watoday.com.au Virgin Australia has cancelled all its flights in and out of Denpasar Airport, Bali, on Sunday morning after a volcanic ash cloud changed direction and their meteorologists deemed it unsafe to fly.


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scmp.com Super Typhoon Chan-hom hit the coast south of Shanghai late yesterday afternoon as winds of up to 160km/h forced the evacuation of at least 1.1 million people and the cancellation of hundreds of flights.

bangkokpost.com Six people were killed and 11 injured in eight separate bomb attacks from late Friday to Saturday morning in the restive southern provinces of Narathiwat, Songkhla and Yala.

afp Aung San Suu Kyi confirms that her party will run in Myanmar's November 8 election, and if it wins it will change the constitutional provision that bars her from the presidency.



voanews.com The European Union has joined the United States in condemning Thailand's forced deportation of more than 100 ethnic Uighurs to China, where they could face harsh treatment and a lack of due process. An EU statement called the deportation a violation of core principles of international humanitarian law.

malaysiakini.comBurma, in particular, should be considered for downgrade to Tier 3, as its persecution of Rohingya is at the root of the recent boat crisis. It has not only failed to meet minimal standards, but has also actively exacerbated the problem of human trafficking and human rights abuses toward victims in the region through its policies toward Rohingya.



Phuket Update No oil was found leaking from cargo ship Sinaran Andaman washed onto rocks on an island off Phuket last week but officials who checked the area said the smell from the fish and squid in broken containers was foul. Ten crew were rescued safely.

nationmultimedia.com The issue of foreigners illegally operating tour services persists at major tourist provinces such as Chon Buri and Phuket, and is believed to stem from expansion of the tourism industry. Though up to 70 percent of these guides are reportedly Chinese, more and more Vietnamese and Russians are involved although this job is among 39 occupations reserved by law for Thais.

Phang Nga Update A woman was arrested in Phang Nga, north of Phuket, following the discovery of 760 pills of ya bah (methamphetamine) hidden in two condoms inside her vagina.

bangkokpost.com A vice-chairman of the Loei Chamber of Commerce is in the hot seat after being caught on video using a key to damage a car parked near his furniture store.

watoday.com.au Bali's international airport reopened on Saturday to the relief of thousands of travellers stranded on the island after plumes of volcanic ash grounded flights.

bangkokpost.com One passenger was killed and six others injured, one seriously, when a passenger van rammed into the rear of a 10-wheel truck and plunged into a ditch on the Asia Highway near Hat Yai in Songkhla province.

washingtonpost.com The top Islamic State leader in Afghanistan and Pakistan has been killed in a suspected US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan intelligence officials said, the latest in a series of American air assaults against militants in recent days.

gmanetwork.com The top US psychology association colluded with the Pentagon and the CIA to devise ethical guidelines to support post-9/11 interrogation techniques that have since been labeled as torture, a report said.

PA Britain's Prince Philip has been caught on camera apparently swearing at a photographer during a photocall with Battle of Britain veterans.

couriermail.com.au We have just spent the day jetting around the stunning cliff islands on a luxury boat with a fun-loving crew and an attentive bartender, courtesy of the Sri Panwa resort. Minutes later, as I bob in the ocean and stare up at the cloudless sky (the shot of fiery tequila still burning in my chest) I'm intoxicated by the freedom of having nowhere I need to be.



Kyodo News Five people died and 56 were injured in a fire that broke out at a factory of a subsidiary of Japanese cosmetics maker Mandom Corp in the outskirts of Jakarta, the Japanese company said.



theguardian.com If Serena Williams can survive her recurring, inexplicable dips in power and concentration yet prevail against a young contender as talented as Garbi??e Muguruza to win her sixth Wimbledon title and her 21st major, she is well placed to continue breaking records for as long as her body and spirit allow.

bbc.com Regarded as rank outsiders by the bookmakers, written off by many of their own fans and told they would not ''come close'' to winning the Ashes by Australia batsman Steve Smith, England duly thumped the tourists by 169 runs with a day to spare in the opening Test at Cardiff.



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