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Immigration ban leaves Phuket expat knife attack victim in exile

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The ‘Good Guys In, Bad Guys Out’ campaign received much support, even from expats, but John Young of Karon has been caught in the crossfire, leaving him in exile and his children cared for by friends.

PHUKET: A Phuket expat is hoping the Immigration Bureau later this month will lift his ban on re-entering Thailand instituted after an incident in which he was attacked by a woman with a knife, while the ban has left his children to be cared for by friends for over a year and a half.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/933927-immigration-ban-leaves-phuket-expat-knife-attack-victim-in-exile/

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Domestic paddy price for July surpasses 10,000 baht/tonne – the first in three years

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BANGKOK: -- Increased purchase orders for Thai par-boiled rice from Africa coupled with substantial drop in second-crop rice production as a result of prolonged drought have driven the price of paddy in the domestic market to surpass 10,000 baht per tonne - the highest price recorded in three years.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/933982-domestic-paddy-price-for-july-surpasses-10000-bahttonne-the-first-in-three-years/

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Metropolitan police discuss plan to stop student brawls

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BANGKOK, 25 July 2016 (NNT) – The Metropolitan Police Division 2 has launched a project to urge fellow police officers to mobilize their forces to reduce and hopefully prevent student brawls.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/933984-metropolitan-police-discuss-plan-to-stop-student-brawls/

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Thailand ratifies ASEAN anti-human trade pact

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BANGKOK, 25 July 2016 (NNT) – Foreign Affairs Minister Don Pramudwinai has ratified and handed the ASEAN anti-human trafficking pact to ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh during the 49th ASEAN Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting in Laos.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/933985-thailand-ratifies-asean-anti-human-trade-pact/

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Campaign against foam food containers achieves successful results

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BANGKOK, 25 July 2016 (NNT) - The Office on the Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles has announced its success in campaigning against the use of polystyrene foam in Phasi Charoen district in Bangkok. The campaign is aimed at preventing cancer caused by foam food containers and promoting healthy lifestyles.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/933986-campaign-against-foam-food-containers-achieves-successful-results/

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Fine Arts Department surveys historical sites nationwide to tackle encroachment

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BANGKOK, 25 July 2016 (NNT) - The Fine Arts Department has been trying solve encroachments at historical sites nationwide, while up to 1,000 unregistered historical sites are being surveyed to prevent future encroachments.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/933987-fine-arts-department-surveys-historical-sites-nationwide-to-tackle-encroachment/

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Min of Education gives scholarships to Southern students

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SONGKHLA, 24 July 2016 (NNT) – Deputy Education Minister Gen. Surachet Chaiwong recently traveled to the southern province of Songkhla to present scholarships to children affected by the ongoing unrest in the far South.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/933988-min-of-education-gives-scholarships-to-southern-students/

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No stability, prosperity, sustainability for country without reform: NLA Vice

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BANGKOK, 25 July 2016 (NNT) – The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) Vice-President warns that the nation will not move towards stability, prosperity, and sustainability without reformation, urging the general pubic to study the draft charter by themselves.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/933989-no-stability-prosperity-sustainability-for-country-without-reform-nla-vice/

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Thailand to ask ASEAN neighbors to help promote organic farming and products

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BANGKOK, 25 July 2016 (NNT) - Thailand is planning to invite neighbors from within the ASEAN region to help promote organic farming and organic products in the international market.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/933991-thailand-to-ask-asean-neighbors-to-help-promote-organic-farming-and-products/

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Thailand sends condolences to Germany over recent shooting

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BANGKOK, 25 July 2016, (NNT) - Prime Ministe General Prayut Chan-o-cha and Minister of Foreign Affairs Don Pramudwinai have offered condolences to their German counterparts over the recent shootings.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/933992-thailand-sends-condolences-to-germany-over-recent-shooting/

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MORE CARNAGE IN GERMANY Machete-wielding Syrian refugee hacks pregnant woman to death and injures two others in Germany
Cops arrest man, 21, after the horrific attack in small city of Reutlingen in south-west of the nation

BY YASMIN JEFFERY AND KATHRYN CAIN

REUTLINGEN: -- A MAN has been arrested by cops in Germany after allegedly killing a pregnant woman and injuring two others by attacking them with a 12-inch machete near a doner kebab stand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/933993-machete-wielding-syrian-refugee-hacks-pregnant-woman-to-death-and-injures-two-others-in-germany/

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Foreign college exchange students fined for filmed drunken public lewd behaviour on Phi Phi
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[CLIP] Foreign college exchange students fined for filmed drunken public oral sex on Phi Phi

KRABI: An American girl and Irish man wanted by police in three provinces for being caught on camera engaging in public oral sex on Koh Phi Phi last week, have turned themselves in, issued a public apology and each been fined B2,000.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/933994-foreign-college-exchange-students-fined-for-filmed-drunken-public-lewd-behaviour-on-phi-phi/

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Activist monk urges monks and Buddhists to stand up against “threats” against Buddhism

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BANGKOK: -- Buddhist monks and lay people were urged to wake up and to join forces to brace for what was alleged to be an unprecendent organized threat against the monastic order and Buddhism.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/933996-activist-monk-urges-monks-and-buddhists-to-stand-up-against-threats-against-buddhism/

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Land reform to seize back Mida Golf Club in Kanchanaburi

KANCHANABURI: -- The Agricultural Land Reform Office in Kanchanaburi province has recently put up a sign board in front of Mida Golf Club in Muang district claiming that the golf club has encroached on Sor Por Kor land and no one is allowed to trespass or face legal actions.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/933998-land-reform-to-seize-back-mida-golf-club-in-kanchanaburi/

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Monkeys destroy referendum voter list at a temple in Phichit

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PHICHIT: -- About 100 pig-tailed macaques descended on a polling unit inside a temple in Phichit’s Muang district and destroyed several pages of a list of referendum voter’s list on Sunday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/933999-monkeys-destroy-referendum-voter-list-at-a-temple-in-phichit/

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Moscow ‘grateful’ for IOC decision not to impose blanket ban on Russian athletes in Rio

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MOSCOW: -- Russia’s Sport Minister Vitaly Mutko has said he is ‘grateful’ to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for not imposing a blanket ban on Russia competing at the Rio Olympics.

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Italian coast guard rescues 2,150 migrants in 18 separate missions

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CALIARI: -- Some 2,150 migrants and refugees were rescued from boats and dinghies in the Strait of Sicily in 18 separate operations on Friday, the Italian coast guard said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934003-italian-coast-guard-rescues-2150-migrants-in-18-separate-missions/

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Turkish opposition party denounces coup attempt
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and CINAR KIPER

ISTANBUL (AP) — Tens of thousands of supporters of Turkey's main opposition group, joined by some ruling party members, rallied Sunday in Istanbul to denounce a July 15 coup attempt, a rare show of unity that belies opposition unease over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's crackdown since the failed uprising.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/934006-turkish-opposition-party-denounces-coup-attempt/

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On their convention's eve, Democrats bedeviled anew by email
By KEN THOMAS and CATHERINE LUCEY

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — On the heels of a tumultuous Republican convention, Hillary Clinton arrives in Philadelphia eager to show off a forward-looking Democratic Party united behind her steady leadership. To do that, she must overcome lingering bitterness among supporters of defeated rival Bernie Sanders and clean up a resurgent political mess of the party's own making.

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