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Agencies The death toll from drinking tainted liquor in a Mumbai slum climbed to more than 80 in the worst incident of its kind in more than a decade.
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nationmultimedia.com Sirinee (Kanokporn) Yomana, founder of PEP (Phuket Environmental Protection Group-chom rom anurak sing waedlom Phuket), passed away from cancer. She led opposition against the Tantalum plant and later succeeded in save Ta Chatrchai, major prestine area in the north of Phuket against a takeover from billionaire Bruce Rapaport.
bangkokpost.com An American man arrested in Hawaii has been sentenced to more than 21 years in prison for sexually exploiting teenage girls in Thailand and distributing child pornography. Ronny Lee Waldrip, 64, was ordered to pay $45,000 restitution to his victims.
nationmultimedia.com The US has found no links between Muslim insurgents active in Thailand's deep South and any international terrorist groups, according to a report by the US State Department.
Mers Virus in Thailand
bangkokpost.com The impact in Thailand of Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) remains limited, but tourism industry leaders are concerned the situation could get out of hand if not dealt with in a timely and effective manner.
nationmultimedia.com Thailand's first and only MERS patient was found to have been only mildly infected. It was unlikely that 175 people suspected to have come in contact with him would be affected, said Public Health Minister Rajata Rajatanavin.
Phuket World of People
Phuket Update Phuket man Suriya Chaiyakul is dead after sustaining head injuries when his Kawasaki 800cc smashed into a motorbike that a had run a red light at the Khao Lan junction on Thepkasattri Road in Thalang. Two men are in critical condition. The third passenger hopped off in time.
telegraph.co.uk A man killed at least three people and injured 34 in a murderous rampage after driving his car at 140kmh straight into crowds of lunchtime shoppers in Austria before getting out and stabbing passers-by.
thelocal.at The driver of the SUV, reportedly a 26-year-old Austrian man of Bosnian heritage, has been arrested and the area sealed off. He was said to show symptoms of psychosis.
nnt The Natural Resources and Environment Minister has instructed authorities to step up the forest reclamation missions in the South - especially in Krabi - and the East to stem the rampant encroachment.
bangkokpost.com Suvarnabhumi has the world's fastest airport WiFi service, according to speed-test website Rottenwifi.com, which tested more than 130 airports. [Ed: Don Muang wi-fi, on the other hand, struggles.]
theregister.co.uk Google has promised it will yank from its web search results links to ''revenge porn'' pics - which are typically sexy snaps leaked online by jilted exes - if the subjects of the images ask nicely. The ad giant said people whose nude photos have been published without their consent will be able to file requests via an online form to have the images removed from Google search results.
bangkokpost.com Thailand's economic recovery should gain momentum from September following a one-year downward correction resulting from the previous government's distorted stimulus policies, says Deputy Prime Minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula.
bangkokpost.com Thailand's capital is sinking an average 10mm per year and the subsidence could reach a critical level unless the problem is tackled, a leading water engineer has warned.
abc.net.au Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie has called for more international action to help refugees as she visited a camp in south-eastern Turkey housing thousands of Syrians who fled their war-torn country.
Around the Region
AP Cambodian police say they have made one of their biggest drug seizures in years, netting 55 kilograms of methamphetamine and heroin. Two Chinese men and a Cambodian woman were arrested at four locations this past week in the capital Phnom Penh, police said at a news conference.
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Phuket World of Sport
afp Top ranked Germany advanced to the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup on Saturday with a confident 4-1 victory over Sweden.
mysailing.com.au Hot on the heels of recent success by Team SCA in the Volvo Ocean Race, Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek organisers are proud to welcome the all-female 'Sailescapes Farrgo Ladies' team to the regatta this year. Led by local sailing talent Liz Schoch, they will be competing in IRC Cruising class with Liz at the helm.
news.com.au Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone doesn't think Red Bull would quit racing but insisted the sport needs a challenger to Mercedes' domination. ''They're disappointed, aren't they?'' Ecclestone said after a meeting with Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz at the Austrian Grand Prix.
Coming Events on Phuket 2015
MORE THAN 1.5 billion Muslims around the world mark the start of Ramadan June 17, a month of intense prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts.
June 20-21 Baba wedding at Old Phuket Town
July 14-16 Trial of Phuketwan journalists at Phuket Provincial Court
July 15-19 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek
"Thailand's first and only MERS patient was found to have been only mildly infected. It was unlikely that 175 people suspected to have come in contact with him would be affected, said Public Health Minister Rajata Rajatanavin." With a Health Minister make should ridiculous comments, one worries about his/her credentials, virus's affect people differently, what may be "mild" in one person, once transmitted to another could very well prove fatal. Egg on the face of these officials seems to happen often I wonder if Thailand's response to MER is reflected in the minister's comment.
Posted by Laurie Howells on June 21, 2015 08:23