THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 10 Dec 2018

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King leads the field as thousands take part in ‘Bike for Love and Warmth’

By THE NATION

 

 

HUNDREDS of thousands of people across the country took part in the “love and warmth” cycle rides yesterday, with the main ride in Bangkok being personally led by His Majesty the King to mark the opening of the “Un Ai Rak Fair” at the Dusit Palace Royal Plaza.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072386-king-leads-the-field-as-thousands-take-part-in-‘bike-for-love-and-warmth’/

 

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Democrats up in arms over Prayut proposal

By THE NATION

Junta leader Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has proposed the voting ballot show no party logos and names and bearing only candidate numbers.

 

Party explores legal action as PM suggests excluding party names, symbols from ballots.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072388-democrats-up-in-arms-over-prayut-proposal/

 

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Power plan ‘a setback for sustainable energy’

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

Greenpeace finds little to commend about fossil-fuel dependent approach to future.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072390-power-plan-‘a-setback-for-sustainable-energy’/

 

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Second batch of New Year gifts for low-income people

By THE NATION

 

Low-income earners with state welfare cards line up yesterday at ATMs outside a bank in Chai Nat province, ready to withdraw the Bt500 to which they are each entitled.

 

THE GOVERNMENT yesterday transferred a second batch of funds into the bank accounts of another 4.2 million state-welfare cardholders who are entitled to Bt500 each as part of the Bt5.5-billion New Year gift programme for Thailand’s 11.1 million low-income earners.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072391-second-batch-of-new-year-gifts-for-low-income-people/

 

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Gen Prawit’s expensive wristwatch probe to be wrapped up this month

 

 

Investigation into the scandal surrounding luxurious wristwatches worn by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan is expected to be wrapped up and its findings will be sent to the National Anti-Corruption Commission around the end of this month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072392-gen-prawit’s-expensive-wristwatch-probe-to-be-wrapped-up-this-month/

 

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UPDATE:

 

EC warned new ballots could lead to possibility of election being nullified

 

 

As resentments among political parties and politicians grow against the new poll ballot design, a former election commissioner has warned the Election Commission that the forthcoming election could end up being declared null and void.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072388-democrats-up-in-arms-over-prayut-proposal/?do=findComment&comment=13635972

 

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Cambodia pickpockets rounded up in Bangkok

By The Nation

 

 

POLICE in Bangkok have arrested six Cambodian pickpockets working as a team to target foreigners, Immigration Police Bureau chief Maj-Gen Surachate Hakparn announced on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072394-cambodia-pickpockets-rounded-up-in-bangkok/

 

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Toxic fumes in engine room of boat restaurant kill 2

By Theerawat Thongma, 
Dethawee Theewarangkool 
The Nation

 

 

Two workers died while three became seriously ill after allegedly inhaling toxic fumes as they cleaned a boat restaurant’s engine room on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072395-toxic-fumes-in-engine-room-of-boat-restaurant-kill-2/

 

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Social enterprises key ‘to boost sustainable development’

By JINTANA PANYAARVUDH 
THE NATION

 

 

STAKEHOLDERS should take part in shaping the future of social enterprise in Thailand and boost sustainable development, experts told a seminar recently.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072396-social-enterprises-key-‘to-boost-sustainable-development’/

 

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Thai Internet economy growing rapidly: study

By ASINA PORNWASIN 
THE NATION

 

Ben King, country manger of Google Thailand

 

THAILAND’S Internet economy is expected to be worth US$43 billion in 2025, according to a study.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072397-thai-internet-economy-growing-rapidly-study/

 

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By the book: Detention of Bahraini footballer defended

By The Nation

 

The Foreign Ministry has insisted that a Bahraini footballer detained by immigration police will have to stand trial as part of a process determining whether he will be extradited back to Bahrain.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072398-by-the-book-detention-of-bahraini-footballer-defended/

 

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Police search for man missing at Phuket reservoir

