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Global body blasts plastic surgery plans
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 06/11/2016
» The largest global organisation of aesthetic plastic surgeons has condemned Thailand's medical council for approving a plan to certify short-term courses for aesthetic surgery, saying it would seriously compromise patient safety.
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Medical Council considers shortcut to plastic surgery career
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 18/09/2016
» The Medical Council of Thailand is on the verge of approving short-term certificate programmes in several medical procedures, a move seen as a stamp of approval for the growing number of cosmetic surgeons.
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Lip service: there's a pucker born every day
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 28/08/2016
» Plastic surgeon Chamnong Chirawichada has seen quite a few lip reduction cases during the past 15 years at his practice. But nothing has baffled him as much as the trend for thin lips shaped like buffalo horns which has emerged in Thailand -- and only Thailand -- in the past few years.
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Where hope has vanished
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 21/08/2016
» It was the spot where the villagers had found the chequered loincloth of missing land rights activist Den Khamlae a week earlier. Banjong Sanitnit, Den's brother-in-law, stopped at a nearby tree. He lit six incense sticks and poured rice whisky into a clear plastic cup so that it was a quarter full. And then he prayed.
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The Surgeon
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 23/10/2016
» When Charan Mahatumarat found out that he won His Majesty the King's Anandamahidol Scholarship in 1984 to study craniofacial surgery, he started learning the royal language from a book he purchased.
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The lawyer preparing to defend herself
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 30/10/2016
» The black Honda CR-V parked in front of Bangkok's military court was sealed off by eight yellow barriers. Police officers taped A4 papers to each of the four door handles and trunk, and put a lock to the front wheel.
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Migrants accused of Ranong murder 'tortured' by police
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 27/12/2015
» RANONG - Four Myanmar migrant workers arrested over the murder of a 17-year-old female student in September claim they were tortured into confessing by Ranong police.
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Surgeons warn of action over cosmetic training
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 25/09/2016
» The Royal College of Surgeons is threatening to file a consumer protection complaint against the Medical Council if it goes ahead with a plan to certify short-term courses for cosmetic surgery.
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Struggling industry leaves reporters squirming for survival
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 25/09/2016
» The journalists had spent the whole morning learning how to breed earthworms, lobsters and growing sunflower sprouts. By noon, Somruedee Polkhaw left the farm with two bags of sunflower seeds, two packs of soil, three bottles of worm castings tea and a black plastic tray. The starter kit cost her around 300 baht -- enough to test the waters before she considers whether if it's worth a sideline job.
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Why GPs want to be a cut above the rest
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 25/09/2016
» When a group of physicians urged the Thailand Medical Council late last year to approve short-term certificate training in facial plastic surgery, the move angered certified plastic surgeons. The surgeons, who had undergone specialised training for up to seven years, asked the council to temporarily set aside the plan.
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