bangkokpost.com Editorial: As victims of human trafficking, the Rohingya and other migrant workers are entitled by law to help to return home and compensation. Yet, police and security forces prefer to treat them as illegal immigrants who must be immediately deported. Many officials are getting rich from this practice.

bangkokpost.com Thailand won two gold medals and one more silver from yesterday's ju-jitsu competition at the Asian Beach Games at Patong beach.


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time.com Headline: If Obama Only Talks About One Thing in Burma It Must Be the Rohingya.

wsj.com US President Barack Obama pushed Burma (Myanmar) in meetings to allow its stateless Rohingya population to call themselves by that name and to allow them full access to humanitarian aid after sectarian attacks halted relief earlier this year.

nationmultimedia.com The Department of Special Investigation's Special Case Committee agreed to take up the Sirinat National Park and Kamala Forest Reserve encroachment cases in Phuket after they allegedly caused 50 billion baht in damages. Pol Lt-Colonel Prawut Wongsinil, chief of the DSI's consumer and environmental protection division, said department officials were dispatched yesterday to investigate.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/DSI-to-probe-alleged-park-intrusions-30247748.html

nnt All automatic teller machines will temporarily stop servicing between midnight of November 14 to early next day due to the system testing.

afp The Thai resort of Phuket will host the Asian Beach Games this week, an event organisers hope will provide a shot-in-the-arm for Thailand's troubled tourism industry. The fourth Beach Games comes just days after a decision to create the world beach games, which could begin in 2017.

nationmultimedia.com Hosts Thailand's target of 40 gold medals is still within reach despite Thai spikers' lack of success in the first two days of competition ahead of the opening ceremony at Sapan Hin Sports Centre today.



Chaofa Cluster paragliding, power paragliding 7am-9am
Saphan Hin Cluster beach flag football 9.30am-on
Patong Cluster foot volley 9am-5pm
Karon Cluster woodball 9am-2pm



nationmultimedia.com Tourism business operators from elsewhere in Southeast Asia are scheduled to meet with 130 agents in Thailand on November 26, to discuss the wider market that will be created when the Asean Economic Community takes effect next year.

bangkokpost.com National police chief Pol Gen Somyot Poompanmuang banned the book 'A Kingdom in Crisis,' deeming that it contains anti-monarchist sentiments.

nationmultimedia.com United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern over the continuation of martial law in Thailand, and urged the government to ensure a prompt return to civilian rule and constitutional order. The UN chief made the point during a meeting with Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on the sidelines of the Asean Summit in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.

news.com.au While most businesses are dreading the extra security and disruption this weekend's G20 will bring, one niche is doing a roaring trade. Brothel owners throughout the city say they've already had a busy week which could become ''ridiculous'' as more than 7000 leaders, delegates and international media descend for the economic summit.

bangkokpost.com Thailand's prime minister says building bicycle lanes is ''an urgent national policy'' and has picked Phitsanulok province for an initial 20-million baht test.

watoday.com.au In all my years of travelling I had never been robbed, or had my pockets picked and I was determined that this trip would not be a first.
http://www.watoday.com.au/comment/romes-onslaught-of-pickpockets-and-scammers-20141113-11l6h0.html

news.com.au Australia's Saffire Freycinet has been named the Best Overall Boutique Hotel in the World at the prestigious World Boutique Hotel Awards held in London.

bangkokpost.com Thailand and Russia have pledged to double the value of bilateral trade to US$10 billion within two years.

ttgasia.com Independent Thai hospitality management brand, Manathai, has entered the market with the launch of its portfolio of four properties across the kingdom. The brand is currently focusing on rebranding and repositioning its refurbished properties, according to COO Christopher Berger. ''Customers appreciate that no two properties are alike. All the properties are located in prime Thailand resort locations - Surin beach Phuket, Lamai beach Koh Samui, Bangsak beach Khao Lak, and Hua Hin,'' he said.

afp Australia said it will ban the dumping of dredging waste on most of the Great Barrier Reef in a move welcomed by environmentalists as a first step towards a total halt.



nytimes.com Honda Motor said a driver in Malaysia had died after her airbag ruptured in an accident in July, the fifth death linked to defective equipment made by its struggling supplier Takata, and issued a fresh recall of 170,000 cars worldwide. The fatal accident involved a 2003 Honda City, a subcompact car made for the Asian and European markets.

abc.net.au Malaysia Airlines has sacked a crew member, without a hearing, for allegedly sexually assaulting an Australian passenger who was scared of flying with the disaster-prone airline, a union body says.

todayonline.com Indonesia will launch a new coastguard next month to crack down on piracy and smuggling which can disrupt commerce in South-east Asia's biggest economy, the chief security minister told Reuters.

straitstimes.com A former Singapore Customs officer was charged in court on Thursday with trying to obtain a bribe in the form of intimate acts for showing leniency to a woman who had contraband cigarettes.



smh.com.au The official FIFA report into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups has cleared successful bidders Russia and Qatar of any wrongdoing, but has slammed Australia's bid for attempting to win favor with certain members of the FIFA executive committee.

gulfnews.com The UAE topped the jiu-jitsu medals table with three golds, a silver and three bronze in Wednesday's opening day of the fourth Asian Beach Games at Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand.

news.com.au Indian batsman Rohit Sharma has become the first man in one-day international history to surpass 250 runs in an innings. Sharma's stunning world record knock of 264 from 172 propelled India to 5-404 against Sri Lanka in the fourth ODI.



November 14-23 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