Thai Doctor Saves Foreign Tourist After Cardiac Arrest on Pattaya Street

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Latest update on King’s health conditions

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Bureau of the Royal Household announced on Sunday that His Majesty the King does not have any fever with his heartbeat, blood pressure and breathing having returned to normal after being treated with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) at Siriraj hospital.

 

According to the 33rd announcement issued by the bureau about the updates of HM the King’s health conditions and treatments, the bureau said that blood and phlegm tests show that serious infection has eased but X-ray of the lungs show there is still a small amount of fluid and there is still little urine.

 

Doctors continue to administer antiseptic medication and CRRT treatment on HM the King, said the bureau.

 

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/latest-update-kings-health-conditions/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-09-05

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Thaivisa Photography Competition (September 2016)
 

 
Enter the Thaivisa Photography Competition where you can win a two night stay at the luxury Palm Grove Resort in Pattaya, worth an estimated 10,000 Baht.
 
Submit your photos here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940594-thai-visa-photo-competition-september-2016/

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INSURGENCY

Trains suspended in far South

The Nation

 

Officials yesterday inspect the scene of the deadly railway bomb blast in Pattani’s Khok Pho district on Saturday.

 

Services cancelled in three provinces after big blast in Pattani; one killed

 

PATTANI: -- WHILE a peace process for the mainly Muslim far South is still mired in doubt, people in the deep South continue to endure regular violent attacks. Trains operating in Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat have been suspended for 10 days after another bomb blast on the railway line on Saturday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941208-srt-suspends-train-services-to-three-southernmost-provinces/?do=findComment&comment=11116332

 

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SPECIAL REPORT

Land official’s death might be linked to powerful crime network, says DSI

Pratch Rujivanarom
The Nation 

 

BANGKOK: -- OFFICIALS CLAIMED at the weekend that evidence showed a powerful crime network was behind the illegal registration of expensive seaside plots in Phuket and Phang-nga.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941247-land-official’s-death-might-be-linked-to-powerful-crime-network-says-dsi/

 

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INTERVIEW

Prayut must seek backing of parties

THE NATION 

 

BANGKOK: -- Former Parliament president Bhichai Rattakul spoke to “Prime Time by Thepchai” news programme on Nation TV 22 about revival of the “Prem Model”, by which a candidate can take the helm of government with the backing of Parliament and political parties, reminiscent of the terms in office in the 1980s of General Prem Tinsulanonda, now president of the Privy Council.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941248-interview-prayut-must-seek-backing-of-parties/

 

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New charter will see a revival of 1980s ‘Prem Model’ scenario, experts say

JUTHATHIP LUCKSANAWONG 
THE NATION 

 

BANGKOK: -- FOLLOWING the endorsement of the charter draft in the August 7 referendum, Thailand’s new political landscape is increasingly reminiscent of 1980s politics in the country.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941249-new-charter-will-see-a-revival-of-1980s-‘prem-model’-scenario-experts-say/

 

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Hope for overhaul of academic ranks

Chularat Saengpassa
The Nation 

 

BANGKOK: -- EVERY MONTH three out of every four teachers in the country receive a special allowance from the government of between Bt3,500 and Bt15,600.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941250-hope-for-overhaul-of-academic-ranks/

 

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Tourist falls off ravine during escape from sexual harassment

Salinee Prab
The Nation 

 

KRABI: -- A 23-year-old American tourist suffers spinal injuries falling down a ravine in Krabi while she was fleeing from an alleged sexual assault late Thursday night.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941019-american-woman-fleeing-sexual-advances-survives-horror-fall-in-krabi/?do=findComment&comment=11116347

 

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Scholar dubs reform efforts ‘a failure’

CHANNIKARN PHUMHIRAN
THE NATION 

 

BANGKOK: -- POLITICAL CRITIC and scholar Thirayut Boonmee yesterday described the country’s reform efforts as a failure and called on the state to cooperate with educational institutions to promote serious reform.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941251-thai-scholar-dubs-reform-efforts-‘a-failure’/

