smh.com.au An Australian couple have been granted the right to raise twins born to a surrogate mother in Thailand even though the commercial surrogacy agreement they entered into is illegal. The twins were artificially conceived using the sperm from the man and eggs from an anonymous donor at a Thai fertility clinic, and were carried and delivered by a Thai woman.
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khaleejtimes.com Emirates Airlines continued its network expansion with the announcement of the start of daily services to Phuket in Thailand. Phuket, the largest island in Thailand located in the Andaman Sea, will, from December 10, become Emirates' second destination in Thailand. Operated by a three-class Airbus aircraft, EK378 will depart Dubai at 1245hrs and arrive at Phuket International Airport at 2155hrs. The return flight, EK379 will depart at 0035hrs the following day and arrive at Dubai International Airport at 0435hrs.
gulfnews.com The Phuket service will be just in time for the holiday season, Tim Clark, President, Emirates airline, said in a statement. ''We are confident that Phuket will prove a popular destination for our passengers, especially those from the UAE, Middle East and Europe,'' he said.
bangkokpost.com The Pheu Thai Party's spokesman defended Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for attending a banquet at a Bangkok hotel where she was seen singing on stage just a few hours after the Tuesday's car bomb in Pattani, saying the Democrat Party niggled her too much.
Phuket Update Buddhists on Phuket and throughout Thailand flocked to temples on Thursday to offer alms to monks as they marked Asarnha Bucha Day. The day commemorates day the Lord Buddha preaching his first sermon called ''the Dhammachakapavattana Sutta'' to his first five chief disciples more than 2500 years ago.
reuters A battle for control of Tiger Beer, 24 breweries in Asia and lucrative soft-drink brands should be decided quickly as Fraser and Neave weighs a takeover bid by Heineken that could break up the Singapore beverage and property group. The Dutch brewer, already a shareholder in F&N's prized unit Asia Pacific Breweries, is defending its turf against Thailand's second-richest man as he seeks to expand his beer business in the fast-growing Asian market.
afp Hong Kong has urged people to stay indoors as the city chokes under the worst cloud of man-made air pollution the city has recorded, officials say. Air pollutant readings on Thursday broke records going back to 1999, except for levels reached when a natural dust storm hit the southern Chinese city two years ago, environmental protection department spokesman YF Chau said.
businessweek.com Copycat or competitor? A US jury's choice of descriptor for Samsung Electronics will determine whether Apple defeats its Korean rival in the global patent war's biggest battle yet.
scoop.co.nz Drinking complimentary cocktails at a popular tourist bar in Indonesia resulted in a young woman requiring hospital treatment for methanol poisoning, sparking a warning from doctors for tourists to be wary of potentially tainted drinks in southeast Asia.
ft.com Asia's biggest economies posted disappointing export and manufacturing figures in the latest sign that the region is following the US and Europe into an economic slowdown. China reported a slight deterioration in manufacturing activity for July while South Korea saw a sharp fall in exports, just a day after Taiwan unexpectedly reported that its economy shrank in the second quarter.
bangkokpost.com All Asean countries should synchronise their information to strengthen the Mice industry when the Asean Economic Community kicks off in 2015. At Asean's first joint public-private Mice forum, delegates discussed industry preparations to cope with the AEC.
guardian.co.uk Elephants are the Barry Whites of the animal kingdom, research has shown. They produce their own version of the legendary soul singer's seductive bass tones - only much, much deeper. An elephant's infrasound rumble, often too low for the human ear to hear, is used to keep herds together, and by males to find mates.
latimes.com Three aid agencies reportedly have been asked to halt their activities in Bangladesh because their helping hand is encouraging Rohingya refugees to cross from Myanmar into the country.
irrawaddy.org The Burmese government said that the recent violence in Arakan State, western Burma, has been politicised internationally as religious oppression. ''As victims of violence were both the Muslim and Buddhist communities, it is very clear that the riots are not linked to religious persecution,'' read a statement.
cnn.com Heavy rains from the outer bands of Typhoon Saola, which hovered near the Philippines beginning last week, have left 23 people dead and another five injured, an official with the National Disaster Coordinating Center said.
telegraph.co.uk Britain hunted down three more gold medals, with a gun, in a canoe and on the bike of Sir Chris Hoy, 36, who blasted round the velodrome to collect the fifth Olympic gold of his career. Hoy's tenacity was the perfect expression of the home team's rising fortunes on land and water.
scmp.com Chinese Olympic badminton champion Yu Yang says she is quitting the sport after being disqualified from the London Games in a match-throwing scandal.
cnn.com The badminton athletes were accused of playing to lose in order to face easier opponents in future matches, drawing boos from spectators. The other doubles pairs booted out were from South Korea and Indonesia.
smh.com.au Australian team boss Nick Green will re-issue a warning to all Olympic athletes about post-competition behavior after the arrest of rower Josh Booth for allegedly damaging shopfronts in a village west of London.
goal.com Despite the home side enjoying the better chances and more possession, Liverpool manage to secure a lucky victory in Brendan Rodgers' first competitive game in charge. FC Gomel 0-1 Liverpool.
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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