bangkokpost.com The Sierra Leonean man who failed to report to health officials for monitoring for possible Ebola as required has been found and will leave Thailand today, a senior health official said.

bbc.com Australian batsman Phil Hughes is in a critical condition after being felled by a bouncer at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

reuters Scuffles erupted as Hong Kong authorities cleared part of a pro-democracy protest camp in the bustling district of Mong Kok on Tuesday following a court order to reopen.

ch-aviation.com Business Air (Thailand) has announced plans to begin weekly flights from Thailand to Germany via the United Arab Emirates with effect from December 19. According to Airline Route, the Thai carrier intends to offer weekly flights from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi and Phuket to Cologne/Bonn via Sharjah using its fleet of B767-300(ER)s.

bangkokpost.com Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra denied reports that she would run in the next election, saying she was focusing on taking care of her son.

independent.co.uk The St Louis suburb of Ferguson was once again gripped by the possibility of violent protests after a grand jury chose not to bring charges against Darren Wilson, the white police officer who shot dead Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, on August 9.


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nationmultimedia.com Former prime minister Anand Panyarachun questioned the government's sincerity in tackling corruption following rumors of a deal between the military rulers and the old power clique. He said the people in power should clearly reject the report if it is untrue, as it could damage the government's credibility.

bangkokpost.com Some of the senior police officers arrested on lese majeste and bribery charges have been linked to oil smuggling and possibly southern violence in the far South, authorities said.

nationmultimedia.com Thailand and Russia aim to double the value of bilateral trade to US$10 billion by 2016 as they cooperate more closely in tourism, investment, and other areas. Russia is Thailand's second-largest source of foreign tourists after China.



dvb.no A 12-member Burmese team, including legal and forensic experts, arrived in the Thai capital, Bangkok, to assist and observe in the case involving two young migrants who are due to go on trial for the September 15 murder of two British tourists on the Thai island of Koh Tao.



Phuket Update Police are on alert on Phuket and in other provinces for sightings of Samuel Sesay, 30, who has dropped off the radar after arriving in Thailand from Sierra Leone, one of the countries affected by Ebola.



nationmultimedia.com The business sector has given the Prayut government a ringing endorsement for its economic performance over the six months since the May 22 coup. But its has urged the government to activate a long-term economic stimulus plan and for state agencies to collaborate more.

bangkokpost.com ''Phuket is actually the first city where we are targeting tourists. Generally in the past, whenever we go to a new city, we [mainly] target locals,'' said Waenyod Wongtrangan, general manager of Uber in Thailand.

nationmultimedia.com On tourism, with martial law in place, big-spending visitors are likely to continue avoiding Thailand. What can Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul do when insurance firms refuse to cover visitors to a country under martial law? Well, she hopes Thailand can follow up on the Asian Beach Games in Phuket by hosting the World Beach Games.

news.com.au Britain has moved into high alert with a raft of new security measures. The government reveals it has foiled 40 terrorist plots since the 2005 bombings.

voanews.com A museum in Switzerland has decided to accept hundreds of artworks from the son of a Nazi-era art dealer. German authorities seized a priceless collection of 1280 artworks in 2012, hidden in an apartment in the city of Munich. Many of the works were looted from Jewish families across Europe by the Nazis.

cnn.com US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was forced from office, sources tell CNN as the White House calls it a mutual decision.

afp Affordable access to the Internet should be a human right, as it represents hope for political freedom and economic prosperity to many around the world, according to a survey.

telegraph.co.uk A one million pound glass walkway that was opened across London's world famous Tower Bridge less than two weeks ago, has been smashed after a beer bottle was dropped onto it.

cei.asia New team building company MicelyDone has launched in Phuket, headed up by Alun Gathergood who has been organising such events in Asia for more than 10 years.

abc.net.au On average, the newspapers surveyed by Media Watch had 25 percent less word content in their news sections in 2014 compared to 2004. There was also a significant decrease in ads with display ads dropping by 35-50 percent and classifieds falling by between 45-85 percent. ''They're fighting a losing battle against time. Things are, almost by definition, out-of-date by the time you pick up the paper.''

huffingtonpost.ca Times have changed. The business of journalism is in serious decline. The business model doesn't work anymore but the emphasis on profit is probably even more acute now than it ever was.

latimes.com The Orange County Register is now asking its reporters and other staff members to deliver papers.



bangkokpost.com Given prices that are at the same level as Ritz Carlton and others in that league, the experience at Singapore's Marina Bay Sands is nothing but appalling based on my own experience while attending a conference.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/tourism/445079/six-star-prices-and-two-star-service

.boorowananewsonline.com Three Australian teenagers on schoolies celebrations in Bali have been hospitalised after suffering suspected methanol poisoning.

bangkokpost.com Fire destroyed Phnom Penh's historic ''old market,'' gutting about two-thirds of the 914 stalls, media reports said.

todayonline.com The Indonesian government is considering ending the practice of sending female workers overseas as it said many of them suffer mental and physical abuse.



afp The 2016 edition of the Tour de France will start in the Manche department in Normandy, not in Thailand, organisers ASO said.



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December 10 Constitution Day

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December 26 10th Anniversary, 2004 Tsunami

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