afp An Apple manager has apologised to six teenagers of African descent after staff kicked them out of an Australian store citing concerns they ''might steal something,'' with a video of the incident going viral on Facebook.

bangkokpost.com Fourteen orangutans from Indonesia's Kalimantan, 13 of them found on a roadside in Phuket, have begun the journey back to their home and wild habitat today after most had been held in recuperative captivity in Thailand for six years.

tvnewsroom.org The third and final cricket Test in Sharjah ended in a 127-run victory to Pakistan, which has won the series 2-0 and pushed England down to sixth in the world rankings.

bangkokpost.com Authorities arrested two men transporting a restaurant-bound tiger carcass during a traffic stop in Tak province near the Myanmar border.


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bangkokpost.com Thai Airways International reported a third-quarter loss of 9.9 billion baht, plunging the struggling flag carrier deeper into the red than during all of 2014.

ft.com Grabtaxi, the SoftBank-backed taxi-hailing app, has stepped up its rivalry with Uber in Southeast Asia with the launch of a carpooling service. Grab Hitch, Malaysia-based Grabtaxi's ride-sharing service, will allow drivers in Singapore with spare seats to pick up passengers going in the same direction.



bangkokpost.com National police chief Chakthip Chaijinda says he is ready for talks with Pol Maj Gen Paween Pongsirin, the head of the police investigation into the trafficking of Rohingya migrants, over the decision to end his career in fear for his safety after being ordered to transfer to the South.



foxnews.com SeaWorld will phase out its iconic ''Shamu'' orca whale show at its flagship San Diego park and replace it with a more ''natural'' whale show by the end of next year, the aquatic theme park announced. CEO Joel Manby called it a response to recent customer demands. But critics say SeaWorld is just replacing one circus act with another.

afp Sweden and Slovenia became the latest European nations to tighten borders to ease an unprecedented migration crisis as African leaders warned their EU counterparts against building a ''fortress'' Europe.

bangkokpost.com The latest testament to how far Thais will go to have whiter skin is a product currently making the rounds online - a soap that is claimed to be made from salmon semen. The salmon semen soap is being sold at about 50 baht a bar on social media, where it is claimed it will help whiten skin.

wsj.com Thailand's richest man, Dhanin Chearavanont, built his fortune on chicken, pig and shrimp farming, then created a global empire spanning convenience stores and telecommunications at home and plastics and pharmaceutical production in China. Now many of his ventures are being buffeted by headwinds ranging from China's economic slowdown to a weak Russian currency and even Turkish political unrest.

bangkokpost.com The regime cannot force people to believe their versions of deaths in custody, and should realise the intention to protect the monarchy can backfire.

khaosodenglish.com Nationally adored television heartthrob Thrisadee ''Por'' Sahawong, 37, remains in a coma from dengue fever but is responding to treatment, his doctors said.

bnionline.net Health workers in Thailand said 2015 was a bad year for dengue fever and resulted in more than a hundred deaths and tens of thousands of cases. Ms Aya Tabata, the coordinator of the Stop Dengue, Protect Your Family campaign, said that 2015 was the worst year for Thailand since 2010.

manchestereveningnews.co.uk Passengers will soon be able to fly DIRECT from Manchester to Thailand and Mauritius on the Dreamliner. The incredible new destinations of Phuket and Mauritius will be launched next winter by Thomson Airlines on the their fuel-efficient Boeing 787s. The fortnightly Phuket route will become the longest non-stop flight time service from Manchester at around 12 hours.

cnn.com When a one-year-old girl wouldn't stop crying while her mother was at a club, an eight-year-old boy became annoyed and ''viciously attacked'' the toddler, beating her to death, police in Birmingham, Alabama, said.

aap Australian millionaire Donna Vasyli has been sentenced to 20 years' jail in the Bahamas for the stabbing murder of her renowned podiatrist husband. Phillip Vasyli, 59, was found in the couple's home in March after what Acting Chief Justice Stephen Isaacs described was ''a domestic dispute gone horribly wrong.''



bangkokpost.com Aung San Suu Kyi called for ''national reconciliation'' talks with Myanmar's president and army chief as her pro-democracy party stood poised for a tsunami-sized election victory.



nationmultimedia.com Thailand are sweating over the fitness of key midfielder Chanathip Songkrasin for the crucial World Cup qualifier against bottom side Taiwan at Rajamangala National stadium today



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