watoday.com.au Australian airlines have grounded all remaining flights in and out of Bali on Tuesday as a volcanic ash cloud tips travel plans in to chaos.

theage.com.au Michelle Payne became the first ever woman jockey to win the Melbourne Cup when she pulled off a 100-1 shock to win Australia's greatest race aboard Prince of Penzance.


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nationmultimedia.com The government is not abusing its power in the cases against Yingluck Shinawatra stemming from the rice-pledging scheme - as it could have invoked special authority under Article 44 of the interim charter to seize her assets, Deputy Premier Wissanu Krea-ngam said.

abcnews.go.com US officials refused to rule out that ISIS was responsible for bringing down the Metrojet flight in Egypt, citing a tweet from the terror group that claimed responsibility for the deadly crash.



afp UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon hit out at ''extreme elements'' in Myanmar (Burma) who are sowing hate speech and bigotry towards religious minorities, days before the country votes in landmark elections.

shoutoutuk.org With the new Rohingya sailing season about to start it is feared that this crisis could get much worse.



travelweekly.co.uk Thailand's tourism minister has announced a significant investment in the country's cruise industry and large scale airport expansion. Speaking at World Travel Market, Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul said the government will build three new ports in Krabi, Samui and Surat Thani from next year, and upgrade the Phuket port.

Phuket Update Bill Barnett of Phuket-based C9Hotelworks revealed that Chinese tourists were staying only 2.2 days on Phuket, and travelling elsewhere on day-trips to Khao Lak or Krabi. Yet Phuket should be ''Thankful for China,'' Outrigger Vice President of Sales and Marketing Mark Simmons told an Amcham gathering.

traveldailynews.asia The Swedish market is by far the most productive Scandinavian market for Thailand tourism. In 2014 the tourism revenue from the Swedish market reached 631 million euro. Visitors from Sweden have an average length of stay of 19.48 days which is the highest among all nationalities, while Thailand's overall average is 9.8 days.

Phuket Update A man with dual New Zealand and British nationality was found dead in a Phuket hotel room on the weekend. Police believe the man may have died at the unnamed Karon resort from a pre-existing medical condition because of the medications found in his room.

bangkokpost.com The man who says he put the bomb at the Erawan shrine told his lawyer that his family in Xinjiang was ''affected'' by Chinese anti-riot actions in 2009.

independent.co.uk A former soldier from Leeds is facing up to five years in a French jail for what he says was a crime of compassion in trying to smuggle a four-year-old girl out of the squalid Jungle camp near Calais.

nationmultimedia.com ''Kids need to be encouraged to be happy and healthy in body and mind, and to care for communities and Planet Earth,'' says Julian Whiteley, chief executive of Phuket International Academy, glancing out at his young charges as they go about their non-academic chores.

telegraph.co.uk A British man in his 50s who went to a buck's party woke up with a pair of RayBan sunglasses tattooed on his face. Two years on, embarrassment has led to him trying to have them removed.

telegraph.co.uk Number 10 has been accused of acting in an ''unseemly and inappropriate'' way after a photograph of the Prime Minister was doctored to include a Remembrance Sunday poppy.



nationmultimedia.com Editorial: Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy seems poised to win - and lose - the coming election. Voters in Myanmar are hopeful that Sunday's election will bring about significant change but, for foreign observers, optimism is at a premium when it comes to a country that has faltered at the very cusp of democratic reform.



Phuket Update Phuket FC came back from a goal down to secure a much needed 2-1 win against fellow relegation battlers Ayutthaya FC at Surakul Stadium on Sunday. The win keeps Phuket in 15th place in the league, the last relegation spot, but now equal on points (38) with 14th placed Krabi FC.



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