Phuket Update A 3-0 loss to Ayuthaya last night leaves Phuket FC, now in sixth position on the Division One ladder, coming up against fifth place holder Gulf Saraburi FC at home in Phuket City next weekend.

afp Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is out of a coma and has left the French hospital treating him since a devastating ski accident in December, his spokeswoman says: ''He is not in a coma anymore.''

afp The US condemned a ''horrifying'' massacre by Islamic militants said to have killed hundreds of Iraqi soldiers as they advanced on the capital after seizing vast swathes of northern Iraq.

AP The San Antonio Spurs finished off a dominant run to their fifth NBA championship, ending the Miami Heat's two-year title reign with a 104-87 victory that wrapped up the series in five games.


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nationmultimedia.com Bangkok-based Minor Hotel Group plans to operate 36 hotels in Thailand and overseas over the next three years, with at least two new brands - Avani and Per Aquum. Minor will use hotels in Thailand as regional training centres. The move is set to deal with the free flow of labor when the Asean Economics Community takes off in 2015.

bangkokpost.com Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been told to end what the military government sees as his active involvement in politics for the betterment of the country, a source close to the former premier said: ''Thaksin also conveyed a message to Gen Prayuth asking him to ensure justice and fairness are served for all sides.''

bloomberg Rights groups said more than 100,000 undocumented Cambodian workers have fled Thailand amid fears of a crackdown, while the military junta denied issuing an order to expel laborers from neighboring countries and said such reports were ''groundless.''

bangkokpost.com People across the country flocked to cinemas to watch 'The Legend of King Naresuan 5' movie for free in a phenomenon that gave the NCPO's reconciliation efforts a decided boost.

nytimes.com The American Embassy in Baghdad plans to temporarily evacuate a substantial number of its personnel this week and to increase security at the embassy in the face of a militant advance that rapidly swept from the north toward the capital, the State Department announced.



dailymail.co.uk It took a moment of Lionel Messi magic to win the game for Argentina over Bosnia 2-1, but you would feel the South Americans are going to have to improve if they are going to return to the Maracana for the final next month.

nytimes.com Karim Benzema scored twice and created a third goal that was confirmed by goal-line technology as France beat Honduras 3-0 in its first World Cup match.

theguardian.com Ecuador's players were on their knees as the Switzerland team, substitutes and coaching staff cavorted all around them following Haris Seferovic's 93rd-minute winner in Bras??lia.

Cup Games Tonight
Germany v Portugal; Iran v Nigeria; Ghana v USA.



AP Saturday night freedom returned to the Thai capital over the weekend. ''This is a party city, that's why we're here,'' said Dan Moore, a 40-year-old Englishman who had arrived to celebrate a friend's bachelor party. He had flown in, just like the 1980s pop song says, for ''one night in Bangkok''.

scmp.com One hundred days since it vanished on a routine flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, there are still no answers to the fate of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 and its 239 passengers and crew.

independent.co.uk GPs are to be told to stop prescribing aspirin to people with a common heart condition because it is no longer considered effective in preventing strokes.



news24.com Psychiatrists in Singapore are pushing for medical authorities to formally recognise addiction to the internet and digital devices as a disorder, joining other countries around the world in addressing a growing problem.



ctvnews.ca German Martin Kaymer wins the US Open Championship. The 29-year-old was 9-under for the tournament.

smh.com.au The Kookaburras are hockey world champions once again, defending their World Cup title with a 6-1 demolition of the Netherlands in the Hague.

afp German football great Franz Beckenbauer, who has been suspended for 90 days by FIFA, said he will co-operate with a probe into Qatar's bid for the 2022 World Cup by June 27.



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