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bangkokpost.com Pian Keesin, a former mayor of Patong municipality in Phuket province, was found dead in his house on the island on Tuesday. Cases against other ''mafia'' suspects are to be filed on Wednesday.
http://bangkokpost.com/news/crime/436382/phuket-mafia-head-suspect-dies
nbcnews.com The US Supreme Court allowed gays and lesbians to wed in at least five more states, but advocates say their work isn't done because same-sex couples in some 20 states are still living under gay marriage bans that deny them many benefits.
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 News Items
bangkokpost.com Some of the top generals forced to reveal their assets to the public turned out to be fabulously rich, including the prime minister's younger brother - and the anti-corruption agency is getting support in its call for help in finding out how they got that way.
nationmultimedia.com The latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index showed that the average price paid for a room in Thailand during the first six months of this year decreased by 5 per cent, to an average of 2667 per night. The average on Phuket was 3250 baht.
Tourists' Murder on Koh Tao
bangkokpost.com The Myanmar embassy says it is happy with the Koh Tao murders investigation but the two arrested men still have not met lawyers amid scapegoating allegations.
Latest on the Ebola Outbreak
nbcnews.com A nurse in Spain has become the first person to contract Ebola outside of West Africa in the latest epidemic, authorities said. The woman, who was described as a ''sanitary tech,'' last month treated a priest in Madrid who later died of Ebola after contracting the virus while doing missionary work in Sierra Leone.
Phuket World of People
Phuket Update Cherdchai Wongseree has been selected from 17 candidates to be Phuket's representative on the National Reform Council. Khun Cherdchai, 54, failed in his bid to be elected to the Senate in March.
Phuket Update Police believe an armed robber who stole 6500 baht at gunpoint from a 7-Eleven store at Baan Kean in Thalang late on Sunday may have pulled his second job within 24 hours and his fourth in a series of holdups.
techinasia.com Travelers to Phuket need to note that Uber is expensive - even more so than usual - in the beach-side resort. Whereas Uber's base fare in Bangkok (where it launched in February) is 75 baht (US$2.30), in Phuket it's a banana pancake-dropping 180 baht (US$5.50). And the cost per kilometer in Phuket is double that of Bangkok.
asiaone.com The World Bank has projected that Thailand will generate the lowest economic growth in the region next year because of structural problems in the export sector and unresolved political issues despite some clarity provided by the ruling junta.
brisbanetimes.com.au Australian chef Marcus Volke allegedly murdered his Indonesian transsexual girlfriend Mayang Prasetyo and cooked parts of her body. Volke's body was later found near their apartment in Brisbane. Volke's body was later found in an industrial bin where it is believed he took his own life.
Around the Asean Region
channelnewsasia.com The commander of a Malaysian gunboat that went missing a day ago has confirmed the safety of all seven crew on board after establishing radio contact, but rough seas were hampering rescue operations, the navy said.
saudigazette.com.sa Editorial: The latest insidious move by the Burmese government against its 1.1 million Rohingya Muslims is arguably the most sinister yet. Having ignored this not insignificant part of its population in the just completed census, it is now seeking to marginalize the community further with a Catch 22 offer of citizenship.
Phuket World of Sport
heraldscotland.com Jules Bianchi, the French driver, remained in ''a critical but stable'' condition after suffering severe head injuries during a crash in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix.
usatoday.com USA Swimming has suspended Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps for six months for violating the organisation's code of conduct. The announcement comes nearly a week after Phelps was arrested for driving under the influence, and a day after he said he would enter a six-week treatment program.
Coming Events on Phuket 2014
October 23 Chulalongkorn Memorial Day
November 1-3 Patong Carnival
November 6 Loy Kratong
November 14-23 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
Coming Events on Phuket 2015
February 13-15 Phuket Yacht Show
