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BANGKOK: An Iranian man whose legs were blown off during an alleged botched bomb plot last year against Israeli diplomats in Bangkok said Friday he found the explosives and was trying to dispose of them safely when they detonated.

Sunday 28 April 2013, 09:20PM

Vietnam gay sitcom becomes Internet smash

HANOI: Vietnam's first gay sitcom has become a YouTube sensation, racking up millions of views as support for legalising same-sex marriage strengthens within the communist government.

Sunday 28 April 2013, 08:59PM

Bollywood celebrates 100th birthday

MUMBAI: One hundred years after the screening of a black-and-white silent film, India's brash, song-and-dance-laden Bollywood film industry celebrates its centenary later this week.

Sunday 28 April 2013, 08:52PM

Chinese tourists sail to disputed islands: report

BEIJING: The first Chinese tour ship to visit disputed South China Sea islands set sail on Sunday, state media reported, a move likely to stoke a long-running territorial row between Beijing and its neighbours.

Sunday 28 April 2013, 08:51PM

Thai rebels press 'liberation' claim ahead of talks

KUALA LUMPUR: Rebels from Thailand's restive south Sunday said they wanted "liberation" from the kingdom and laid out a catalogue of demands, a day ahead of talks aimed at ending a bloody nine-year insurgency.

Sunday 28 April 2013, 08:50PM

Mao no-show as Warhol exhibition opens in China

SHANGHAI: Shanghai's contemporary art museum on Sunday opened a show featuring the works of American pop artist Andy Warhol, but without his iconic portraits of former Chinese leader Chairman Mao.

Sunday 28 April 2013, 08:49PM

Italy's new government sworn in after deadlock

Phuket News / World

Sunday 28 April 2013, 08:48PM

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.

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

Phuket News / World

Sunday 28 April 2013, 08:47PM

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.

British minister urges rich to give back state handouts

Phuket News / World

Sunday 28 April 2013, 08:46PM

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.

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