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No Problems from Cannabis Legalization: Health Minister BANGKOK, Aug 17 (TNA) – Cannabis has not posed a problem as feared by many parties while its market value has reached 28 billion baht, according to Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269143-no-problems-from-cannabis-legalization-health-minister/

BANGKOK, Aug 17 (TNA) – Cannabis has not posed a problem as feared by many parties while its market value has reached 28 billion baht, according to Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. Mr Anutin said in the “Meet the Press: Cannabis” event at Miracle Hotel that since cannabis was decriminalized for medical use, it has not caused any negative social impact as many parties were concerned. Hospitals reported 60 people suffered from the acute side effects of cannabis over the past two months (from June 6 to Aug 16). Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-999758 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-08-17 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Discover the Key Pillars of Thailand’s Social Impact Ecosystem We intuitively believe that in times of crisis, investors would be quick to abandon any pretense of high-minded philanthropy and redirect their money with return on investment (ROI) as their one and only guiding light, investing in any and all “sin” stocks that could save their flagging portfolios. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269142-discover-the-key-pillars-of-thailand’s-social-impact-ecosystem/

We intuitively believe that in times of crisis, investors would be quick to abandon any pretense of high-minded philanthropy and redirect their money with return on investment (ROI) as their one and only guiding light, investing in any and all “sin” stocks that could save their flagging portfolios. But one of the biggest and most welcome surprises of the pandemic age has been continued and growing interest in impact investing. A Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) study found that the global impact investing market is growing, while an ISS study has linked a company’s environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) performance to profitability. These insights support opportunities for social impact in emerging markets like Thailand. Learn more about why impact investing is gaining traction in Thailand and discover the key pillars of the Thai social impact ecosystem. Why impact investing is here to stay Source: patpitchaya / Shutterstock.com As a new investment class, awareness of impact investing is relatively low despite its growth. Because of their overlapping intentions, impact investing is often heard in the same conversation as socially responsible (SRI) investing—avoiding companies with detrimental social or expnvironmental practices—and ESG investing—building portfolios based on ESG performance. Impact investing goes beyond merely avoiding social or environmental harm and actively seeks to achieve a positive impact—what the GIIN refers to as “intentionality.” However, there remains an expectation of ROI, which differentiates impact investing from venture or traditional philanthropy. Source: small smiles / Shutterstock.com Unlike other kinds of investment classes, impact investing requires more than writing a check. Impact investors tend to be characterized by a deeper involvement in the development, management, and performance assessment of investees—generally, social enterprises. Johannes Weber, founder of Social Venture Fund, the first pan-European social venture capital fund, stated that social enterprises benefit greatly from impact investors willing to support them by sharing their infrastructure, knowledge and networks. “… most social venture capital funds go to great lengths in order to support social entrepreneurs not only with money but with infrastructure, knowledge and their network.” – Johannes Weber Founder, Social Venture Fund This is the crux of why Thailand is ripe for impact investing. Social enterprises based in Thailand find a number of business development service (BDS) institutions & networks providing mutual technical support, capacity building, and financial assistance. Ashoka Thailand Source: Ashoka Thailand Facebook Page Ashoka Thailand is the national office of “largest network of leading social entrepreneurs in the world,” and claims to be the first organization to drive social enterprise and social entrepreneurship in the country. Social entrepreneurs that become “Ashoka Fellows” receive financing, capacity-building services, and networking opportunities with over 3,300 Fellows worldwide. Since establishing itself in the country in 1989, Thailand has become a country with the fifth largest Ashoka Fellow network in the world. Source: Tanin Timtong Tanin Timtong, one of the many Ashoka Fellows in the country, founded Learn Education Co., Ltd. to develop “Online Blended Learning Solutions,” which combines the advantages of traditional classroom learning, like teacher-student interaction, with technology and systems that resolve many of the disadvantages, such as unfavorable student-to-teacher ratios. This allows students to learn at their own pace and teachers to rebalance their focus away from lecturing and more toward individual coaching. Schools that can pay are charged a per-student fee, while those that can’t are served through a cross-subsidy structure. Participating schools have seen their national standardized test scores rise as much as 20 percent, and Learn Education already works with 35,000 students across 150 schools nationwide. ChangeFusion Source: ChangeFusion Facebook Page ChangeFusion—a non-profit institute established in 2001 under the Thai Rural Reconstruction Movement Foundation under the Royal Patronage—has been a pioneer in the social enterprise ecosystem, providing mentoring, investment, and networking services for social