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MWC 2017: Huawei seeks to exploit Samsung gap with new smartphone

BY REUTERS 

 

Huawei P10

 

BARCELONA (Reuters) – Huawei is introducing a mass-market version of its premium business phone, to take advantage of a gap created by the withdrawal of Samsung’s flagship Galaxy Note 7 after a crisis with its batteries catching fire.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/mwc-2017-huawei-seeks-to-exploit-samsung-gap-with-new-smartphone/20069/

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MWC 2017: Samsung launches new tablets in flagship phone hiatus

BY REUTERS 

 

Samsung Galaxy Tab S3

 

BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics launched two new tablets on Sunday, marking its first major announcement since being forced to withdraw the flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after some of the devices caught fire.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/mwc-2017-samsung-launches-new-tablets-in-flagship-phone-hiatus/20065/

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Syrian civil activists demand talks on transition, ceasefire monitoring

By Stephanie Nebehay and John Irish

REUTERS

 

Syrian Ambassador to the U.N. Bashar al Ja'afari, Head of the Syrian government delegation addresses the media after a meeting of Intra-Syria peace talks with United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura at Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, February 25, 2017. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - Syrian activists called on Sunday for the Assad government to engage in serious talks on political transition and for the United Nations to strengthen the fragile ceasefire as violence engulfed parts of the country.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970917-syrian-civil-activists-demand-talks-on-transition-ceasefire-monitoring/

 

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Trump might support probe into Yemen raid, White House says

REUTERS

 

U.S. President Donald Trump points to the media up as he walks on the South Lawn upon his return to the White House in Washington, U.S., February 24, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump might support an investigation into last month's U.S. raid in Yemen that killed several al Qaeda militants but also left a Navy SEAL and several civilians dead, the White House said on Sunday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970918-trump-might-support-probe-into-yemen-raid-white-house-says/

 

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China's Yang to visit U.S. on Monday and Tuesday - Xinhua

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Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi delivers a speech at the Reception for the 45th Anniversary of the Restoration of the Lawful Seat of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, October 25, 2016. REUTERS/Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Pool

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's top diplomat will visit the United States this week, the most senior Chinese official to do so since President Donald Trump took office on January 20, state news agency Xinhua said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970921-chinas-yang-to-visit-us-on-monday-and-tuesday-xinhua/

 

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Trump's pick for U.S. Navy secretary withdraws

REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for secretary of the Navy withdrew from consideration on Sunday, the second time a Trump nominee to lead one of the armed services bowed out because of government conflict-of-interest rules.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970922-trumps-pick-for-us-navy-secretary-withdraws/

 

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Trump budget plan will not cut Social Security, Medicare - Mnuchin

By David Lawder

REUTERS

 

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks at a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's first budget proposal will spare big social welfare programs such as Social Security and Medicare from any cuts, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in an interview broadcast on Sunday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970925-trump-budget-plan-will-not-cut-social-security-medicare-mnuchin/

 

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Hamas rejects Netanyahu's proposal to send international forces to Gaza

Source: Xinhua

 

GAZA, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Islamic Hamas movement rejected on Sunday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposal to send international forces to the Gaza Strip, the coastal enclave that Hamas has been ruling since 2007.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970926-hamas-rejects-netanyahus-proposal-to-send-international-forces-to-gaza/

 

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Macron would beat Le Pen in French presidential runoff - poll

REUTERS

 

Emmanuel Macron, head of the political movement En Marche !, or Onwards !, and candidate for the 2017 presidential election, attends a meeting focused on civil works in Paris, France, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

 

(Reuters) - French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron would beat far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the second round of the French presidential election in May, according to an Odoxa/Dentsu-Consulting poll on Sunday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970927-macron-would-beat-le-pen-in-french-presidential-runoff-poll/

 

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Erratic weather across nation despite dropping river levels

 

CHAINAT, 27 February 2017 (NNT) – Erratic weather has begun to be reported across the nation, especially in the lower north and northeast where rains have taken place alongside lower temperatures and dropping levels in waterways. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970929-erratic-weather-across-thailand-despite-dropping-river-levels/

 

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Authorities maintain perimeter around Dhammakaya Temple

 

BANGKOK, 27 February 2017 (NNT) – Police and army personnel have maintained their perimeter around Dhammakaya Temple with followers of the religious group gathered at a nearby market to observe the situation. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970930-authorities-maintain-perimeter-around-dhammakaya-temple/

 

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Thai Police: How many more bad apples left to find?

 

Picture: Thairath

 

BANGKOK: -- Thai Rath posed the question after one of the biggest police on police drug busts in Thai history: How many more are there?