 

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EDITORIAL

Swankier Pantip Plaza faces testing “new” IT market

The Nation 

 

Reopened mall must balance evolution and the old values that made it famous

 

BANGKOK: -- Pantip Plaza in Pratunam used to be known as a poor man's computer paradise. Not any more. The place now has a new, sparkling look, bigger parking lot and revised business concept featuring squeaky-clean shops and restaurants. All of the changes will test the developer's belief that Thailand's information technology evolution has reached the point where the market is far bigger than it once was.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941252-swankier-pantip-plaza-faces-testing-“new”-it-market/

 

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REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Thailand boosts its international profile

Kavi Chongkittavorn
The Nation 

 

BANGKOK: -- Following the nod from the public to the new draft constitution last month, Thailand’s regional and international profile has improved. For now, the country will spend the rest of the year fully engaged with global communities. It is also moving forward on a new path of consolidating its position in regional and international economic networks.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941253-thailand-boosts-its-international-profile/

 

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Rain-making efforts to be stepped up to replenish water in four main dams

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Department of Royal Rain-making and Agricultural Aviation has step up rain-making operations to increase water stored at the country’s four major dams to ensure sufficient water supply to meet demands during the upcoming dry season.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941254-rain-making-efforts-to-be-stepped-up-to-replenish-water-in-four-main-dams/

 

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ISOC condemns the train explosion as an act of “extreme brutality”

 

 

PATTANI: -- The Internal Security Operations Command of the 4th Army’s Forward Command on Sunday issued a statement condemning the southern militant group responsible for the Saturday’s powerful bomb explosion which reportedly destroyed a train car in Pattani, killing one official and injuring several other people.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941208-srt-suspends-train-services-to-three-southernmost-provinces/?do=findComment&comment=11116365

 

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Thai FDA: Marijuana still in list of narcotic drugs

 

BANGKOK, 5 September 2016 (NNT) - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirms it has not withdrawn marijuana from the list of narcotic drugs, Category 5. It has neither been categorized as herb or controlled drug for cancer treatment. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941255-thai-fda-marijuana-still-in-list-of-narcotic-drugs/

 

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Public Health Ministry opens travel medicine clinics in 9 major cities

  

BANGKOK, 5 September 2016 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health has opened nine travel medicine clinics in major cities to prevent diseases and health hazards commonly caused from traveling. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941256-thai-public-health-ministry-opens-travel-medicine-clinics-in-9-major-cities/

 

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Nightclub in Khon Kaen raided, closed down

  

KHON KAEN, 5 September 2016 (NNT) - Officers have raided an entertainment venue in Phon district, Khon Kaen, and found that there were more than 100 underage club-goers on the premises. The place was later declared closed indefinitely. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941257-nightclub-in-khon-kaen-raided-closed-down/

 

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Manhunt over as police trap rape suspect

 

 

PATTAYA: -- On August 29 Pattaya One reported that a man, claiming to be a policeman, was on the run after being charged with the rape of a seventeen-year-old maid.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941258-manhunt-over-as-pattaya-police-trap-rape-suspect/

 

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Deadly deeds: Death of former Phuket Land chief lifts lid on island’s corrupt, murderous past

The Phuket News

 

The death of former Phuket Provincial Land Office Chief Thwatchai Anukul has lifted the lid on decades of corrupt land deals in Phuket. Photo: The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: -- The conspicuous death of Thawatchai Anukul, a fugitive of 13 years wanted for illegally issuing at least hundreds of illegal land titles during his three years as Phuket Land Office Chief ending in 2003, has lifted the lid on a sordid career of corruption at the Phuket Provincial Land Office.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941259-deadly-deeds-death-of-former-phuket-land-chief-lifts-lid-on-island’s-corrupt-murderous-past/

 

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Thai government pleased with international recognition of ICT advancement

 

  

