abc.net.au Thailand's Constitutional Court will today hand down a verdict that could ultimately lead to the dissolution of the ruling Puea Thai party. The court is set to rule on whether plans by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's party to amend the constitution are a threat to the deeply-revered monarchy.
PHUKET: A daily wrap of Thailand news, with a Phuket perspective, plus relevant reports from national and international media.
bangkokpost.com Hundreds of Thai villagers encroaching on Burma (Myanmar) territory opposite Ranong's Kra Buri district [north of Phuket] have been detained by Burmese forces, the Fourth Army confirmed. Thai authorities estimate 500-800 are being held.
bloomberg Global airline profits are set to fall in 2012 by more than half to $3 billion from $7.9 billion last year, according to the International Air Transport Association, as recessions in the UK, Spain and other European countries damp demand and erode gains from lower fuel prices.
reuters China, the euro zone and Britain all loosened monetary policy in the space of less than an hour, signalling a growing level of alarm about the world economy.
thestar.com.my TA Global, a 74 percent subsidiary of financial services group TA Enterprise, is looking into building a new block of hotel rooms for its latest acquisition, Movenpick Karon Beach Resort and Spa on Phuket. with direct flights from India and China to Phuket,there is ''redevelopment potential.''
bangkokpost.com Viewers in Thailand who rely on a satellite or the internet for their TV signals may experience blackouts during broadcasts of the Olympic Games later this month, warns a free-TV executive.
theage.com.au Wikileaks began publishing 2.4 million emails it says involve the Syrian government and associated companies that ''reveal how the West and Western companies say one thing and do another''.
bbc.co.uk Britons Jonathan Bennett, 28, and Roberta Norton, 31, were headed for Phangan and a full moon party when a bus crashed in Surat Thani, killing 11 people and injuring them. Ms Norton said: "Jonathan actually got up and walked up to the driver asking and gesturing at him to slow down. He was driving like a mad man. He did slow down for a while."
btimes.com.my Malaysia's SP Setia and Sime Darby said they plan to develop $12 billion worth of homes, offices and shops on the south bank of the River Thames after buying London's Battersea Power Station site from liquidators for 400 million pounds.
cnn.com The nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan was a "man-made disaster" that unfolded as a result of collusion between the facility's operator, regulators and the government, an independent panel said in an unusually frank report.
scmp.com South Korea has announced that it plans to resume whaling ''for scientific research,'' angering other countries and conservationists who said the surprise proposal was a thinly veiled attempt to skirt the global ban on commercial whale hunting.
trust.org Burmese security forces have responded to sectarian violence in northern Arakan State with mass arrests and unlawful force against the Rohingya Muslim population, Human Rights Watch said. Local police, the military, and a border security force known as Nasaka have committed numerous abuses in predominantly Muslim townships. Witnesses told HRW that state security forces raided predominately Rohingya villages in Maungdaw township, firing on villagers and looting homes and businesses.The government has not allowed independent investigations.
asianage.com The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, a 57-member group of Muslim nations, has sought help of Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Laureate and chairperson of the National League for Democracy in Burma, in seeking an end to violence against Rohingya Muslims.
bbc.co.uk Technical failure and human error led to the loss of an Air France flight over the Atlantic in June 2009 and the deaths of 228 people, according to the final report into the crash. The report by France's aviation authority, the BEA, blames the Airbus A330's ergonomics as well as inappropriate action by the pilots.
nytimes.com ''The rest of the world seems to be stalling,'' said Surin Pitsuwan, the secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which is steering plans for the common market. ''We are doing quite well.'' As Asean prepares for high-level meetings next week that will be attended by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the ambitions for knitting Southeast Asia together economically have never been greater.
bloomberg Asia-Pacific budget airlines AirAsia and Qantas Airways' Jetstar overtook full-service carriers in a brand-reputation survey as more passengers in the region turned to cheaper options amid a global economic slowdown.
nytimes.com Travel for the more affluent [in Southeast Asia] has been transformed by AirAsia, a low-fare carrier that was rescued from insolvency by a Malaysian entrepreneur a decade ago. It now has 4800 flights a week, close to 90 percent of them within Asean's member nations.
