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bbc.com Singer and TV star Cilla Black, who enjoyed a 50-year showbusiness career, has died aged 72, police in Spain say.
channel4.com Anti-doping experts Robin Parisotto and Michael Ashenden told a newspaper that in their opinion, more than a third of medals, including 55 golds, awarded in endurance events at the Olympics and World Championships between 2001 and 2012 had been won by athletes with suspicious test results.
theguardian.com.au Several more pieces of debris - including possibly part of a door - believed to be from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have been found washed up on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, as Malaysia said it was seeking help to expand the search for wreckage.
bangkokpost.com The threat of closure looms over the news website at the centre of a criminal defamation case launched by the navy, regardless of a court verdict due next month.
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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.
Today's Top Stories
pinknews.co.uk New laws banning surrogacy in Thailand have come into effect this week, ending access previously available to gay couples. The country's Public Health Minister has announced that gay couples are now banned from using surrogacy services in Thailand.
bangkokpost.com Unregistered prepaid SIMs face partial shutdown but users can still register them until August 31 while the regulator seeks a deadline extension.
Human Trafficking in Thailand
nationmultimedia.com The southern province of Ranong has reserved over 800 rai of land to house Burmese (Myanmar) migrant workers, according to Ranong governor Suriyan Kanchanasilp. The zoning will improve quality of life and benefit national security, he said.
Phuket World of People
afp The Japanese broadcaster TV Asahi apologised after its Bangkok bureau chief posted an image of his genitals on a mobile forum set up by the Thai Foreign Ministry, which warned of ''consequences''.
tokyoreporter.com According to the Yomiuri Shimbun, TV Asahi explained that the journalist had planned to send the picture to a female acquaintance in Bangkok. Instead, however, the picture ended up in the most unfortunate of places.
nationmultimedia.com A Thai tourist has died after being stung by a box jellyfish while swimming off Koh Phangan in Surat Thani on Friday night.
AP A fierce attack by suspected Muslim separatists on a village defense post in Yala province, southern Thailand, has wounded 18 people, six of them seriously.
cnn.com Three members of Osama bin Laden's family were among four people killed in a small plane crash in southern England, British police said.
scmp.com China will restrict exports of high-performance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, from the middle of next month for reasons of national security, according to China's state-run media.
bangkokpost.com Trang is famous for its Chinese cuisine and islands, but locals, politicians, conservationists and companies battle over whether to expand tourism at the expense of the natural assets people travel to see.
houstonpress.com I spend far more time arguing on the Internet than can possibly be healthy, and the word I've come to loath more than any other is ''opinion''. Opinion, or worse ''belief,'' has become the shield of every poorly-conceived notion that worms its way onto social media.
Around the Region
afp Delegates negotiating a huge Pacific free-trade agreement said they have failed to reach a final deal after several days of intense talks in Hawaii.
Phuket World of Sport
afp Troy Merritt fired a tournament record 10-under par 61 Saturday to share the lead at the PGA Quicken Loans National while Tiger Woods struggled and fell out of contention.
Coming Events on Phuket 2015
August 23-30 Por Tor (Hungry Ghost) Festival
September Quicksilver surf carnival at Patong beach
October 15-23 Phuket Vegetarian Festival
November Patong Festival
November 20 Laguna Phuket Triathlon
November 25 Loy Kratong festival
November 29 Challenge Laguna Phuket 2015
November 29 Phuket King's Cup Regatta
December 26 Tsunami memorial ceremonies
The Japanese journalist was just protesting against the ex Thai police officer trying to smuggle his gun through the Japanese customs line. By all accounts it was only a small issue and due to his deflated ego there is only a slim chance of him ever being fired.
Posted by MoW on August 2, 2015 21:09