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The week that was in Thailand news: "Foot in Mouth Disease" and spending a week in the Dog House.

 

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Midweek we received a standard letter from my daughter's kindergarten warning about an outbreak of "Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease". There was not much to worry about and I was informed that it usually only affected the under 5's and they would do some deep cleaning to alleviate the problem.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122295-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-foot-in-mouth-disease-and-spending-a-week-in-the-dog-house/

 

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Old habits die hard: Stores try to cut down on plastic bags, but shoppers remain stubborn

By The Nation

 

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After a rescued dugong died from ingesting plastic bags, Thailand has been on high alert about plastic pollution. This topic is being widely discussed among Thai netizens, who have been suggesting many measures, including controlling the use of plastic bags at supermarkets and convenience stores.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122357-old-habits-die-hard-stores-try-to-cut-down-on-plastic-bags-but-shoppers-remain-stubborn/

 

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Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners in first sign of thawing relations

By Natalia Zinets and Polina Devitt

 

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A recently exchanged Ukrainian prisoner is greeted by his relatives upon arrival in Kiev after Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap, at Borispil International Airport, outside Kiev, Ukraine September 7, 2019. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

 

MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine swapped dozens of prisoners on Saturday in a carefully-negotiated rapprochement that brought Western praise and could thaw a freeze in relations since Moscow's annexation of the Crimea region in 2014.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122359-russia-ukraine-swap-prisoners-in-first-sign-of-thawing-relations/

 

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U.S. House panel probes fortunes of airport near Trump resort in Scotland

By David Morgan

 

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FILE PHOTO - U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump depart from Glasgow Prestwick Airport in Prestwick, Britain, July 15, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A powerful House of Representatives panel could soon step up pressure on the Pentagon for documents about an airport near a Trump-owned golf course in Scotland that has benefited from U.S. military purchases since President Donald Trump took office, an aide said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122360-us-house-panel-probes-fortunes-of-airport-near-trump-resort-in-scotland/

 

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British lawmakers prepare court action to enforce Brexit delay

 

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Anti-Brexit protestors take part in the "Stop the Coup" rally in Whitehall, London, Britain September 7, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers are preparing legal action in case Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to defy legislation compelling him to seek a further delay to Brexit, opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122362-british-lawmakers-prepare-court-action-to-enforce-brexit-delay/

 

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Living conditions 'rapidly deteriorating' after storm in Bahamas: aid group

By Nick Brown and Zachary Fagenson

 

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A soldier controls the crowd as people wait in line to get in a airplane during an evacuation operation after Hurricane Dorian hit the Abaco Islands in Treasure Cay, Bahamas, September 7, 2019. REUTERS/Marco Bello

 

NASSAU, Bahamas (Reuters) - Thousands of displaced people are living in "rapidly deteriorating" conditions in the worst-hit parts of the Bahamas six days after Hurricane Dorian made landfall, the United Nations World Food Programme warned on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122363-living-conditions-rapidly-deteriorating-after-storm-in-bahamas-aid-group/

 

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Andreescu fends off Williams comeback to win U.S. Open

By Rory Carroll

 

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Sept 7, 2019; Flushing, NY, USA; Bianca Andreescu of Canada poses with the championship trophy after defeating Serena Williams of the United States in the women’s singles final on day thirteen of the 2019 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu claimed her first Grand Slam title in a hard-hitting and nerve-jangling 6-3 7-5 win over Serena Williams on Saturday that put the brakes on the American's bid to equal the all-time record.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122364-andreescu-fends-off-williams-comeback-to-win-us-open/

 

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Kane nets hat-trick as England romp past Bulgaria

By Martyn Herman

 

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Soccer Football - Euro 2020 Qualifier - Group A - England v Bulgaria - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - September 7, 2019 England's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in action with Bulgaria's Wanderson Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

 

LONDON (Reuters) - England's serene progress towards Euro 2020 continued as captain Harry Kane grabbed a hat-trick in a 4-0 demolition of Bulgaria in Group A at Wembley on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122365-kane-nets-hat-trick-as-england-romp-past-bulgaria/

 

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Ferrari's Leclerc takes Monza pole in qualifying farce

By Alan Baldwin

 

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Formula One F1 - Italian Grand Prix - Circuit of Monza, Monza, Italy - September 7, 2019 Ferrari's Charles Leclerc celebrates after qualifying in pole position alongside Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, who qualified in second place REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

 

MONZA, Italy (Reuters) - Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on pole position for their home Italian Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday in a qualifying session that ended in farce and with drivers under investigation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122366-ferraris-leclerc-takes-monza-pole-in-qualifying-farce/

 

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Australia smell victory as England left needing another miracle

By Simon Evans

 

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Cricket - Ashes 2019 - Fourth Test - England v Australia - Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - September 7, 2019 Australia's Steve Smith and Tim Paine appeal for the wicket of England's Jofra Archer Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine

 

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Australia took a giant step towards retaining the Ashes in the fourth test at Old Trafford on Saturday after they left England needing 365 runs to win with eight wickets remaining heading into the final day.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122367-australia-smell-victory-as-england-left-needing-another-miracle/

 

