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independent.co.uk A gathering of at least 35,000 walruses on a remote Alaskan shoreline is being blamed on the effects of global warming.
http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/the-effects-of-climate-change-as-expressed-by-35000-walruses--gkFh8xUdrg
dailymail.co.uk Andy Murray's winning run in China came to an end as he fell to world No 1 Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the China Open.
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Today's Top News Items
nationmultimedia.com Analysis from Abacus International and Forward Data reveals promising signs of an inbound revival for the resilient Thai tourist sector. ''Teflon Thailand always rebounds,'' said Olivier Jager, chief executive of Forward Keys.
bangkokpost.com It was well after midnight and Wyn, Saw and Mau were smoking, drinking and playing music near a line of pine trees on the edge of Koh Tao's Sairee beach as David Miller and Hannah Witheridge headed toward a secluded spot of ocean where they could be alone.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/crime/435732/confessed-koh-tao-killers-re-enact-british-backpackers-final-minutes
andrew-drummond.com The tiny stature of these small Burmese workers against the police ordering them to wai and seek forgiveness, speaks for itself. But criticism is not confined to Thailand where there too have been many cries of ''scapegoat''.
nationmultimedia.com A police source said that both Win and Saw were smuggled into Thailand via Ranong province by an agent who charged them 5000 baht each.
pattayamail.com GrabTaxi, a high-tech startup that arranges metered taxis for 300,000 people a month in Southeast Asia, has launched in Pattaya, offering locals what Bangkok has long enjoyed: low-priced metered cabs.
news.com.au An internet video purports to show an Islamic State fanatic beheading British hostage Alan Henning and threatening yet another American captive, the fourth such killing carried out by the extremist group now targeted in US-led air strikes.
Latest on the Ebola Outbreak
thehealthsite.com The UN has warned that the Ebola virus may mutate to become airborne if the authorities fail to control the outbreak soon. Anthony Banbury, the Secretary General's Special Representative, said that the situation may be a nightmare but it cannot be ruled out.
foxnews.com A Ugandan doctor suffering from Ebola has arrived in Frankfurt from Sierra Leone for treatment in the city's University Hospital, local government officials said.
Phuket World of People
bangkokpost.com THAI Smile Airways has ditched the planned shift to Don Mueang airport later this month as serious doubts emerged regarding justifying such a move.
economist.com [Hong Kong] is a challenge unlike anything Chinese leaders have seen since Tiananmen Square in 1989; a city roiled by days of unauthorised protests led by students demanding democracy.
latimes.com Sweden will become the first major European nation to recognise Palestinian statehood, newly sworn-in Prime Minister Stefan Lofven announced. Talks have been proceeding off and on for more than 20 years.
news.com.au Australia has declared war against the ''death cult'' terrorist armies of the Islamic State, with the first air strikes involving RAAF jet fighters due to begin October 5.
tvnz.co.nz Oscar Pistorius was on the phone to his ex-girlfriend hours before he killed Reeva Steenkamp, while his brother may have deleted the data from his phone before it was given to police, according to a new book.
travelpulse.com Some of the NCPO initiatives are welcome. They installed computerised taxi lines at Suvarnabhumi Airport that forces drivers to accept a standard set of fares. Most welcome are the regulations regarding Jet Ski operators. There's been a scam going on for some time in which these operators shake Jet Ski renters down for extra cash based on erroneous damages that the operators claim the renters did to the skis. These scams are ugly, potentially violent and have cost victims everything from a few hundred dollars to thousands.
Media Release Novotel Phuket Vintage Park's InBalance Spa has recently received the Thailand Spa & Well-being Award 2014 in the Innovative Spa Treatment category for its 'Flower Power Collection' treatment. The award ceremony was held as part of the World Spa & Well-being Convention 2014.
Around the Asean Region
dw.de In a DW interview, Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director of Human Rights Watch (HRW), slams the [Burmese] government plan: ''To be frank, the plan is a blueprint for permanent segregation and statelessness that appears designed to strip the Rohingya of any remnants of hope that they had for returning to a situation like that before the 2012 violence, when Rohingya Muslims and Rakhine Buddhists were able to co-exist.''
telegraph.co.uk Former Malaysian beauty queen Pauline Chai, 67, arguing her divorce case should be heard in a UK court, has pointed to her 1000-pair shoe collection as proof that she lives there.
nzherald.co.nz A Singapore Airlines pilot has admitted causing a high-speed crash that has left a colleague fighting for his life in a New Zealand hospital.
Coming Events on Phuket 2014
October 23 Chulalongkorn Memorial Day
November 1-3 Patong Carnival
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
Coming Events on Phuket 2015
February 13-15 Phuket Yacht Show
