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thetimes.co.uk Airlines have cancelled up to one in five flights to and from France today as French air traffic controllers begin a six-day strike.
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Today's Top News Items
wsj.com The European Union will scale back political ties with Thailand following the recent coup, putting on hold the signing of a political pact and suspending official visits, the bloc said.
bangkokpost.com General Prayuth Chan-ocha has denied having talked or exchanged messages in private with Suthep Thaugsuban ahead of the May 22 coup. According to sources, Gen Prayuth was ''very upset'' with Mr Suthep as the atmosphere is improving.
wsj.com Out of 66 governments that have issued travel advisories against Thailand since the bloodless coup took place a month ago, 13 of them still have high-level warnings for their nationals, while 53 others only called for caution.
nationmultimedia.com Key tourism bodies have urged the military regime to roll out recovery plans along with building tourists' confidence, especially in their safety, ahead of the approaching peak season as well as for the long haul. On the supply front, Phuket is expected to see eight hotel openings with 971 rooms.
bangkokpost.com Editorial: Tens of thousands of migrants were crammed inhumanely into military trucks, taken to the border and dumped. It is only an extension of similar, recent treatment and extortion of migrants and refugees, most notably Rohingya.
bangkokpost.com Opinion: The Rohingya problem remains as unclear as it has done for years. The public need to hear some explanation from immigration officials, the navy and local administrative organisations in the areas where these people arrive, stay, and continue their journeys from.
nationmultimedia.com The ministries of Labor, Commerce and Foreign Affairs will seek to have Thailand removed from the US blacklist of imports on garments, sugar cane, processed shrimp and fish, said Puntrik Smiti, deputy permanent secretary of the Labor Ministry.
The Mystery of Lost Flight MH370
nytimes.com Investigators looking into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 have concluded that the plane was probably not seriously damaged and remained in controlled flight until it ran out of fuel over the southern Indian Ocean.
World Cup 2014
bbc.com Neymar scores twice in the 4-1 victory over Cameroon to put Brazil top of Group A and into the last 16, setting up an all South American tie against Chile.
reuters A powerful and pacey Netherlands side beat Chile 2-0 in a game that only burst into life late on, securing them top spot in World Cup Group B and meaning a tricky meeting with hosts Brazil in the last 16 looks unlikely.
dailymail.co.uk For a brief flicker it looked as if Mexico would astonishingly top Group A as they tore Croatia apart, but they eventually had to settle with mere qualification and a last-16 tie with Holland after beating Niko Kovac's side at a canter. Croatia 1-3 Mexico.
skysports.com Spain secured their first win of the 2014 World Cup after easing to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Australia.
Cup Games Tonight
Italy v Uruguay; Costa Rica v England; Japan v Colombia; Greece v Cote d'Ivoire.
Phuket World of People
Phuket Update The Babylon Beach Club and more than 70 other illegal restaurants on Bang Tao and Laypang beaches have been ordered to demolish foreshore constructions or face legal action. Phuket authorities supported by the coup command have already similarly cleared Surin and Kamala beaches.
Phuket Update Police are awaiting the result of a fire that destroyed a 5-series BMW being driven along Wichitsongkram Roadd near Thairatwitthaya School yesterday. The couple in the car who escaped unscathed are owners of a well-known Phuket food supply business.
bangkokpost.com Thailand's hotel industry is firmly in expansion mode abroad despite having a lucrative domestic market, as major players have grown comfortable with the idea of taking risks outside Thailand. Minor International Plc, Dusit International and Centara Hotels & Resorts have seen their bets pay off in recent years.
bloomberg British Airways planes will screen a seven-hour film showing a rail journey through Norway in real time as its first foray into so-called Slow TV, a genre it says should appeal to long-haul passengers seeking relaxing viewing.
thetimes.co.uk Al-Qaeda renegades are using American military hardware plundered in Iraq to tilt the battlefield in Syria in the latest sign that their surge is threatening to transform the entire Middle East.
scmp.com A South Korean military conscript who killed five members of his unit was captured after shooting himself in the side following a stand-off with thousands of troops, the defence ministry said.
reuters Three Aljazeera journalists were jailed for seven years each by an Egyptian judge in what Washington called ''chilling, draconian sentences'' that must be reversed. Cairo defended the journalists' convictions - for aiding a ''terrorist organisation'' - and rejected the widespread condemnation as ''interference in its internal affairs''.
What's Happening Around Asean Nations
reuters Some Christians have joined Muslims in Singapore urging followers to wear white this weekend in protest at the sixth annual ''Pink Dot'' gay rights rally, which attracted a record 21,000 people last year.
theguardian.com Australia has a phobia about Indonesia and must be convinced there is no threat from its neighbor's size and military capability, says a presidential candidate. Prabowo Subianto is closing in on the favorite in the race, Joko Widodo, as the election on 9 July nears.
bbc.com Malaysia's highest court has rejected a challenge to the ban on Christians using the word ''Allah'' to refer to God in a highly divisive legal case in the Muslim-majority nation.
Phuket World of Sport
espnscrum.com Wales international centre Owen Williams is to remain in a Singapore hospital after suffering a serious injury during the inaugural World Club 10s tournament. No specifics of the injury have been released but the game in which it occurred was stopped for some time as Williams' was treated for what appeared to be a problem with his neck.
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
