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NNT Executives at the SuperCheap megastore in Phuket insisted the store will keep all of its workers, even after the store completely burnt down.
afp Search teams have pulled six more bodies of air crash victims from the Mekong River in Laos, the national carrier said, taking the number of corpses recovered to 38.
PhuketWATCH Daily Media Wrap
PHUKET: The daily wrap of Thailand news, with a Phuket perspective, plus relevant reports from national and international media. Beware of inconsistent imitations.
Phuket Update Phuket FC lost 3-2 in a gripping away game to PTT Rayong. Potentially fired up fans will turn out to Phuket's last home game this Division One season against Rayong United next weekend.
AP A spate of bombings and drive-by shootings in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south left five people dead and 13 injured, police said. The injured included eight soldiers and five journalists.
foxnews.com Two Explosive Ordnance Disposal officers were hurt in the second blast, and five journalists - including a photographer for the French news agency Agence France-Presse and two reporters from Thai television stations - were slightly wounded.
news.com.au Two young children of an Adelaide couple have narrowly avoided being kidnapped during a family holiday in Thailand. The couple, James and Naomi Strange had just arrived on Ko Chang a fortnight ago when an unidentified woman attempted to take their daughters Milly, 7, and Alannah, 3. The family reported the incident to the local tourist police, but they appeared disinterested when they were told the woman was not Thai.
bbc.co.uk The discovery of a girl found living on a Roma settlement in Greece has given the family of a missing British boy ''great hope,'' his sister has said. Officials believe the girl may have been a victim of abduction or child trafficking.
Phuket Update Phuket police volunteers pursued a tout with a gibbon through Patong's Soi Bangla on Friday night but gave up the chase for fear tourists would be knocked down in the popular walking street, according to a reliable source.
news.sky.com A woman making her maiden parachute jump for her birthday was among 10 skydivers and a pilot who died when their plane crashed in Belgium.
andrew-drummond.com Reliable sources are today reporting that Bangkok's boiler room operators are now in the final stages of a hasty evacuation of the Thai capital and relocating to Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta.
bangkokpost.com A dirty police station has cost the chief of Sadao district his position as a campaign to clean up the image of the force nationwide gains momentum. Pol Col Phaipana Petchyen was moved to an inactive position at regional headquarters in Songkhla. He also failed to manage Rohingya migrants detained at the station and 30 fled.
nytimes.com A soaring crime rate that has blighted Kuala Lumpur, previously considered one of Asia's safest cities, and other urban areas across Peninsular Malaysia. It is hard to find someone in Kuala Lumpur today who does not have a story about a purse snatching, a burglary or worse.
bangkokpost.com Japan's immigration police will be stricter in dealing with Thai travellers after it emerged the Japanese government's visa waiver has encouraged some Thais, mostly females, to work there illegally.
thephuketinsider.com The developer behind the successful luxury resort and villa project Sri Panwa has two more Greater Phuket projects in the pipeline.
xinhua International bidding for Thailand 's procurement of high-speed trains to carry passengers and cargo would likely be held late next year, according to Thai Transport Minister Chatchart Sitthipun. Construction is to be completed before 2020.
afp Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said he was disgusted at how the Australian government responded after Malaysian students were reportedly warned against attending his talk in Adelaide. ''Enough of this ambivalence,'' he said. ''You are supporting dictators on the one hand and preaching democracy on the other.''
mcot Lao and Thai officials continue verifying identities of 30 recovered bodies of 49 air crash victims as the search in the Mekong River went on.
news.com.au Six-year-old Sandy Hook massacre victim Jesse Lewis is being hailed a hero after details emerged that he shouted at other students to run while gunman Adam Lanza was reloading.
news.com.au Dilapidated facilities, dishonest airport workers, long waiting times and rude officials are among the reasons why travellers say Manila airport is probably the world's worst.
cnn.com Australian firefighters are still battling major bush fires blazing across the eastern part of New South Wales, where 193 homes have been destroyed and 109 damaged, fire officials said.
thejakartapost.com The owner of the Bali Hyatt Hotel in Sanur has finally agreed to retain employees despite a massive renovation, starting in November. A union received a letter of confirmation from the management saying it would not be firing the hotel employees, as previously planned.
heraldsun.com.au Let's play it straight down the middle - golf in Thailand is not cheap. While almost everything in South-East Asia is cheaper than Australia, golf prices are on a par with what we pay at home. But value for money is outstanding.
