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Judges hit Trump lawyer with tough questions over revised travel ban

By Lawrence Hurley

REUTERS

 

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at an event with veterans and Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea, aboard the USS Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York, U.S. May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

 

RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) - Federal appeals court judges on Monday peppered a U.S. Justice Department lawyer with tough questions about President Donald Trump's temporary ban on travellers from six Muslim-majority nations, with several voicing scepticism that protecting national security was the aim of the policy, not religious bias.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982238-judges-hit-trump-lawyer-with-tough-questions-over-revised-travel-ban/

 

 

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Facebook down for users in Thailand

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Facebook is currently inaccessible for users in Thailand.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/facebook-down-for-users-in-thailand/21496/

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Police slowly reopen Paris train station after security alert

REUTERS
 

Police officers are seen at the Paris' Gare du Nord train station, France in this still image taken from video posted to social media May 8, 2017. MANDATORY CREDIT Twitter/Le Dernier Bantou/Handout via REUTERS

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Police gradually began reopening Paris' Gare du Nord train station early on Tuesday morning after earlier evacuating the platforms and cordoning off the area because of a security alert, local police authorities said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982243-police-slowly-reopen-paris-gare-du-nord-train-station-after-security-alert/

 

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UK Drugs Baron arrested by Thai cops on Samui

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

SAMUI: -- A high profile drugs fugitive who fled the UK after being jailed for 15 years has been arrested by a successful police operation in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982244-uk-drugs-baron-arrested-by-thai-cops-on-samui/

 

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Phoenix police say they caught man who killed 9 in serial shootings

By David Schwartz

 

Aaron Saucedo, 23, was arrested in April and later charged with murder in connection with the first of the killings, which occurred in August 2015, is shown in this image released by Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in Arizona, U.S. on May 8, 2017. Courtesy Maricopa County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS

 

PHOENIX (Reuters) - A 23-year-old man suspected of killing eight people over seven months in a string of serial shootings in Phoenix in 2016 is already behind bars on a murder charge for another slaying the year before, the city's police chief said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982248-phoenix-police-say-they-caught-man-who-killed-9-in-serial-shootings/ 

 

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Man jumps to his death from Thaniya Plaza
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- An unidentified man plunged to his death from Thaniya Plaza in Bangkok’s Bang Rak district early Tuesday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982249-man-jumps-to-his-death-from-thaniya-plaza-in-bangkok/

 

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Street food in Bangkok - Khao San and Yaorarat "model" to herald major changes in capital's roadside dining

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- The Bangkok metropolitan authorities are teaming up with the Tourism and Sport Ministry in a major overhaul of street food provision in the capital.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982252-street-food-in-bangkok-khao-san-and-yaorarat-model-to-herald-major changes-in-capitals-roadside-dining/

 

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Agri Ministry aims to increase one million rai of organic farmland in five years

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Ministry of Agriculture will encourage farmers to turn to organic crops with an aim to reduce rice-planting area by one million rai within five years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982253-agri-ministry-aims-to-increase-one-million-rai-of-organic-farmland-in-five-years/

 

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PM calls for review of education system
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha instructed the Education Ministry to review the country's education curriculum to ensure that students respond well to it, the ministry’s permanent secretary Chaiyapruek Serirak has said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982228-pm-prayut-instructs-moe-to-review-educational-curriculum/?do=findComment&comment=11869380

 

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Helpless old woman repeated kicked in the head by Thai gang

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand woke up today to yet more sickening violence by a mob of Thai men caught on tape.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982258-helpless-old-woman-repeated-kicked-in-the-head-by-thai-gang/

 

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Black wastewater returns to Phuket’s Surin Beach

The Phuket News

 

Phuket officials were stunned by the news that black wastewater had returned to Surin Beach. Photo: Supplied

 

PHUKET: -- Officials in Cherng Talay are stunned by the return of black wastewater at Phuket’s Surin Beach last week, with one key official reacting in plain disbelief.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982261-black-wastewater-returns-to-phuket’s-surin-beach/

 

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UPDATE: Facebook back online after global outage

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD 

 

 

Facebook suffered major technical issues on Tuesday which resulted in the platform being inaccessible to millions of users around the world.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982240-facebook-down-for-users-in-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=11869492

 

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THAI receives recertification of air operator’s certificate 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Thai Airways International was recertified to the international safety standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982262-thai-receives-recertification-of-air-operator’s-certificate /

 

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Deputy Police Chief files counter charges after network claims his weir is illegal

 

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, 9 May 2017 (NNT) – The Deputy Chief of the Royal Thai Police has assured the construction of a weir in Pakchong district of Nakhon Ratchasima was legal and beneficial to the public and revealed he will press charges against Weera Somkwamkid and his group for defaming the project. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982264-deputy-police-chief-files-counter-charges-after-network-claims-his-weir-is-illegal/

 

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Foreign investors remain confident of Thailand’s economic potential

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Foreign investors are still confident of the country’s economic potential after they met senior Thai authorities yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982265-foreign-investors-remain-confident-of-thailand’s-economic-potential/

 

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Superheroes to the rescue - Abbot hopes Spiderman will attract the faithful

 

Picture: Daily News

 

CHIANG MAI: -- A temple in Chiang Mai is turning to superheroes and modern technology to bring the faithful flooding in.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982268-superheroes-to-the-rescue-abbot-hopes-spiderman-will-attract-the-faithful/ 

 

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PACC inspects rampant corruption in Petchabun

 

PETCHABUN, 9 May 2017 (NNT) – The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) has uncovered rampant corruption in Petchabun province after public structures were found to not match blue prints and not meet standards. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982273-pacc-inspects-rampant-corruption-in-petchabun/

 

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Seconds determine Top of the Gulf Regatta winners

 

The race to the line to determine the winner of the Platu Coronation Cup. Photo by Guy Nowell.

