telegraph.co.uk Three of the top 20 investors in Microsoft Corp are lobbying the board to press for Bill Gates to step down as chairman of the software company he co-founded 38 years ago, people familiar with matter told Reuters. A representative for Microsoft declined to comment.
ft.com US President Barack Obama has cancelled a planned visit to Malaysia, the first by a sitting US president since 1966, as a US government shutdown entered a second day with no end in sight to the funding row in Congress that triggered it.
bangkokpost.com The Asian Development Bank has slashed its economic growth projections across Southeast Asia for this year, but Thailand still looks to exports and the tourism sector to boost GDP growth in the final quarter.
AP Buddhist mobs stabbed to death a 94-year-old Muslim woman and torched more than 70 homes as sectarian violence again gripped Myanmar’s Rakhine state despite a visit by President Thein Sein, officials and residents said.
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news.com.au The partial US government shutdown has left many federal workers uncertain of their future, with many facing unpaid time off or delays in pay.
AP A group of World War II veterans have broken down the barricades at a war memorial that was closed due to the US government shutdown. The group from Mississippi had chartered a plane for $86,000 to get to Washington and decided to go through with their plans to pay their respects at the National World War II Memorial.
scmp.com A new law in China that bans ”forced shopping” has prompted sharp rises in prices for outbound tours. A five-day tour to South Korea organised by the China International Travel Service a year ago cost 4000 yuan. This year the price is more than 7000 yuan (HK$8800).
bangkokpost.com In the first three months of enforcement of the new regulation, Chinese tourist arrivals in Thailand are expected to be halved. China’s new policy of regulating outbound zero-dollar tours will benefit the Thai tourism industry in the long term, as it will help to screen tourist quality, say Thai tourism operators.
scmp.com The ”golden week” National Day holiday kicked off with more of a whimper than a bang in Hong Kong’s stores. Many reported sluggish sales compared with last year, possibly due to a new mainland law aimed at protecting tourists against being forced to shop.
breakingtravelnews.com Asia’s Leading Beach Resort at the World Travel Awards in Dubai went to Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket, Thailand. Special praise was reserved for William Heinecke, CEO of Minor International, one of the largest hospitality and leisure companies in the Asia Pacific region. Mr Heinecke was presented with a special award as Asia’s Leading Travel Personality 2013.
independent.co.uk The younger brother of Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has been convicted of raping and repeatedly abusing his daughter as a child. Liam Adams, 58, is a former member of Sinn Fein and a one-time IRA commander.
mirror.co.uk Veteran British DJ Dave Lee Travis has been charged with two further counts of sexual assault relating to a new alleged victim. The former Radio 1 Breakfast show host already faces 12 charges relating to nine females aged between 15 and 29 over a 30-year period.
thejakartapost.com The newly renovated Ngurah Rai International Airport is now ready to welcome thousands of delegates for the Apec Summit, including US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who will be in Bali between October 1-8.
iol.co.za The Old Phuket Hotel (John’s recommendation) on the Karon beachfront was just the right spot for us; a quiet, relaxed atmosphere, lovely rooms with a balcony over-looking the pool that stretched from end to end of the block we were staying in; air-conditioned, a huge bed with crisp white linen, a bathroom with a walk-through shower to a tub that will fit the two of you in without being too tight. Plus we had a shopping and restaurant area within easy walking distance.
cnbc.com If recent weaker-than-expected economic data from Singapore is anything to go by, the city-state is heading for a quarterly growth contraction, economists say.
abcnews.go.com A passenger train slammed into a minibus that was carrying families of hajj pilgrims on Indonesia’s Java island, killing 13 people and severely injuring six others, police said.
sunstar.com.ph Oftentimes, tourism leaders of our country will insist that our country has better beaches than Phuket. If our beaches are better, which I agree, why is it that Phuket has around nine million tourists on record already as of June this year and they are looking at twelve million by end of the year. [Perhaps because those figures are wrong. Phuket will be fortunate to have 2.8 million foreign tourists this year.]
news.com.au Nine out of 10 travellers want reclining seats banned -or only allowed during set times on short-haul flights. A survey also found that more than half of cabin crew have been involved in, or have witnessed, heated arguments between passengers on the issue.
news.sky.com A major character on The Simpsons will be killed off this season, an executive on the long-running cartoon has revealed. It is 14 years since the last death on the show – Ned Flanders’ wife Maude.
afp Mesut Ozil’s first goal for Arsenal inspired his side to an impressive 2-0 win over Napoli while Chelsea got their Champions League campaign back on track with a 4-0 win at Steaua Bucharest. Last season’s beaten finalists Borussia Dortmund got their Champions League campaign back on track with a convincing 3-0 home win over Olympique Marseille.
sg.sports.yahoo.com A notorious Singaporean match-fixing gang rigged more than 100 football games worldwide in a scam worth millions of dollars, before it was busted this month, a source said. The source, who has direct knowledge of the case, added there were signs that the syndicate, allegedly led by Singaporean businessman Dan Tan, was involved in violent activity.
theage.com.au Hundreds of Indian children are secretly employed making balls for Australian children the same age, pressed into harmful, backbreaking labor for little more than one dollar a day.
October 5-13 Phuket Vegetarian Festival
October 6 Phuket FC v Gulf Saraburi FC
October 12 Phuket Soi Dogs Foundation 10th anniversary party, Andara
October 19PTT Rayong V Phuket FC
October 23 Chulalongkorn Memorial Day
October 26 Phuket Fc V Rayong United
October 29-November 3 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, Karon
October 31 Halloween
November 2 Nakhonrachasima FC V Phuket FC
November 5 Melbourne Cup Day
November 8-9 Islamic New year celebrations, opposite Phuket Provincial Hall
November 17 Loy Kratong Day
November 24-December 1 Challenge Laguna Phuket Tri-Fest. Laguna Phuket
December 5 HM The King’s birthday
December 26 Commemoration of 2004 Asian Tsunami
January 9-12 Phuket International Boat Show, Royal Phuket Marina
September 24-October 2 Vegetarian Festival, Phuket
November 14-21 Fourth Asia Beach Games, Phuket
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