AP A migration official says two boats carrying around 500 members of Myanmar's long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim community have washed to shore in Aceh, western Indonesia.

reuters Thirty inmates and six guards were killed when a riot erupted and dozens escaped from an Iraqi prison, authorities said. The interior ministry said 40 inmates escaped from the police compound prison in Khalis.


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nytimes.com The World Health Organisation declared Liberia free of Ebola, making it the first of the three hardest-hit West African countries to bring a formal end to the epidemic.

afp Nearly 200 migrants have been detained in a single southern Thai province ever since a network of jungle prison camps run by people smugglers was uncovered there, police said. Observers say the belated move against gangs long known to have operated with the help of corrupt officials has put smugglers on the backfoot.

nationmultimedia.com More than 200 police and military searched the home of Padang Besar mayor Banjong Pongpol, a suspect in the case from Songkhla, as well as four other locations. A number of documents were confiscated. Thailand is racing to meet a deadline to uncover people smuggling camps within its borders.



Phuket Update A 64-year-old German tourist was found dead on a bed in his room at the Bang Tao Beach Garden Hotel. Phuket police believe there are no suspicious circumstances.

timesofisrael.com A group of Israelis were briefly detained by Thai soldiers this week while making a business pitch at Bangkok's police headquarters in what officers have described as a ''misunderstanding.''
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yomiuri Shhimbun The US Defence Department revealed that China's total land reclamation area in the South China Sea has quadrupled over about four months, expressing concern that the move could be aimed at creating ''persistent civil-military bases of operation.''

adweek.com Thai mobile company TrueMove is back with another gem - a stirring, cinematic spot in which the daughter of a charity worker visits a Thai woman who helped her father when he was a prisoner of war in World War II.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Yrgkt2JPI

mirror.co.uk North Korea claims to have test-fired a new ''world-level strategic weapon'' - raising new fears over its nuclear threat. The country's leader Kim Jong-Un was reportedly watching as the ballistic missile was fired from a submarine.

afp At least three people were killed when an Airbus A400M military plane crashed near Seville airport in southern Spain, regional emergency services spokesmen said.

perthnow.com.au Phuket's Kata Rocks one-bedroom sky villas start from 33,236 baht ($1250) per night, climbing to 118,700 baht ($4460) per night for a four-bedroom penthouse.



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skysports.com The Primera Division title race took a potentially decisive twist as Real Madrid were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Valencia. The result, coupled with Barcelona's 2-0 win over Real Sociedad, means Barca are four points clear with two games of the season remaining.

afp Ten-man Bayern Munich suffered a morale-sapping fourth straight defeat by losing 1-0 to Augsburg ahead of their mission-impossible Champions League semi-final, second-leg against Barcelona.

afp Paris Saint-Germain all but sealed their third consecutive Ligue 1 title as Lyon's 3-0 slip-up at Caen leaves PSG six points clear of their nearest rivals with just two games remaining.



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