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Phitsanulok hospital opens ‘ganja clinic’

By Mongkholchaowarat Thangmangmee
THE NATION

 

The new clinic offers its services every Wednesday and Friday from 8.30am to noon.

 

With the cautious introduction of marijuana-based medications at government hospitals, Buddha Chinnaraj Hospital in Phitsanulok has begun drawing interest from people including cancer sufferers with a dedicated clinic that opened on Thursday (August 22).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119392-phitsanulok-hospital-opens-‘ganja-clinic’/

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As EU threatens trade retaliation, Brazil sends army to fight Amazon fires

By Lisandra Paraguassu and Jamie McGeever

 

People demonstrate during an Extinction Rebellion protest outside the Brazilian embassy in London, Britain August 23, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media. Dyego Rodrigues via REUTERS

 

BRASILIA (Reuters) - European leaders on Friday threatened to tear up a trade deal with South America, reflecting the growing international dismay and anger with Brazil as a record number of fires in the Amazon rainforest intensified the unfolding environmental crisis.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119424-as-eu-threatens-trade-retaliation-brazil-sends-army-to-fight-amazon-fires/

 

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Israeli teenager killed by bomb near settlement: Israeli officials

By Ali Sawafta

 

Israeli forces gather at the scene of an attack near the Jewish settlement of Dolev in the Israeli-occupied West Bank August 23, 2019. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

 

DEIR IBZI', West Bank (Reuters) - An Israeli teenager was killed and her father and brother were injured by a Palestinian bomb near a settlement in the occupied West Bank on Friday, Israeli officials said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119425-israeli-teenager-killed-by-bomb-near-settlement-israeli-officials/

 

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CDC flags one death and nearly 200 cases of lung illnesses in U.S, possibly tied to vaping

By Matthew Lavietes

 

FILE PHOTO: A man vapes outside an office block in Manchester, Britain, February 6, 2019. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday it had identified 193 potential cases of severe lung illness tied to vaping in 22 states as of Aug. 22, including one adult in Illinois who died after being hospitalized.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119427-cdc-flags-one-death-and-nearly-200-cases-of-lung-illnesses-in-us-possibly-tied-to-vaping/

 

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U.S. Justice Ginsburg treated for pancreatic cancer

By Lawrence Hurley

 

FILE PHOTO - U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen during a group portrait session for the new full court at the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Young

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completed a three-week course of radiation therapy to treat a cancerous tumour on her pancreas, a court spokeswoman said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119428-us-justice-ginsburg-treated-for-pancreatic-cancer/

 

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Villa get first points with 2-0 victory over Everton

 

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Aston Villa v Everton - Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain - August 23, 2019 Aston Villa's Douglas Luiz in action with Everton's Seamus Coleman REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

 

(Reuters) - Promoted Aston Villa earned their first Premier League points of the season with a 2-0 win over Everton thanks to goals from Wesley and Anwar El Ghazi at Villa Park on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119431-villa-get-first-points-with-2-0-victory-over-everton/

 

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Thailand make history at World Championships

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam
The Nation

 

 

Ratchanok Intanon and Kantaphon Wangcharoen kept the Thai flags flying high in the TOTAL BWF World Championships following their impressive wins in the quarter-finals in Basel on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119433-thailand-make-history-at-world-championships/

 

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Thai spikers through to next round despite loss

By The Nation

 

 

The Thai women’s national volleyball team was defeated by South Korea in the second round of the 20th Asian Women’s Volleyball Championships in Seoul, but still advanced into the next round.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119434-thai-spikers-through-to-next-round-despite-loss/

 

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Rookie Pajaree falls a stroke behind Park at LPGA Ontario

By The Nation

 

Pajaree Anannarukarn

 

Tour rookie Pajaree Anannarukarn shot an opening 66 sit a short behind American leader Annie Park after the first round of the CP Women’s Open at the par 72 6,544 yard Magna Golf Club in Ontario on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119435-rookie-pajaree-falls-a-stroke-behind-park-at-lpga-ontario/

 

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Jurin promises relief for palm-oil growers

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Luxanavisit told palm-oil farmers in Surat Thani on Friday he would propose to the Cabinet on August 27 a price guarantee of Bt4 per kilogram for 18 per cent of the oil they produce.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119436-jurin-promises-relief-for-palm-oil-growers/

 