ttrweekly.com Firefly, with flights between Penang and Phuket four times a week, will commence two new services to South Thailand this August. On August 11 the airline will start services to Samui from Penang three times a week. From August 17 Subang Airport on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur will link to Had Yai four times a week.
ttrweekly.com The Buddy Group will build three more hotels at popular tourist destinations in Thailand, while investing in two attractions on Bangkok's Khao San Road.The group has plans to expand its hotel portfolio to Pattaya, Hua Hin and Phuket by 2015.
nationmultimedia.com Phuket's party people had plenty to toast as Xana Beach Club at the Angsana Laguna Phuket resort introduced itself with a grand pink opening party on Bang Tao Beach. Mark Brimblecombe of the Attica Group on Xana Phuket: ''We'll have parties and big events to make their nights special. People from Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore and Bangkok will fly in [to Phuket] for the weekend.''
OUTRIGGER Hotels and Resorts Asia Pacific has appointed Marc Landgraf to oversee the management of the Phi Phi Island Village Beach Resort and Spa, currently being upgraded. Landgraf was General Manager of the Cape Panwa Hotel & Spa on Phuket. He also had successful periods as Group Director of Sales at Aleenta Resorts and Spas, and as General Manager of the Paradise Koh Yao boutique resort and spa.
pattayadailynews.com Lawyer Chaiwat Lomakul worked for years to help Pannaporn Harnlakorn sue her foreign ex-husband - a millionaire who owns resorts and assets of 200 million baht on Samui. After getting back six miliion Chawait was paid four million baht with a bad cheque. Police found that Khun Pannaporn transferred the money to her child's bank account. She is now under arrest.
cnn.com The World Health Organisation is helping the Cambodian Ministry of Health investigate the cause of a mysterious illness that has killed dozens of children since April.A joint statement from the WHO and the ministry said 61 of 62 children admitted to hospital had died from the disease.
entertainment.yahoo.com Hong Kong singer Yumiko Cheng accidentally fell off from a hill in Phuket, Thailand last month and went into a coma for two days before reviving, and stayed at a local hospital for several days, according to Hong Kong media. Yumiko was seen coming out from the arrival gate with a wheelchair and wearing a neck brace.
cnngo.com Facelift followed by a week on a beach in Thailand? Hip surgery with a side of shopping in Singapore? Over the last 10 years, Asia's rise on the medical tourism scene has been quick. Eastern nations dominate the global scene. Now Bali wants a slice of the action.
smh.com.au As the Australian Navy brought 160 asylum seekers to safety on Christmas Island, there are increasing reports that passengers on such boats are refusing to deal with Indonesian authorities for fear of being sent back.
asiaone.com Singapore's state-linked investment firm Temasek Holdings said its net profit in the last fiscal year fell 15.4 percent to S$11 billion amid a slower global economy.
eturbonews.com Centara Hotels & Resorts has signed a management contract with owner PDTS Company Limited to operate the Centra Coconut Beach Resort Samui, on Thong Tanote Beach. It was originally known as Coconut Villa Resort & Spa.
scotsman.com At times during her 6-3, 7-5 semi-final defeat by Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka looked like little more than a plucky underdog, such was the pitiless power of the American's play. Williams plays Agnieska Radwanska in the final.
scotsman.com A dream semi-final pitching Federer against Djokovic against each other is likely to be a tasty warm-up act for many of the fans in Centre Court as home favorite Andy Murray bids to reach a maiden Wimbledon final.
smh.com.au George Hincapie, a key teammate of Australian Tour de France champion Cadel Evans, has been named by a Dutch newspaper as one of four ex-teammates of Lance Armstrong who are said to have testified against him in a US Anti-Doping Agency investigation.
afp Malaysian police have detained 100 people in nationwide raids on international crime syndicates who bet millions of dollars on the Euro 2012 championship, reports said. Police conducted almost 150 raids in May and June in collaboration with officials from China, Macau, Hong Kong and Singapore among other nations.
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, Phuket
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