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NARATHIWAT: Three servicemen, including a senior bomb disposal expert, were killed when a bomb they were inspecting exploded inside a Narathiwat naval base Monday.

Tuesday 23 April 2013, 09:39AM

US lawmaker in sexting scandal opens new Twitter account

NEW YORK: Anthony Weiner, the disgraced ex-US congressman forced to resign after tweeting lewd photos of himself to women, on Monday reopened a Twitter account in an apparent political comeback drive.

Tuesday 23 April 2013, 09:25AM

Michael Jackson's ex-doctor files appeal

LOS ANGELES: Michael Jackson's jailed former doctor filed an appeal Monday against his conviction for involuntary manslaughter over the US star's 2009 death.

Tuesday 23 April 2013, 09:24AM

After gang-rape, India struggles to put words into action

Phuket News / Asia

Tuesday 23 April 2013, 09:20AM

DELHI: A hundred days after India mourned the death of a gang-rape victim and vowed to fight sex crimes, the torn clothes and tears of Bharti Kagra bear testimony to a tide of violence that refuses to ebb.

Fake nun 'swindled villagers'

CHUMPHON: A woman who allegedly disguised herself as a Buddhist nun to swindle five million baht from villagers turned herself in to police on Monday.

Tuesday 23 April 2013, 09:17AM

Legal team says falsified border map could give Thailand victory

BANGKOK: The falsified border map used by Cambodia at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) could be key evidence allowing a verdict in favour of Thailand, the Thai legal team fighting the case says.

Tuesday 23 April 2013, 09:16AM

Boston marathon bombing suspect charged

BOSTON: Boston Marathon bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could face the death penalty after being charged on Monday for his alleged role in the attacks which left three people dead and 200 wounded.

Tuesday 23 April 2013, 08:52AM

Canada foil Al Qaeda-backed train smash plot

OTTAWA: Two foreign nationals have been arrested in Canada in connection with what federal police said Monday was a plot backed by Al-Qaeda to derail a passenger train in the Toronto area.

Tuesday 23 April 2013, 08:38AM

Eight more Phuket bikes torched

PHUKET: Eight motorcycles were incinerated early this morning (April 22) next to the Irawadee Ket Ho condominium in Kathu. This brings to 20 the number of motorcycles burned in a continuing spate of arson attacks.

Monday 22 April 2013, 06:47PM

Police baffled by skeleton in Phuket hills

PHUKET: Police are scratching for clues to the identity of a skeleton found by local people in the Nakkerd Mountains yesterday morning (April 21), not far from the big Buddha.

Monday 22 April 2013, 06:40PM

Phuket: Missing Hungarian’s body found under Samui villa

PHUKET: Police on Koh Samui are scrambling to explain the discovery of a human skeleton buried under a luxury villa believed to belong to Phuket murder accused Moshe David.

Monday 22 April 2013, 05:47PM

Phuket Opinion: Greetings from the Governor

Phuket News / Opinion

Monday 22 April 2013, 05:02PM

PHUKET OPINION: I would like to say Happy Thai New Year to all the readers of The Phuket News and wish you good luck for the coming year. I also want to say a big welcome to all visitors to the island over this joyful period. In this month’s Greetings from the Governor column, I wish to address three issues.

Phuket Opinion: Learning from the Sea Gypsies

Phuket News / Opinion

Monday 22 April 2013, 04:58PM

PHUKET OPINION: Having read recent articles in the media regarding the Rawai Sea Gypsies, I wanted to write to you about the plight of the people who taught me all I know about the Andaman Sea and still continue to educate and amaze me – the Rawai Sea Gypsies.

Phuket Opinion: Boats, pubs, marinas and boat shows

Phuket News / Opinion

Monday 22 April 2013, 04:51PM

PHUKET OPINION: I went to the Phuket boat show last month.

Thai teen survives four storey jump in Phuket

PHUKET: A 17-year-old teenager miraculously survived jumping out of the window of a fourth floor apartment in Phuket Town this morning (April 22).

Monday 22 April 2013, 04:27PM

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Monday 22 April 2013, 02:18PM

Two foreigners dead in Phuket big bike smashes

PHUKET: A 33-year-old Briton wearing only a pair of blue shorts died just after midnight this morning (April 22) when he overshot the bend near Wat Tai on Chao Fa East Rd and smashed into the guard rail.

Monday 22 April 2013, 12:02PM

Missing Hungarian's body found at villa