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PHUKET: Police have found footage they believe may show the man who robbed the CP Goldmaster Shop at Tesco Lotus on April 8, fatally shooting a customer who tried to persuade him to stop.

Tuesday 28 May 2013, 12:15AM

Masked Phuket robber ‘wanted money for baby milk’

PHUKET: A robber who wore a black skeleton mask and used a fake gun to rob staff of a 7-Eleven minimart of B1,900 at 3 am 11 days ago was arrested this morning (May 27).

Monday 27 May 2013, 11:58PM

Trio arrested over London attack released on bail

LONDON: Three people arrested over the grisly murder of a soldier in London have been released on bail, British police said on Monday, while the two main suspects remain in hospital.

Monday 27 May 2013, 06:08PM

Obama offers solace in tornado-ravaged Oklahoma

MOORE: US President Barack Obama offered solace and support to residents of Oklahoma on Sunday as they rebuild their shattered lives after a monster tornado killed 24 people.

Monday 27 May 2013, 06:07PM

Rain, vigilance dampen unrest in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM: Stockholm police reported only scattered instances of torched cars in immigrant-dominated suburbs early Monday, as rainy weather and strengthened vigilance resulted in what was likely to become the quietest night in a week.

Monday 27 May 2013, 06:06PM

British soldier murder suspect was held in Kenya in 2010

LONDON: One of the suspects in the brutal murder of a soldier in Britain was arrested in Kenya three years ago and questioned over alleged links to Islamist insurgents, the Keynan government confirmed on Sunday.

Monday 27 May 2013, 06:05PM

Guardian launches online Australian edition

SYDNEY: Britain's Guardian newspaper on Monday launched a new online edition in Australia where print media is struggling, pledging an independent perspective and a multimedia approach.

Monday 27 May 2013, 06:04PM

Thousands protest gay marriage in Paris

PARIS: At least 150,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Paris to protest a new law allowing gay marriage, a largely peaceful gathering that later turned violent as riot police battled hundreds of right-wingers.

Monday 27 May 2013, 06:02PM

Australia murder probe as body found 50 years later

SYDNEY: Australian police on Monday said they have opened a murder inquiry after the remains of a woman who disappeared almost 50 years ago were identified as those of a missing mother.

Monday 27 May 2013, 06:02PM

Sydney blaze nurse pleads guilty to 11 murders

SYDNEY: A man accused of deliberately lighting a deadly blaze that ripped through a Sydney nursing home in 2011, killing 11 elderly residents, pleaded guilty to murder Monday.

Monday 27 May 2013, 06:01PM

South Africa teen due in court over family axe murder

JOHANNESBURG: A South African teenager will appear in court on Monday for allegedly hacking to death four family members with an axe, including his mother and an infant sister.

Monday 27 May 2013, 05:59PM

Singapore expat's body may be exhumed: father

SINGAPORE: The body of an American scientist found hanged in Singapore last year may be exhumed for a second autopsy in a bid to prove he was murdered, his father said Monday.

Monday 27 May 2013, 05:54PM

Japan mayor mounts lengthy sex slave comment defence

TOKYO: The combative mayor of Osaka took on Japan's foreign press corps Monday in a nearly three-hour defence of his comments on wartime sex slaves.

Monday 27 May 2013, 05:53PM

19 die as bus plunges into canal in India

LUCKNOW: At least 19 people were killed early on Monday when a bus plunged into a canal in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, an official said.

Monday 27 May 2013, 05:52PM

Cambodian PM wants ban on denial of Khmer Rouge killings

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday called for a new law banning statements denying that genocide was committed under the Khmer Rouge regime in the late 1970s.

Monday 27 May 2013, 05:49PM

NEWS TODAY May 27

Police investigation on illegal tourism workers. Bad weather sinks boats near Krabi and Phi Phi. Australians attack!

Monday 27 May 2013, 03:26PM

Phuket: Brakeless truck crashes on Patong Hill

PHUKET: A 10-wheel truck ran out of control at the bottom of Patong Hill on the Patong side this morning (May 27) after its brakes failed.

Monday 27 May 2013, 03:24PM

Phuket beach lifeguard deal signed in the nick of time

PHUKET: Thirty-eight locations on Phuket’s beaches will be covered by lifeguards in June following the signing yesterday (May 26) of special one-month contract between the Provincial Administration Organisation (OrBorJor) and the Phuket Lifeguard Club (PLC).

Monday 27 May 2013, 01:10PM

Bomb suspected in Bangkok blast

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 27 May 2013, 06:36AM

BANGKOK: Police are investigating an apparent bomb explosion at Ramkhamhaeng Soi 43/1 on Sunday night that left seven people injured.

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