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Hong Kong police fire tear gas after fending off airport protest

By Julie Zhu and Joe Brock

 

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Riot police officers are seen near Mong Kok police station in Hong Kong, China September 7, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police prevented anti-government protesters from blocking access to the airport on Saturday, but fired tear gas for a second night running in the Chinese-ruled city's densely populated district of Mong Kok in the 14th week of unrest.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122368-hong-kong-police-fire-tear-gas-after-fending-off-airport-protest/

 

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Iranian tanker Adrian Darya 1 photographed off Syrian port Tartus: U.S. satellite firm

 

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FILE PHOTO: A crew member takes pictures with a mobile phone on Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1, previously named Grace 1, as it sits anchored after the Supreme Court of the British territory lifted its detention order, in the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain, August 18, 2019. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/Files

 

(Reuters) - The Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1 at the centre of a dispute between Tehran and Western powers, which went dark off Syria earlier in the week, has been photographed by satellite off the Syrian port of Tartus, Maxar Technologies Inc., a U.S. space technology company said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122369-iranian-tanker-adrian-darya-1-photographed-off-syrian-port-tartus-us-satellite-firm/

 

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Trump says he cancelled peace talks with Taliban over attack

By Phil Stewart and Jason Lange

 

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FILE PHOTO: Angry Afghan protesters burn tires and shout slogans at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan September 3, 2019. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he cancelled peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban leaders after the insurgent group said it was behind an attack in Kabul that killed an American soldier and 11 other people.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122370-trump-says-he-cancelled-peace-talks-with-taliban-over-attack/

 

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How the Indians can redefine and grow Thailand’s Nightlife Scene (Interview)

By Dan Cheeseman

 

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With the strength of the baht so high at the moment and the Western tourist and expat market in decline, it would appear everything is doom and gloom but that is not altogether true.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122371-how-the-indians-can-redefine-and-grow-thailand’s-nightlife-scene-interview/

 

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High time for action against corruption, not just talk – Privy Councilor Paiboon

 

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A privy councilor has told a seminar, on the occasion of Anti-Corruption Day on Friday, that he is sick of the seemingly endless talking about the scourge of corruption, stressing that it was high time for action, not just words.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122373-high-time-for-action-against-corruption-not-just-talk-–-privy-councilor-paiboon/

 

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Democrats want a House panel to study amendments to the Constitution

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A group of Democrat MPs has submitted a motion to the House of Representatives calling for the establishment of an extraordinary House committee to study problems with the 2017 Constitution and ways in which it could be amended to make the supreme law less rigid and open to further amendment.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122374-democrats-want-a-house-panel-to-study-amendments-to-the-constitution/

 

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Ex- poll commissioner Somchai discloses why he rejected Yingluck government’s BAAC’s 20Bn baht loan

 

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A former member of Thailand’s Election Commission, Mr. Somchai Srisutthiyakorn, today (Saturday) posted on his Facebook part of a memoir he wrote in the EC journal about an incident five years ago. It relates to when the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was seeking approval from the EC to borrow about 20 billion baht, from the state-run Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC), to pay rice farmers for their crops bought by the government under the rice pledging scheme.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122375-ex-poll-commissioner-somchai-discloses-why-he-rejected-yingluck-government’s-baac’s-20bn-baht-loan/

 

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Future Forward party secures new venue for its political panel discussion

 

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The Future Forward party has secured a new venue for its political panel discussion, to be hosted by party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit. The meeting is scheduled to take place on Sunday after the party was told that it could not use space at the College of Local Administration, in the compound of Khon Kaen University, because the event is political in nature and the roof of the venue leaks.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122376-future-forward-party-secures-new-venue-for-its-political-panel-discussion/

 

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Forum on potential groundwater resources

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BANGKOK, 7th September 2019 (NNT) - Water reserves like groundwater are important for schools and communities in remote areas. The Department of Groundwater Resources continually organizes development projects and provides information on the development of groundwater resources that have potential for consumption.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122377-forum-on-potential-groundwater-resources/

 

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DPM Prawit visits Khon Kaen to supply necessities to storm victims

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BANGKOK, 7th September 2019 (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan today visited the northeastern province of Khon Kaen to hand out necessities to victims of tropical storm Podul, that hit the region last week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122378-dpm-prawit-visits-khon-kaen-to-supply-necessities-to-storm-victims/

 

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Director of MIT's Media Lab steps down in wake of Epstein revelations

 

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FILE PHOTO: Joichi Ito, Director of the Media Lab of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) attends the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - The director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab stepped down on Saturday after a New Yorker magazine article revealed the lab tried to conceal donations from disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein, the university said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122379-director-of-mits-media-lab-steps-down-in-wake-of-epstein-revelations/

 

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Iran further breaches nuclear deal, says it can exceed 20% enrichment

By Parisa Hafezi

 

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The Iranian flag flutters in front the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria July 10, 2019. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Saturday it was now capable of raising uranium enrichment past the 20% level and had launched advanced centrifuge machines in further breaches of commitments to limit its nuclear activity under a 2015 deal with world powers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122381-iran-further-breaches-nuclear-deal-says-it-can-exceed-20-enrichment/

 

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