bangkokpost.com Nok Air Flight DD7805 heading for Bangkok from Nakhon Si Thammarat made an emergency landing at Surat Thani airport after hitting birds on Sunday morning, reports said.

nationmultimedia.com Phuket Provincial Health official Dr Khajornsak Kaewjaras said that three out of six at-risk travellers from Ebola areas had been located and given the all-clear after 21 days of being monitored.

aap Australian war planes will deliver arms and munitions to Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State militants in Iraq. Prime Minister Tony Abbott has agreed to a US request.

bangkokpost.com Pattaya officials are racing to clean up the resort's beaches and vice spots to try to shake off the ''sin city'' tag and prevent the military stepping in as they have done in Phuket and Hua Hin.
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bangkokpost.com The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has begun gathering information on alleged resort encroachment on Sirinath National Park in Phuket for its own investigation. Commissioners Prasart Pongsivapai and Narong Rathamarit visited Phuket on Saturday to obtain information from staff of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. Investigations into illegal encroachment have been stepped up since the military coup on May 22.

reuters Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko has warned of a possible ''full-scale war'' if attempts to end fighting with Russian troops and rebels in the east of the country end in failure.

bangkokpost.com The army has jailed a group of soldiers for getting into a brawl with air force officers and given their leader additional duties cleaning and cooking for other inmates.



cnn.com Two more medical workers have survived Ebola. Dr Senga Omeonga and physician assistant Kynda Kobbah were discharged from a Liberian treatment center after recovering from the virus, according to WHO.



nationmultimedia.com Cha-am City mayor Nukul Pornsomboonsiri cited as a possible solution to the jet-ski problem in Pattaya and Phuket the mirroring of a club his office and operators had established at Cha-am Beach. The club punishes members who inappropriately treat visitors, he said. Pattaya has had 54 complaints lodged against operators so far this year. [The number recorded on Phuket is not known.]

eturbonews.com Thailand's independently-launched insurance coverage policy for visitors has received 219 applicants from 44 countries in the first month after its formal launch, with a total premium value of 493,100 baht. The largest number of applicants received from July 24-August 21 are from Italy (72), followed by Australia (18) and Canada (16).

eturbonews.com At a one-day conference for tourism businesses organized on Wednesday it was announced that a planned crackdown on illegal tour guides and tour companies skating around the law, scheduled to begin on August 28 has been postponed until early next month.

reuters Thailand's military government has asked oil and gas producers to temporarily stop exports of petroleum products, as it wants to focus on the domestic market and review the structure of the whole system, a senior energy ministry official said.

pakistantoday.com.pk Thousands of protesters led by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri attacked the main gate of the President's House on their way to Prime Minister's House to stage a sit-in. Policed responded with tear gas and rubber bullets.

finlandtimes.fi The trial of Andy Hall, a researcher of the Finnish NGO Finnwatch, will start on Tuesday in Thailand. The researcher contributed to a report by Finnwatch which shed light on working conditions of workers at the Natural Fruit company.

ethicaltrade.org We join trade unions and labor rights groups in calling for the Thai pineapple industry to drop legal action against a British labor rights activist, and focus on respecting workers' rights in the sector. Andy Hall is facing a defamation case for exposing modern-day slavery in Thailand's canned fruit and fishing industry.

freshfruitportal.com A group of importers that includes some of Scandinavia's largest retailers has publicly criticized the Thai food industry's response to reports alleging human rights abuses.

afp A group of Japanese porn actresses are preparing to have their breasts squeezed by fans for 24 hours this weekend for a charity event loosely translated as ''Boob Aid''.



antaranews.com Tourism industry observer Tjok Gede Agung considered the target of 3.5 million tourists expected to visit Bali in 2015 as reasonable. ''Bali Island is still a major tourist destination for foreigners holidaying in Indonesia,'' he said. [Phuket has about three million foreign visitors annually.]

theage.com.au The first bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have arrived back in Australia under operation 'Bring them Home'. The coffins of Maree and Albert Rizk from Melbourne were returned six weeks after the flight was shot down by a surface-to-air missile in eastern Ukraine.



afp Stoke City condemned defending champions Manchester City to their first defeat of the Premier League season with a shock 1-0 win at the Etihad Stadium. Earlier, British-record signing Angel di Maria was unable to inspire Manchester United to victory on his debut as they drew 0-0 at promoted Burnley.

bbc.com Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted into the National Football League, has failed to make the final roster for the St Louis Rams. Sam's move to declare his homosexuality in February was applauded by many, including President Barack Obama.

washingtonpost.com Another women's singles seed fell in the first week of the US Open, this time Wimbledon champion and No. 3 seed Petra Kvitova to Aleksandra Krunic, 6-4, 6-4. Top seed Serena Williams, who won her match against Varvara Lepchenko, 6-3, 6-3.



August 31 Thailand vs Burma football 6.30pm

September 3 Thailand vs Qatar football 6.30pm

September 7 Thailand vs Phuket FC 6.30pm

September 12 Amcham at Angsana: the New Phuket

September 24-October 2 Vegetarian Festival, Phuket

October 23 Chulalongkorn Memorial Day

November 6 Loy Kratong

November 14-21 Fourth Asia Beach Games, Phuket

December 5 King's Birthday

December 10 Constitution Day

December 25 Christmas Day

December 26 10th Anniversary, 2004 Tsunami

December 31 New Year's Eve



February 13-15 Phuket Yacht Show