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Malaysian women  launch The Obedient Wife Club

Insider Outed; Outbreak Unstopped; Phuket Wages Push Worry; The Obedient Wife Club; Phuket Events

Saturday, June 4, 2011
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A daily wrap of Thailand news, with a Phuket perspective, plus relevant reports from national and international media.

ft.com The chairman of Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission has resigned after being caught up in an insider trading investigation. The board formally accepted Vijit Supinit's resignation after he came under increasing pressure to leave, culminating in 300 of Thailand's SEC staff arriving at work wearing black to mourn the reputation of the agency.

spiegel.de Germany's massive outbreak of E. coli showed no signs of diminishing in one of the worst spreads of the poisonous bacteria ever experienced.

afp The deadly kidney disease reported in a quarter of the recent E. coli cases in Germany and 11 other nations is the worst ever outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS), a top expert said.

scmp.com Visitors to northern Europe who come home with an upset stomach have been warned to take it much more seriously than usual.

nytimes.com Bob Adak, a disease expert, said treatment for HUS could involve serious medical interventions including dialysis, medications like corticosteroids and blood transfusions.

bangkokpost.com Campaign promises to raise minimum wages could be a double-edged sword because higher labor costs would likely be passed on to consumers in the form of higher priced goods and services, say business leaders. Minimum wages currently range from 221 baht a day for Phuket and 215 baht for Greater Bangkok to a low of 159 for Phayao.

channelnewsasia.com Thailand's top opposition candidate Yingluck Shinawatra says she is confident Thais are ready for the country's first female prime minister.

afp Global airline executives may be forced to slash industry profit expectations at their major annual conference next week as fears grow of a relapse in the world economy.

reuters.com Buffeted by a series of shocks from Japan to the Arab world and by high oil prices, the International Air Transport Association faces ominous signs the economic rebound that pulled many airlines out of financial trouble may be [cliche alert] screeching to a halt.

cnn.com More than 1000 people have died in Syria since the conflict there started in mid-March, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said, a grim milestone that reflects his alarm over the ''escalation of violence'' in the authoritarian Arab country.

afp A group of Malaysian Muslim women say they will fight divorce, domestic violence and other problems - by appealing to wives to be more obedient, according to one of the organisers of The Obedient Wife Club.

timesharesdaily.com In Phuket, Bangkok, local officials are ramping up their efforts to catch timeshare scammers. Regulators have set up a multi-agency task force that will investigate all timeshare companies. The group is expected to begin operations in October. [Beware of buying timeshare in Phuket, Bangkok.]

theage.com.au A record 78,000 Australians spent April in Indonesia, which is challenging New Zealand (93,000) as top overseas destination. But there were also record departures for the US (71,000), Thailand (46,000), China (33,000), Fiji (29,000) and almost everywhere else - except Australia.

afp A global maritime watchdog warned ships traversing the South China Sea bordering Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore following the hijack of three tugboats and a barge in recent weeks.

Phuket Events


Until June 12 Southern Prison Produce Fair, Saphan Hin, Phuket City
Until June 25 Kalim Kinetic Art Fair, Brush, Kalim
June 6-11 Phuket Snooker Championships, Patong
June 10-11 Traditional Baba wedding festival, Phuket City
June 12 Laguna Phuket International Marathon
June 17 Phuket Property Dot Com Pro Am Invitational, Laguna
June 23-26 Phuket Fun Fly paragliding, Nai Harn
July 2 Phuket Navy League US Independence Day fair at Headstart International School
July 15 Asarnha Bucha Day public holiday
July 20-24 Six Senses Phuket Raceweek
August 12 HM The Queen's Birthday public holiday
September 21-24 Quiksilver Thailand Surf Competition 2011, Kata
October Vegetarian Festival, Phuket
November 1-6 Women's Beach Volleyball Series at Karon on Phuket
November 26-27 9th Phuket International Soccer 7s
November 27 Laguna Phuket Triathlon
December 3-4 6th Andaman International Soccer 7s
December 4 Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship, Laguna

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March 18-28 National Youth Games, Phuket
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November 14-21 Fourth Asia Beach Games, Phuket
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