nationmultimedia.com The Meteorological Department warned residents of six provinces of Prachinburi, Chanthaburi, Trat, Ranong, Phang Na and Phuket to brace themselves for heavy rains Sunday.

smh.com.au Eight newborns were among 18 civilians killed when Iraqi warplanes hit a hospital in the northern town of Hawija, which is controlled by Islamic State militants.

reuters Rescuers were searching for the wreckage of a small US private plane that crashed off the east coast of Jamaica, after the Jamaican military said debris from the aircraft had been spotted.


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bangkokpost.com Video of a Chon Buri deckchair vendor harassing a tourist adds more weight to the argument for a thorough cleanup of Thailand's beaches, which began with Phuket. Many people who commented on the video said the man did not own the beach. They called on authorities to quickly address the problem.

usatoday.com Kei Nishikori of Japan fought off the heat and top-ranked Novak Djokovic to become the first Asian-born man to reach a Grand Slam final at the US Open. Nishikori, seeded 10th, upset the 2011 US Open champion from Serbia 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 in 2 hours and 51 minutes.

nationmultimedia.com Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha has promised that his government regards the fight against corruption as a national agenda assignment and a key element of national reform. He said that corruption would be among the first reform issues to be tackled, adding that the problem had been accumulating for a long time in Thailand and was causing severe damage to the economy and Thailand's reputation.

bangkokpost.com Flooding has widened in Sukhothai province while downstream provinces have been told to prepare for incoming water. Chiang Saen district in Chiang Rai province has also been told to be prepared after a Chinese dam accelerated its discharge rate.



huffingtonpost.com Sierra Leone's proposed countrywide ''lockdown'' will not help control an Ebola outbreak and could lead to the disease spreading further as cases are concealed, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said.



nnt After Thailand modified martial law, it gained more credibility and the tourism industry numbers improved. Tourism that had shrunk by 24.37 percent rebounded by 11.44 percent in July and August. The number of tourists from China, Japan and Australia has constantly increased.

nationmultimedia.com The Commerce Ministry has found that seven firms involved in tourism and hospitality businesses controlled by the Foreign Business Act have likely breached the law by having a nominee. The department is preparing to file the case with the DSI. The seven firms are in tourism, restaurants, tour agencies, and property management in Chon Buri, Chiang Mai, Trat and Phuket.

news.com.au A dingo took the sister she never knew but Zahra Chamberlain, 18, says she loves the native dogs and wants to protect them. The half-sister of Azaria Chamberlain - the nine-week-old baby snatched from her tent at Uluru (Ayer's Rock) in 1980 - has become a passionate dingo advocate and is training to be a dingo handler.

jpost.com European powers are now on board to aid in the fight against Islamic State,US President Barack Obama announced in Wales. The addition of nine countries, including the UK, France and Turkey, to the cause furthers the president's goal of achieving a broad, global coalition to combat the group - the third such alliance to battle in Iraq in a quarter century.

news.com.au The head of Ukraine's Orthodox Church has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being possessed by Satan - a comment certain to outrage tens of millions of faithful in both countries.

scmp.com Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding is seeking to raise up to US$24.3 billion in what could become the world's biggest ever share sale.

straitstimes.com The launch of an Asean Economic Community (AEC) will certainly bring change, with its focus on creating a single market and production base. Asean matters more than ever, at least economically.

news.com.au Simone Battle of US girl group GRL has died, aged 25. The rising pop singer was found dead in her Los Angeles home about 8am on Friday, the Daily Mail reports. GRL were in Australia last month and their single Ugly Heart currently sits at No.3 on the ARIA singles chart.

bbc world service business Andy Hall is in on trial in Thailand. His crime was to detail the alleged abuse of migrant workers in the fruit industry in Thailand in a report for the Finland-based campaign group Finnwatch. One of the companies accuses Andy of defamation and he faces jail if found guilty.

lincolnshireecho.co.uk The father of a Lincolnshire man fighting for his freedom in Thailand has joined a growing global chorus to set him free. Andy Hall, 34, made allegations about Thailand's canned fruit industry. He is facing a defamation case, six years' imprisonment and being forced to pay $10 million in damages from lawsuits brought by Thai pineapple company Natural Fruit, which denies his claims.



news.com.au Malaysian authorities have found the body of a French tourist who went missing two days ago while snorkelling off a resort island hit by a string of tragedies. The body of Jerome Laurent, 24, was found in the waters off Tioman island near the area where he had been snorkelling, local police chief Johari Jahaya said.

wsj.com Malaysia said intelligence reports on the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 are ''pretty conclusive'' and investigators are now working on assembling physical evidence that can be presented to court.

scmp.com A stepped-up underwater search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will start in about two weeks, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said as he visited Malaysia to discuss the issue.

nationmultimedia.com The launch of an Asean Economic Community (AEC) will certainly bring change, with its focus on creating a single market and production base. Asean matters more than ever, at least economically.



tsn.ca Roger Federer could not pull off another big escape at the US Open, losing 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinals Saturday against Croatia's Marin Cilic.

bbc.com And so for the first time since the Safin and Hewitt show in Australia 2005, we have a Grand Slam final without either Federer, Nadal or Djokovic. We have to celebrate the fact we have a final without the big four for the first time since 2005. But I think they will be back next year.

theguardian.com I should probably castigate the editor who decided Federer v Cilic was the best of the two semis for a live blog. Unfortunately that was me.

news.com.au The Springboks refused to blow up about a controversial yellow card to Bryan Habana that helped the Wallabies escape with a dramatic one-point win in Perth. The Wallabies trailed 23-17 with less than three minutes on the clock but given one last chance to attack, winger Rob Horne scored and five-eighth Bernard Foley coolly stepped up to nail another difficult kick to claim a much-needed Aussie victory.



September 7 Thailand vs Phuket FC 6.30pm

September 12 Amcham at Angsana: the New Phuket

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



February 13-15 Phuket Yacht Show