bbc.comThe Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant with her second child. Kensington Palace said the Queen and members of both families were delighted with the news.

telegraph.co.uk The CIA took top al-Qaida suspects close ''to the point of death'' by drowning them in waterfilled baths during interrogation sessions in the years that followed the September 11, 2001, attacks, a security source says. The US Senate is preparing to publish a declassified version of its so-called Torture Report, a 3600-page document

smh.com.au Lewis Hamilton has won the Italian Grand Prix from Nico Rosberg, closing in on his teammate's championship lead.


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bangkokpost.com Flooding in 28 provinces has claimed 10 lives, with more rain on the way and the deadly floodwaters heading south towards Bangkok.

nnt Residents in the upper part of Thailand and along the coastal region have been warned to watch out for possible heavy rain and flash floods.

bangkokpost.com With easing political tensions the past couple months, major retailers have resumed their business and marketing plans the rest of the year.

nationmultimedia.com The Tourism Authority of Thailand is gearing up marketing for Southeast Asia, India and Oceania to regain visitors after arrivals plunged 20-40 percent during the political crisis. For Australia and New Zealand, tourists will be encouraged to re-visit beaches and islands in the South.

bangkokpost.com Regional short-haul airline Firefly will launch the maiden flight of its Krabi-Penang connection this week, the airline says. It will offer a flight every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday on the new route.



nytimes.com The widening epidemic of Ebola in West Africa looks worse with each passing day. The outbreaks in the hardest-hit countries - Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone - have outstripped the ability of humanitarian groups and fragile government health systems to treat the sick and slow the spread. The most shocking news of the week was how ill-prepared WHO was to organise an effective response.



Phuket Update The Royal Thai Navy rescued six fishermen in wild seas off Phuket after the motor in their longtail boat stopped working and a sudden storm threatened to capsize their vessel. The family group, on the hired boat for two days, called police by mobile telephone when the going got too rough.

theguardian.com President Barack Obama will lay out a strategy this week to ''go on offence'' against Islamic State (Isis) by rallying an international coalition behind economic, political and military measures.

theguardian.com ''They are basically making my life impossible,'' says British labor rights activist Andy Hall, 34, who is on trial in Thailand in what he claims is an effort to silence him. ''I have to focus my whole life on defending myself. I'm not going to back down because I've done nothing wrong.''

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dvb.com Before Burma's reforms began and steered the world's attention to the once-isolated Southeast Asian nation, and before a rash of riots beginning in June 2012 caused a sudden, mass exodus of Rohingya, people were already fleeing - and someone was paying attention. Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian (known by her nickname, Oi) run a small, online news website based in Phuket, Thailand.

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thesundayleader.lk Sri Lankans are among thousands of refugees in detention centres in Thailand, Human Rights Watch said in a report released last week which details how Thailand's use of immigration detention violates children's rights, risks their health and wellbeing, and imperils their development.

bangkokpost.com One can only wish the authorities, who last week announced plans to turn Pattaya from ''Sin City'' into a family-oriented paradise, the best of luck. They are definitely going to need it.

brecorder.com Tourism accounts for about 10 percent of the Thai economy, and the imposition of martial law in May after the coup hit the industry hard. Winning back the Chinese visitors is imperative - spending by mainland tourists jumped 80 percent to $6 billion in 2013 from 2012.

bangkokpost.com A video of an argument between a pushy beach chair vendor and a foreign tourist has drawn more calls for a cleanup of Thailand's beaches.

news.com.au A plane carrying a prominent couple ended up on a ghostly 2736 kilometres flight from the US, before vanishing. All are feared dead. Just what went so horribly wrong remains a mystery.

The West Australian The head of the franchise, Thailand-based Paul Bart, will be inspecting the Escape Hunt Experience operation to ensure the Fremantle game meets the international standard. Since opening in Bangkok in July last year, new ''escapes'' have popped up in 15 other locations including Singapore, Jakarta, Phuket, Sydney and Ho Chi Minh City. Others are planned to open this year in Manila, London, Amsterdam, Brisbane, Queenstown, Barcelona and Paris.

afp Taiwanese authorities have detained the main suspect in a food safety scare over recycled cooking oil which officials said Sunday had been supplied to more than 900 restaurants and bakeries.

foxnews.com Qatar has confirmed it is holding two Britons who went missing while researching migrant labor issues, saying the men are being questioned for alleged illegal activity in the Gulf nation that is due to hold the 2022 World Cup. A little-known organisation, the Norway-based Global Network for Rights and Development, reported that its researcher Krishna Upadhyaya, 52, and photographer Ghimire Gundev, 36, went missing on August 31.

BNO News 'Jack the Ripper,' the elusive serial killer who targeted prostitutes in London in the late 19th century, has been identified as a Polish immigrant through DNA evidence which was recovered from a shawl that was found at one of the crime scenes, according to British researchers. Police have not yet commented on the claim.

AP The death of girl group singer Simone Battle has been ruled a suicide by hanging. Lt. Fred Corral of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Department said the cause of death was determined two days after the 25-year-old singer was found dead in her West Hollywood home. No further details are being released.

theverge.com Whatever new iPhone emerges on Tuesday will have to assert itself through more than just good looks and a fine feel in the hand. I'm not ready to crown the Galaxy Alpha as Samsung's best overall phone but judged purely on its design and the desire it has produced in me to have it, this phone is a winner.

computerworld.com While the pundits are referring to Apple's Tuesday event as ''the iPhone announcement,'' they will refer to it in the future as ''the iWatch announcement.'' The iWatch revolution starts Tuesday.



theguardian.com Australia and Malaysia have signalled their intention to send investigators back to the MH17 crash site in war-torn eastern Ukraine before winter.

news.com.au Indonesian authorities say the wife of missing Australian man Peter Maynard has confirmed a damaged surfboard found off Bali belonged to him.



usatoday.com Shaking off some early nerves, No. 1 Serena Williams cruised past 10th seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 6-3, 6-3 in 75 minutes to win her third consecutive US Open title and 18th career major singles crown.

goal.com A superb volley from Bekim Balaj earned Albania a stunning 1-0 win over Portugal in their Euro 2016 qualifying opener.

Phuket Update A goal by Eakkartit Somjit gained Phuket FC their first win on Saturday under Brazil coach Reuther Moreira. The victory over Trat FC was also the first for about two months, with the danger of relegation from Division One not yet ended. Phuket FC meet Khonkaen FC away on October 4.

nydailynews.com The owner of the Atlanta Hawks implied that white fans were more valuable than black ones - and it cost him dearly. Bruce Levenson announced he would sell his controlling stake in the NBA team due to an inflammatory 2012 email in which he observed that its majority-black fan base made ''Southern whites'' uncomfortable.



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