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Foreign investment to be downsized: expert

By THE NATION

 

 

The MSCI Emerging Market Index will downsize investment in Thailand’s stock market from 3.08 per cent to 3.01 per cent effective August 27, Capital Nomura Securities’ director of research and investment Koraphat Vorachet said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119439-foreign-investment-to-be-downsized-expert/

 

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Karon Police reveal details of Norwegian arrested for death of Brit at Phuket resort

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Karon Police inspect the scene of the incident at the resort. Photo: Karon Police
 

PHUKET: Karon Chief Police Col Prawit Sutthirueangarun today released to The Phuket News details of the ongoing investigation into the arrest of a Norwegian man for the death of a British tourist at a resort on Phuket’s west coast on Wednesday (Aug 21).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119440-karon-police-reveal-details-of-norwegian-arrested-for-death-of-brit-at-phuket-resort/

 

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Trump presses U.S. companies to close China operations

By David Shepardson and Andrea Shalal

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in front of a portrait of former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln prior to presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Boston Celtics legend and Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Cousy at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday he was ordering U.S. companies to look at ways to close their operations in China and make more of their products in the United States instead, sending U.S. markets down sharply in a new rhetorical strike at Beijing as trade tensions mounted.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119445-trump-presses-us-companies-to-close-china-operations/

 

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Paris prosecutor opens inquiry into whether Epstein committed crimes in France

By Simon Carraud

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services' sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019. New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services/Handout/File Photo via REUTERS.

 

PARIS (Reuters) - The chief prosecutor in Paris has opened a preliminary inquiry to determine whether late U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein committed any sex crimes on French territory or against any underage French victims, prosecutor Remy Heitz's office said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119446-paris-prosecutor-opens-inquiry-into-whether-epstein-committed-crimes-in-france/

 

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Hong Kong families form peaceful human chains ahead of airport protest

By Jessie Pang and Felix Tam

 

Protesters light up their smartphones as they form a human chain during a rally to call for political reforms in Hong Kong, China, August 23, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Thousands of chanting Hong Kong protesters joined hands to form human chains on Friday in a peaceful protest, with almost three months of anti-government demonstrations showing no sign of let-up across the Chinese-ruled territory.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119447-hong-kong-families-form-peaceful-human-chains-ahead-of-airport-protest/

 

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Encouraged by Johnson's visit, UK officials now hoping rest of EU agrees to work on Brexit solution

 

 

FILE PHOTO - French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speak during a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, August 22, 2019. Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is hoping the rest of the European Union falls in behind France and Germany and agrees to work on solving a deadlock over Brexit, with officials sensing a glimmer of hope after meetings this week, but conscious of the need for a wider consensus in Europe.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119450-encouraged-by-johnsons-visit-uk-officials-now-hoping-rest-of-eu-agrees-to-work-on-brexit-solution/

 

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Tunisian police arrest presidential candidate Karoui on tax evasion charges

By Tarek Amara

 

FILE PHOTO: Nabil Karoui, businessman and owner of the private channel Nessma TV, submits his candidacy for the presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia, August 2, 2019. Picture taken August 2, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/File Photo

 

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police arrested presidential candidate Nabil Karoui on Friday after a court ordered his detention, the Interior Ministry said, in a case involving charges of money laundering but which Karoui's party said was a politically motivated attempt to exclude him from the election race.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119453-tunisian-police-arrest-presidential-candidate-karoui-on-tax-evasion-charges/

 

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Bake Off coming soon and London is well represented

David Buckley

 

 

Yes, it will be back on our screens soon. The Great British Bake Off (GBBO) is set to return to Channel 4 next Tuesday, the 27th of this month – less than a week away.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119455-bake-off-coming-soon-and-london-is-well-represented/

 

 

 

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Tourism was a powerful economic engine in Thailand. Then a boat full of Chinese sank

By JOHN REED

 

Divers on a rubber raft during a search operation in the water off the resort island of Phuket, Thailand, in July 2018 after a boat with Chinese tourists sank in a storm. (Associated Press)

 

Phuket —  Phuket’s old town, with its open-air noodle shops and brightly painted Sino-Portuguese shop fronts, is a favorite social media and selfie backdrop for tourists from China. The island, which has a year-round population of 500,000, typically attracts about 7 million foreign visitors a year, of whom 2 million are Chinese — Thailand’s biggest source of tourists.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119457-tourism-was-a-powerful-economic-engine-in-thailand-then-a-boat-full-of-chinese-sank/