enterprises. This includes coaching social entrepreneurs on business strategy, measuring social impact, and developing partnerships and then funding enterprises with promising and scalable solutions through its investment arm, ChangeVentures. Source: Syahtuah Mohamed / Shutterstock.com ChangeFusion has supported several social impact initiatives in the country, including the BKIND Mutual Fund launched in collaboration with BBL Asset Management Co., Ltd. and Khon Thai Foundation to invest in equities of companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand with strong performance with respect to principles of ESGC (Environment, Society, Good Governance, and Anti-Corruption). National Innovation Agency Source: National Innovation Agency Facebook Page Not surprisingly, the Thai government has developed its own organization for supporting social enterprises. The National Innovation Agency (Public Organization) (NIA), a non-profit organization of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, is tasked with spearheading startup business development as part of the government’s goal of strengthening Thailand as a hub of startup business development and innovation. In 2017, the NIA launched its Social Innovation Platform, a development and investment pipeline for social innovations supporting communities, agriculturalists, SMEs and social enterprises. The pipeline is divided into stages for identifying social problems, issuing grants for pilot projects, and scaling successful projects with zero-interest loans of up to THB3 million (US$100,000). The NIA also partners with local banks to provide additional funding to social startups through loans of up to five million baht. Social Enterprise Thailand Source: SE Thailand Facebook Page A part of the Silicon Valley success story has to do with the number of tech enterprises fostering an ecosystem for collaboration and networking. To leverage the strengths and services of like-minded social entrepreneurs, the Social Enterprise Thailand Association (SE Thailand) was founded in 2019, formalizing an unofficial network of social enterprises that had been growing organically since 2016. SE Thailand connects member enterprises in Thailand while offering non-financial support takes the form of consulting hours and classes, preferential procurement from government and corporate partners, and discounts and other privileges from partner entities. Corporate partners are encouraged to pursue impact investment opportunities through the association. Thailand Social Innovation Platform Source: Thailand Social Innovation Platform Facebook Page The values and objectives of social enterprises are diverse, so it has been useful for stakeholders to communicate these values through the framework of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The UNDP’s Thailand Social Innovation Platform aims to create an ecosystem of social impact stakeholders, including entrepreneurs, startups, corporations, universities, non-profits, and investors with the purpose of achieving the SDGs. It ultimately seeks to centralize the various social innovation initiatives in the country. The frontier of impact investment The COVID-19 pandemic has been seen as the catalyst of several trends like increased automation and remote working. However, it has also opened the eyes of investors around the world, as the pandemic shattered fragile social safety nets and the most vulnerable communities bore the brunt of the economic fallout. Amid worsening social inequality—coupled with growing concern over climate change and the biodiversity crisis—the momentum around impact investing is growing, as impact measurements and management practices continue to mature. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has produced 20 country SDG Investor Maps, including one for Thailand, that identifies investment opportunity areas where impact investing can make a difference. As a dynamic emerging market, Thailand is uniquely positioned to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis at the forefront of impact investment. Source: https://www.thailandnow.in.th/current-affairs/discover-the-key-pillars-of-thailands-social-impact-ecosystem/ -- © Copyright THAILAND NOW 2022-08-17 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. 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BANGKOK (NNT) - Thai people have become less cautious about COVID-19, according to a survey, while the numbers of daily Covid hospitalizations and deaths have started to show a decline. Conducted nationally by the Department of Health Service Support, the survey shows a 4.27% higher engagement in at-risk activities, and an 11.06% decline in mask-wearing awareness; all contributing to a higher risk for COVID-19 spread. These results came from comparing the data from the first round of survey conducted on 5-31 March with 113,847 respondents, and the latest round on 1-20 July with 28,487 respondents. According to the department, this survey indicates more physical contact due to the relaxed social distancing and masking measures. The Ministry of Public Health still encourages the general public to keep observing the Universal Protection protocol in a stringent manner. Around 77.1% of Thailand’s population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with two primary doses, while around 45.2% have already received at least one booster dose. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220817003103866 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-08-17 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Cabinet approves more economic measures to boost recovery BANGKOK (NNT) - The Cabinet today approved a set of measures to address Thailand’s economic crisis driven by the rising fuel prices and shortage in farming supplies. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269140-cabinet-approves-more-economic-measures-to-boost-recovery/

