Thailand Update Former PM Yingluck Shinawatra, who reported to the Army today, is among 155 people banned from leaving Thailand. Other members of her family are also barred from leaving, including her former sister in law, brother Thaksin's ex-wife.

Thailand Update Those named on a government list of more than 100 people who must report to the Army will be arrested if they do not report, the official news service announced.

theage.com.au A group of 14 Aussies leaving for Phuket say a 10pm curfew won't prevent them from having fun: ''It's a bit scary but we'll just party in our hotel if we have to.''

bangkokpost.com Twenty-three politicians including former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, key members of the Pheu Thai Party and the Shinawatra clan have been ordered to report to the National Peace and Order Maintaining Council on Friday.

latimes.com ''People traveling to Thailand won't notice anything, no army in the streets, nothing like that,'' says Marion Walsh-Hedouin, vice president of marketing, communications and public relations for Minor Hotel Group.


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bangkokpost.com A military coup jailed leading politicians, suspended the constitution and government, stopped all radio and TV broadcasting - and caused what may have been the worst traffic and commuter jams in Bangkok history as political ralliers, workers and shoppers tried to beat the junta's new 10pm curfew home.

telegraph.co.uk Air passengers with flights departing out of Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang International Airports are advised to set out at least four hours prior to their flight departure time. The safety of all foreigners in Thailand has been assured by the army's chief, the Foreign Office said on its website.

bbc.com Following Thursday's dramatic military coup in Thailand, General Prayuth Chan-ocha is in effective control of the country as head of the army body that has replaced the government. Gen Prayuth took over as head of the army in October 2010 and was seen as a staunch royalist, having favored a tough stance against the Red Shirt protest movement supporting populist former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the government of his sister Yingluck.

telegraph.co.uk Tourists arriving in the country from Britain and elsewhere were greeted by fleets of vehicles commandeered to ferry visitors after the 10pm start of the curfew between airports and hotels.

nationmultimedia.com Airports of Thailand Chairman Sita Divari insisted that all six airports under the company's supervision - including Phuket and Bangkok's international airports - will operate as usual, until further notice: "All passengers will be informed of our normal operations."

time.com General Prayuth Chan-ocha was quoted as saying at a crisis meeting: ''I want to see every problem settled within this forum before I retire [in September], I don't want my juniors to take up this job. If the problem is not solved, I will not retire.''

ndtv.com Thailand's military ordered protesters on both sides of the nation's political divide to disperse and go home after it seized power. Buses were provided.

nationmultimedia In Chiang Rai, [a province north of Bangkok] red-shirt leader Thanit Yunnasinikasem declared that the Army seizure was illegitimate and that he would do what he can to resist it. ''The country has no rules any more. Anyone can do anything they please, but the Red Shirts will not accept this,'' he said.

bangkokpost.com France and the UN demanded restoration of civil rights by the junta - as the Pentagon weighed how much aid and cooperation to cut.

scmp.com Hong Kong travel agencies will decide on Friday morning whether to halt tours to Thailand following a red travel alert issued by the Hong Kong government.

British ambassador's tweet We have a team at Suvarnabhumi airport arrivals wearing dayglo yellow jackets. Contact if British and need help there.

bangkokpost.com Thai business leaders reacted calmly to the coup and did not foresee the Thai economy becoming much more gravely affected than it already has been over the past seven months.

Reporters Without Borders ''We are outraged by the way the military took control of the media with what now turns out to have been the aim of misleading the public and facilitating its coup d'etat,'' said Benjamin Ismail, the head of the Reporters Without Borders Asia-Pacific desk. ''We call for the immediate end to these censorship policies and the lifting of all the repressive measures adopted since May 20.''



nationmultimedia.com Airports of Thailand board of directors approved the ''Airport City'' commercial project at Don Muang International Airport and Phuket International Airport, worth Bt18 billion. It also approved another Bt46 billion to expand the six airports.

thephuketnews.com Although no public announcement has been made of the reopening and construction is not yet complete, two main buildings are already open at the new Supercheap in Phuket City. The iconic ''tin shed'' Phuket supermarket was destroyed in a spectacular fire last year.

hospitality.net.org Melanie Smith has been appointed Group Director of Club Operations at Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas in Bankok, Thailand. Her job includes the club services reservation centres in Bangkok and Shanghai as well as the current club resort properties in Phuket, Samui, Bali, Queenstown New Zealand, Bangkok and Sanya China.

nytimes.com Assailants driving two sport utility vehicles and tossing explosive devices plowed through a crowded vegetable market in the regional capital of China's far-west Xinjiang province, killing 31 people and injuring 94. It was the single deadliest attack here since ethnic bloodletting five years ago claimed hundreds of lives.

dailymail.co.uk North and South Korean warships have exchanged gunfire after Kim Jong-Un's navy were accused of illegally entering waters belonging to its neighbor.

independent.ie Irish citizens travelling to Thailand should ''exercise caution and regularly check the travel advice on our website,'' a spokesperson for the DFA said.

bloomberg The bankruptcies, mergers and jet-fuel shocks that rocked US airlines during the last decade yielded a surprising result: the world's most profitable carriers. US airlines led by Delta now hold the top spots in the global industry by operating income and market value, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.



afp A Singapore Airlines plane skidded off the runway on touching down during heavy rain at Myanmar's Yangon International Airport, but no injuries were reported, the carrier said. The Airbus A330 plane ''encountered heavy rain and veered slightly off the runway on landing'' before it was steered safely back, the airline said.

news.com.au Angry family members of those on board MH370 have sent an 18-page letter to the Prime Ministers of Australia and Malaysia, demanding answers about the ill-fated flight.

afp Hundreds of people have been arrested in a government crackdown after deadly riots targeting Chinese people in Vietnam, senior Vietnamese officials said, warning that anyone found in breach of the law would face tough punishment.



dailymail.co.uk Sacked Manchester United manager David Moyes is to be questioned by police over claims he attacked another drinker with a bottle outside an upmarket wine bar. Moyes, 51, allegedly erupted in a rage after he was subjected to a torrent of abuse as he arrived with friends.

telegraph.co.uk Paul Scholes has said Wayne Rooney may have passed his peak and challenged his status as undroppable from the England and Manchester United teams.



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October 23 Chulalongkorn Memorial Day

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November 14-21 Fourth Asia Beach Games, Phuket

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