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Seven opposition parties to push for amendment of 2017 charter

By Silapakorn Sangsinchai
The Nation

 

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Leaders and representatives of seven opposition parties organised a seminar on Sunday (July 21) on “Solutions to Thailand’s National Crisis” to discuss the problems within the government and the inadequacies of the newly formed Cabinet.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113179-seven-opposition-parties-to-push-for-amendment-of-2017-charter/

 

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Anutin-led ministry to fully promote medical cannabis

By Pratch Rujivanarom
The Nation

 

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The newly formed government has promised a bright future for medical cannabis in Thailand, after pledging to move forward with the medical cannabis policy to ensure access to cannabinoid medicines and also give people the right to grow cannabis legally at home.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113184-anutin-led-ministry-to-fully-promote-medical-cannabis/

 

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Eight Chinese dams block 40 billion cubic meters of water from Mekong River

 

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(Photo) International Rivers

 

The eight dams in China, which were built on the Mekong River, or Lancang as it is called in China, have been blamed as the chief culprit in the sharp fall in water levels downstream and the resulting hardships caused to people in lower riparian countries, according to the Mekong Freedom Network, a civic group that studies the impacts of dams constructed along the Mekong river.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113185-eight-chinese-dams-block-40-billion-cubic-meters-of-water-from-mekong-river/

 

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Health Ministry ponders reinstatement of about 3,000 traditional medicine practitioners

 

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(Photo) Ministry of Public Health

 

Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health will hold a meeting with officials to consider amendments to a new regulation which has led to the disqualification of about 3,000 traditional medicine practitioners, including Mr. Decha Siripat, president of the Kwan Khao Foundation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113186-health-ministry-ponders-reinstatement-of-about-3000-traditional-medicine-practitioners/

 

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Booming regional meth industry – Thailand, Myanmar, China and Laos

 

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By The Thaiger

 

A UN Office of Drugs and Crime report released last week states that the methamphetamine trade is now worth between US$30-61 billion per year in East and South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Bangladesh.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113189-booming-regional-meth-industry-–-thailand-myanmar-china-and-laos/

 

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Body of second missing Filipino found off Phuket

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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The body of missing Filipino tourist Angelo Bien Rafael Cortez, 29, was brought ashore at Chalong Pier late this afternoon (July 21). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: The body of a Filipino man who disappeared in strong surf at Freedom Beach on Phuket on Wednesday was found by fisherman in Krabi waters today (July 21).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113190-body-of-second-missing-filipino-found-off-phuket/

 

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Phuket Poll: Environmental damage, prices too high

By The Phuket News

 

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Sun, sand and sea can be enjoyed for free in Phuket, but many other things come at a pretty high price. Photo: The Phuket News File

 

PHUKET: The environmental damage caused by tourism and the cost of living in Phuket are both far too high, according to a vast majority of people responding to an online poll by The Phuket News.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113191-phuket-poll-environmental-damage-prices-too-high/

 

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Hong Kong police fire rubber bullets, tear gas as protests descend into chaos

By Greg Torode, Clare Jim and Marius Zaharia

 

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Anti-extradition demonstrators throw rocks, after a march to call for democratic reforms in Hong Kong, China July 21, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police fired rubber bullets and tear gas in running clashes with protesters late on Sunday amid chaotic scenes as anger over an extradition bill morphs into a fresh front against what many see as a broader erosion of freedoms by Beijing.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113192-hong-kong-police-fire-rubber-bullets-tear-gas-as-protests-descend-into-chaos/

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Britain weighs response to Iran Gulf crisis with few good options

By Parisa Hafezi and Peter Graff

 

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A boat of Iranian Revolutionary Guard sails next to Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, at Bandar Abbas port, July 21, 2019. Iran, Mizan News Agency/WANA Handout via REUTERS

 

DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - Britain was weighing its next moves in the Gulf tanker crisis on Sunday, with few good options apparent as a recording emerged showing that the Iranian military defied a British warship when it boarded and seized a ship three days ago.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113193-britain-weighs-response-to-iran-gulf-crisis-with-few-good-options/

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Villagers, firefighters battle huge blazes in central Portugal

 

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Firefighters help to put out a forest fire near the village of Vila de Rei, Portugal July 21, 2019. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante

 

VILA DE REI/MACAO, Portugal (Reuters) - Blazes in central Portugal reached houses on Sunday, forcing locals to take matters into their own hands as they tried to protect their homes from huge wildfires with buckets of water and hosepipes as strong winds fanned the flames.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113194-villagers firefighters-battle-huge-blazes-in-central portugal/

 

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Ukraine president on course for commanding win in parliamentary election

By Matthias Williams and Natalia Zinets

 

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reacts at his party's headquarters after a parliamentary election in Kiev, Ukraine July 21, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

 

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's party took a commanding lead in Sunday's snap parliamentary election, consolidating the power of the novice politician whose stunning rise has upended traditional politics in the war-scarred nation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113195-ukraine president-on-course-for-commanding-win-in-parliamentary-election/

 

 

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Mueller report shows evidence Trump committed crimes, House Judiciary chairman says

By Sarah N. Lynch

 

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U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs after delivering a statement on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., May 29, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/Files

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee said Sunday he believes there is "substantial evidence" that President Donald Trump committed high crimes and misdemeanors, and he plans to ask former Special Counsel Robert Mueller to present those facts at a congressional hearing on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113196-mueller-report-shows-evidence trump committed-crimes-house-judiciary-chairman-says/

 

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