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New app to help police in Kenya to jail child rapists
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community New app to help police in Kenya to jail child rapists Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A new phone app will help Kenyans secure justice for children who have been raped by explaining the steps the police should take when investigating rape and enabling the victims’…
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Canadian man captured by Taliban five years ago freed
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Canadian man captured by Taliban five years ago freed Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A Canadian man whom the Taliban seized in Afghanistan five years ago and accused of being a spy has been released with the aid of Qatar, Foreign Minister Stephane Dion said on…
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U.S. flies B-52 over S.Korea after North’s nuclear test
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community U.S. flies B-52 over S.Korea after North’s nuclear test Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: The United States deployed a B-52 bomber on a low-level flight over its ally South Korea on Sunday in a show of force following North Korea’s nuclear test last week. North Korean…
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France pays tribute to 2015 terrorism victims in silent ceremony
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community France pays tribute to 2015 terrorism victims in silent ceremony Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: France honored the victims of Islamist militant attacks last year in a thinly attended silent ceremony on Sunday, almost a year to the day when more than a million people marched…
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New US diet rules would take 20 per cent bite out of American sugar use
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community New US diet rules would take 20 per cent bite out of American sugar use Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: If the US government has its way, Americans would cut their consumption of sugar and corn syrup by more than 2 million tonnes a year, the…
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U.S. firm blames Russian ‘Sandworm’ hackers for Ukraine outage
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community U.S. firm blames Russian ‘Sandworm’ hackers for Ukraine outage Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: U.S. cyber intelligence firm iSight Partners said on Thursday it has determined that a Russian hacking group known as ‘Sandworm’ caused last month’s unprecedented power outage in Ukraine. “We believe that Sandworm…
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Malaysia Airlines bans checked baggage on some Europe flights
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Malaysia Airlines bans checked baggage on some Europe flights Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Malaysia Airlines said yesterday it has temporarily banned checked-in baggage on some flights to Europe because of “unreasonably strong head winds” on the longer routes it is having to take for safety…
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Twitter considering 10,000-character limit for tweets
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Twitter considering 10,000-character limit for tweets Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) is building a new feature that will allow users to post tweets as long as 10,000 characters, well beyond its current 140-character limit, technology news website Re/code reported on Tuesday. An expansion…
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Acadia to buy celebrity rehab center The Priory
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Acadia to buy celebrity rehab center The Priory Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Acadia Healthcare Co Inc has agreed to buy Priory Group, a mental health care provider known for its celebrity client list, for nearly $850 million, its biggest acquisition yet as it expands in…
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Volkswagen faces billions in penalties as U.S. sues for environment violations
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Volkswagen faces billions in penalties as U.S. sues for environment violations Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: The U.S. Justice Department on Monday filed a civil lawsuit against Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act by installing illegal devices to impair emission control systems…
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Ukraine utility cyber attack wider than reported
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Ukraine utility cyber attack wider than reported Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A central European security software firm said on Monday that a cyber attack last month in Ukraine was broader than initially reported last week when the nation’s secret police blamed a power outage on…
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Hong Kong says China not involved in case of missing booksellers
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Hong Kong says “no indication” China involved in case of missing booksellers Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying said on Monday he was “highly concerned” about the disappearance of five booksellers specializing in publications critical of China, while playing down speculation one…
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Firefighters tackle Dubai blaze after all-night effort, investigate cause
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Firefighters tackle Dubai blaze after all-night effort, investigate cause Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Firefighters on Friday appeared to have mostly extinguished a blaze that suddenly engulfed one of Dubai’s most prominent skyscrapers on New Year’s Eve, witnesses said. Plumes of white smoke still emanated from…
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French journalist forced to leave China after article on Xinjiang
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community French journalist forced to leave China after article on Xinjiang Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A French journalist has been forced to leave China after the government said it would not renew her press credentials for the new year in response to a critical report on…
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Australian minister resigns after Hong Kong bar incident
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Australian minister resigns after Hong Kong bar incident Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Two ministers in Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s government resigned on Tuesday, one of them standing down after a female public servant complained about his behaviour in a Hong Kong bar during a…
