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Narcotics legalisation not coming to Thailand, Justice Minister tells world body

By The Nation

 

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Thailand’s move to allow medical marijuana will not spill into the legalisation of narcotics, the Kingdom’s Justice Minister told the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089710-narcotics-legalisation-not-coming-to-thailand-justice-minister-tells-world-body/

 

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Iconic goalkeeper Oliver Khan on four-day visit to Bangkok

By The Nation weekend

 

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Peter Leible Head of Global Audio Visual Rights and legendary goalkeeper Oliver Kahn

 

As part of a campaign to bring German football even closer to its legion of Asian fans, the Bundesliga has brought legendary goalkeeper Oliver Kahn to Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089711-iconic-goalkeeper-oliver-khan-on-four-day-visit-to-bangkok/

 

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It’s a teenage dream: Kultida nails maiden title

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation Weekend

 

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Kultida Pramphun

 

Seventeen-year-old Kultida Pramphun won the Bt1 million Singha-SAT Championship at the Royal Hills Golf Resort and Spa in Nakhon Nayok on Friday, her first title since turning professional.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089713-it’s-a-teenage-dream-kultida-nails-maiden-title/

 

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A race to save the past

By Phatarawadee Phataranawik 
The Nation Weekend

 

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Archaeology experts suggest the Fine Arts Department declare restrictive zoning as soon as possible so that the national heritage law can be invoked to protect the site. Nation/Prasert Thepsri

 

Vaster than ancient Ayutthaya and perhaps just as important in its day, Si Thep in Phetchabun has begun sharing its secrets. it also sits on an oil field

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089714-a-race-to-save-the-past/

 

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Trump vetoes measure to end his emergency declaration on border wall

By Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump holds up his veto of the congressional measure to end his emergency declaration to get funds to build a border wall after signing it in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 15, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his presidency on Friday to block a measure passed by Democrats and Republicans in Congress that would terminate his emergency declaration for a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089716-trump-vetoes-measure-to-end-his-emergency-declaration-on-border-wall/

 

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'Worse than Voldemort': Global students' strike targets climate change

By Tom Westbrook and Alex Fraser

 

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Protesters demanding action on climate change gather at Te Ngakau Civic Square in Wellington, New Zealand March 15, 2019. REUTERS/Charlotte Greenfield

 

SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of school students around the world walked out of classes on Friday in a global strike to protest against government inaction on climate change.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089717-worse-than-voldemort-global-students-strike-targets-climate-change/

 

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Algerians demand Bouteflika quits in biggest protest yet

By Lamine Chikhi and Hamid Ould Ahmed

 

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People carry their national flags as they protest over President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's decision to postpone elections and extend his fourth term in office, in Algiers, Algeria March 15, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

 

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people protested in central Algiers on Friday in the biggest demonstration against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's 20-year rule since unrest began last month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089719-algerians-demand-bouteflika-quits-in-biggest-protest-yet/

 

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Cyclone Idai lashes Mozambican port, hits communications

By Manuel Mucari and Mfuneko Toyana

 

MAPUTO/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Parts of Mozambique were cut off on Friday as a tropical storm battered the coast and the major port city of Beira with heavy rain and winds of up to up 170 kph (105 mph).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089720-cyclone-idai-lashes-mozambican-port-hits-communications/

 

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FIFA votes for new Club World Cup, Euro clubs confirm boycott

By Simon Evans

 

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FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA President Gianni Infantino Media Briefing - Shangri-La Bosphorus Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey - February 15, 2019 FIFA President Gianni Infantino during a media briefing REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo

 

MIAMI (Reuters) - FIFA will go ahead with a new 24-team Club World Cup starting in 2021, its President Gianni Infantino said on Friday, setting the world soccer governing body in conflict with Europe's top clubs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089721-fifa-votes-for-new-club-world-cup-euro-clubs-confirm-boycott/

 

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From past to present: the history of Bangkok’s Front Palace

By Khetsirin Pholdhampalit 
The Nation Weekend

 

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Suanplu Chorus performs songs specially rearranged and adapted for the historical space Isara Winitchai Throne Hall in the National Museum Bangkok.

