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Phuket Gazette World News: Missing Malaysian jet may have disintegrated in mid-air – source
PHUKET: Officials investigating the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner with 239 people on board suspect it may have disintegrated in mid-flight, a senior source said on Sunday, as Vietnam reported a possible sighting of wreckage from the plane. International police agency Interpol confirmed that at least two passports recorded in its database as lost or stolen were used by…
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Malaysia Airlines loses contact with plane carrying 239 people
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Malaysia Airlines loses contact with plane carrying 239 people Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing lost contact with air traffic controllers early on Saturday, with the plane likely missing in Vietnamese airspace,…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Singapore police probe ‘unnatural’ death of American CEO of bitcoin trader
PHUKET: Singapore police are investigating what they have called the “unnatural” death of a 28-year-old American woman who ran a small exchange that traded virtual currencies, including bitcoins, from the Asian city state. Autumn Radtke, chief executive of First Meta Pte Ltd, was found dead at her Singapore home on February 26. “The police are investigating the unnatural death,” a…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Crimea joins Russia, Obama orders sanctions; Anwar faces sodomy verdict; India braces for elections
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Crimea votes to join Russia, Obama orders sanctions Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Crimea’s parliament voted to join Russia on Thursday and its Moscow-backed government set a referendum in 10 days’ time in a dramatic escalation of the crisis over the Ukrainian region that drew a…
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’12 Years a Slave’ wins best picture Oscar
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community ’12 Years a Slave’ wins best picture OscarPhuket Gazette / The NationPHUKET: Harrowing historical drama “12 Years a Slave” won the coveted best picture Oscar on Sunday and Mexican Alfonso Cuaron won the best director for 3D space drama “Gravity” at the climax of the 86th Academy…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Obama warns Russia against intervention in Ukraine
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: President Barack Obama warned Russia on Friday that military intervention in Ukraine would lead to “costs,” as tension with old foe President Vladimir Putin rose in a Cold War-style crisis. “We are now deeply concerned by reports of military movements taken by…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Budget cuts to slash U.S. Army to smallest since pre-World War Two
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Budget cuts to slash U.S. Army to smallest since before World War Two Phuket Gazette / The NationPHUKET: The Pentagon said on Monday it would shrink the U.S. Army to pre-World War Two levels, eliminate the popular A-10 aircraft and reduce military benefits in order to meet…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Pakistani village gives girls pioneering sex education class
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Pakistani village gives girls pioneering sex education class Phuket Gazette / ReutersPHUKET: In neat rows, the Pakistani girls in white headscarves listened carefully as the teacher described the changes in their bodies. When the teacher asked what they should do if a stranger touched them, the class…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Nepal tightens controls of climbers after Everest brawl
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Nepal tightens controls of climbers after Everest brawl Phuket Gazette / ReutersPHUKET: Nepal will enforce tighter controls of climbers on Mount Everest to ensure the world’s highest peak is safe, officials said on Friday, after a fight last April between three Europeans and a large group of…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Syria submits new 100-day plan for removal of chemical weapons
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Syria submits new 100-day plan for removal of chemical weapons Phuket Gazette / ReutersPHUKET: Syria has submitted a new 100-day plan for the removal of its chemical weapons after failing to meet a February 5 deadline, but the international mission overseeing the operation believes it can be…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Obama meets with Dalai Lama, upsetting China
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Obama meets with Dalai Lama, upsetting China Phuket Gazette / ReutersPHUKET: President Barack Obama held low-key talks with the Dalai Lama on Friday, prompting the Chinese government to ask why the White House ignored Beijing’s warnings that the meeting with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader would damage…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Obama warns Ukraine military not to ‘step over the line’
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Obama warns Ukraine military not to ‘step over the line’ Phuket Gazette / ReutersPHUKET: U.S. President Barack Obama called on Ukraine’s armed forces on Wednesday to stay out of the country’s political crisis and warned that there would be consequences for those who “step over the line.”Using…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Snow causes building collapse in South Korea, 10 killed
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Building collapse at South Korean resort kills 10 Phuket Gazette/ ReutersPHUKET: Ten people attending a welcoming party for new university students were killed when a building at a South Korean mountain resort collapsed late on Monday, emergency officials said, trapping dozens in snow and rubble for several…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Kerry calls climate change ‘weapon of mass destruction’
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Kerry calls climate change ‘weapon of mass destruction’ Phuket Gazette / ReutersUS Secretary of State John Kerry warned Indonesians on Sunday that man-made climate change could threaten their entire way of life, deriding those who doubted the existence of “perhaps the world’s most fearsome weapon of mass…
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Phuket Gazette World News: At least three killed in Egyptian tour bus blast
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Two Koreans and Egyptian driver die in Sinai tourist bus blast Phuket Gazette / ReutersPHUKET: A bomb on a tourist bus in Egypt’s Sinai killed at least two South Koreans and the Egyptian driver on Sunday, army and security sources said, in the first attack on tourists…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Kerry says China willing to pressure North Korea on nuclear plans
