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smh.com.au China's ruling Communist Party said on Thursday it will ease family restrictions to allow two children for all couples.
China Daily Three Chinese companies are planning bids for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc, which operates the Sheraton, Westin and W hotel chains, in what could be the biggest-ever Chinese takeover of a United States company.
bangkokpost.com Interprovincial bus operators will be allowed to offer promotional discounts on fares of up to 20pc to improve their competitiveness with low-cost airlines.
reuters Two Australian warships will hold exercises with the Chinese navy in the South China Sea next week, Australia's defence minister said just days after a US navy patrol near a man-made Chinese island in the disputed waters angered Beijing.
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bangkokpost.com Authorities expect to identify in the next six weeks the source of tar balls and petroleum-coated garbage which has polluted long sections of beaches stretching from Hua Hin to Cha-Am.
bangkokpost.com Prime Minister Prayuth told the cabinet state enterprises were paying executives far too much with few results - and singled out Thai Airways as bad example.
Human Trafficking in Thailand
afp The government's investigation of human trafficking was wound up too quickly, according to the officer who led the probe. Pol Maj Gen Paween Pongsirin added that he now fears for his life after implicating senior military figures in the grim trade.
Phuket World of People
Phuket Update A Karon Police officer was killed after he lost control of his Honda big bike in Rawai.Police believe that Lt Col Nattachai Huahin was unfamiliar with the area and hit a curb,crashing in to four parked motorcycles.
nationmultimedia.com Ten people were injured, three seriously, when the ''country's longest bamboo bridge'' partially collapsed in Mae Hong Son's Muang district. The bridge, called Su Tong Pae or "fulfilled prayer", in Tambon Pang Moo, buckled under the weight of more than 500 people as they were offering ''Devorohana"''alms marking the end of the Buddhist Lent.
watoday.com.au A Perth university has developed a quieter, more environmentally friendly jet ski. This one runs on electricity.
nationmultimedia.com Arrest warrants have been issued for 66 persons allegedly involved in the October 10 riot at Phuket's Thalang Police Station, deputy national police chief Pol General Chalermkiat Srivorakhan said, adding that probes into the protest that resulted in violence and into the deaths of two young men, which triggered the riot, were ongoing.
bangkokpost.com Thailand's global ranking for the ease of doing business has fallen three places to 49th mainly due to lower scores associated with starting a business and getting credit, according to the World Bank's latest report.
reuters The Greek coastguard rescued 242 migrants when their wooden boat sank north of the island of Lesbos but at least three drowned, including two small boys, authorities said.
theaustralian.com.au The human rights advocacy group Amnesty International calls for a royal commission into alleged criminal acts committed by Australian officers and officials in turning back boatloads of refugees.
smh.com.au Europe's compassion towards refugees is leading it into ''catastrophic error,'' former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott warned a gathering of British conservatives in London.Guido Fawkes, the online persona of blogger and journalist Paul Staines, wrote that a top Tory described the speech afterwards as ''fascistic''.
indiatimes.com The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) wrote to all registered medical practitioners informing that the government has decided to limit surrogacy to ''Indian married couples only and not to foreigners'' and requested them ''not to entertain any foreigners for availing surrogacy services in India''.
outbreaknewstoday.com Since the beginning of the year,Thailand health officials have reported a total of 98,403 cases from all 77 provinces. As of Oct. 25, 98 dengue related fatalities have been reported.
Around the Region
reuters A United Nations rights investigator raised concern about whether Myanmar's election next month could be considered free and fair because dozens of candidates had been disqualified and hundreds of thousands of people denied the right to vote.
Coming Events on Phuket 2015
Phuket Update The Consular Section of the US Embassy in Bangkok will hold an outreach session in Phuket on Friday at Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort from 8am to noon.
November 1-3 Patong Carnival
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
Coming Events on Phuket 2016
January 7-10 Phuket International Boat Show
Tony Abbott is quite correct, they are making a huge mistake welcoming them with open arms - a mistake that will cause issues for generations to come. Why are the Arab states not welcoming them with open arms? It's quite obvious.
These are undocumented people claiming to be escaping war in Syria, but investigations show this is not entirely true and they could well be extremists with terror attacks planned.
Welcoming them is an extremely dangerous policy. No doubt some of them are genuine, but it's quite clear a large number or not. When the terrorism attacks increase, we will know why.
Posted by Discover Thainess on October 29, 2015 09:16
Editor Comment:
Even more fascistic than Tony Abbott, DT. Segregating the world on religious grounds is a laughable concept. Tolerance is the only answer.