THE WEEK AHEAD
MONDAY
The Thai Meteorological Department predicts the prevailing winds will turn and the southwest monsoon’s heaviest rains will start dumping on us today or within the next two weeks.
It’s the last day of the Big Bad Wolf book sale at Impact Muang Thong. Bangkok International Grand (BIG) Motor Sale begins today and runs until Sunday at Bitec Bangna.
The trial of the two Reuters journalists charged with embarrassing Mrs Suu Kyi and assorted others by doing their job of reporting about army massacres will hear the final arguments today, ahead of their conviction and imminent prison sentences.
North and South Korea will allow family reunions for a few hours of families separated by the Korean War.
TUESDAY
A Bangkok Metropolitan Administration sub-committee is to decide today where a a teacher with 21 rapes and assault cases of students under his belt (no pun or salaciousness intended) will be fired (probably) and allowed to retain all pay, allowances and retirement credits (probably).
The main topic of the cabinet meeting in Chumphon today is supposed to be a Southern Economic Corridor or SEC, based of course on the fantastically successful Eastern Economic Corridor which hasn’t done anything yet.
The third (final) hearing to determine if Voldemort will face a malfeasance trial in absentia gets under way this morning at the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions.
The National Anti-Corruption Commission alleges he failed to stop the approval of a Finance Ministry proposal to manage a rehabilitation plan for troubled Thai Petrochemical Industry (TPI) in 2003.
WEDNESDAY
The Muslim Eid al-Adha festival begins this morning. It marks the end of the world’s biggest religious gathering, the haj from Mecca, Saudi Arabia, with 2 million-plus pilgrims.
The Asia/Pacific CIO conference and summit begins today at the InterContinental Bangkok.
A Cambodian court will consider whether to allow bail for opposition figure Kem Sokha and then deny it but you have to go through the motions to give strongman Hun Sen a shred of legitimacy. Ten-year-old British electronic band Clean Bandit make their Thailand debut tonight at Centrepoint Studio (Lasalle).
THURSDAY
It’s the first anniversary of the unsolved death of cadet Pakapong “Moei” Tanyakan possible (English translation: probably) caused by violence of his fellow students.
A very large delegation of Chinese businessmen begin a four-day visit to see if any of them want to invest in the Eastern Economic Corridor.
Chinese tariffs on US oil products are supposed to go into effect today, but there is massive opposition to them. Nothing but stuff for tykes for the next four days at By Baby & Kids Best, at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center.
Lady golfers are at Regina Saskatchewan for the Canadian Open.
FRIDAY
The Government Housing Bank board meets to consider whether to offer 1 million mortgages on new homes for low-income earners — zero down and monthly payments of 4,000 baht or less. Well, this could be awkward. The builder of those court buildings and housing complex in the Doi Suthep forest which caused so much bother for the courts is to officially hand over the keys to the Office of Judicial Affairs.
Samsung is to start selling its attention-getting Galaxy Note 9 “gaming phablet” today.
In south Korea, ex-president Park Geun-hye will get the bad news about her appeal of a corruption conviction this morning.
SATURDAY
Could anything be better than five and a half hours of Elvis? Tomorrow at the TOT Auditorium Chaeng Wattana, US import Tim Welch, Bangkok’s Jaruck Viriyakit and three other Thai Elvises will impersonate until they’ve worn out their blue suede shoes. And Noi Brenda Lee will add to the rockabilly atmosphere of the 1960s. Seats via ThaiTicketMajor.com. The Study in Japan Fair opens in Chiang Mai today and moves to Bangkok on Sunday at CentralWorld. Chiefly, it is recruiting Thai students to Japanese universities.
The two-day Bhumibol Dam International Mountain Bike Racing starts today in Tak province. Details at (goo. gl/9ArykY) Wolverhampton host Man City to open the Premier League weekend at 6.30pm.