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nationmultimedia.com Airlines are alarmed by the Transport Ministry's move to consider limiting incoming flights by ending Thailand's long-standing ''open sky'' policy, warning the move could badly damage Thailand's image. Thailand has used the open-sky policy to promote the country as an aviation hub for the region.
mirror.co.uk A paedophile schoolmaster who fled to France with an underage pupil aims to move to Thailand after early release from jail - to teach English. Jeremy Forrest plans to start a new life there after being banned from classrooms in Britain. Other convicted UK sex offenders have landed similar work in the South East Asian country.
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reuters The people of Ireland backed same-sex marriage by a landslide in a referendum that marked a dramatic social shift in a traditionally Catholic country that only decriminalised homosexuality two decades ago.
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bangkokpost.com Like most explosive crises, the new boat people crisis grew almost imperceptibly and then, suddenly, dominated the front pages of the world. Many knew it was coming, but hoped it wouldn't.
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nationmultimedia.com Former Foreign minister Kasit Piromya has urged Thailand and related countries and organisations to apply lessons learned from the influx of Vietnamese migrants two decades ago to solve the Rohingya boat people crisis. Kasit said Thailand should provide temporary shelter.
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reuters Thailand's military government has passed the country's first inheritance tax bill, as part of tax reforms to broaden the tax base and boost revenue in a lackluster economy. The bill will require inheritors of assets worth more than 100 million baht to pay tax above that threshold - at 5 percent for descendants and 10 percent for others.
foxnews.com One year later, the military can boast it has restored stability and kept Thailand calm. But the bitter societal fissures that helped trigger the putsch are still simmering below the surface, unresolved.
afp Swedish singer Mans Zelmerlow won a nail-biting 60th edition on Saturday of the Eurovision Song Contest, Europe's annual pop extravaganza, narrowly beating Russia.
smh.com.au A 65-year-old German woman, who already has 13 children, has given birth to quadruplets after undergoing an artificial insemination procedure in Ukraine, RTL television reported
zdnews.com A couple of days ago I posted my 10 best smartphones of the first half of 2015 and as you can read, the LG G4, see my full review, earned the top spot.
reuters Saudi-led airstrikes hit three military bases in the Yemeni capital Sana'a on Saturday and the Yemeni government in exile expressed reservations about United Nations-led talks aimed at ending the eight-week war.
nzherald.co.nz Islamic State claims it could buy its first nuclear weapon from Pakistan within 12 months. Isis has used its propaganda magazine Dabiq to suggest the group is expanding so rapidly it could buy its first nuclear weapon within a year.
reuters A Maryland mother who was found early on Friday pushing her dead three-year-old boy on a park swing may have been there for up to a day, authorities said. The mother, who was not identified, was transported to a nearby hospital for medical tests, police said.
theguardian.com A vast slab of Antarctic ice that was previously stable may have started to collapse, according to new analysis of satellite data. Research published in the journal Science found the Southern Antarctic Peninsula (SAP) ice sheet is losing ice into the ocean at a rate of 56 gigatons each year - about 8500 times the mass of the Great Pyramid of Giza. This adds around 0.16mm per year to the global sea level.
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bangkokpost.com Myanmar's president signs a law requiring some women to space births three years apart. Critics say it could be used against minorities such as the Rohingya.
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bangkokpost.com Thailand will begin their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign against Vietnam at Rajamangala National Stadium tonight.
bleacherreport.com Ronaldo's goals guided Real Madrid through a bizarre period against Getafe. The hosts had led, 1-0, thanks to the Portuguese's soaring header, but they quickly trailed, 2-1, the ever-lingering self-destructive nature of Real Madrid's defence exaggerated by the lack of sting in the contest.
Coming Events on Phuket 2015
NNT The Phuket Andaman Halal Tourism 2015 festival is to be held during May 28-30 will promote the Year of Thainess and assure worldwide Muslim tourists that Phuket is a ''Muslim Friendly Destination''.
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
The "congested skies" claim is just a smokescreen. The reality is that Aerothai, which is responsible for Air Traffic Control of Thai airspace, has not been keeping up with the increase in traffic.
This has lead to security breaches which the ICAO audit has uncovered.
The only option left is to limit traffic because qualified staff takes years to train and can't be added overnight.
The whole Thai aviation business is like a can of worms which is just about to be opened for everyone to see.
Posted by Herbert on May 24, 2015 11:35