bangkokpost.com Two Thai men who repeatedly stabbed a ''good Samaritan'' as he tried to defend his sister-in-law from a brutal assault in Melbourne, Australia were found guilty of his murder. Sentencing will follow.

bbc.com A British Airways plane bound for London has caught fire at Las Vegas airport, forcing the evacuation of all 172 on board on emergency slides.

reuters The suspected mastermind of Thailand's deadliest bomb attack is most likely overseas, according to sources with knowledge of the investigation.

bbc.com Her Majesty The Queen becomes Britain's longest-reigning monarch (63 years) on Wednesday, passing the record set by her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria.

afp Australia will take an extra 12,000 refugees for permanent resettlement in response to the crisis in Syria, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said.


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bangkokpost.com The Cabinet approved five tax and financial measures to help some two million SMEs as part of its stimulus packages to revive the economy.

nationmultimedia.com Suspects linked to bomb attacks in Bangkok will face trial in civilian criminal courts - not a military court, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said.

bangkokpost.com Police had a confessed Erawan shrine bombing suspect re-enact his actions on the day of the August 17 blast in three Bangkok locations amid tight security.

NCPO Situation Monitoring Centre We would like to request that those using online social media, who have edited the suspects' pictures and linked them to political issues, stop these actions immediately. As this is causing misunderstandings and disharmony in Thai society. Officials will be taking further actions against these, according to the law.



bangkokpost.com Editorial: A constant and credible string of reports from the South claims that human trafficking suspects and their friends have approached many potential witnesses to try to convince them not to testify. One Rohingya who instigated the initial investigations that led to the mass graves has moved into a police station, convinced that traffickers aim to kill him.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/686396/taking-eyes-off-the-ball



nationmultimedia.com Proposals offered by the now-defunct National Reform Council (NRC) are vague and downright impractical, said a statement from iLaw, a rights group advocating legal reform. The group, which conducted a study on the accomplishments of the junta-appointed NRC, said that the agency proposed the creation of 100 new government agencies, provided 505 vague legislative proposals and presented a reform timeframe that extends until 2032.

Phuket Update Tthe 13th Phuket International Boat Show will be presented by Thailand Elite at the peak of high season in early January 2016 and is on track to be a bigger and even better show than last year with four months still to go.

nytimes.com An Internet television channel associated with Hungary's far-right Jobbik party fired camera operator Petra Laszlo after images of her kicking and tripping migrants spread across social networks.

cnn.com No Syrian refugees have been resettled in Persian Gulf nations like Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, countries with significant financial and political interest in Syria. ''Other countries need to do more,'' tweeted Nadim Houry, Human Rights Watch deputy director for the Middle East and North Africa.

scmp.com Chinese man bites off and eats wife's nose during row after she failed to answer his calls.

afp US President Barack Obama chowed on half-eaten salmon stashed away by an Alaskan bear, during a recent television shoot with British adventurer Bear Grylls.

haaretz.com A severe dust storm arrived in Israel, covering parts of the country in a heavy haze that could pose a health risk to some, the environmental protection ministry said. The sandstorm also swept across other parts of the Middle East, killing two people and hospitalising hundreds in Lebanon, and killing six and disrupting air strikes in neighboring Syria.

timeslive.co.za The US embassy in South Africa issued an alert that ''extremists'' might be targeting US interests in South Africa, possibly including American government facilities and places with US business interests.

afp Australia should consider leaving the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) if it cannot accept the regional body's firm stance on climate change, Kiribati President Anote Tong said.

scmp.com Despite strained ties and limited common ground, China President Xi Jinping is embarking on a lengthy and elaborate state visit to the United States later this month.



AP A large fire engulfed a popular nightclub in Phnom Penh, killing at least five women who were trapped in one of the rooms, an official said. The fire apparently started in the sound mixing room about two hours before the Key Club nightclub was to open at 10pm.



bangkokpost.com Thailand came from two goals down to end the game with a 2-2 draw in an entertaining match with Iraq in the World Cup Group F qualifying battle.



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