BANGKOK, 5 September 2016 (NNT) - The Thai government is pleased with the level of international accceptance of the country’s progress in pursuing ICT advancement. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941260-thai-government-pleased-with-international-recognition-of-ict-advancement/

 

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Merkel’s CDU beaten into third place by anti-migrant AFD – exit poll

 

 

BERLIN: -- An exit poll suggests Angela Merkel’s CDU has lost out to the anti-migrant, anti-Islam AFD in a state election in north eastern Germany.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941261-merkel’s-cdu-beaten-into-third-place-by-anti-migrant-afd-–-exit-poll/

 

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Pope shares pizza lunch with the poor

Catherine Hardy

 

 

120,000 pack St Peter’s Square
 

ROME: -- An estimated 120,000 people filled St Peter’s Square in Rome for the canonisation mass for Mother Teresa.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941262-pope-shares-pizza-lunch-with-the-poor/

 

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Venezuelan president chased by pot-banging protesters

 

 

MARGARITA: -- A video has emerged appearing to show Venezuela’s president being chased by an angry mob.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941263-venezuelan-president-chased-by-pot-banging-protesters/

 

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Merkel “upbeat” after talks with Erdogan in China

Catherine Hardy

 

 

HANGZHOU: -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has had informal talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the fringes of the G20 summit in China.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941264-merkel-“upbeat”-after-talks-with-erdogan-in-china/

 

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Pope Francis declares Mother Teresa a saint

 

 

ROME: -- Mother Teresa, the revered nun known for her work with the destitute in India, has been elevated to sainthood by Pope Francis.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941265-pope-francis-declares-mother-teresa-a-saint/

 

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Hong Kong holds first major vote since pro-democracy protests

 

 

HONG KONG: -- Voting is underway in Hong Kong, the first major election there since pro-democracy protests in 2014.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941266-hong-kong-holds-first-major-vote-since-pro-democracy-protests/

 

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Turkey: IS has lost all territory along Syria-Turkey border

By BASSEM MROUE and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY

 

BEIRUT (AP) — Turkish troops and allied Syrian rebels expelled the Islamic State group from the last strip of territory it controlled along the Syrian-Turkish border on Sunday, effectively sealing the extremists' self-styled caliphate off from the outside world, Turkey's prime minister and a Syrian opposition group reported.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941268-economic-summit-opens-amid-sluggish-growth-trade-disputes/

 

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Economic summit opens amid sluggish growth, trade disputes

By JOE McDONALD

 

HANGZHOU, China (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping called Sunday for leaders of the United States, Germany and other major economies to resist pressure to raise trade barriers as they opened a summit amid sluggish global growth and disputes over China's steel exports and Apple's Irish tax bill.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941268-economic-summit-opens-amid-sluggish-growth-trade-disputes/

 

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Israel targets Syrian army after errant fire hits Golan 

 

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it has fired at Syrian army cannons in the Syrian Golan Heights in response to mortar fire from Syria that hit the Israeli-held Golan Heights.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941269-israel-targets-syrian-army-after-errant-fire-hits-golan /

 

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Nationalists overtake Merkel's party in German state vote 
GEIR MOULSON, Associated Press

 

BERLIN (AP) — A nationalist, anti-immigration party performed strongly in a state election Sunday in the region where German Chancellor Angela Merkel has her political base, overtaking her conservatives to take second place amid discontent with her migrant policies.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941261-merkel’s-cdu-beaten-into-third-place-by-anti-migrant-afd-–-exit-poll/?do=findComment&comment=11116462

 

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Mother Teresa: 'Saint of the gutters' canonized at Vatican

By NICOLE WINFIELD

 

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Elevating the "saint of the gutters" to one of the Catholic Church's highest honors, Pope Francis on Sunday praised Mother Teresa for her radical dedication to society's outcasts and her courage in shaming world leaders for the "crimes of poverty they themselves created."

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941265-pope-francis-declares-mother-teresa-a-saint/?do=findComment&comment=11116479