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Cabinet today approved a set of measures to address Thailand’s economic crisis driven by the rising fuel prices and shortage in farming supplies. Deputy Government Spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek said these measures will address the rising cost of living, the rising manufacturing costs, the shortage of farming supplies, the financial crisis at household and SME levels, and the structural economic crisis including a decline in competitiveness. These measures are laid out as new measures and extension of the existing measures. Urgent measures include asking for cooperation from private firms to reduce electricity consumption during peak hours, reducing electricity consumption at government offices, and fertilizer management and pricing control campaigns for farmers. The existing measures include the improvement of public transport and debt relief measures. The deputy spokesperson said the government has continuously been working to mitigate the economic crisis, by capping diesel prices at 35 baht per liter and helping relieve the electricity bills for households consuming no more than 300 electricity units per month. These measures are aimed specifically at alleviating the burden faced by the general public. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220817002247862 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-08-17 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Opposition seeks Constitutional Court ruling on PM’s term in office Thailand’s opposition parties submitted a petition, through House Speaker Chuan Leekpai today (Wednesday), to seek the Constitutional Court’s ruling on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s 8-year term in office. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269138-opposition-seeks-constitutional-court-ruling-on-pm’s-term-in-office/

Thailand’s opposition parties submitted a petition, through House Speaker Chuan Leekpai today (Wednesday), to seek the Constitutional Court’s ruling on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s 8-year term in office. Signed by 171 opposition MPs, the petition was submitted by opposition and Pheu Thai leader Chonlanan Srikaew. In the letter, the opposition referred to when Prayut was royally appointed on August 24th, 2014, Section 264 of the Constitution B.E. 2560 (2017AD) regarding the qualifications of cabinet ministers and previous rulings by the charter court regarding the end of the term in office of ministers. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/opposition-seeks-constitutional-court-ruling-on-pms-term-in-office/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-08-17 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Youth groups, eyeing change, wait with bated breath for ruling on PM August 24 has portents of becoming judgement day as leaders of many youth movements are planning major protests if Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha holds on to power he seized eight years ago. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269137-youth-groups-eyeing-change-wait-with-bated-breath-for-ruling-on-pm/

August 24 has portents of becoming judgement day as leaders of many youth movements are planning major protests if Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha holds on to power he seized eight years ago. Speaking at a seminar at Thammasat University’s Pridi Banomyong International College on August 15, the student activists said that many groups are holding their breath to see how the establishment elite would decide Prayut’s political future. The 2017 Constitution says the prime minister shall not hold office for more than eight years, whether as consecutive terms or separately. Legal experts have not been able to reach a consensus on whether his premiership should be counted from August 24, 2014 when he took office for the first time after leading a coup, or from the time the current charter came into force in April 2017. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/youth-groups-eyeing-change-wait-with-bated-breath-for-ruling-on-pm/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-08-17 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

The Thai Government has opened a new website in an effort to protect youth from online sexual harassment, which has reportedly been on the rise, especially against the 11-15 age group. Deputy Government Spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek said today (Wednesday) that the website is the result of a joint effort between the Office of the Secretary-General of the Prime Minister, the Royal Thai Police and a working committee, which was set up to deal with internet crimes against children. Any youngster who is experiencing sexual harassment online can log into the website to file a complaint or to seek help and advice, she said. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/government-run-website-launched-to-help-fight-sexual-harassment-online/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-08-17 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Effective waste management starts with ‘environmental awareness’ The destiny In 1979, Werner Kossmann set foot in Thailand for the first time. “It was like destiny”, he said with a smile. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269135-effective-waste-management-starts-with-‘environmental-awareness’/

The destiny In 1979, Werner Kossmann set foot in Thailand for the first time. “It was like destiny”, he said with a smile. This country wasn’t, however, in his itinerary at all. Back then, while studying for his bachelor’s degree in agriculture, he joined a volunteer service program and was assigned to work for 2 years at the Nongpho Dairy Cooperative in Ratchaburi. Since then, he has been working on and off in Thailand. At the moment, he is a Project Director of integrated waste and wastewater management for GHG reduction, GIZ Thailand. His organisation cooperates with the Pollution Control Department (PCD) to work on the National Roadmap on food waste, a result of Thailand’s commitment to the UN 2030 agenda to reduce food waste by 50% by 2030. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/effective-waste-management-starts-with-environmental-awareness/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-08-17 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

