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ROME: Italy's new coalition government was sworn in on Sunday, bringing fresh hope to a country mired in recession after two months of bitter post-election deadlock watched closely by European partners.

Sunday 28 April 2013, 08:48PM

Kate prank call nurse 'blamed Australian DJs in suicide note'

LONDON: The nurse found hanged after falling victim to a prank radio call by two Australian DJs targeting Prince William's pregnant wife Catherine left a suicide note blaming them for her death, it was reported on Sunday.

Sunday 28 April 2013, 08:47PM

British minister urges rich to give back state handouts

LONDON: The British government minister pushing through strongly criticised reforms of the welfare state urged rich pensioners on Sunday to give back any handouts they don't need.

Sunday 28 April 2013, 08:46PM

Phuket-Bangkok bus in crash - two dead

PHANG NGA: A severe car crash involving a bus from Phuket bound for Bangkok and a car occured at the Bang Wah curve in Phang Nga yesterday and resulted in two deaths and more than 40 serious injuries.

Sunday 28 April 2013, 05:35PM

Young Thai stabbed by violent ex-girlfriend

PATTAYA: An 18-year-old Pattaya man was stabbed on Pattaya Beach by his ex-girlfriend during a quarrel on April 27.

Sunday 28 April 2013, 01:23PM

Belgian paedophile arrested by Rayong police

RAYONG: A 39-year-old Belgian man was arrested in Rayong on April 26 after the father of an 11-year-old boy reported that his son and a friend were molested in a public park. The suspect was found to have molested other victims on a previous visit.

Saturday 27 April 2013, 05:54PM

Chon Buri snake farm caught selling endangered snake meat to tourists

CHON BURI: Authorities have confiscated a large haul of endangered reptiles from a snake farm in the Sattahip district of Chon Buri after they discovered that the owners of the farm had been selling endangered snake meat to tourists.

Saturday 27 April 2013, 01:11PM

4 year old Cambodian boy electrocuted at North Pattaya Building Site

PATTAYA: A 4 year old Cambodian boy was electrocuted at a constructors campsite on Wednesday.

Saturday 27 April 2013, 01:08PM

Dengue increase prompts Phuket PR campaign

PHUKET: Along with Governor Maitree Intusut, a group of around 50 officials from the Phuket Provincial Public Health Organisation (PPPHO) and Phuket Town Municipality distributed leaflets on Thalang Road today as part of a public awareness campaign about dengue fever.

Friday 26 April 2013, 05:36PM

Phuket Sea Gypsies advised to go to Admin Court

PHUKET: Sea Gypsies in Rawai – facing possible eviction from their village because a local businessman, Piyawat Saeng-niemkul, has ownership papers for the land – have been urged to take their case to the Administrative Court as a way to buy time.

Friday 26 April 2013, 05:33PM

Spotlight on Thailand's rubber industry

Phuket News / Business

Friday 26 April 2013, 04:08PM

PHUKET: Later this month rubber growers in Thailand plan to march on Bangkok to highlight the plummenting prices of rubber despite government effort to shore them up.

DSI probes alleged police execution in Phuket

PHUKET: Department of Special Investigation (DSI) officers yesterday (April 25) visited Suan Luang Park on Chao Fa Rd in Phuket Town, the site of an alleged extrajudicial killing by police three and a half years ago.

Friday 26 April 2013, 04:07PM

Kittirat dreams of firing BoT governor

Phuket News / Business

Friday 26 April 2013, 04:06PM

BANGKOK: Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong admitted on Friday (April 19) that he has thought about replacing Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul because of his failure to cut the key policy rate, as he had called for.

Phuket-based Yacht Solutions in deal with Ital Thai

Phuket News / Business

Friday 26 April 2013, 04:01PM

PHUKET: Phuket-based Yacht Solutions has signed a deal with giant Ital Thai Marine to create “the very best superyacht facility in Thailand”.

NEWS TODAY April 26

'Black plate' airport taxis cut a deal, plans for Airport boat pier revealed, officials seek public help to root out illegal workers and Simon Ostheimer, Managing Editor of The Phuket News chats about this week's issue - out now.

Friday 26 April 2013, 03:23PM

Kidnapped Karen girl ‘Air’ being treated but funds running out - Chiang Mai expatriate visits her at children's home

CHIANG MAI: In early 2013 ‘Air,’ the young girl from the Karen hill tribe who was kidnapped by a Thai couple on 20 May 2008, managed to escape from her abusers.

Friday 26 April 2013, 02:31PM

Police post photos of drunk drivers on Facebook

BANGKOK: Metropolitan police have started to take drunk driving more seriously.

Friday 26 April 2013, 02:10PM

Iraq lurks at Bush's Texas-sized party

DALLAS: Something was unmentionable in polite company gathered to dedicate George W. Bush's presidential library here Thursday: the words "Iraq war."

Friday 26 April 2013, 02:04PM

Rare snake bite death in Australia

Phuket News / Asia

Friday 26 April 2013, 01:58PM

SYDNEY: A hockey player has died in Australia after being bitten by a snake that he picked up -- a rare fatality despite the country being home to the planet's 10 deadliest species.

Russia psychiatric hospital fire kills 38