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970933-thai-police-how-many-more-bad-apples-left-to-find/

 

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SRT responds to queries on its five dual railway projects

 

BANGKOK, 27th February 2017 (NNT) – The interim head of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has confirmed progress is being made in bidding for five dual rail projects and that the office is ready to act on any indications of irregularity flagged by the new purchasing commission. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970934-srt-responds-to-queries-on-its-five-dual-railway-projects/

 

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Shotgun wedding: man killed after revelers shoot in the air

 

Picture: Sanook

 

CHONBURI: -- A Banglamung villager was killed Sunday when a bullet fired in a wedding procession hit him at his house, it has been claimed.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970936-shotgun-wedding-man-killed-after-revelers-shoot-in-the-air/

 

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Retired police general arrested

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A retired police general was arrested early today and sent to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) for questioning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970941-retired-thai-police-general-arrested/

 

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Video: last tragic moments of European expat on big bike

 

Picture: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- Dash cam footage has emerged of the last tragic moments of the European man on a big bike killed near Suvarnabhumi airport.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970944-video-last-tragic-moments-of-european-expat-on-big-bike/

 

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Police charge car driver over Phuket road rage incident

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Police charge car driver over road rage incident. Photo: Niruj Sariya

 

PHUKET: -- Police have charged a car driver with reckless driving after a road rage incident that prompted two youths on a motorcycle to lash out and kick the side of the car in Kamala on Friday (Feb 24).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970947-police-charge-car-driver-over-phuket-road-rage-incident/

 

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Five injured as pick-up driven by Indian man collides with baht bus and beer bar in Pattaya

 

Picture Pattaya News

 

PATTAYA: -- Five people including foreign tourists and Thai women were injured when a pick-up driven by an Indian national emerged from a Soi 14, Sai 2, at speed on Sunday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970948-five-injured-as-pick-up-driven-by-indian-man-collides-with-baht-bus and-beer-bar-in-pattaya/

 

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Google’s digital assistant comes to new Android phones

BY REUTERS 

 

Image: REUTERS

 

(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google announced on Sunday that it will bring its digital assistant to smartphones running the latest versions of its Android operating system, vastly expanding its reach.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/googles-digital-assistant-comes-to-new-android-phones/20084/

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MWC 2017: TCL carries flickering BlackBerry flame with new phone launch

BY REUTERS 

 

 

BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) – Blackberry Ltd may have exited the device business, but fans of the pioneering email machine need not despair as Chinese smartphone maker TCL Communication has introduced its first Blackberry-licensed phone with the physical keyboard that was long its key allure.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/mwc-2017-tcl-carries-flickering-blackberry-flame-with-new-phone-launch/20078/

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British man, 60, passes out, hits head and dies during boat trip off Phuket

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Rescue workers treat the man on the yacht. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtun

 

PHUKET: -- A 60-year-old British man died yesterday afternoon after falling and hitting his head on a yacht during a visit to Koh Racha Yai.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970951-british-man-60-passes-out-hits-and-dies-during-boat-trip-off-phuket/

 

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'People's Court' judge Joseph Wapner dies at 97 - reports

By Bill Trott

REUTERS

 

Judge Joseph A. Wapner, former host of the television series "The People's Court" poses with Graumans Chinese theater in background before ceremonies unveiling his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California November 12, 2009. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Joseph Wapner, the former real-life judge who presided over "The People's Court" on reality television with a Solomonic presence that made him one of the best-known legal figures in the United States, died on Sunday at the age of 97, news reports said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970952-peoples-court-judge-joseph-wapner-dies-at-97-reports/

 

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NACC seeking more information in Rolls-Royce case

 

BANGKOK, 27 February 2017 (NNT) - The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is set to determine a framework for an investigation into a bribery case against Rolls-Royce and former executives of Thai Airways. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970953-nacc-seeking-more-information-in-rolls-royce-case/

 

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Uber driver fined 2,000 baht for taking passengers at Suvarnabhumi airport

 

 

BANGKOK: -- An Uber driver was fined 2,000 baht after he was caught taking two Japanese passengers at restricted area inside Suvarnabhumi airport.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970895-no-uber-allowed-to-pick-up-passengers-at-suvarnabhumi-airport/?do=findComment&comment=11661391

 

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Phuket thief robs room while Chinese tourist couple still sleep

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Zhang Min, 24, contemplates how the burglar scaled the wall to reach her room on the first floor. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Police are on the hunt for a cat burglar who entered a first-floor Phuket resort room while a Chinese tourist couple were still sleeping and stole cash and valuables in the early hours of Sunday morning (Feb 26).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970958-phuket-thief-robs-room-while-chinese-tourist-couple-still-sleep/

 

 

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"I meant to reverse but put it in forward gear" says Thai woman as she nearly goes in the sea

 

Picture: Sanook

 

CHONBURI: -- A Thai woman driver nearly drove he Toyota Yaris into the sea in Chonburi yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970959-i-meant-to-reverse-but-put-it-in-forward-gear-says-thai-woman-as-she nearly-goes-in-the-sea/

 

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Watana reports to the military over sensitive comment on suicide

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Former social development and human security minister Watana Muangsook today reported himself to the military after he posted condolence message to mourn the death of a man who hanged himself to death to protest the enforcement of Section 44.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970888-pheu-thai-member-watana-‘invited-to-answer-some-queries’-from-the-military/?do=findComment&comment=11661481

 

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Will the price of beer, wine and spirits go up?

 

Image: Kapook

 

BANGKOK: -- Confusion reigns as the way that tax on alcoholic beverages is set to change.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970963-will-the-price-of-beer-wine-and-spirits-go-up/

 

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Decision on early Italian elections up to PM Gentiloni - Renzi

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Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi gestures as he talks during a meeting of Democratic Party (PD) in Rome, Italy February 19, 2017. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

 

MILAN (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Sunday it is up to his successor to decide whether Italy should hold its next national election before the natural end of the current legislature early next year.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/970967-decision-on-early-italian-elections-up-to-pm-gentiloni-renzi/