A group of 51 law lecturers from 15 universities have submitted an open letter, addressed to the president and judges of the Constitutional Court, insisting that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s 8-year term in office is due to come to an end on August 24th. The group cited Article 158 (paragraph 4) of the Constitution B.E. 2560 (2017AD), which states that “the prime minister shall not hold office for more than eight years in total, whether or not holding consecutive terms. However, it shall not include the period during which the prime minister carries out duties after vacating office.” They then cited Article 264 in the transitory provisions of the charter, which lists some specifications related to ministers’ qualifications which cannot be applied retroactively. There was, however, no mention of a prime minister’s term being exempt from the retroactive rule. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/law-lecturers-advise-constitutional-court-judges-pms-term-expires-by-aug-24/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-08-16 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Thailand’s Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has decided to raise the FT (fuel tariff) for electricity for September through December by 68.66 satang per unit, which will bring the average rate for electricity to 4.72 baht per unit, to help ease the financial burden on the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT). The ERC Office said in its Facebook post yesterday (Monday) that EGAT has shouldered the burden of increased production costs on behalf of consumers to the tune of about 83 billion baht. It explained that the increase in the FT rate since last year is attributable to the increased dependence on liquefied natural gas (LNG), purchased in the spot market, to substitute for the supply of natural gas from the Gulf of Thailand and gas fields in Myanmar, which are fast depleting. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/households-businesses-to-pay-more-for-electricity-from-september-as-ft-rate-raised/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-08-16 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

A fire caused by a short circuit broke out in a kindergarten classroom at Pattaya City Eight School, but all 108 students were safe and uninjured. Thitiphan Petchtrakul, Deputy Mayor of Pattaya, and Banlue Kullawanich, chairman of the Pattaya City Council, rushed to Pattaya Eight School on South Pattaya Road in Nongprue subdistrict of Banglamung today, August 16th, following a report that a fire had erupted in a kindergarten classroom. The classroom was on the first floor and usually housed kindergarten students aged 4-6 years old. The fire was extinguished by teachers and janitors while all students had been evacuated safely from the second and third floors. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/08/16/fire-breaks-out-in-kindergarten-classroom-at-pattaya-city-eight-school-nobody-injured/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-08-16 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Travelers wait at the departure area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 4 in this undated photo. The STAR / Rudy Santos MANILA, Philippines — The United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention added three countries, including the Philippines, to its “high” risk list for COVID-19. The Philippines, Russia, and Nepal were added to places with Level 3 or “high” risk designation. “Make sure you are up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines before traveling to the Philippines. If you are not up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines, avoid travel to the Philippines,” CDC said on its website. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/08/16/2203032/us-cdc-adds-philippines-high-travel-risk-list -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-08-16

The Pattaya mayor Poramese Ngampiches held a press conference to give an update on the upcoming Olympic Day sports event, which will take place at Central Pattaya on September 10th. Pattaya City has been assigned by the National Olympic Committee of Thailand to host the Olympic Day sports event of 2022 on September 10th. According to Poramese, the event will feature various kinds of sports such as running, racewalking, jet-skiing, boxing, windsurfing, etc. There will also be a mini-concert to promote and educate people about environmental conservation with two famous singers “Tono” and “Nicha” serving as the main instructors. Poramese also encouraged everyone who planned to join this event to bring their own water bottle or to help pick up trash along the running route to reduce waste. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/08/16/pattaya-to-host-olympic-day-sports-event-on-september-10th/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-08-16 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

PHOTO: Manager Online The alleged real owner of the ‘Mountain B’ entertainment venue, Somyot Panprasong, has turned himself in to the Plutaluang Police Station this afternoon, August 16th, following an arrest warrant issued by the Pattaya Provincial Court on Monday. On Tuesday August 16th, ‘Sia B”s lawyer arrived at the police station to give more information to the officials. He also insisted that Somyot was not involved with the establishment as he did not know about any documents and restated that Sia B was the actual owner of the establishment. Sia B has previously taken full responsibility for the incident, however, many victims families and social media netizens have expressed concern that they believe that Sia B was a “fall guy” for other parties, owners, and silent investors. However, Somyot was willing to surrender at the Pluta Luang police station but he was on the way from returning from other provinces, according to the lawyer’s statement. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/08/16/somyot-alleged-actual-mountain-b-owner-turns-himself-in-to-plutaluang-police-station-this-afternoon-in-chonburi-denies-all-charges/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-08-16 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