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Swiss shopping centre evacuated after bomb threat
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Swiss shopping centre evacuated after bomb threat Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A Swiss shopping centre in a town near the northern city of Basel was evacuated on Tuesday due to a bomb threat, police said. An anonymous caller threatened to detonate a bomb in the…
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SeaWorld sues California commission over orca breeding ban
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community SeaWorld sues California commission over orca breeding ban Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: SeaWorld sued California authorities on Tuesday, seeking to overturn a decision that allows the San Diego theme park to expand its orca habitat only if it stops breeding killer whales in captivity. The…
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Man dies in Germany after blowing up condom machine
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Man dies in Germany after blowing up condom machine Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A man died on Christmas Day in Germany after he was hit in the head by a flying piece of metal from a condom machine that he and two accomplices blew up…
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Myanmar activist jailed for ‘ridiculing’ army and uniform
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Myanmar activist jailed for ‘ridiculing’ army and uniform Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A Myanmar court jailed a woman for six months on Monday for a Facebook post “ridiculing” the country’s army chief and the color of a new uniform, the latest in an escalating crackdown…
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Thai PM defends British murders verdict against protests
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Thai PM defends British murders verdict against protests Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Thailand’s prime minister lashed out on Monday at protesters who took to the streets of Myanmar’s Yangon on the weekend after a Thai court sentenced two Myanmar migrant workers to death for murdering…
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Storms in Philippines uproot 1.7 mln people, destroy 40,000 homes
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Storms in Philippines uproot 1.7 mln people, destroy 40,000 homes Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Successive storms across the Philippines, including Typhoon Melor, have temporarily uprooted 1.7 million, aid workers said, as President Benigno Aquino distributed food on Wednesday in areas hardest hit by the disaster.…
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Whale carcass closes popular Cape Town beach amid shark concerns
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Whale carcass closes popular Cape Town beach amid shark concerns Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A South African beach popular with Christmas holidaymakers has been closed until the carcass of a beached whale is removed amid concerns its blood may attract sharks, the City of Cape…
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In-Depth Report: Myanmar men sentenced to death for murder of British tourists
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Myanmar men sentenced to death for murder of British tourists in Thailand Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A Thai court sentenced two Myanmar migrant workers to death on Thursday after convicting them of the 2014 murders of two young British tourists on a holiday island in…
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Women in Myanmar conflict zones face rape, lack healthcare
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Women in Myanmar conflict zones face rape, lack healthcare Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Women and girls uprooted by fighting in Myanmar risk sexual violence and lack access to reproductive healthcare, said the UN Population Fund, which is launching a health project for women and girls…
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China anti-terror law may restrict media reporting on attacks
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community China anti-terror law may restrict media reporting on attacks Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: China may further restrict the right of media to report on details of terror attacks, state media reported on Tuesday, under a tough new law that could be passed before the end…
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Thai court to give verdict in British backpackers murder trial
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Thai court to give verdict in British backpackers murder trial Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A Thai court will deliver a long-awaited verdict this week in the high-profile case of two Myanmar migrant workers accused of the brutal murder of two British backpackers on the holiday…
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Oil prices hit 11-year low as global supply balloons
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Oil prices hit 11-year low as global supply balloons Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Brent oil cratered to its lowest price in more than 11 years on Monday, as demand for heating oil slumped on warmer-than-normal temperatures and traders tested for a bottom. U.S. crude remained…
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Landslide devastates Chinese industrial park, 91 missing
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Landslide devastates Chinese industrial park, 91 missing Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: At least 91 people were missing after a huge mound of mud and construction waste collapsed at a business park in southern China and buried 33 buildings in the country’s latest industrial disaster. Premier…
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Bullied by teachers, many LGBT Cambodians drop out of school
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Bullied by teachers, many LGBT Cambodians drop out of school Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: Three out of five LGBT people in Cambodia say they have been bullied at school, with many being tormented by teachers and dropping out as a result, rights advocates have found.…
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Couple who used online network to take in children face years in prison
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Couple who used online network to take in children face years in prison Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A woman who used the Internet to take in unwanted adopted children faces years in prison after a federal jury convicted her Friday on charges of kidnapping and…
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