UPDATING All Day, Every Day
bangkokpost.com People's Democratic Reform Committee leader Suthep Thaugsuban has been advising the junta chief on how to unseat the Thaksin regime since 2010, Mr Suthep revealed. He had consulted General Prayuth on how to root out the so-called Thaksin regime and join hands to reform the country, fight corruption and dissolve color-coded politics.
nationmultimedia.com Junta chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha has never held private or secret talks with Suthep Thaugsuban, junta deputy spokesman Col Winthai Suvari said on Monday. Winthai said reports Suthep and Prayuth had earlier communicated secretly were false.
dailymail.co.uk The last kick of the game snares a 2-2 draw in the World Cup for Portugal against USA. Wow! What a game!
cambodiadaily.com With Thailand and Cambodia both feeling the pinch from the sudden exodus of more than 200,000 Cambodian workers out of Thailand, the two countries are now working together to try and get them back to their old jobs legally, as fast as possible.
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 The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department issued a warning for people in 16 provinces in the East, West and the South to prepare for more rain from Monday until Wednesday. The provinces included Ranong, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phang Nga, Phuket, Krabi and Trang.
nationmultimedia.com A month after the May 22 coup, the ruling National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has managed to win widespread public approval as its short-term measures and policies have borne fruit and are evidence of tangible results for many people.
bangkokpost.com Police arrested eight people Sunday for demonstrating against Thailand's military junta, including a man who was dragged away by undercover officers for reading a copy of George Orwell's '1984' outside one of Bangkok's most luxurious shopping malls.
cambodiadaily.com Though the Labor Ministry places the number of Cambodian workers in Thailand at about 90,000, estimates from rights groups and the Thai government place the number at more than 400,000. Facing limited job prospects and low wages at home, Thailand's robust economy has been a magnet for impoverished Cambodians.
nytimes.com The revelations about Thailand should persuade major global corporations, including Costco, Walmart, Carrefour and Tesco, that their business models have to change. They should refuse to import from fishermen or companies that have been reliably identified by watchdog groups as using slave labor.
nnt The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHC) permanent secretary Wichien Chawalit has expressed concern after the United States downgraded Thailand in its annual human trafficking report. According to Wichien, all relevant agencies has been addressing this problem very seriously.
The Mystery of Lost Flight MH370
dailymail.co.uk The captain of MH370 is now ''chief suspect'' in Malaysia's official police investigation into the ongoing mystery of the Malaysia Airlines jet's disappearance - after investigators found suspicious evidence from a flight simulator in his home. Captain Zaharie Shah, 53, reportedly used his home simulator to practice take-off and landings in remote locations, including some airstrips in the southern Indian Ocean.
news.com.au He had made no future plans - socially or professionally - and his home flight simulator was programmed with a flight path into the depths of the Southern Ocean before landing the plane on an island with a small runway. The drills were deleted from the computer but specialists were able to retrieve the files.
World Cup 2014
bbc.com Belgium narrowly beat Russia 1-0 to progress through to the knockout stages in the 2014 World Cup.
goal.com Algeria moved to within touching distance of reaching the last-16 for the first time after beating South Korea 4-2 in a six-goal thriller in Porto Alegre.
Cup Games Tonight
Netherlands v Chile; Australia v Spain; Cameroon v Brazil; Croatia v Mexico.
Phuket World of People
bbc.com The Iraqi government appears to have lost control of its western borders after Sunni militants reportedly captured crossings to Syria and Jordan. Isis-led militants have cut a swathe through parts of Iraq.
thetimes.co.uk The mother of a young South Korean soldier who shot dead five of his comrades at a base close to the border with North Korea is pleading with him to surrender, as troops closed in on the school where he is making a final stand.
dpa At least 26 people died, three were missing and some 337,000 were evacuated as summer storms brought torrential rain and flash floods to much of southern China, the government said.
reuters A cruise ship carrying 154 passengers was evacuated after it sprang a leak on a river in the eastern Netherlands early on Sunday morning, emergency services said. All the passengers, mostly pensioners from Germany and Austria, were safely helped off the 110-metre long Britannia, which was on its way to Cologne, Germany, from Deventer.
stuff.co.nz We live close to many beautiful beaches both on the gulf of Thailand (including Samui Island) and amazing diving in the Andaman Sea to the west (where Phuket and Krabi are). The shopping is good too and the restaurants quite cheap. Disadvantages? The heat.
What's Happening Around Asean Nations
therakyatpost.com The US Department of State's 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report says as a Tier 2 country, the Singapore government does not comply with its minimum standards for eliminating trafficking, but is making significant efforts to do so.
astroawani.com The information used in the preparation of the Trafficking in Persons (TiP) report by the US State Department was flawed and inaccurate, with the source deemed as not credible, said the Malaysian Foreign Ministry.
theindependent.co.uk A Nazi-themed cafe that was shut in Indonesia following after international protest at its decor has re-opened - still bearing quotations and paintings of Adolf Hitler, and staff in Nazi uniforms.
themusic.co.au Australian house DJ Jack McCord has undergone eight hours of surgery in a Bali hospital following a motorbike accident, according to The Daily Telegraph. Friends have told the newspaper that 46 year-old McCord was lucky to be alive.
Phuket World of Sport
smh.com.au The ACT Brumbies have suffered a heartbreaking loss in the world club rugby 10s tournament in Singapore, losing the final to the Auckland Blues 10-5 in double extra time.
Coming Events on Phuket
July 11 Arsanha Bucha Day
July 16-20 Phuket Race Week yachting, Cape Panwa
August 12 Queen's Birthday
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