A Phuket police officer has been sentenced to 25 years in jail after shooting a noodle vendor in Patong in February last year, 2021. Our previous story: Police Corporal Pornthep Channarong, 25, reportedly told the police that he was heavily intoxicated when he went out to celebrate his transfer and reportedly shot vendor Aroon Thongplub. The defendant must pay compensation to the victim within 20 years for the total of 7,992,500 baht. However the defendant has provided good cooperation to the court. The punishment has been decreased to 25 years and four months in prison with a 1,000 baht fine and to pay compensation to the victim of 7,992,500 baht. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/08/16/phuket-cop-sentenced-to-25-years-in-prison-after-shooting-noodle-vendor-in-patong-in-2021/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-08-16 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

BANGKOK, Aug 16 (TNA) – Watanya Bunnag resigned as a House representative and a member of the coalition-core Palang Pracharath Party to protest against other representatives and senators who dumped a list MP election amendment bill. Miss Watanya aka Madam Dear said she met PPRP leader and Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon this morning to inform him of her resignation decision. She said that she had done her duties well and always attended parliamentary sessions but people complained that the sessions had collapsed for weeks. Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-998872 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-08-16 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

BANGKOK (NNT) - A senior doctor from Chulalongkorn University has asked the general public not to panic over long Covid symptoms, saying the condition is less prevalent in the Omicron wave. Dr. Yong Poovorawan, head of the Center of Excellence In Clinical Virology at Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Medicine, said post-recovery symptoms can be found in COVID-19, as well as other diseases. Common long Covid symptoms include fatigue, brain fog, and breathing difficulty; which could be accompanied by chest pain, headaches, diarrhea, and loss of taste and smell. Mental conditions, which are more common than physical ones according to Dr. Yong, may include depression, stress, anxiety, and insomnia. These long Covid symptoms can be found more frequently in older people, with a slightly higher proportion among women. Only a very few cases have been reported among children. Dr. Yong said long Covid symptoms are related to the patient’s disease severity while infected with COVID-19, the conditions have become less prevalent as the Omicron variant becomes the dominant strain. He said patients with long Covid would gradually recover with time. At the same time, vaccines remain effective in reducing disease severity, and will also help reduce the chances and severity of long Covid as well. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220816015607464 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-08-16 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thai authorities are now discussing the matter of medical cannabis with their Malaysian counterparts. The latter have become engaged in legal efforts to enable the medical use of cannabis. Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul is now looking to welcome his Malaysian counterpart to Thailand for a discussion on the matter. Mr. Anutin has engaged H.E. Dato Jojie Samuel, the Malaysian ambassador to Thailand, on the matter of Thailand’s medical cannabis policy. The two exchanged their thoughts on the pros and cons of using cannabis and hemp in medicine and how to address public concerns about said use. According to Mr. Anutin, Malaysia’s health ministry is working to enable the use of cannabis and hemp in medicine. If Malaysia announces the use of cannabis in medicine, it will become the second nation in Asia to remove cannabis from the ‘narcotic’ classification. The health minister said the use of cannabis in Thailand is regulated by laws that prevent misuse. He added that everybody needs to follow these laws so that order may be created in society. He also addressed the Bangkok governor’s mention of cannabis scent in public spaces during his live streaming. Mr. Anutin said he welcomed the governor’s report and the health ministry will work with the competent agency to inspect these cases. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220816015034461 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-08-16 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

In the eyes of critics, Thailand’s Waste Management Master Plan has trashed the country’s waste problem to the point that it risks becoming the world’s dumping ground. Not only is Thailand struggling with its own waste, but Thais are also being overwhelmed by imported garbage. Thailand has in fact banned the importation of several types of waste, including municipal garbage as well as electronic and plastic trash. Yet they continue to be imported due to loopholes, exemptions, leniency, and ineffective enforcement. Nobody knows exactly how much trash has been illegally imported over recent years. However, the amount flowing through the loophole of false declarations is thought to be huge. Usually, illegally imported waste is only ever detected when authorities are tipped off in advance. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailands-bio-circular-economy-and-the-problem-of-imported-trash/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-08-16 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!