bangkokpost.com Visibility at all major southern airports improved considerably on Saturday morning, enabling all flights to land and take off as scheduled, according to Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (Aerothai). A record 50 flights were cancelled on Thursday.

Phuket Update Arrest warrants have been issued for five Phuket teeners over the shooting death of Thanakij Sawirum, 15, on Wednesday night at the final rites of the Vegetarian Festival. Police believe Patong's Wan Wai gang attempted to gun down members of a rival Phuket City gang.

bangkokpost.com Two fishermen from Myanmar have been arrested on trawlers off Phang Nga province for allegedly murdering a Thai woman a month ago.


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nytimes.com In the worst traffic disaster in 33 years in France, a truck collided head-on with a bus carrying elderly people on a sightseeing excursion in the southwest, killing at least 43 people and injuring eight others, officials said.

bangkokpost.com A red-wearing campaign looks short-lived after ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra and the red-shirt leader made clear they were not keen on the move.

bbc.com Indonesia is preparing warships and ferries in case it needs to evacuate children affected by haze caused by the country's illegal forest fires. Co-ordinating Security Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said an evacuation was one contingency among several others.



nationmultimedia.com The daughter of an elderly patient whose death could have been prevented if the rioters in Phuket's Thalang district had not blocked his ambulance from getting to a hospital on October 10 insists that she will pursue the case. She filed a lawsuit against the rioters at Tachatchai Police Station. Natthaya Boon-in said she would press charges against all of those who blocked the ambulance and call for compensation.



thediplomat.com Though Myanmar bears primary responsibility for the Rohingya crisis, Thailand's own deplorable treatment of the Rohingya must immediately come to an end. The fact remains: the line between security officials and human traffickers in Thailand has become increasingly blurred. And Thailand has yet to be held accountable.

themalaymailonline.com Several United Nations (UN) special rapporteurs today expressed grave concerns about Malaysia's alleged ''push back'' policy of migrants coming into the country on boat and asked that Putrajaya to address the claims. According to the statement, allegations of the policy arose in May 2015 after boatloads of migrants appeared on the waters of Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand after being denied entry into various countries.



Phuket Update Six months after a fatal bungy jump killed a 25-year-old Kuwaiti tourist, Phuket police say they expect to bring formal charges of negligence causing death against the operator of the now-closed facility and one of his staffers to court next week.

nationmultimedia.com A four-minute video clip showing a Krabi fisherman helping a couple of tourists climb out of the mudflats has been viewed on Facebook 2.8 million times, received more than 164,000 ''Likes'' and was shared more than 71,960 times, not to mention the 23,700 comments of praise that were left on the post.

Phuket Update A British man found dead at home in Rawai, southern Phuket, has been identified as David Cummins, 55, a popular figure in Phuket's sailing community. Mr Cummins, from London, had been living in Phuket for five years. Police say the death appeared to be from natural causes but relatives may call for an autopsy.

bangkokpost.com A 53-year-old German man accused of selling illicit drugs was arrested and some speed pills were seized at his house in Mae Rim district on Friday. A team of local police arrested Thomas Leiner.

nationmultimedia.com Supaluck Umpujh, chairwoman of The Mall Group, has urged the government to revise the country's import-tariff structure, particularly for fashion and cosmetics brands, to make Bangkok the ''Dubai of the East.'' The Mall plans a large new project on Phuket.



bbc.com Strict laws against homosexuality have come into effect in the conservative Indonesian province of Aceh. Gay sex between Muslim men or women, both locals and foreigners, can now be punished with 100 strokes of the cane.

bangkokpost.com Editorial: Asean leaders must seek an opportunity from the worsening haze crisis to tackle the problem at its roots and show the way to sustainable development.



telegraph.co.uk Wayne Rooney is a Manchester United great - so why is he not more loved? The Old Trafford striker, who turns 30 on Saturday, can blame his flirting with Manchester City five years ago for United fans refusing to call him one of their own



November 1-3 Patong Carnival

November 20 Laguna Phuket Triathlon

November 25 Loy Kratong festival

November 29 Challenge Laguna Phuket 2015

November 29 Phuket King's Cup Regatta

December 5 HM The King's Birthday

December 26 Tsunami memorial ceremonies



January 7-10 Phuket International Boat Show