telegraph.co.uk Emirates airlines has announced it has stopped flying over Egypt's Sinai peninsula after a Russian passenger plane crashed in the area. The Islamic State (Isil) group affiliate in Egypt claimed it downed the plane, without saying how.

4hoteliers.com Ramada ChaoFa Phuket is among seven new properties announced for Wyndham Worldwide across tourist hot spots in Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam.


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bbc.com A Russian aircraft did not lodge an SOS call before crashing in Sinai, killing all 224 people on board, Egypt's civil aviation minister says. Minister Hossam Kamal said there had been no sign of any problems on board the flight.

bangkokpost.com Abbot Phra Khru Anunwarothai, 64, who frequently posed as a wealthy layman to attract women, has been defrocked after being caught in a hotel room in Surin.

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Phuket Update Serial car break-in suspect Jessadakorn Sukkrajang, 18, was arrested in Phuket's Srisoonthorn after Phuket City officers received five different reports of broken car windows and stolen items in a month. He allegedly confessed to cashing valuables to go to massage parlors and karaoke clubs.

nationmultimedia.com The Narcotics Suppression Bureau arrested a Nigerian and a Filipina woman while seizing five kilos of crystal meth at a condo in Samut Prakan's Bang Phli district.

tvnewsroom.org A man had his face ''ripped off'' after he was struck by a sofa falling 130ft from the penthouse in a block housing a luxury hotel in London.

bangkokpost.com The new US ambassador says Washington would welcome Thailand if it wants to join the TPP trade pact but says normal ties require an elected civilian government.

nytimes.com The Chinese government's decision to end its draconian one-child policy is a pragmatic economic move, but it's hardly sufficient. The government continues to control personal freedom by limiting the number of children a couple can have to two, an abhorrent policy that no nation should have.

nationmultimedia.com Authorities have beefed up security in Yala in a bid to prevent a recurrence of the violence that rocked the deep South province last week and are searching for five suspicious vehicles.

wsj.com New hotels are sprouting across the Philippines to help fulfill the government's ambitions to make the archipelago a match for Thailand or Malaysia as a top Asian holiday destination. Now the challenge is to fill them. The hotel boom is designed to address a perennial shortage of accommodation that, along with poor transport links, officials say has long stunted tourism in the country. But hoteliers may have been overzealous as tourist arrivals are falling short of official targets.

AP A two-story building collapsed into rubble while workers were trying to prop up the second floor during renovations in central China, killing 17 construction workers and injuring 23, officials and reports said.

PA When the first sparks flew at a Romanian nightclub, the lead singer of Goodbye To Gravity joked that they were not part of the heavy metal band's performance. Moments later, flames spread quickly through the crowded basement club in central Bucharest, trapping many and triggering a stampede that killed at least 27 people and injured 180 others - making it the deadliest nightclub blaze in Romanian history.



channelnewsasia.com Rohingya Yasmin and her children attempted to headed for Thailand earlier this year but their boat was stranded at sea for two months. Yasmin said she was determined to go again. ''I want to go to Thailand and meet my husband. The situation is not too good here. I am afraid things will get worse with the elections coming. So I will try to get to Thailand. I'd rather die trying to get to Thailand than stay here.''



smh.com.au New Zealand have survived a stunning two-try Australian fightback to be crowned back-to-back world champions in a thrilling 34-17 rugby World Cup final at Twickenham.

bangkokpost.com Liverpool put on a Halloween horror show for Chelsea and beleaguered manager Jose Mourinho, defeating their hosts 3-1 in the clubs' English Premier League match at Stamford Bridge.

afp Real Madrid eased past La Liga newcomers Las Palmas 3-1 to move three points clear of Barcelona at the top of the table.



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December 26 Tsunami memorial ceremonies



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