bangkokpost.com Vendors who were accused of encroaching on popular Hua Hin beach, known for its clean, white sand and clear water, have been given two weeks to pack up and move to an adjacent beach.

gawker.com Unlike at other publications for which I've worked, writers weren't tasked with finding their own stories or calling sources. We were simply given stories written by other publications and essentially told to rewrite them. [Ed; Could this happen in Thailand?]
http://tktk.gawker.com/my-year-ripping-off-the-web-with-the-daily-mail-online-1689453286


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cnn.com Actor Harrison Ford was injured but is OK after crash-landing a small plane on a golf course in California, his son tweeted.

AP The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will phase out the show's iconic elephants from its performances by 2018. Growing public concern about how the animals are treated led to the decision. Canadian competitor, Cirque du Soleil, features human acts and doesn't use wild animals.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/ringling-bros-to-stop-elephant-acts-by-2018-amid-public-concerns/article23304122/

reuters A Delta Air Lines Inc jetliner landing during a snowstorm at New York's LaGuardia Airport slid off the runway and struck a fence before coming to rest at the edge of Flushing Bay, but there were no serious injuries. All 127 passengers and five crew members aboard were evacuated safely.



bangkokpost.com The Cabinet has endorsed guidelines for the management of migrant workers, agreeing to allow those completing the nationality verification by March to work for another two years.



bangkokpost.com The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will conduct a probe into 70 National Legislative Assembly (NLA) members' appointments of relatives as aides.

skift.com Eurowings will start serving Dubai from 99.99 euros ($111) one-way on special introductory fares, Karl Ulrich Garnadt, who heads Lufthansa's passenger business, said at a presentation in Berlin. The planes, operated by the company's SunExpress joint venture with Turkish Airlines, will initially also serve Bangkok and Phuket in Thailand, as well as Cuba and the Dominican Republic, Garnadt said.

bangkok.coconuts.co Bangkok police will order all nightlife and entertainment venues, parties and events to call it a night by midnight for the next two weeks, according to a number of organisers, promoters and owners who've been notified by police.

thestar.com.my All flights to and from Nepal have been cancelled following the crash landing of a Turkish Airline plane at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.

bangkokpost.com Fifteen leading red shirts including controversial former Pheu Thai MP Worachai Hemma and former fugitive Arisman Pongruangrong have been sentenced to four years in prison for inciting protesters to storm the Asean summit in Pattaya in 2009.

huffingtonpost.com Divers Dance With Extremely Rare Pyrosome In The Philippines.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/05/pyrosome-philippines-video_n_6805644.html?utm_hp_ref=los-angeles&ir=Los+Angeles

theguardian.com The Indian government has remained defiant over its ban on a BBC documentary about the 2012 fatal gang-rape of a student in Delhi despite a groundswell of acclaim for the film from prominent Indians who watched it online.

bangkokpost.com Justice Minister Paiboon Koomchaya threatened to close drug-rehabilitation centres failing to actually rehabilitate people.

foxnews.com The White House counsel's office reportedly was kept in the dark about Hillary Clinton's exclusive use of personal email while secretary of state, in the latest detail raising questions over how and why she stayed off the government system despite administration guidance to the contrary.

scmp.com US President Barack Obama is to be invited to attend a military parade in Beijing later this year to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the second world war, the Foreign Ministry said.

metro.co.uk A British teenager has said that she almost died as a result of drinking 10 Jagerbombs. Jayde Dinsdale is now campaigning against energy drinks as a result of her near miss when she had three heart attacks.

Vinnie Jones explains stayin' alive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILxjxfB4zNk

watoday.com.au One day you're in and the next day you're out. After just a few short years and tumbling sales, Abercrombie & Fitch will exit Australia as the teen retailer struggles to reinvent itself.

nationmultimedia.com Vienna has secured top spot in Mercer's annual quality-of-living survey while Bangkok placed 117 out of 230 cities. Baghdad was last.

theage.com.au Australia's consumer watchdog has launched legal action against drug giant Reckitt Benckiser, alleging it misled customers over claims its range of Nurofen products targeted specific areas of pain when they all contained the exact same ingredients.



smh.com.au The world was reminded once again of Singapore's tough stance on crime when two German men were sentenced to nine months' jail and caning for vandalism. Andreas Von Knorre, 22, and Elton Hinz, 21, broke into a suburban train depot and spray-painted graffiti on the exterior metro (MRT) train cabin in November 2014.

Try Phuketwan's Asean Today daily:
http://phuketwan.com/tourism/asean-today-german-vandals-face-jail-cane-hazy-days-summer-stopping-execution-21991/



swimvortex.com The Dutch swim squad is getting ready for Rio 2016 and the world titles - set for July and August in Kazan -at a warm-weather camp in Thanyapura Phuket. For Femke Heemskerk, Rio will be her swansong Olympics - and she wants a prize before she waves goodbye to racing.

goal.com Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse has accepted an FA charge relating to a spitting incident with Jonny Evans during his side's 1-0 defeat to Manchester United and faces a seven-match ban.



March 1-15 Heroines Festival

March 4-8 Bay Regatta

April 11-19 Phuket Bike Week

April 17-19 Songkran Festival

May 4 Additional public holiday scheduled

June 20-21 Baba wedding at Old Phuket Town

July 15-19 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek