bangkokpost.com Rubber planters from southern Thailand have vowed to converge on Bangkok on Wednesday to protest against the government's plan to sell off its stockpile of 220,000 tonnes on the cheap.

afp Chelsea saw their Premier League title dream die in a 0-0 draw with Norwich City that may have represented a curtain call for Frank Lampard, John Terry and Ashley Cole.


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nnt People from all corners of Thailand are gathering together in Hua Hin now in Prachuab Khirikhan Province to mark Coronation Day. They are wearing yellow shirts, holding pictures of The King and sitting along Petchkasem Road amid high humidity and serious heat in order to welcome His Majesty.

Phuket Update Second-placed Nakhon Ratchasima FC proved too tough for Phuket FC last night and crunched the island side 2-0 in an away game played before 15,000 spectators that left Phuket sitting fourth with plenty of hope still for a Division One season that can earn promotion to Premier League.

nationmultimedialcom Ital-Thai Group has cut its revenue forecast this year from Bt13 billion to Bt12 billion after property and hospitality businesses showed signs of faltering. Demand for luxury homes in Phuket has also dropped, so residential sales on the resort island are about 30 percent short of target.

bangkokpost.com Four women tourists from Bangkok drowned while rafting in a stream at Lam Klong Ngu National Park in the Si Sawat district of Kanchanaburi. None in the group wore lifejackets.

nationmultimedia.com Customs rescued 225 live spotted pond turtles worth about Bt1 million from four unclaimed luggage bags at Suvarnabhumi Airport. The baggage was left unattended next to carousel No 18 of the arrival hall.

bangkokpost.com An oil tanker captain is suspected of killing two crew members and making off with Bt5 million after a cargo run from Malaysia to Songkhla.



bloomberg.com Investigators hunting for Flight 370 will regroup today on where to take the almost two-month search that's found no sign of the jet and prompted Malaysian Airline System to send passengers' families home with more money than answers.



thephuketinsider.com Legendary luxury hotelier Adrian Zecha has stepped down from his role as Aman Resorts Chairman and CEO according to Hotels Magazine.

scmp.com Jim Newport, a Phuket-based New York native and erstwhile Los Angeles habitue, is the group's true renaissance man, an Emmy-nominated production designer for both film and television, author of six books, four of them comprising the popular Vampire of Siam series, the others recounting the underbelly of life in Hollywood (Tinsel Town: Another Rotten Day in Paradise) and a year in the life of Jimi Hendrix ( Chasing Jimi), as well as a blues ''shouter'' under the name of his alter ego, Jimmy Fame, who has toured with artists including Eric Burdon & The Animals, Jimmy Witherspoon and Robben Ford, and played more recently at the Phuket International Blues Rock Festival.

english.cri.cn Nissa Katerahong, the winner of the Miss Tiffany's Universe transgender beauty contest, posed with the two runners up during The Miss Tiffany Universe contest 2014 in Pattaya. This year marked the 40th anniversary of the Tiffany's show in Pattaya and this was the 16th Miss Tiffany Universe contest with all of the transsexual or transvestite contestants, aiming to promote human rights for the trans-gender population in Thailand.

gulfnews.com Participants from Thailand's travel industry are promoting destinations such as Krabi and Hua Hin to health and wellness visitors from the Gulf.



bangkokpost.com Key government figures have flatly rejected a much-touted proposal by Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva to end the political impasse.

scmp.com The doomed ferry Sewol exceeded its cargo limit on 246 trips in the 13 months before it sank, according to documents that reveal the regulatory failures that allowed passengers by the hundreds to set off on an unsafe vessel.

hollywoodnews.com The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) announced it is pulling its annual Global Women's Rights Awards, co-chaired by Jay and Mavis Leno, from the Beverly Hills Hotel because the hotel's owner, the Sultan of Brunei, is imposing a Taliban-like Brunei penal code that includes the stoning to death of gay men and lesbians and the public flogging of women who have abortions.

dvb.no How is the World Bank achieving its goal to alleviate poverty in Burma? The April 2014 World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington revealed the answer: nobody knows.

bbc.com A bridge has collapsed in southern China, killing 11 people, state media and officials say. The stone arch bridge was being constructed illegally at a village in Gaozhou City, Guangdong province, the officials said.

wsj.com A passenger train derailed in western India, killing at least 19 people and injuring more than 100, police said. The engine and four of the 20 coaches jumped the tracks near Roha station, 110 kilometers south of Mumbai.



afp Guingamp lifted the French Cup for the second time when they beat French football's great under-achievers Rennes 2-0 in an all-Brittany final at the Stade de France.

afp Ten-man Napoli overcame dramatic scenes prior to kick-off at the Olympic Stadium to claim their second Italian Cup trophy in three years thanks to a 3-1 win over Fiorentina.



May 14 Bangkok street protesters' ''final battle''

May 24 Visakha Bucha Day

July 11 Arsanha Bucha Day

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