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bangkokpost.com Authorities, helped by information from an otherwise uncooperative suspect, are hunting for a Thai woman after materials believed to be used for bomb-making were seized from her room at an apartment in Min Buri district.
telegraph.co.uk Egypt's foreign ministry summoned the British ambassador for a dressing down over his criticism of prison sentences handed to three journalists from Al-Jazeera. John Casson had said he was ''shocked and concerned'' by the court's decision.
AAP An Australian journalist being tried for defaming the Royal Thai Navy says he is fearful, but hoping he will be found not guilty when the verdict is handed down. A senior Thai judge at the Phuket criminal court will deliver his ruling on Tuesday in the case against Alan Morison and Thai reporter Chutima Sidasathian.
http://www.9news.com.au/world/2015/08/31/03/37/verdict-looms-for-aust-journo-in-thai-case
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
bangkokpost.com Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra will go before the Supreme Court Monday for the first examination of witnesses in the rice-pledging case against her.
reuters Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad, joining anti-government protesters for a second day on Sunday, called for a ''people's power'' movement to topple Prime Minister Najib Razak over a financial scandal.
The Bombing in Bangkok
bangkokpost.com Police are questioning everyone in the Nong Chok neighborhood about a group of foreigners who left last week - all but one suspected terrorist. Police believe a Thai woman kept a second safe house for the bombers as interrogators slowly wring information from the unidentified arrested foreigner.
nationmultimedia.com The foreign suspect arrested by police moved into Pool Anant Apartment in Bangkok's Nong Chok district sometime in June along with another foreigner believed to be Turkish, according to the building supervisor.
Human Trafficking in Thailand
anantara The Indonesian government needs to raise the issue of Rohingya refugees at the Asean forum, Deputy House Speaker Fahri Hamzah said. ''Indonesia must protest Burma and Bangladesh at the Asean forum for discriminating against their citizens in the current modern era,'' he said in a press statement.
Phuket World of People
thephuketinsider.com Tourism directly accounts for 35.6 percent of Phuket's economy according to a new report released by hospitality consulting firm C9 Hotelworks. Whereas the sector is the leading indicator of GPP (Gross Provincial Product), once you add in the expanded influence over other components that make up the island's GPP, the reality is that well over half of the Phuket economy is derived from tourism.
bangkokpost.com Illegally modified 4x4 tours have been responsible for a string of tourist deaths and horrific accidents on the island of Samui, yet they continue to operate with impunity. Modifications to the safari trucks were obviously illegal but police are largely powerless to intervene as the vehicles operate mostly on private property.
smh.com./au China will roll out its latest weaponry through the heart of Beijing this week in a massive parade widely seen as a public show of its growing military capability and ambitions. The military parade on Thursday, the first under President Xi Jinping's leadership, is billed by Beijing as a sincere commemoration for those who fought and died in World War Two.
reuters The 71 people found dead in an abandoned refrigeration lorry in Austria had been crammed in, five to a square metre , police said, as initial forensic tests indicated they had suffocated.
nationmultimedia.com Thailand will welcome 148 Australian undergraduate students to live, study and undertake work placements next year. The students will be supported through the Australian Government New Colombo Plan mobility grants program.
cnn.com A Saudi-led airstrike on a water bottling factory in Yemen left 34 dead and dozens injured, the Yemeni Defense Ministry said.
reuters A decision by an Egyptian court to sentence three Al Jazeera TV journalists to three years in prison was politically motivated and aimed at intimidating the press, said one of the three, deported Australian journalist Peter Greste.
foxnews.com Oliver Sacks, the eminent neurologist and acclaimed best-selling author, died Sunday at his home in New York City. He was 82. The cause was cancer, The New York Times reported, citing the doctor's longtime personal assistant.
Around the Region
theguardian.com Australia's $55m plan to resettle refugees from Nauru to Cambodia appears finished, with just four refugees moved to the south-east Asian country at a cost of more than $13m per refugee.
Phuket World of Sport
afp Swansea City defeated Manchester United 2-1 for the third successive meeting as Louis van Gaal's side's unbeaten start to the Premier League season ground to a halt.
aap Australian golf star Jason Day has run away with the first event of the US PGA Tour's lucrative end-of-season playoff series to assume top spot in the FedExCup standings.
Coming Events on Phuket 2015
Phuket Update The annual Por Tor (Hungry Gost) Festival organised by the Phuket City Municipal Office and Tourism Authority Thailand (TAT) Phuket Office is being held in Phuket Town and everyone is being invited to join.
September 6-11 Asian Weightlifting Championships
Until September 12 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 5 HM The King's Birthday
December 26 Tsunami memorial ceremonies
