reuters An aircraft with 161 people aboard made an emergency landing in the Black Sea city of Burgas, following a bomb threat while en route to Egypt from Poland's capital of Warsaw, Bulgarian authorities said.

washingtonpost.com The suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks was killed in a massive pre-dawn raid by French police commandos, two senior European officials said, after investigators followed leads that the fugitive Islamic State militant was holed up north of the French capital and could be plotting another wave of violence.

latimes.com Islamic State militants boasted of their latest atrocities by posting a photo of the crude bomb they said brought down a Russian airliner last month and announcing that they had executed two foreign captives, one Chinese and a Norwegian.

reuters Roger Federer turned on the style to end Novak Djokovic's 23-match winning streak with a 7-5 6-2 defeat of the Serb to book his semi-final berth at the ATP World Tour Finals.


PHUKET: The daily wrap of Thailand news, with a Phuket perspective, plus relevant reports from national and international media. Beware of inconsistent imitations.



bangkokpost.com Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha is at the Apec summit, telling fellow leaders Thailand is right behind the international fight against terrorism.

bangkok.coconuts.co The co-owner of the ''@Thonglor'' pub and restaurant in Krabi was shot dead in a club after he reportedly refused to pay for a broken drinking glass. Police said Suriya Chansukon, 48, was shot dead inside the Number One dance club in Krabi province in the early morning of Tuesday by his acquaintance Sompop Kongphakdee, 31.

bangkokpost.com The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) says it will wait for the army's internal probe into alleged irregularities surrounding the construction of Rajabhakti Park in Hua Hin to be concluded before launching its own investigation.



khaosodenglish.com The police officer in charge of investigating human trafficking in Thailand has been allowed to quit the force out of fear for his life and is rumored to be preparing to flee the country with his family. Maj. Gen. Paween Pongsiri sought to quit the force earlier this month rather than be transferred to the southern border provinces, the very region where he spent six months going after human traffickers.

nationmultimedia.com Dejnarong Sutthicharnbancha, the Royal Thai Police spokesman, said the decision by Pol Maj-General Paween Pongsirin, the former head of the human trafficking investigation team, to go on his holidays abroad was a private matter but he did not think Paween made the move because he was threatened.



Phuket Update The opening of the Central Festival Phuket underpass has not greatly improved congestion, say more than three out of four voters in a newspaper poll. Other underpasses on the bypass road route have yet to be completed.

globalvoices.org An infographic published by alternative news website Prachatai that summarises the Lese Majeste (anti-royal insult law) cases in recent years in Thailand caught the attention of the country's junta, which immediately dispatched 10 officers to interrogate the English news editor of the website.

afp A Filipina gave birth on the pavement in Manila after getting caught in traffic chaos caused by a regional gathering of world leaders, police said.

theguardian.com All EU citizens would face much tighter and systematic ID checks when leaving or entering Europe's 26-country free-travel area, under new demands France is making of its EU partners following the terror attacks in Paris.

bangkokpost.com Police poured 5000 rounds into a Paris apartment after a raid turned up a well-armed extremist cell but the terrorist mastermind may have escaped. However, human remains found in the rubble of a flat have still to be identified.

theguardian.com Francois Hollande will plead with Barack Obama to show greater urgency in the fight against Islamic State when the presidents meet in Washington next week, warning of a state of emergency in Europe.

smh.com.au A man has been caught with a sub-machinegun in his bag outside a major shopping centre in Sydney's inner west, police say. Bail was refused.

washingtonpost.com Charlie Hebdo on Paris attacks: 'They have weapons. F--- them. We have champagne!'

afp A Sydney court fined a Japanese firm A$1 million for repeatedly killing Antarctic minke whales in an Australian Southern Ocean sanctuary.

nationmultimedia.com Escape the hustle and bustle of city life with a special offer from Metadee Resort and Villas, a stylish resort in Phuket just a few minutes from Kata beach. Enjoy 70 percent discount for all room types. No minimum stay is required and the offer is good through next October.

theguardian.com We all owe Adele an apology. After the internet mercilessly took the piss out of the flip-phone she used in her video for 'Hello' news has emerged that Samsung is releasing a flip model.

Phuket Satire Elvis Presley has been sighted on Phuket, a local news outlet claims. ''This man was reportedly seen in Patong months ago,'' a source said. ''However, we have yet to confirm whether or not it was him or just someone who looked similar to him.''



thestar.com Malaysia's Prime Minister, Najib Razak, said he was ''shocked and sickened'' by the murder of Malaysian engineer Bernard Then, who was beheaded by the Abu Sayyaf Islamic militant group in the southern Philippines. ''We condemn it in its strongest terms,'' Najib said in a statement posted on Facebook.



nationmultimedia.com Thailand's hopes of qualifying for the last-12 team stage of Asian World Cup qualifiers boils down to the decisive clash against Iraq next year after the 2007 Asian champions beat Taiwan 2-0 away on Tuesday that kept the race for the top spot and automatic qualification alive.

washingtonpost.com Turkish soccer fans disrupted a moment of silence honoring the victims of the Paris attacks before their team drew, 0-0, against Greece in a friendly. ''Fans were chanting a popular Turkish chant against terrorism,'' he said viahis Facebook page. ''It has become common practice for Turkish fans to chant during moments of silence [to] honor the victims.''



November 22 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