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Kerry says China willing to pressure North Korea on nuclear plans Phuket Gazette / Reuters PHUKET: US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that China is willing to exert more pressure to get North Korea to give up its nuclear programme. He told reporters…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Karzai rejects U.S. warnings over freed Afghan detainees
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Karzai rejects U.S. warnings over freed Afghan detainees Phuket Gazette / ReutersPHUKET: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday rejected criticism of his government’s release of 65 detainees viewed by Washington as dangerous militants, further fanning tensions with the United States as the international mission in Afghanistan winds…
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Asylum seekers accuse Australian navy of abuse as boat towed to Indonesia
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Asylum seekers accuse Australian navy of abuse as boat towed to Indonesia Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: On New Year’s day, 45 asylum seekers in a ramshackle wooden boat slid ashore on a small island off the Australian city of Darwin. Four others had been swept overboard that…
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China in rare crackdown on sex industry in southern vice hub
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community China in rare crackdown on sex industry in southern vice hub Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Chinese authorities have carried out a rare crackdown on the sex trade in the “sin city” of Dongguan following a candid report by the state broadcaster on the underground industry.China outlawed prostitution…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Eleven dead after worst snowfall in decades hits Tokyo
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Eleven dead after worst snowfall in decades hits Tokyo Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Eleven people died, more than a thousand were injured and tens of thousands lost power when the worst snowstorm in decades hit Tokyo and areas around the Japanese capital before heading north to blanket…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Spanish princess questioned in corruption investigation
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Spanish princess questioned in corruption investigation Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Spain’s Princess Cristina was questioned by a judge on Saturday in a corruption case that has deepened public anger over graft among the ruling class and discontent with the royal family.It was the first time that a…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Russian Winter Games open amid security scares, arrests
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Russian Winter Games open amid security scares, arrests Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Russia’s Winter Olympics got underway on Friday with a grandiose opening ceremony watched by President Vladimir Putin, who will be keen to calm fears of militant attacks and move on from a row over gay…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Italy rescues more than 1,100 migrants in rafts south of Sicily
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Italy rescues more than 1,100 migrants in rafts south of Sicily Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: The Italian navy has rescued more than 1,100 migrants from nine large rafts in the waters south of Sicily, the latest arrivals from North Africa.Patrol helicopters identified the overcrowded rafts on Wednesday…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Moscow accuses U.S. of fomenting Ukraine coup; recordings leaked
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Moscow accuses U.S. of fomenting Ukraine coup; recordings leaked Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: An east-west struggle over Ukraine turned nastier as Moscow accused the United States of fomenting a coup and Washington pointed a finger at Russia for leaking a recording of U.S. diplomats discussing how to…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Bahrain toughens penalties for insulting king
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Bahrain toughens penalties for insulting king Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: The king of Bahrain has approved a law imposing a jail sentence of up to seven years and a fine of up to 10,000 dinars (16,276.64 pounds) for anyone who publicly insults him.King Hamad’s measure highlights the…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Scathing U.N. report demands Vatican act against child sex abuse
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Scathing U.N. report demands Vatican act against child sex abuse Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: The United Nations demanded on Wednesday that the Vatican “immediately remove” all clergy who are known or suspected child abusers and turn them over to civil authorities, in an unprecedented and scathing report.The…
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Phuket Gazette World News: U.S. warns airports over toothpaste bombs
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community U.S. warns airports over possible bomb ingredients in toothpaste tubes Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: The United States issued a warning on Wednesday to airports and to some airlines flying to Russia for the Olympics to watch for toothpaste tubes that could hold ingredients to make a bomb…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Georgia says Russian pressure will not divert it from EU goal
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Georgia says Russian pressure will not divert it from EU goal Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Georgia is determined to sign a trade and cooperation agreement with the European Union by August and will not be pushed off course by Russian pressure as Ukraine was, Georgian Prime Minister…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Scotland becomes 17th country to approve same-sex marriages
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Scotland becomes 17th country to approve same-sex marriages Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Scotland voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to allow same-sex marriages, becoming the 17th country to give the green light to gay marriage despite opposition from its main church organisations.The Scottish government, which will hold a referendum…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Smuggling, fraud cost Philippines US$25.8 billion in 2011, study says
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Smuggling, fraud cost Philippines $25.8 billion in 2011, study says Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: More than $410 billion in illicit money crossed the borders of the Philippines from 1960 to 2011, with customs fraud related to imported goods surging in recent years, according to a study released…
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