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smh.com.au Australia's Jason Day has won the US PGA with a 20-under score, lowest ever in a major.
AP A search plane has spotted the wreckage of an airliner carrying 54 that went missing during a short flight in bad weather in Indonesia's mountainous province of Papua.
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thelocal.it Four tourists, including three Italians, were missing after a diving trip off Indonesian Borneo, an official said. The group of six, identified as five Italians and a Belgian, had headed out to Sangalaki island, in the Derewan Islands chain in East Kalimantan province. Two Italians who went snorkelling were safe, officials said.
nationmultimedia.com Hundreds of thousands of Thais cycled in Bangkok and other provinces nationwide to mark HM the Queen's 83rd birthday in a record show of loyalty led by HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn. Almost 295,000 people registered in advance for the 'Bike For Mom' event.
mirror.co.uk Hope is fading for survivors of a plane crash after a flight crashed in mountains in Indonesia with 54 people on board. Villagers found the remains of the 27-year-old plane, which came down in bad weather on an internal flight.
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aa.com.tr The Global Rohingya Center has opened an office in Istanbul to provide support to Rohingya Muslims. Abdullah Maruf, the head of the center, told Anadolu Agency that a branch was opened in Istanbul because they believed Turkey would stand by Rohingya Muslims.
Phuket World of People
theguardian.com Tens of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets to protest against President Dilma Rousseff. Angered by a massive, unfolding corruption scandal, an economy mired in recession and harsh austerity measures, many of the protesters called for the president's impeachment.
abc.net.au Activists say at least 80 people have died and more than 200 injured after Syrian government warplanes attacked a busy market in a rebel-held area, just 11 kilometres from the centre of the capital Damascus.
dailymail.co.uk John Kerry: ''My friends, it doesn't take a GPS to realise that the road of mutual isolation and estrangement that the United States and Cuba were traveling was not the right one and that the time has come for us to move in a more promising direction.'''
bangkokpost.com A 23-year-old university student jumped to his death from an outdoor deck of an apartment building in Bangkok's Bang Kapi district after allegedly killing another male student with whom he was in a relationship.
bbc.com Chinese authorities have ordered the evacuation of residents within a 3km radius of the Tianjin blast site over fears of chemical contamination. At least 104 people are reported to have died in the giant blasts.
bangkokpost.com ''Many Thai men are childish, irresponsibleand jealous for no reason. Meanwhile, many Westerners are completely the opposite.''
xinhua Britain on Saturday held nationwide commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of Victory over Japan (VJ) Day.
reuters Actor Morgan Freeman announced the death of his granddaughter, Edena Hines, 33, who New York City police said was found fatally stabbed near her residence in Harlem. Few details were revealed.
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nationmultimediac.om On his Facebook page, Yan Myo Thein, a political commentator/writer, said: ''The current political situation in Myanmar is definitely not good. There are only two possibilities - to remain the same or to get worse. For me, in terms of percentage, the possibility is 50:50.''
Phuket World of Sport
bbc.com Australia's Jason Day will go into the final round of the US PGA Championship with a two-shot lead over American Jordan Spieth at Whistling Straits. Spieth, the Masters and US Open champion, made a superb 65 to close in on a remarkable third major of 2015.
scotsman.com Mame Biram Diouf headed home a late equaliser as Tottenham threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at home to Stoke.
bbc.com Athletics' governing body suppressed a study which showed as many as a third of the world's top athletes admitted violating anti-doping rules, according to the Sunday Times.
Coming Events on Phuket 2015
August 23-30 Por Tor (Hungry Ghost) Festival
September Quicksilver surf carnival at Patong beach
October 15-23 Phuket Vegetarian Festival
November Patong Festival
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