Phuket World Sports Wrap
bangkokpost.com Ten-man Newcastle held off Liverpool to earn a 2-2 draw in a lively contest that featured Steven Gerrard's 100th Premier League goal at St James's Park.
bbc.co.uk Cristiano Ronaldo's injury-time penalty sealed a 2-0 home win for Real Madrid against Malaga and maintained the pressure on La Liga leaders Barcelona.
news.com.au The All Blacks have rubbed salt into the Wallabies' wounds by wrapping up a 3-0 sweep of the Bledisloe Cup in Dunedin.
Phuket Coming Events 2013
October 23 Chulalongkorn Memorial Day
October 26 Phuket FC V Rayong United
October 29-November 3 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, Karon
October 31 Halloween
November 2 Nakhonrachasima FC V Phuket FC
November 5 Melbourne Cup Day
November 8-9 Islamic New year celebrations, opposite Phuket Provincial Hall
November 17 Loy Kratong Day
November 24-December 1 Challenge Laguna Phuket Tri-Fest. Laguna Phuket
December 5 HM The King's birthday
December 26 Commemoration of 2004 Asian Tsunami
Phuket Coming Events 2014
January 9-12 Phuket International Boat Show, Royal Phuket Marina
September 24-October 2 Vegetarian Festival, Phuket
November 14-21 Fourth Asia Beach Games, Phuket
I find myself somewhat confused as to what exactly your modus operandi is. Occasionally I might wish to add a comment which in my view adds value, but then perhaps in your view does not and if so, you will react with your now belligerent responses. I am not afraid of that but yesterday you attack an anonymous commenter for a comment that is moderated to a blank; so why publish it in the first place? There's no value in posting an answer to a blanked out comment.
Recently at least two people have said they will no longer comment because of they don't know how to interact between commenter and editor, (possibly because they comment for the sake of it or they write before they think). But the editor's answers are not debate, they are plain retaliation for something you don't agree with. Wouldn't the short answer be not to publish the comment in the first place?
Everybody is entitled to their own opinion and perhaps you misinterpret that opinion as being offensive or disrespectful. You openly invite readers to have their say, yet in cases when they do you berate them for in general, adding nothing of value. Perhaps in order to avoid confusion you could explain in detail your meaning of have your say. I can agree with your answers to those that suppose, speculate, guess and use the first person plural or the all too common 'most of us'. If a comment is so contentious in your view why publish it? Just throw it in the bin.
I'm by no means afraid of your snappy answers, but the purpose of writing this is to clear the air somewhat and try to determine your view of what is acceptable and what is not, and if not acceptable why we have to read about it.
I'm having my say here as there is no suitable thread elsewhere.
Posted by Pete on October 20, 2013 08:47
Editor Comment:
We've been over this time and time again, Pete. Information and comments based on personal experience are welcome. Opinions are not wanted, nor is guesswork, doomsaying, predictable ''I told you so's,'' supposition or bigotry. We are looking for people who have the capacity to add value to the topic at hand. Insulting me has never been a topic and in any case has no effect. If you think your comment is straight from the top of your head or merely repeating again what's been said countless times, or you have nothing of merit to say, don't bother. I hope that explains our outlook.
Occasionally we will cut a comment and respond to the writer directly in the hope they understand why the comment has been cut. If you prefer God-like decisions made without a direct response to readers, you have plenty of choices. Inferior comments will always be challenged here. We don't intend to instill fear. Readers who are scared to say something for fear of a reaction probably shouldn't be commenting. It's an online forum, not the real world.
I admit to being curt and abrupt at times. Belligerent? No, but comments that reinforce existing prejudices or repeat overworked urban myths are almost always going to be dismissed speedily. I have more important things to do.