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Bangkok Floods Subsiding, Says CNN; Phuket Wages to Rise Regardless; Naked All Black Ran Off With Five Women; Phuket Events

Bangkok Floods Subsiding, Says CNN; Phuket Wages to Rise Regardless; Naked All Black Ran Off With Five Women; Phuket Events

Monday, November 14, 2011
UPDATE

cnn.com The mammoth flooding that has deluged much of Thailand, killing hundreds, appears to be subsiding. But steep challenges remain for displaced residents and migrant workers abandoned by their employers.

theage.com.au Brave is not a word you want to hear applied to an airline. But that looks like the descriptor for the new little independent outfit, Air Australia (formerly Strategic Airlines), which plans to begin offering regular domestic flights between Melbourne and Brisbane in a month's time in conjunction with its international flying. [to Phuket, Bali and Honolulu.]

bangkokpost.com Treasury is preparing to announce an average increase of 20pc in land valuations nationwide but has not yet taken the impact from flooding into account, says director-general Naris Chaiyasoot.

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bloomberg.com Thailand's government will proceed with a plan to raise the minimum wage to spur domestic spending even as companies face the cost of rebuilding after floods devastated industrial estates and shuttered businesses. [Phuket is to be a 300-baht-a-day pioneer in April.]

nationmultimedia.com Water levels are receding but just as transportation and other aspects of life improve, Thai consumers are bracing for a spike in goods prices. With nearly 100 major roads impassable and seven industrial estates inundated so far, floods have increased the operating costs of many manufacturers.

War of the Headlines


telegraph.co.uk Thailand braces for tourist cancellations Associated Press Thailand's Teflon tour industry to weather floods

nationmultimedia.com The Tourism Authority of Thailand has designed a strategy to rebuild domestic tourism after the severe flooding. Expat associations in major cities, including Pattaya, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Hua Hin, Samui and Phuket will be asked to help promote domestic tourism as well as to communicate with their people overseas about the tourism situation in Thailand after the flood.

straitstimes.com Tourists who are put off by the Bangkok floods are choosing to come to Singapore for their year-end vacation instead. Travel agencies and hotels say they have seen a spike in the number of visitors - especially from China, Vietnam, India and Indonesia - since Thailand was hit by floods in mid-October.

stickmanweekly.com Suvarnabhumi Airport is operating as normal and there is no problem getting from the airport to downtown Bangkok. You can take a taxi, bus, or elevated train as per usual. Many Bangkok residents have fled the city and traffic volume is much lighter than usual so if you travel by taxi the journey into town should be quick. Drinking water is available!

bangkokpost.com Don Muang residents removed more of the ''big bags'' forming a floodwall on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road despite the prime minister's insistence that the barrier must stand.

eturbonews.com The TAT has activated a Tourism Intelligence Unit and Crisis Management Centre to coordinate all information on the floods, and release daily situation updates on the web site www.thailandtourismupdate.com This information is being sent in seven languages through email blasts to nearly 5000 recipients every day, including international tour operators, foreign government offices, industry associations, and travel- trade media around the world.

bangkokpost.com Thai AirAsia may reschedule its initial public offering planned for next month due to unfavorable market conditions arising from the floods.

philstar.com The 2011 Miss Earth contest scheduled for Bangkok from November 20 to December 3 has to be moved back to the Philippines, the contest's home base.

Phuket World Sports


smh.com.au All Black winger Zac Guildford has told his coach he cannot remember drunkenly running into a Cook Islands bar naked and bleeding, assaulting patrons and then running off into the night. Witnesses say Guildford punched several patrons of Trader Jacks before running off with five women who were waiting for him outside.

smh.com.au Peter Roebuck, 55, regarded by many as the finest cricket writer of his generation, fell to his death from a hotel window in Cape Town after being questioned by police about an alleged sexual assault.

bangkokpost.com.au Nine-man Thailand suffered their second straight first round exit in the football tournament after losing 3-1 to Indonesia in a stormy encounter in the SEA Games.

heraldsun.com.au Australia's Socceroos have declared that only a win will be acceptable in Tuesday night's World Cup qualifier against Thailand. The Socceroos still need a point to secure a place in the last round of World Cup qualifying.

nst.com.my Lewis Hamilton produced a near-flawless performance when he took full advantage of the early retirement of double world champion Sebastian Vettel to win a sizzling day-night Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

smh.com.au Greg Chalmers is the Australian Open golf champion, just as he was 13 years ago. Ninety percent of the huge gallery were behind Tiger Woods or Jason Day, so Chalmers, or Snake as he's known, has proved very much the anti-hero once again.

skysports.com Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and Juvic Pagunsan must return on Monday to complete their play-off at the Barclays Singapore Open after heavy rain halted action.

Phuket Coming Events


November 19 The Khao Lak Community Appeal and the Foundation for Education and Development are holding the second Khao Lak Charity Golf Tournament at Tab Lamu Navy Golf Course. Last year the two charities raised 420,000 baht for their causes, with a great turnout. Details: 081 5441837.

November 26-27 9th Phuket International Soccer 7s

November 27 Laguna Phuket Triathlon

December2-5 Phuket Musiq Festival, Saphan Hin, Phuket City, nightly

December 3-4 Sixth Andaman International Soccer 7s

December 3-10 King's Cup Regatta, Kata beach

December 4 Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship, Laguna

Phuket Coming Events 2012


Late February Phuket Blues Festival, Laguna Phuket

May 26-June 5 National Youth Games, Phuket

March 29-April 1 Phuket International Boat Show, Royal Phuket Marina

Phuket Coming Events 2014


November 14-21 Fourth Asia Beach Games, Phuket

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Well done, TAT on the update site. Finally a detailed overview of what's happening & where! The English-language media in Bangkok has been dismal in doing this big-picture coverage, from what I've seen.

Posted by L on November 14, 2011 08:43


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