afp John McAfee, a software pioneer who later became a fugitive from justice in Central America, unveiled plans to run for the US presidency.

bangkokpost.com A 52-year-old Austrian man found hanged at his house in Surin's Prasat district on Thursday morning apparently took his own life, police said.

afp A key suspect in last month's deadly Bangkok blast paid a $600 bribe to illegally enter Thailand, police said, highlighting widespread corruption at the kingdom's borders.

crikey.com.au Australian PM Tony Abbott has announced that Australia will launch airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria and will take in 12,000 refugees from Syria.


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bangkokpost.com When police chief Somyot Poompunmuang met a group of 259 high- and middle-ranking immigration police officers, he gave them a document entitled: ''Behavior unbecoming of immigration officers which threatens the security and honor of the police".
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smh.com.au Apple has unveiled new iPhones, an updated version of its Apple TV, which now has its own app store and a voice-controlled remote control, as well as a 12.9-inch iPad Pro at a media event in San Francisco.

afp The Islamic State (ISIS) group demanded unspecified ransoms for the safety of two men it advertised to be holding as hostages.



bangkokpost.com Police put the alleged bomb courier in a yellow T-shirt for re-enactment near the Erawan shrine, but the focus is on Interpol to find the mastermind.

nationmultimedia.com Thai authorities have sought Interpol's help in asking Bangladesh to track down the man suspected of masterminding the Bangkok bombings. Abu Dustar Abdulrahman or Izan, now identified as the chief plotter of two recent blasts in the Thai capital, left Suvarnabhumi Airport for Bangladesh via BG0089 flight on August 16.



bangkokpost.com A Krung Thai Bank manager who allegedly subjected 13 Lao workers to slave-like conditions at his Nakhon Pathom pig farm has been jailed after a court revoked his bail.



nationmultimedia.com Dusit Thani, Phuket-founded and a listed operator of several hotel brands, has appointed Thaicom's outgoing chief executive officer Suphajee Suthumpun as its new group CEO to enhance the development of its human resources and technology.

thetimes.co.uk Chris Henkey, 63, has been praised for his calm and brave response at the controls of a stricken Boeing 777-200, whose engine burst into flames with 170 people on board during take-off from Las Vegas en route to Gatwick.

dailymail.co.uk While BA has issued a statement simply saying the accident was caused by a ''technical issue,'' aircraft experts have told ABC News that it appears as if the engine exploded during takeoff.

scmp.com China's Premier Li Keqiang warned against the risks of a currency war and ensured that the yuan would remain stable. He also playing down concerns about economic volatility despite admitting downward pressure.

reuters The US plans to raise the number of refugees it takes in by 5000 next year to 75,000, including an unspecified number from Syria, senior US officials said, and congressional aides said the total may go significantly higher.

scmp.com World Suicide Prevention Day today is a reminder that over 800,000 people take their own lives every year, more than deaths arising from war and murder. The most we can hope for is that the rate per 100,000 of the population will fall as a result of more effective strategies to engage with potentially suicidal people.

ft.com The first evidence has emerged that clinical features of Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia, can be transmitted between people.

theage.com.au Taxi drivers and taxi plate owners will express their anger at the Victorian government outside State Parliament on Thursday for not doing enough to stop UberX from damaging their industry.

reuters Russian forces have begun participating in military operations in Syria in support of government troops, three Lebanese sources familiar with the political and military situation there said.

dailyrecord.co.uk The Queen is now considered to be the longest reigning monarch in British history. She has surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria's record on the throne and has reigned for more than 23,226 days, 16 hours and 30 minutes.

smh.com.au "Objective journalism" is an increasingly contentious notion, one that many serious journalism educators and practitioners reject. New York University's Jay Rosen, for one, has been ridiculing it for more than a decade as the "view from nowhere" school of reporting.

lep.co.uk Researchers have analysed the gases given off by decomposing bodies and made some surprising discoveries. One is that in the earlier stages, before the grubs and bacteria get to work, flesh starts to digest itself, releasing a compound called hexanal that has a cut grass smell.

bbc.com A double-decker bus has crashed into a railway bridge in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, shearing off the roof and injuring 17 people.

Phuket Update During your stay at Sofitel Krabi Phokeethra Golf & Spa Resort, buy two packages for a private speedboat trip to Phi Phi Island and a half day trip to Krabi 4 Islands and receive 1 hour elephant riding for free!

dailylife.com.au ABC compere Leigh Sales: ''When Labor left office, unemployment was 5.8 percent; it's now 6.3 percent. Growth was 2.5 percent; it's now 2 percent. The Australian dollar was 92 cents; it's now around 70 cents. The budget deficit was $30 billion when you took office and now it's $48 billion. How do you explain to the Australian people that you were elected promising, in your words, to fix the budget emergency, yet in fact, Australia's economic position has worsened under your leadership?''



channelnewsasia.com Indonesia's government is looking to take over control of the airspace above the Riau Islands from Singapore, the Jakarta Globe reported. Singapore's Law and Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said any such move would have implications to the Republic's position as an aviation hub: ''Tens of thousands of jobs are dependent on our position as an aviation hub.'' Singapore has been in control of airspace above Riau Islands since 1946.



smh.com.au Former US No.1 tennis player James Blake, 35, was thrown to the ground and handcuffed by plainclothes New York Police Department officers in a case of mistaken identity outside the Grand Hyatt hotel in Midtown: ''It was definitely scary and definitely crazy.''



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September Quicksilver surf carnival at Patong beach

October 15-23 Phuket Vegetarian Festival

November Patong Festival

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




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