

 

GAZA (Reuters) - In Ramadan Odwan's barbershop in Gaza, hair isn't just blow-dried, it's blowtorch-dried.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968177-hottest-cut-of-all-gaza-barber-wields-blowtorch/

 

Trump say appeals court decision on travel ban was 'political'

REUTERS

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for new Attorney General Jeff Sessions (R) at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday called the appellate court ruling that upheld the suspension of his order restricting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries a "political decision," and vowed his administration would ultimately prevail.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968178-trump-say-appeals-court-decision-on-travel-ban-was-political/

 

Trump disputes account of his Supreme Court nominee's comments

By Doina Chiacu

REUTERS

 

DAY 12 / JANUARY 31: President Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court, picking the 49-year-old federal appeals court judge to restore the court's conservative majority and help shape rulings on divisive issues such as abortion, gun control, the death penalty and religious rights. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump castigated a Democratic senator on Thursday for saying U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch had voiced dismay in a private meeting over Trump's attacks on the judiciary, while Republicans came forward to back up the lawmaker's portrayal.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968180-trump-disputes-account-of-his-supreme-court-nominees-comments/

 

Dozens of iPhone apps could be leaking your data to hackers 

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Hackers could gain access to sensitive information such as your bank details via a new flaw on dozens of iPhone apps, security experts have revealed.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/dozens-of-iphone-apps-could-be-leaking-your-data-to-hackers/19786/

Rescue operation races to save hundreds of whales stranded on New Zealand beach

REUTERS
 

People look at stranded pilot whales seen on the beach in Golden Bay, New Zealand after one of the country's largest recorded mass whale strandings on Friday, in this still frame taken from video released February 10, 2017. TV NZ/TV3 (NEW ZEALAND) via REUTERS TV

 

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Rescuers are racing to save hundreds of pilot whales in New Zealand's picturesque Golden Bay on Friday, after one of the country's largest recorded mass whale strandings.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968187-rescue-operation-races-to-save-hundreds-of-whales-stranded-on-new-zealand-beach/

 

Good food is worth waiting for - China media welcomes Trump letter

REUTERS

 

File Photo: U.S. (L) and Chinese national flags flutter on a light post at the Tiananmen Square ahead of a welcoming ceremony for then U.S. President Barack Obama, in Beijing, November 12, 2014. REUTERS/Petar Kujundzic

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media on Friday broadly welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping belatedly wishing a happy Lunar New Year, saying it was a positive sign and that "good food is worth waiting for".

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968188-good-food-is-worth-waiting-for-china-media-welcomes-trump-letter/

 

Japan's love of tiny cars sore spot as Trump, Abe meet

By Naomi Tajitsu, Norihiko Shirouzu and Bernie Woodall

REUTERS

 

Japanese Prime Minister ShinzoAbe and his wife Akie Abe arrive ahead of his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) - When Japanese Prime Minister ShinzoAbe meets on Friday with U.S. President Donald Trump, Japan's bulging automotive trade surplus will be a sore spot, but the path to balancing auto exports and imports will be no easier than it was in the 1980s.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968191-japans-love-of-tiny-cars-sore-spot-as-trump abe meet/

 

SET up 7.00 points at opening /Bangkok Post

Tony Kenway murdered in Pattaya over 8 million baht debt, say Thai police

 

Picture: Tharath

 

PATTAYA: -- Tony Kenway, the computer programmer murdered last month in his Porsche in Pattaya, was killed over an eight million baht debt.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968193-tony-kenway-murdered-in-pattaya-over-8-million-baht-debt-say-thai-police/

 

Officials to probe land claim as restaurants, shops restrict access to sea gypsy village

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Rawai sea gypsies say the narrow access endangers the village as fire trucks and ambulances cannot easily enter the village in case of an emergency. Photo: Chao Lay Rawai / Krit Thepbamrung

 

PHUKET: -- Provincial officers are investigating a complaint filed by Rawai sea gypsies about restaurants, shops and stalls on a strip of privately claimed land that they claim endanger the village by restricting access from fire trucks, ambulances and other emergency services.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968195-officials-to-probe-land-claim-as-restaurants-shops-restrict-access-to-rawai-sea-gypsy-village/

 

StanChart robbery suspect could face customs charges in Thailand

Tan Tam Mai

THE STRAITS TIMES

 

SINGAPORE: -- Bank robbery suspect David James Roach, 27, is being investigated by the police in Thailand for failing to report to Thai customs that he was carrying more than US$20,000 (S$28,300) when he entered the country last July (2016).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968198-singapore-stanchart-robbery-suspect-could-face-customs-charges-in-thailand/

 

Navy to the rescue as massive rubbish slick creeps north

 

Picture: Thairath

 

CHUMHON: -- The governor of Chumporn province has called in the navy for assistance as a massive ten kilometer rubbish slick crept up the Gulf of Thailand on Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968199-thai-navy-to-the-rescue-as-massive-rubbish-slick-creeps-north/

 

Thai transsexual Facebook idol apologise Myanmar over Shwedagon Pagoda uproar
By The Nation

 

Nisamanee Lertvorapong (photo from her Facebook wall)

 

A Thai transsexual Facebook idol has triggered an uproar among Myanmar Facebook users by wearing “too revealing” dress when she visited the Shwedagon Pagoda considered to be sacred by Myanmar people.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968200-thai-transsexual-facebook-idol-apologise-myanmar-over-shwedagon-pagoda-uproar/

 

Swede feels like a turnip after bike theft

 

