ft.com Tens of thousands of pro-democracy supporters poured into central Hong Kong for a peace rally on Saturday evening, just hours after the government warned it would take ''all necessary actions'' to restore order in the Asian financial hub.

qz.com Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun-ying issued an ultimatum to the protesters who have taken over three neighborhoods in the city: Clear the roads and a stronghold in front of the government's headquarters by early morning on Monday, or he will ''take all necessary actions to restore social order.''
http://qz.com/276173/the-next-36-hours-could-determine-the-future-of-hong-kong/

andrew-drummond.com Due to an increasing number of serious physical threats and other threats to my freedom, which, I guess, would have to be implemented illegally with co-operation of local police, I plan to leave this country next year, with my three young children, subject to proceedings in hand.

news.com.au Three men have been arrested in relation to the drug-related murder of Gold Coast man Shaun Matthew Barker. Police arrested one of the men at Brisbane Airport this morning when he flew in from Thailand, where is it believed he underwent medical treatment.


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Phuket Update The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department is warning of heavy monsoon rain, flash floods, strong winds and high tides for coming days in Phuket, Krabi, Phang Nga and 17 other provinces. Storms lashed Phuket overnight.

reuters Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, was readmitted to a Bangkok hospital late on Friday after leaving it last month, the palace said in an announcement.

scmp.com A stark warning was issued last night that Hong Kong is on the brink of a ''tragedy'' unless mainly student democracy protesters clear the streets and unblock the heart of the city's government.
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1609580/live-chinese-university-urges-students-leave-thousands-gather

foxnews.com After brutally beheading British aid worker Alan Henning, ISIS warns that American and former Army Ranger Peter Kassig is next.

independent.co.uk Peter Kassig first visited the Middle East as a foot soldier in a war few understood, and fewer wanted. He returned as a medical worker, with another mission: to help.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/peter-kassig-parents-of-hostage-send-message-to-son-threatened-by-isis-9774966.html



skynews.com Two men have appeared in court on Samui charged with murdering British backpackers Hannah Witheridge and David Miller in Thailand. The handcuffed suspects, also charged with rape and robbery, were remanded for 12 days and could face the death penalty. A third Burmese man is being questioned.

bangkokpost.com UK and Myanmar embassies receive allegations that police tortured three Myanmar workers - not the three accused - in questioning that led to the arrests in the Koh Tao tourist murders. A workers' rights group wants an independent inquiry.

nationmultimedia.com Andy Hall, the activist for the rights of migrant workers in Thailand, tweeted that he was sending a team of lawyers to see the two Myanmar workers charged. National police chief Police General Somyot Pumpunmuang maintained that the suspects were no scapegoats.



news.com.au A plane from Brussels has been met at a New Jersey airport by Centres for Disease Control officials after a passenger exhibited possible signs of Ebola.



smh.com.au Australian Jack Hansen-Bartel didn't see the punches coming on Samui when he suffered horrific injuries to his face, ending his work as a part-time model and plans to enter a Melbourne university. ''I had no ability to defend myself as I was hit with cowards' punches,'' he says.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/australian-jack-hansenbartel-a-victim-of-thailands-brutal-underbelly-20141003-10psqf.html

pattayapeople.com The arrest has taken place of Mr Banleng Huadchareon accused of kidnapping, raping and robbing a 23-year-old Danish female tourist on September 27 in a field in Huay Yai, south of Pattaya.

theguardian.com.au Earlier this year, tour operator Intrepid Travel announced it would no longer offer elephant rides on any of its trips. In May STA Travel, which provides holidays for 2.5 million students and young people each year, stopped offering tours that include elephant rides or trips to the Tiger Temple in Thailand, as well as ending trips to SeaWorld Orlando and San Diego.

bangkokpost.com Three new airports are set to be constructed in border areas and another three given major upgrades under a five-year plan to improve transport links to Special Economic Zones (SEZs).

ttrweekly.com HotelQuickly, a last minute online hotel booking application is spreading its wings to reach Thailand's holiday consumers. The app claims to have users in more than 120 destinations in Asia-Pacific and its selling point for consumers is based on undercutting the best rates online.

news.com.au Unlike women, who tend to sit with their legs neatly together, men are being accused of taking up too much space and of inflicting unnecessary views of their groin onto fellow public transport commuters.



abc.net.au Passengers on a flight from Singapore to Brisbane say they were forced to restrain a raging Australian man who damaged a seat and bit a fellow passenger on the arm. Etihad Airways flight 470 was forced to return to Singapore, where the man was arrested.

heraldsun.com.au Passengers told the ABC the man - reportedly in his early 30s - appeared intoxicated and became aggressive about 40 minutes into the journey when he punched and ripped out the television screen from the seat in front of him. He then launched an attack on the crew on board.

straitstimes.com A number of the 2200 Australian sheep that arrived for this year's Korban rites were found dead on arrival. The Singapore Mosques Korban Committee (JKMS) said that 174 sheep did not survive the flight.

AP After a four-month hiatus, the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is about to resume in a desolate stretch of the Indian Ocean, with searchers lowering new equipment deep beneath the waves in a bid to finally solve one of the world's most perplexing aviation mysteries.



afp Barcelona recovered from their midweek defeat to Paris Saint-Germain as goals from Lionel Messi and Neymar handed them a comfortable 2-0 win away to nine-man Rayo Vallecano.

afp Andre-Pierre Gignac scored a dramatic 93rd minute winner as Marseille extended their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to five points after defeating Caen 2-1.

bangkokpost.com The 17th Asian Games ended on Saturday with Thailand bagging 12 gold medals and finishing a strong sixth in the competition.



October 23 Chulalongkorn Memorial Day

November 1-3 Patong Carnival

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



February 13-15 Phuket Yacht Show