skynews.com.au A 50-year-old British woman who was recently studying in Australia has been found dead at Istanbul's Ataturk airport. Colleagues of Jacqueline Anne Sutton are questioning reports she hanged herself in the airport toilets after missing an onward flight to Iraq where she was working.

reuters Justin Trudeau, 43, rode a late campaign surge to a stunning election victory on Monday, toppling Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservatives with a promise of change and returning a touch of glamor, youth and charisma to Ottawa.

bangkokpost.com Editorial: There can be little doubt that there are still plenty of human traffickers willing to exploit the Rohingya and Thai hospitality. To ''be prepared,'' like the Boy Scouts motto, means the government adopting measures now, not tomorrow.


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bangkokpost.com Thailand's six major airports all set traffic records in the past fiscal year with increases expected to continue as low-cost airlines continue to woo travellers from long-distance buses. Passenger growth stood at 11 percent at Phuket.

nationmultimedia.com A Krabi man who risked his life to rescue a Norwegian couple stuck in riverside mud will be conferred with a ''Seu Samart'' (honorary jacket) by HRH Princess Bajra Kitiyabha during a ceremony in Bangkok on Friday. Chat Ubonjinda, 44, will also get a chance to meet with Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-o-cha during his trip to the capital.

bangkokpost.com The aviation industry is calling for a ban on new flights operating through Suvarnabhumi airport to prevent further congestion. The Airline Operators Committee (AOC), a coalition of 86 international airlines and 26 aviation service providers operating at Suvarnabhumi, is urging authorities to impose the ban immediately.



ucanews.com Thousands of minority Muslim Rohingya in Myanmar's divided Rakhine state are preparing once again to take the risky ocean journey to Malaysia, potentially reigniting Southeast Asia's biggest refugee crisis since the Vietnam War.

thestar.com.my Malaysia and Thailand are to discuss cooperation in trade and investment as well as prevention of human trafficking and security along the border areas. The discussions will be held at the 13th Joint Commission (JCM) for Bilateral Cooperation and fourth Joint Development Strategy (JDS) for Border Areas ministerial meetings between the two countries in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow and Thursday.



bangkokpost.com Broke Australian tourist Zachary Cronin, 23, was arrested after he allegedly held up a Thanachart Bank with a BB gun in hopes of buying a plane ticket home. Tellers handed over 170,000 baht but Cronin's getaway route turned out to be a dead-end soi next to the bank.

Phuket Update A 59-year-old Thai man died during a visit to a massage parlor in Phuket Towns red-light area Poonpol on Sunday night. Police have yet to confirm the cause of death. The body was been taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital for doctors to determine the cause.

time.com Under intense pressure to stem the flow of refugees into Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a weekend trip to Istanbul, where she pledged to push forward Turkey's long-delayed bid to join the European Union in return for cooperation in dealing with the worst refugee crisis the international community has seen since the end of the Second World War.

bangkokpost.com The seizure of 382 guns, 100 bombs and a huge haul of illicit drugs in Central region provinces surrounding Bangkok during a week-long crime suppression drive has shocked police.

khaosodenglish.com Thai police are not pursuing terrorism charges against two men accused of staging a deadly bomb attack in Bangkok two months ago that killed 20, a police commander confirmed.

irishtimes.com Police investigating the death of a 24-year-old man who collapsed on board an Aer Lingus flight are hoping a postmortem will establish how he died. The Brazilian man was travelling from Lisbon to Dublin when he became agitated and, in the course of being restrained, bit a passenger assisting the crew.

nationmultimedia.com Thais are unable to account for almost three-quarters of their expenses - or more than Bt60,000 a year - due to ''mystery spending,'' according to Visa. Mystery spending is not from misplaced or stolen cash, but cash spent that the consumer is unsure of where it went.

bbc.com South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been released under house arrest nearly one year after he was jailed for killing his girlfriend, prison officials say.

scmp.com Tributes have flowed in from around the world for Hong Kong Bulldogs and Doghouse bar and restaurant owner Aussie Paul Buxton, who died after suffering a heart attack in his Kennedy Town home on October 7. He was 49.

asiaone.com Vegetarianism and gruesome body-piercing may seem an unlikely combination, but the two represent the peak of devotion at a bloody and spectacular annual Phuket festival which runs until Wednesday.

bangkokpost.com The NACC says it has a strong case and plans to file charges of possessing "unusual wealth" against former DSI chief Tarit Pengdith next month.



dpa Residents of flooded farming villages in the Philippines were trapped on their rooftops and animals floated down fast-rising rivers, as the death toll from Typhoon Koppu climbed to 16.



heraldsun.com.au Sydney AFL young gun Issac Heeney has suffered a broken jaw in what the club described as an ''unprovoked attack'' in Hong Kong at the weekend. The 19-year was attempting to get into a taxi when struck from behind.

smh.com.au A review committee has found South African referee Craig Joubert should not have awarded the last minute penalty that secured Australia victory over Scotland in their World Cup quarter-final on the weekend.



Phuket Update Phuket's Chinese shrines are taking part in the annual Vegetarian Festival with daily parades.

Until October 21 Phuket Vegetarian Festival

November 1-3 Patong Carnival

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



January 7-10 Phuket International Boat Show