theguardian Aung San Suu Kyi's party is now claiming 80 percent of the votes counted, which would comfortably put it in power. The ruling USPD party has conceded defeat. 'The whole country is happy,' one voter said.

khaosodenglich.com A well-known astrologer accused of insulting the monarchy has died in custody, the Minister of Justice said today. Suriyan ''Mor Yong'' Sujaritpalawong died of ''blood infection'' on Friday, according to Gen. Paiboon Khumchaya. He did not say why Suriyan's death was not announced until today.

reuters The resignation of a senior Thai policeman in charge of a sweeping human trafficking investigation raises serious questions over the country's commitment to end the illegal trade and protect its officers, a rights group said on Monday.

heraldscotland.com Six more people have died a week after a fire broke out in a Bucharest nightclub, bringing the number of deaths in the tragedy to 38.

bangkokpost.com Suvarnabhumi airport expects to see traffic surge nearly 20 percent over the next six months on the back of strong high-season travel demand, turning it into one of Asia's busiest airports.
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telegraph.co.uk Jubilant Burmese opposition supporters thronged streets in Rangoon on Sunday night as preliminary results pointed to sweeping election gains for the party of democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi.

Thailand Update Thailand's Labor Ministry and the Thai Modelling Industry and Agencies Association have joined in campaign against the hiring of foreign models without work permits. Director-general of the Employment Department, Arak Prommanee, told the Bangkok Post many male and female models entered Thailand on a tourist visa but obtained work as models for various products without work permits.



AP From behind barricades, Myanmar's long-persecuted Rohingya Muslims expressed anger, sadness and hopelessness at being blocked from the country's historic election. The government considers them foreigners even though they have lived in Myanmar for generations.

themalaysianinsider.com No matter what the result of Myanmar's general election today, the plight of the Rohingya seems certain to continue deteriorating. Advocacy group Fortify Rights argues that the Myanmar government's treatment of the Rohinhya is tantamount to genocide.

bangkokpost.com Police are focussing on teeming Talad Thai Market just north of Bangkok, where human trafficking, drugs and loan-sharking are prevalent.



Phuket Update Contrary to reports from a news outlet that did not have a reporter present, Phuket Vice Governor Chokdee Amornwat told the large media contingent at Patong beach on an inspection tour that sunlovers would be urged to use the controversial ''10 percent zones'' but there would be no arrests for those who brought their own equipment and chose to sit where they wished.

bangkokpost.com Editorial: A worldwide survey by the group Education First (EF), laments the country's ''very low proficiency'' in English. Of the 70 countries that the group tested, Thailand came in at No.62. Within our region, only Cambodia ranked lower. How could this be so?

independent.co.uk Airlines and tour operators are selling cheap last-minute flights and half-price holidays to Sharm el-Sheikh - even though an estimated 15,000 British holidaymakers are still stranded in the resort.

bangkokpost.com All day Sunday, people reported finding body parts in Bangkok canals - apparently the work of a killer who dismembered the woman he murdered.

nationmultimedia.com Thailand's Kra Isthmus Canal project is unlikely to be implemented any time in the near future because of multiple geo-political and economic challenges involving a super power and regional stakeholders, according to a senior Thai diplomat.

reuters Fences at an immigration detention facility on the remote Australian outpost of Christmas Island were torn down and fires were lit following the death of a detainee, forcing some guards to abandon the facility, according to reports on Monday.

mirror.co.uk Millions of Brits will face severe gale-force winds on Monday as forecasters warn the weather is going to be grim up North. The far North of England - including the North-east and Cumbria - will be lashed with winds of 65-70 mph.

afp A guitar beloved by John Lennon for writing Beatles hits such as 'She loves you' and 'All my loving' sold for a record $2.41 million on Saturday, a US auction house said.



khmertimeskh.com A teenage girl in Cambodia has confessed to killing an eight-year-old for her gold earrings and ring worth $32. The teen choked the child until she fainted, then pushed her face into the mud of a rice paddy and stepped on her back until she suffocated, police said. This child-on-child killing is the third so far this year, according to a child-protection officer at an NGO.



afp Premier League leaders Manchester City and nearest challengers Arsenal were both held to draws as Liverpool suffered their first defeat in seven games under new manager Jurgen Klopp.

theguardian.com Klopp said he felt ''pretty alone'' at the sight of Liverpool fans leaving Anfield after Crystal Palace's 82nd-minute winner but insisted it was his team's responsibility to keep people in attendance until the final whistle. It was Palace's third straight win.



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