 

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Renewed calls for stricter control of illegal fishing equipment

 

 

A network of fishermen’s groups, in Thailand’s southern province of Trang, has renewed its call for authorities to control the use of illegal fishing equipment more strictly, in light of the death on Thursday of baby dugong ‘Yamil’ which brought the dugong unnatural death toll this year to 17.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119459-renewed-calls-for-stricter-control-of-illegal-fishing-equipment/

 

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MOPH aims to make Thailand No.1 herb exporter in ASEAN

supawadee wangsri

 

 

BANGKOK, 23 August 2019(NNT) - In the past year, the Thai herbal market has grown by more than 30 percent, with exports reaching 2.24 billion baht. The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), has, therefore, organized a project to launch high quality Thai herbs on the world market to increase the number of marketing channels and promote sales and publicize quality herbal products. The MOPH aims to make Thailand the number one herb exporter in ASEAN.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119460-moph-aims-to-make-thailand-no1-herb-exporter-in-asean/

 

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DE minister orders Thailand Post to compete better with private postal firms

tewit kemtong

 

 

BANGKOK, 23 August 2019(NNT) - The logistics and transport sector is more engaged and competitive in the digital economic sector, affecting Thailand Post which is a major national logistic and transport agency. Along with more business opportunities come more rivals.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119462-de-minister-orders-thailand-post-to-compete-better-with-private-postal-firms/

 

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State of emergency in three southern border provinces extended for three months

tewit kemtong

 

 

BANGKOK, 23 August 2019(NNT) - The Committee on the Emergency Situation has resolved to extend the state of emergency in three southern border provinces for another three months. However, Si Sakhon district of Narathiwat will be among those areas excluded from the state of emergency.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119463-state-of-emergency-in-three-southern-border-provinces-extended-for-three-months/

 

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Commerce Ministry reassesses export situation

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

BANGKOK, 23 August 2019(NNT) - After a better performance by Thailand’s export sector, the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) has held talks with key exporters to discuss challenges, since maintaining exports at 3 percent growth this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119464-commerce-ministry-reassesses-export-situation/

 

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Kanyalak tops qualifying round of KLPGA Tour

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam
The Nation

 

 

Kanyalak Preedasuttijit capitalised on her familiarity with the Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club to win the KLPGA International Qualifying Tournament Stage 1 in Chonburi today (August 23).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119465-kanyalak-tops-qualifying-round-of-klpga-tour/

 

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Twenty two year old Brit arrested in Hua Hin on visa overstay

 

 

Image: Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported that a 22 year old British national had been arrested in Hua Hin for overstaying his visa.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119468-twenty-two-year-old-brit-arrested-in-hua-hin-on-visa-overstay/ 

 

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Overstaying Omani who fell in love with Thai man is picked up in TM 30 raid

 

 

Image: Naew Na

 

Immigration in Petchabun in Thailand's north east were informed of suspicious behavior of a foreigner at a house in Moo 1, Huay Yai sub-district of Muang district.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119470-overstaying-omani-who-fell-in-love-with-thai-man-is-picked-up-in-tm-30-raid/

 

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Two young Chinese woman arrested for running online betting in Chiang Mai house

 

 

Image: Division 2 Tourist Police site on Facebook

 

Tourist police in Chiang Mai armed with a search warrant raided a house in a housing estate in Doi Saket on Thursday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119474-two-young-chinese-woman-arrested-for-running-online-betting-in-chiang-mai-house/

 

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Immigration run TM 30 workshop for executives at Oriental Residence

 

 

Image: Naew Na

 

Immigration officers under the leadership of Pol Maj-Gen Padiphat Suban Na Ayuthaya ran a workshop for executives and other staff at the Oriental Residence in Witthayu Road (Wireless Road) on Thursday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119475-immigration-run-tm-30-workshop-for-executives-at-oriental-residence/

 

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Nails on the road causing trouble for motorcyclists in Khon Kaen

 

 

Caption: What do they want?

 

Reporters from Sanook went to Khon Kaen to investigate after nails keep appearing on the road between Ban Thum and Sawathee sub-districts.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119476-nails-on-the-road-causing-trouble-for-motorcyclists-in-khon-kaen/