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thephuketinsider.com One of Phuket's first luxury hotels the Royal Phuket Yacht Club will re-enter the market on January 16 after an upgrade under a new name, The Nai Harn.
bbc.com Greece and its international creditors have agreed the substance of a new multi-billion euro bailout deal, according to a Greek finance ministry official.
khaosodenglish.com A Hollywood movie about a military coup in a fictional Southeast Asian nation - filmed in Thailand - has been approved by censors to open later this month. Despite online rumors today that 'No Escape' had been banned by the The National Film and Video Censors Board, a member told Khaosod English such reports were false, as the movie was approved for audiences 15 and up on July 28.
afp Myanmar has returned 159 Bangladeshi migrants rescued from boats stranded off its coast in May, officials said, the latest group to be repatriated after a migration crisis that unfurled across Southeast Asia.
mmtimes.com Following an agreement reached last month, Myanmar passport holders can now pop over to Bangkok or Phuket for a two-week trip without queuing for a visa at the Thai embassy in Yangon or showing evidence of funding.
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bangkokpost.com Thailand's economy is performing even worse than the most dire forecasts, with the second quarter below Q1 and now unlikely to gain even a paltry three percent this year.
cnn.com Two people have died after being stabbed at an Ikea store in Vasteras, Sweden, according to police. A third person was severely injured. Police said that a man has been arrested for murder, but did not provide further details.
bangkokpost.com Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha watched Singapore's 50th anniversary military parade and lamented: If only Lee Kuan Yew were a Thai.
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huffingtonpost.com Krabi isn't the only place where communities are taking a stand against coal. Local residents in the Songkhla Province are fighting a massive 2200 megawatt coal-fired power plant proposed for the Thepha District.
nationmultimedia.com The move to strip former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra of his police title should be made ''courageously'' this month, Justice Minister Paiboon Koomchaya said.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk Sports-mad student David Eastham, 20, has been told he is ''unlikely'' to walk again after a horrific holiday moped crash in Thailand. David was was a passenger when the driver lost control and skidded off the road on the island of Samui.
whatculture.com Owen Wilson's known more for comedy than action, but that might change this summer with thriller 'No Escape'. Unless you live in Thailand, where the film was shot and where it has now been banned.
nationmultimedia.com Phuket Governor Nisit Jansomwong is ready to help local hospitals make a push into the medical tourism industry as millions of baht flow in for eye-care centres.
bangkokpost.com Visiting North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong held talks here with his Thai counterpart to discuss a range of bilateral issues.
metro.co.uk Gunfire interrupted a protest to mark the anniversary of 18-year-old Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Missouri. An Associated Press photographer saw a man lying face down, covered in blood, behind a boarded-up restaurant.
khaosodenglish.com Nearly 400 motorcyclists were detained after they assembled for a charity ride in Bangkok without permission on Sunday.
independent.co.uk A British grandfather has left his family and sold his possessions to travel to Iraq to fight against Isis, despite having no previous military experience. Jim Atherton, 53 , patrols the front-line with Christian militia Dwekh Nawsha - meaning 'The Sacrificers' - despite desperate pleas from his ''devastated'' wife.
independent.ie Facebook carried out a study into ''e-laughing'' and found that LOL has been replaced by ''haha'' and the laughter emoji. Only 1.9pc of posts feature LOL, the site says, compared with 51.4pc for ''haha''.
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nationmultimedia.com Thailand and Laos are set to boost bilateral trade to US$8 billion in the next three years, driven mainly by closer cooperation under Asean integration and the setting up of special economic zones.
Phuket World of Sport
irishtimes.com These are only the embryonic stages of the new Premier League season so perhaps there should be a note of caution attached among all the superlatives that Manchester Citys 3-0 win over West Brom otherwise deserves.
smh.com.au In a series of stunning images in New York magazine, Serena Williams shows off the powerful body that has supported ''one of the most sustained careers of excellence in the history of athletics''. Sleek, strong and impressively supple, the 33-year-old champion does the splits, suspended across two bars.
Coming Events on Phuket 2015
August 12 HM The Queen's birthday
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 5 HM The King's Birthday
December 26 Tsunami memorial ceremonies
Has "No Escape" been banned as the second article says it was approved 28 July and then the article on Owen Wilson says "where it has now been banned"?
If banned, I am now interested to see it!
Posted by MoW on August 11, 2015 14:38
Editor Comment:
The update - not banned - is more likely to be correct.