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Police and rescue team divers are searching the Bang Neow Dum reservoir for the missing man. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Rescue team divers are scouring the Bang Neow Dum reservoir today for a man who failed to come home last night after he went to the lake to fish.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072399-police-search-for-man-missing-at-phuket-reservoir/

 

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Phuket King’s Cup regatta wraps up

By The Thaiger

 

 

With good winds of about 15 knots returning for the final day of the 32nd Phuket King’s Cup Regatta yesterday, some exciting racing was held off the south-western tip of the resort island as one of Asia’s biggest sailing events came to a close.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072400-phuket-king’s-cup-regatta-wraps-up/

 

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Phuket canal clean up

By Salinee Prap 
The Nation

 

 

Some 200 residents and tourists joined forces on Sunday to collect the garbage that has swept into Khlong Tha Chin tambon Rassada of Phuket’s Muang district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072401-phuket-canal-clean-up/

 

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Running to educate children living on Tak border

By Somjit Rungjamrasrassamee 
The Nation

 

 

Despite the chilly 18-degrees Celsius temperatures, some 2,000 Thais and foreigners willingly got out of bed in Mae Sot to join the “Run for Education without Frontiers” marathon and raise funds for the education of children living on the border of Tak province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072402-running-to-educate-children-living-on-tak-border/

 

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A Gala Dinner with Frank Bruno in Hua Hin

 

 

A Gala Dinner with Frank Bruno Ex-Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World. Bruno fought some of the best fighters from the modern era which included twice with Mike Tyson. 

 

Info: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1068236-a-gala-dinner-with-frank-bruno-in-hua-hin/

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Macron prepares response to 'yellow vest' protesters as Paris cleans up

By Geert De Clercq and Elena Gyldenkerne Massa

 

A fireman extinguishes a burning bicycle during clashes with yellow vests protesters as part of a national day of protest by the "yellow vests" movement in Paris, France, December 8, 2018. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

 

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will address the country on Monday as he seeks to placate "yellow vest" anti-government protesters who wreaked havoc in Paris this weekend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072404-macron-prepares-response-to-yellow-vest-protesters-as-paris-cleans-up/

 

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French minister asks Trump not to meddle in French affairs

 

FILE PHOTO: French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo

 

PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump should not meddle in French affairs, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Sunday after Trump criticised France in two tweets following riots in Paris.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072406-french-minister-asks-trump-not-to-meddle-in-french-affairs/

 

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UK PM May presses on with Brexit vote as lawmakers demand better deal

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street, London, Britain, December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

By Kylie MacLellan

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Theresa May will push ahead with a crucial vote on her European Union exit deal, her Brexitminister said on Sunday, as senior lawmakers in her own party piled pressure on the British prime minister to go back to Brussels and seek a better offer.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072407-uk-pm-may-presses-on-with brexit vote-as-lawmakers-demand-better-deal/

 

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PM May should renegotiate Brexit deal if loses vote in parliament: Johnson

 

FILE PHOTO: Conservative MP Boris Johnson speaks at the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) annual party conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland November 24, 2018. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Former British foreign minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday Theresa May could stay on as prime minister and go back to Brussels and renegotiate the divorce agreement if she loses a crucial parliamentary vote on Tuesday on her Brexit deal.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072408-pm-may-should-renegotiate brexit deal-if-loses-vote-in-parliament-johnson/

 

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Huawei CFO seeks bail, cites health fears behind bars - court documents

 

Meng Wanzhou, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's chief financial officer (CFO), is seen in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters December 6, 2018. Huawei/Handout via REUTERS

 

TORONTO (Reuters) - A top executive of China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] argued that she should be let out on bail while awaiting an extradition hearing due to severe hypertension and fears for her health while incarcerated in Canada, court documents released on Sunday showed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072409-huawei-cfo-seeks-bail-cites-health-fears-behind-bars-court-documents/

 

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Top Democrats say Trump may face impeachment, jail over hush money

By Doina Chiacu

 

