afp At least 90 people were killed in a huge landslide as they picked through mountains of waste rubble in a remote mining area of northern Myanmar searching for precious jade, state media reported

bangkokpost.com A Frenchman caught in Bangkok on Friday night with a fake passport had been living in Thailand for five years, police said. A criminal record check showed that the man had been imprisoned for 10 years in France.

reuters Four civilians were killed in northern Cameroon on Saturday in a suicide bomb assault by suspected Boko Haram militants in which three female attackers and one man blew themselves up, security officials said.


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cbc.ca Belgian authorities closed down the subway system in Brussels, and flooded the streets with armed police and soldiers in response to what they said was a threat of Paris-style attacks.

Phuket Update A Norwegian man who arrived at Phuket International Airport was the 26 millionth person to arrive in Thailand this year. Tommy Jeppsson said: ''I have visited Phuket seven times already and on each trip I have stayed for two weeks.''

straitstimes.com Ballooning numbers of air travelers are putting the strain on Thailands biggest airport, Suvarnabhumi, as its managers crack their heads over how to cope with the crowds before new facilities are completed in four years.



turkishweekly.net Thailand's military government has attempted to dampen an international outcry over the deportation of two Chinese pro-democracy activists to China by claiming United Nations agencies were unaware that the duo was involved in human trafficking. The case bears close similarities to the deportation by Bangkok of 109 Uighur Muslims to China.

AP President Obama visited a school in Kuala Lumpur where many of the children are Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar. In an apparent rebuke to those who are against allowing Syrian refugees into the US, Obama said that the Rohingya children ''were indistinguishable from any child in America.''

bloomberg.com The UN believes 120,000 Rohingya have fled in the past three years, including an estimated 25,000 by boat earlier this year. Thousands more may be trapped and being held as slaves by human traffickers, and either being forced to work or being held for ransom.



bangkokpost.com Authorities are preparing to set up tourist service centres on popular beaches in three districts of Phuket to improve visitor safety and security around the clock.

Phuket Update Twice-weekly flights from Manchester to Phuket using Boeing 787 Dreamliners are scheduled to begin soon and Thomson is already accepting bookings as part of its holiday package deals.

reuters Bangladesh executed two opposition leaders for war crimes committed during the 1971 war to break away from Pakistan, a senior police official said, in a move likely to draw an angry reaction from supporters.

reuters Germany withdrew its contender for next year's Eurovision song contest following a backlash from critics who accuse the R&B artist of using anti-Semitic and homophobic slurs in his songs.

washingtontimes.com President Obama discussed America's faults with young Asian leaders, saying the US suffers from ''pitfalls'' such as income inequality, a political system controlled by the wealthy and political parties divided along racial lines.

abc.net.au Intense martial arts training holidays in Thailand are the new way thousands of Australians are hoping to getting fit fast. Gym instructors on the holiday island of Phuket said an estimated 60,000 foreigners come to Thailand to learn the country's national sport each year.

bangkokpost.com Customs officers seize counterfeit and untaxed goods worth 100 million baht, the biggest haul ever made, from two trucks travelling from Chachoengsao to Bangkok.

theguardian.com Hillary Clinton expressed her condolences to the family of Anita Datar, the American aid worker who was killed in a terrorist attack on a luxury hotel in Mali. The former secretary of state said Datar, 41, a mother and sometime Peace Corps volunteer, had represented the ''best of America's generous spirit''.

scmp.com An underground fire claimed at least 21 lives at a coal mine in northeastern Heilongjiang province, state media reported.

bangkokpost.com The army wants the National Anti-Corruption Commission and media to stay out of the Rajabhakti Park scandal because there are ''no irregularities''.

nikkei.com Budget tourists are taken to jewelers and duty-free shops, where the Hong Kong tour guides get kickbacks. This money is the key to making the cut-rate tours profitable. Thus guides often become salespeople, talking or even coercing travelers into buying jewelry, watches and other expensive items. ''I will never come back,'' is a common refrain.

Phuket Update The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has played down rumors that a suspect wanted in last week's Paris terrorists attacks was spotted in Phuket earlier this year and have added that if he was seen, then information should be passed to them.



AP President Barack Obama promised that Islamic extremists would find no safe haven anywhere, while the leader of Muslim-majority Malaysia branded the Islamic State group as a ''new evil'' that has blasphemed the religion, and urged world leaders to confront it forcefully.



bangkokpost.com An injury-time own goal broke the hearts of Watford supporters and gave Manchester United a 2-1 win in their Premier League match at Vicarage Road.

reuters Jos Buttler's record-breaking century and a more routine one from Jason Roy fired England to an 84-run win over Pakistan in a high-scoring final one-day international in Dubai and a 3-1 victory in the series.

afp Three-time Melbourne Cup runner-up Red Cadeaux has been euthanased following leg injuries the gelding received in this year's race, Victoria Racing said.



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