PHUKET: A daily wrap of Thailand news, with a Phuket perspective, plus relevant reports from national and international media.
ft.com Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has backtracked from vows to make an imminent return to Thailand, where he faces corruption-related charges, while his supporters in Bangkok battle for legal moves to give him an amnesty. Some critics questioned Mr Thaksin's starring role at the Jakarta forum on ''peace and reconciliation in southeast Asia''.
bangkokpost.com A plan to create a regional low-cost carrier spearheaded by Thai Airways International to capture the fast-growing budget travel market is unlikely to get off the ground quickly. Nok Air, 49 percent owned by THAI and seen as the potential partner, seems less than enthusiastic about the planned venture given the high risk associated with airline businesses.
AP A 97-year-old former Canadian citizen suspected of helping deport thousands of Jews during the Holocaust was taken into custody in Budapest and charged with war crimes, prosecutors said. The case of Laszlo Csatary was brought to the attention of Hungarian authorities last year by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish organisation active in hunting down Nazis.
thesun.co.uk The world's most wanted Nazi war criminal - who helped send 15,700 Jews to their deaths at Auschwitz - has been tracked down by The Sun. Our investigators were given details of where he might be by the Holocaust campaigners at the Wiesenthal Centre.
afp Six people were killed and many more wounded in an attack on a bus packed with Israelis at a Black Sea airport in Bulgaria, which the government in Israel blamed on arch foe Iran.
rotoruasailypost.co.nz More FM is offering up a spot on its breakfast show for a price. Sean Kenzie, 27, was seriously injured when he was knocked off his moped in Thailand recently and has been in a Phuket hospital since. He needs about $50,000 for treatment and to get back to New Zealand. More FM Rotorua is auctioning off a three-hour spot on its breakfast show to the highest bidder to help.
bbc.co.uk Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to travel to the US in September, in her first trip there in more than 20 years.She will receive awards from a think-tank and the US Congress, reports said.
afp South Africa's schoolchildren sang happy birthday to anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela as he turned 94, joining in the global praise for the much loved statesman. Mandela, whose 1990 release from an apartheid prison put South Africa on the path to democracy and reconciliation, was expected to spend a quiet day with his family.
twocircles.net This issue is much larger than a Burma (Myanmar) only problem. It is fast becoming one of the worst cases of ethnic cleansing alongside the likes of Rwanda, Bosnia and even the holocaust.
pattayapeople.com Police discussed strategies to suppress crimes and scams in Pattaya, especially all types of swindles that are inflicted on hapless tourists. Visitors to Pattaya are all too frequently hustled by the proprietors renting chairs and umbrellas, jet skis, banana boats or parasailing.
thejakartapost.com Bali, as an international holiday and conference destination, must start thinking about establishing a special convention bureau to properly manage meetings, incentives, conferences and events (MICE). ''Every country already has its convention bureau. Thailand, for instance, has the Thailand Convention Bureau,'' said one official.
latimes.com The US Embassy in India expressed its condolences after an American refueling ship in the Persian Gulf opened fire on a fishing boat, killing one Indian and wounding three others. India has called for an investigation by the United Arab Emirates, in whose waters the shooting took place.
smh.com.au Australian women Olympians have weighed into an escalating row over the second-class treatment of elite female athletes compared to male counterparts. While the basketballing Boomers (never won a medal) went in business class, the Opals (silver, silver, silver) made the long-haul trip in premium economy - and that was an upgrade.
guardian.co.uk Bradley Wiggins and his Team Sky colleagues produced another ride of consummate control to strengthen the Englishman's hold on the yellow jersey in the 2012 Tour de France.
July 18-22 Phuket Raceweek
July 21-22 Toyota motor racing at Saphan
Hin, Phuket City
July 29 Health International Phuket Marathon
August 2 Asarnha Bucha public holiday
August 3 Buddhist Lent Day
August 12 HM The Queen's Birthday
September 12-15 Quiksilver Thailand Surf
Competition, Patong
September 24 Mahidol Day
October 14-23 Vegetarian Festival
November 24 Laguna Phuket Triathlon
November 28 Loy Kratong Day
December 1 World AIDs Day
December 1-8 King's Cup Regatta
December 5 HM The King's Birthday
December 10 Constitution Day
December 15-20 Patong carnival
December 25 Christmas Day
November 14-21 Fourth Asia Beach Games,
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