Dec 8, 2018; Philadelphia, PA, USA; President Donald Trump participates in a coin toss ceremony before the 119th Army-Navy game at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Danny Wild-USA TODAY Sports

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump could face impeachment and jail time if hush money payments reported by his former lawyer are proven to be campaign finance violations, Democratic lawmakers said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072410-top-democrats-say-trump-may-face-impeachment-jail-over-hush-money/

 

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Ayers will not become Trump's chief of staff; Mnuchin, Meadows considered - sources

 

FILE PHOTO: Nick Ayers is being sworn-in by Vice President Mike Pence (L), as his Chief of Staff with his wife Jamie Floyd and children in attendance, in this social media photo released by Vice President's office in Washington, DC, U.S., on July 28, 2017. Courtesy Vice President's office/Handout via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nick Ayers will not become U.S. President Donald Trump's next chief of staff, and the president is considering two other officials instead, sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072411-ayers-will-not-become-trumps-chief-of-staff-mnuchin-meadows-considered-sources/

 

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Australian voters shun conservative government in widely watched poll

By Colin Packham

 

FILE PHOTO: The new Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison attends a news conference in Canberra, Australia August 24, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's conservative government is on course for a landslide election defeat, a widely watched survey showed on Monday, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison struggles to win favour with voters less than six months out from a national poll.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072412-australian-voters-shun-conservative-government-in-widely-watched-poll/

 

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U.S. says March 1 'hard deadline' for trade deal with China

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer speaks during a Cabinet meeting held by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-China trade negotiations need to reach a successful end by March 1 or new tariffs will be imposed, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Sunday, clarifying there is a "hard deadline" after a week of seeming confusion among President Donald Trump and his advisers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072413-us-says-march-1-hard-deadline-for-trade-deal-with-china/

 

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Saudi foreign minister rules out extraditing suspects in Khashoggi case

 

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir speaks during a news conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia November 15, 2018. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

 

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Sunday ruled out the extradition of suspects in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, after Istanbul's chief prosecutor filed warrants for the arrest of two former senior Saudi officials.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072414-saudi-foreign-minister-rules-out-extraditing-suspects-in-khashoggi-case/

 

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Trump backs $750 billion defence budget request to Congress - official

 

Dec 8, 2018; Philadelphia, PA, USA; President Donald Trump stands with Naval Academy Midshipmen during halftime of the 119th Army-Navy game at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Danny Wild-USA TODAY Sports

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has backed plans to request $750 billion (£589.4 billion) from Congress for defence spending next year, a U.S. official said on Sunday, signalling a Pentagon spending hike at a time of potential belt-tightening elsewhere in the government.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072416-trump-backs-750-billion-defence-budget-request-to-congress-official/

 

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Winter storm knocks out power to 380,000 in U.S. Southeast

 

Heavy snowfall blankets the street in Beech Mountain, North Carolina, U.S. December 9, 2018 in this still image taken from a social media video. CAMERON/via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - A powerful winter storm that hit the U.S. Southeast over the weekend knocked out power for more than 380,000 customers and forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072417-winter-storm-knocks-out-power-to-380000-in-us-southeast/

 

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Peruvians back anti-corruption reforms in referendum - exit poll

By Marco Aquino

 

Peru's President Martin Vizcarra votes during a referendum on judicial and political reforms in Lima, Peru December 9, 2018. Peruvian Presidency/Handout via REUTERS

 

Lima (Reuters) - Peruvians showed strong support in a referendum on Sunday for political and judicial reforms introduced by the new President Martin Vizcarra to target corruption in one of Latin America's most promising economies, according to an exit poll.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072420-peruvians-back-anti-corruption-reforms-in-referendum-exit-poll/

 

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UPDATE:

Missing man found dead at Thalang dam

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A missing man, who disappeared after heading out on a fishing trip, has been found dead at the Bang Neow Dum reservoir in Thalang.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072399-police-search-for-man-missing-at-phuket-reservoir/?do=findComment&comment=13636328