Picture: Pattayanews

 

PATTAYA: -- A Swedish tourist was left feeling foolish on Thursday after leaving his motorcycle keys in the ignition at a Big C in Pattaya.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968201-swede-feels-like-a-turnip-after-bike-theft-in-pattaya/

 

Trump backs "one China" policy in call with China's Xi - FT

REUTERS

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for new Attorney General Jeff Sessions (R) at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told Chinese President Xi Jinping his administration would respect the "one China" policy, during a telephone call between the leaders, the Financial Times reported, citing two people familiar with the call.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968202-trump-backs-one-china-policy-in-call-with-chinas-xi-ft/

 

Peru judge orders 18 months of prison for ex-president Toledo

REUTERS

 

Former president Alejandro Toledo speaks to the media in Lima, January 27, 2011. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo/File Photo

 

LIMA (Reuters) - A Peruvian judge on Thursday ordered former president Alejandro Toledo to spend up to 18 months in jail while prosecutors prepare criminal charges against him for allegedly taking $20 million in bribes from Brazilian builder Odebrecht SA.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968205-peru-judge-orders-18-months-of-prison-for-ex-president-toledo/

 

Rehabilitation process continues in flood-hit south

 

 

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, 10 February 2017 (NNT)-Provincial authorities have been helping the flood victims in southern Thailand get back on their feet as soon as possible. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968207-rehabilitation-process-continues-in-flood-hit-south/

 

Chinese card skimming gang member arrested at airport

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A Chinese tourist, suspected to be a member of card skimming gang, was arrested yesterday at Suvarnabhumi airport with blank magnetic cards, real credit cards of others, and some electronic devices believed to be card skimmers.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968208-chinese-card-skimming-gang-member-arrested-at-suvarnabhumi-airport/

 

More video footage emerges in high profile road rage shooting death

 

Picture: Komchadluek

 

CHONBURI: -- More video footage has emerged in the road rage shooting death of a 17 year old in Chonburi.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968209-more-video-footage-emerges-in-high-profile-road-rage-shooting-death-in-chonburi/

 

Phuket taxi driver fined B400 for reckless driving in high-speed crash

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Nittaya Thongthep, 52, who was driving the mobile food stall, escaped with only scratches and bruises. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- A Phuket taxi driver has been charged and fined B400 for reckless driving after he slammed into a food-vendor’s motorbike at speed before dawn this morning (Feb 10) while carrying two tourists from Phuket International Airport.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968213-phuket-taxi-driver-fined-b400-for-reckless-driving-in-high-speed-crash/

 

Business loan application to rise this year

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Business loan application last year grew only 2%, the lowest in a seven-year period, the Bank of Thailand revealed.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968214-business-loan-application-to-rise-this-year/

 

Hacker linked to Anonymous shuts down 1000s of Dark Web sites linked to child porn

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Anonymous hackers have claimed responsibility for shutting down over 10,000 dark web pages sites linked to child pornography.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/hacker-linked-to-anonymous-shuts-down-1000s-of-dark-web-sites-linked-to-child-porn/19789/

Ministry of Commerce to boost exports proactively

 

BANGKOK, 10 February 2017 (NNT) - The Ministry of Commerce will develop an export plan for each region of the country under a proactive approach this year to boost Thai exports. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968217-thai-commerce-min-to-boost-exports-proactively/

 

Thailand's Construction Nomads

Hundreds of migrant construction workers reside in shipping containers in the outskirts of Bangkok.

By Antolín Avezuela and Ana Salvá

 

BANGKOK — In a small community located on the outskirts of Bangkok, about 300 migrant construction workers live with their children in a set of dismountable houses built of recycled yellow shipping containers. When the construction work finishes, they will move the camp to a new location elsewhere.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968218-thailands-construction-nomads/

 

Remote control: Companies blur lines over who owns devices

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Iqro Rinaldi/File Photo

 

(Reuters) – When Samsung Electronics remotely disabled the last of its flawed Galaxy Note 7 smartphones last month, it further blurred the lines between who ultimately controls your phone, or computer, car or appliance: you, or the companies that make it work?

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/remote-control-companies-blur-lines-over-who-owns-devices/19791/

Twitter numbers paint grim profitability picture

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

 

(Reuters) – Twitter Inc’s desultory earnings report on Thursday show a company with no evident path to profitability, as core costs climb more quickly than revenue while user growth stagnates.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/twitter-numbers-paint-grim-profitability-picture/19796/

UPDATE:

 

Phuket jet-ski crash: Aussie tourist Keating pleads guilty, reduced sentence, expedited trial likely

Yutthawat Lekmak

 

Phuket jet-ski crash: Aussie tourist Keating pleads guilty, reduced sentence, expedited trial likely

 

PHUKET: -- Australian tourist Thomas Keating yesterday accepted a plea of guilty to the charge of reckless driving causing death for the jet-ski accident last Sunday that killed his girlfriend of two years, Emily Collie, 20, in a move that police say will expedite proceedings against him.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968067-phuket-jet-ski-accident-australian-thomas-keating-faces-month-long-wait-in-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=11608086

 

Getting Ready to Fight Fire and Smog

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Chiang Mai about to launch a ‘Don’t Burn for 60 Days’ campaign and local district heads are mobilising volunteers, organising training seminars to educate farmers, clearing firewalls and making announcements to ask the citizens to be vigilant about reporting fire this year.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/968226-getting-ready-to-fight-fire-and-smog-in-chiang-mai/