 

The history of Bangkok’s Front Palace is told through contemporary artworks and performance

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089726-from-past-to-presentthe-history-of-bangkok’s-front-palace/

 

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'Ice is nice': Blind Thai teacher wins royal recognition

By Athit Perawongmetha and Chayut Setboonsarng

 

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Damkerng Mungthanya, who is a blind teacher, teaches English during a class at Satri Si Suriyothai school in Bangkok, Thailand, February 15, 2019. Picture taken February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Damkerng Mungthanya is a 26-year-old Thai who wakes up at 5 each morning for his mother to walk him to a train station for the commute into downtown Bangkok, where a student accompanies him to the high school where he works.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089727-ice-is-nice-blind-thai-teacher-wins-royal-recognition/

 

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EC: Polling stations ready for early voting

Praphorn Praphornkul

 

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BANGKOK, 14th March 2019 (NNT) - The Deputy Secretary-General of the Election Commission (EC), Metha Silaphan, said all central polling stations throughout Thailand are ready for early voting ahead of the general election, which will take place on March 24th, 2019.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089729-ec-polling-stations-ready-for-early-voting/

 

 

 

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Boeing 737 Max aircraft not allowed to enter Vietnam’s airspace

Pichanan Inpota

 

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Hanoi (VNA)- The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) on March 13 decided to nullify the granted licences and not to grant new ones for flights using the Boeing 737 Max to enter Vietnam’s airspace.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089731-boeing-737-max-aircraft-not-allowed-to-enter-vietnam’s-airspace/

 

 

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Man charged with murder after New Zealand mosque shootings

By Charlotte Greenfield and Praveen Menon

 

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Brenton Tarrant, charged for murder in relation to the mosque attacks, is lead into the dock for his appearance in the Christchurch District Court, New Zealand March 16, 2019. Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald/Pool via REUTERS.

 

CHRISTCHURCH/WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Reuters) - The main suspect in mass shootings at two New Zealand mosques was charged with one count of murder on Saturday, a day after the attack that killed 49 people and wounded dozens, prompting the prime minister to vow reform of the country's gun laws.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089734-man-charged-with-murder-after-new-zealand-mosque-shootings/

 

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New Zealand massacre shows how online users find ways to share violent videos

By Joseph Ax and Charlotte Greenfield

 

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An armed police officer stands guard in a perimeter outside Linwood mosque after Friday's gunmen attacks, in Christchurch, New Zealand March 16, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

LEBANON, N.H./CHRISTCHURCH (Reuters) - The Friday massacre at two New Zealand mosques, live-streamed to the world, was not the first time that violent crimes have been broadcast on the internet, but trying to stop the spread of a video once it has been posted online has turned into a virtual game of whack-a-mole.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089735-new-zealand-massacre-shows-how-online-users-find-ways-to-share-violent-videos/

 

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World reacts with sadness, anger to New Zealand mosque shootings

 

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People attend a vigil for victims of the mosque shootings in New Zealand, outside city hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 15, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Helgren

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Leaders and organizations around the world expressed disgust and sorrow at the killing of 49 people in shootings at two New Zealand mosques on Friday, attacks that many blamed on the demonisation of Muslims by the West.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089736-world-reacts-with-sadness-anger-to-new-zealand-mosque-shootings/

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PM orders review of duty free concession bidding process

 

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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered a review of the bidding process for the concession to operate duty free shops at Suvarnabhumi, Chiang Mai, Phuket and Hat Yai airports to ensure transparency and optimum benefit for the state.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089746-pm-orders-review-of-duty-free-concession-bidding-process/

 

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3 wounded in explosion at Narathiwat border defence unit

 

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Three security officials were injured late Thursday night when armed militants attacked a border defence unit’s base near the Kolok River in the Tak Bai district of Thailand’s southern province of Narathiwat. Several houses and cars nearby were damaged by the powerful device.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089748-3-wounded-in-explosion-at-narathiwat-border-defence-unit/

 

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