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 Thailand's open-skies policy is so liberal that foreign airlines are exploiting it to the disadvantage of Thai carriers, claims one airline boss.
nationmultimedia.com Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha threatened to draw on his power under the interim charter to punish those who participate in a campaign to wear red shirts in support of former premier Yingluck Shinawatra on Sunday.
news24.com Thailand revoked the commercial fishing licences of 8024 fishing trawlers for failing to join a new registration scheme, the navy said. The government in July ordered all fishing vessels to register as part of a response to an EU warning over illegal fishing.
Phuket World of People
irishtimes.com An Irish man aged 23 was arrested in Chiang Mai after allegedly attempting to sell a kilo of marijuana to officers from the Crime Supression Division. The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed it is providing consular assistance to an Irish citizen arrested in Thailand.
joe.co.uk Now there's footage of the arrest and the man has been named by local media in Thailand as Kieran Barry.
bangkokpost.com An 8000-page police dossier charges Uighur suspects Bilal Turk and Yusufu Mieraili with the August 17 Erawan shrine bombing but still gives no motive.
bangkokpost.com Responding to calls by human right activists to shut the temporary jail at the 11th Military Circle, Justice Minister Paiboon Koomchaya said Tuesday that Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon still believes the prison is necessary.
independent.co.uk More than 300 academics at UK universities have announced a boycott of Israel and its educational institutions ''until Israel complies with international law''.
reuters A hospital in north Yemen run by the medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) was destroyed by a missile strike, MSF said, but the Saudi-led coalition denied that its planes had hit the hospital.
nationmultimedia.com Following its inaugural flight earlier this month, Bangkok Airways has now formally launched its daily service between Phuket and Hat Yai. The flight is operated using an ATR72-500/600 aircraft with seating for 70 passengers and departs Phuket at 7.20am. The return flight takes off at 9.10am. Tickets cost Bt1890 and flight time is about an hour. Phuket and Hat Yai are about six hours apart by road.
Around the Region
AP Washington is sending a naval force led by a destroyer to pass 12 miles from islands recently developed by China and challenged Beijing's ownership claim.
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