 

PATTAYA, Thailand – It was proclaimed the “best day of the regatta” by many as the steady breeze on the final day delivered some of the closest racing yet on the keelboat and multihulls course. Just seconds determined who would have the bragging rights at the Ocean Marina Gala Dinner and series prize-giving evening, which was presided over by Admiral Kraisorn Chansuvanich, President of the Yacht Racing Association of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982275-seconds-determine-top-of-the-gulf-regatta-winners/

 

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Indonesia courts jails Jakarta's Christian governor for blasphemy against Islam

REUTERS

 

Jakarta's first non-Muslim governor and Chinese-ethnic minority, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama also known as Ahok, arrives at court for his verdict in Jakarta, Indonesia May 9, 2017. REUTERS/Bay Ismoyo/Pool

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian court has found Jakarta's Christian governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama guilty of blasphemy against Islam and sentenced him to two years in jail, a judge said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982277-indonesia-courts-jails-jakartas-christian-governor-for-blasphemy-against-islam/

 

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Video: Hammer and paper road rage - only scissors missing from this childish highway duel

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

BANGKOK: -- Dash cam footage posted online shows a driver of a pick-up and a car having a long running and dangerous joust down a busy Bangkok road.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982279-video-hammer-and-paper-road-rage-only-scissors-missing-from-this childish-highway-duel/

 

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Division 1 police commander removed for last week’s pub raid on Khao San road

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau’s (MPB) Division 1 was transferred to inactive post at the bureau’s operation centre yesterday following the raid at a famous pub in Khao San area where several underaged teenagers were found to be at the place, and many were tested positive to drugs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982280-division-1-police-commander-removed-for-last-week’s-pub-raid-on-khao-san-road/

 

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Facebook to consider removing illegal content in Thailand
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Facebook said on Tuesday it will consider blocking illegal content on Facebook in Thailand on a case by case basis after receiving requests to do so.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982281-facebook-to-consider-removing-illegal-content-in-thailand/

 

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Mobile libraries Thai style going down a treat in Hat Yai!

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

HAT YAI: -- A scheme to encourage reading in the south of Thailand is going down very well among the young people in Hat Yai, Songkhla.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982282-mobile-libraries-thai-style-going-down-a-treat-in-hat-yai/

 

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Teacher accused of bilking student online
By The Nation

 

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: -- A teacher at a private school in Nakhon Si Thammarat is being investigated for allegedly coercing a junior student to spend Bt400,000 at her online store.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982293-teacher-accused-of-bilking-student-online/

 

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Phuket Traffic Police praised for broken-down tour bus push

The Phuket News

 

Phuket Traffic Police were praised for helping to push the broken-down tour bus, which would have easily weighed more than nine tons. Photo: Wiphongsak Mongkhonbut

 

PHUKET: -- Three Phuket Town Traffic Police officers have been praised for lending a hand by helping to push a broken-down tour bus 100 metres to safety yesterday (May 8).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982294-phuket-traffic-police-praised-for-broken-down-tour-bus-push/

 

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Phuket Old Town’s history inscribed into the roads

The Phuket News

 

The project has seen the partial closure of three key intersections in the Phuket Old Town area this past week. Photo: Don Limnanthapisit

 

PHUKET: -- Phuket City Municipality has urged motorists to avoid key intersections in the Phuket Old Town area as workers carry out the town’s latest tourism-promoting project – the asphalt stamping of images onto the road surfaces to depict each area’s historical influences.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982295-phuket-old-town’s-history-inscribed-into-the-roads/

 

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Fees for airlines to be lifted at 5 airports

 

 

BANGKOK, 9 May 2017 (NNT) – The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) is seeking to encourage airlines to open more routes by waiving airport fees at 5 terminals starting this June 1. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982300-fees-for-airlines-to-be-lifted-at-5-airports-in-thailand/

 

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DPM Somkid: Macron's victory means stable EU

 

 

BANGKOK, 09 May 2017, (NNT) - According to the Deputy Prime Minister for economic affairs Somkid Jatusripitak, the victory of Emmanuel Macron in the French presidential election means a more stable European Union. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982302-thai-dpm-somkid-macrons-victory-means-stable-eu/

 

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UK Labour leader Corbyn: I won't quit if I lose election

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Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party speaks during a campaign stop in Worcester, May 8, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Staples

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Jeremy Corbyn, leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party which is currently languishing behind the ruling Conservatives in opinion polls, says he will not quit as leader if he loses a national election next month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982309-uk-labour-leader-corbyn-i-wont-quit-if-i-lose-election/