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.
campaignasia.com Hoping to entice travelers who would otherwise visit closer destinations, the Tourism Authority of Thailand has unveiled an integrated campaign in the United States, including its first-ever TV commercial in the country. McCann Worldgroup developed the campaign, which targets ''forever young'' Baby Boomers. It consists of print, TV, and online advertising and social-media efforts.
nytimes.com The mayor of typhoon-ravaged Tacloban urged residents on to flee to other cities and find shelter there with relatives if they could, saying that the local authorities were struggling to provide enough food and water and faced difficulties in maintaining law and order. The appeal from Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez came as the first attempt in Tacloban to conduct a mass burial ended in failure. A police convoy of trucks carrying more than 200 rotting corpses turned back after the officers heard gunshots as they approached the city limits.
bangkokpost.com Protesters refuse to down their whistles until the government says sorry for its amnesty push, amid rising concern about the economic impact of the rallies.
nationmultimedia.com The threat of a violent confrontation between the two sides remains a possibility, with the ''whistle-blowing protesters'' camped out on Rajdamnoen Avenue and the red shirts holding their own rally at the other end of the capital.
nationmutimedia.com Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra ordered Thai Airways International to explain a report that its labor union has resolved to allow THAI staffs to lay down tools, a Government House source said. The source said Yingluck demanded an explanation from the THAI following a report that the THAI labor union reached a resolution to allow THAI workers to use individual judgment whether to join the three-day strike.
bangkokpost.com Two labor movements reject a call for civil disobedience, which was to have started on Wednesday, as jobs are at risk. The two groups could be key players in strikes, which are part of the civil obedience measures urged by Suthep Thaugsuban at Democracy Monument on Monday.
bangkokpost.com Cathay Pacific Airways and regional wing Dragonair are strengthening their operations in Thailand, seemingly undeterred by political tensions and China's new tourism law that clamps down on substandard outbound tour packages.
nationmultimedia.com Since June, Cathay Pacific has been operating between Bangkok and Hong Kong with 52-63 flights a week. Dragonair also flies from Hong Kong to Phuket 13 times a week and seven times to Chiang Mai.
scmp.com Hong Kong has ''no plan'' to delay possible economic sanctions against the Philippines over the Manila bus hostage crisis, despite the devastation caused by Super Typhoon Haiyan.
telegraph.c.uk Sweden and Switzerland have launched a joint awareness campaign to help Chinese tourists tell the two countries apart. Both nations' names are written similarly in Mandarin - Ruidian (Sweden) and Ruishi (Switzerland). China was the biggest spender in international tourism last year, overtaking Italy, Japan, France and Britain.
scmp.com Former Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama has offered a personal apology for Japan's wartime atrocities in China and blamed tensions in the East China Sea on Tokyo.
telegraph.co.uk An iceberg the size of Singapore is drifting away from Antarctica and may enter shipping lanes as researchers race to track its progress.
ft.com Ukraine's chances of signing historic deals with the EU this month are in jeopardy after its parliament delayed until next week a vote to allow jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko to be released to Germany for medical treatment.
bbc.co.uk Former Australian leader Kevin Rudd has announced his retirement from politics. Mr Rudd, who served as prime minister twice, attributed the decision to his family and said it had been an honor to lead the nation.
afp Frenchman Kevin Chenais, 22 and weighing 230 kilos, has been deemed too heavy to fly on a jetliner. He has arrived in New York to head home by ship.
reuters Companies are taking advantage of new rules under President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul in 2014 to punish smokers and overweight workers. Some will even force employees to meet weight goals, quit smoking and provide very personal information or pay up to thousands more annually for healthcare.
Phuket World Sports Wrap
bbc.co.uk Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar is poised for an emotional farewell when his 200th and final Test gets under way in his home city of Mumbai on Thursday. The 40-year-old record run-scorer in Tests and one-day internationals will quit all cricket after India's second Test against West Indies.
Phuket Coming Events 2013
On November 24 the Camillian Social Center in Phang Nga, north of Phuket, will be holding a 30-kilometre charity bicycle ride. Team, family and individual entries are invited. The centre, supported by the Sarojin Khao Lak Community Fund, provides day care, education, food and physiotherapy for disabled children in the region. Start: 8.15am. Contact Khun Somchai at somchaismilelove@gmail.com
On November 22 the American Chamber of Commerce Thailand will hold a real estate seminar at the Angsana Laguna Phuket. Topics include the trend in leasehold ownership, regulating real estate agencies and current island property trends.
The event is public and ideal for for professionals, those working in real estate related businesses and anyone thinking of investing in real estate in Thailand. From 4.30pm to 6.30pm. Admission is 100 baht which includes one free drink.
November 17 Loy Kratong Day
November 22 Amcham real estate seminar, 4.30pm Angsana Resort
November 24 Camillian day care 30k charity bicycle ride, Phang Nga. 8.15am.
November 24-December 1 Challenge Laguna Phuket Tri-Fest. Laguna Phuket
November 26 Phuket's honorary consuls meet with officials
November 28 French Fair, Jungceylon
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
Re: nationmutimedia.com. Someone should inform PM Yingluck, that this is democracy at work, something she seems not too familiar with. It appears that those in power are not familiar with the term "Power of the People" I am guessing they are far too use to NOT being challenged and getting their own way.
Posted by DSI Watcher on November 14, 2013 14:58