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theage.com.au Notorious Australian crime figure turned author Mark Brandon ''Chopper'' Read has died after a long battle with liver cancer aged 58.
aap Australians remain the richest people in the world, by one measure at least. The median wealth of adult Australians stands at $US219,505 - the highest level in the world, according to the Credit Suisse 2013 Global Wealth Report.
mcot ATM booths in more than 20 locations in the four southernmost provinces were bombed early this morning with no injuries reported, but one teacher was shot dead as three teacher residences were torched. Initial investigation found that all explosive devices were triggered by using Samsung Hero mobile phones.
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bangkokpost.com Police have back-pedalled on a plan to increase annual registration fees on vehicles more than 10 years old to discourage their use in Bangkok after the idea came under a firestorm of criticism from motorists. Metropolitan Police Bureau deputy traffic commissioner Adul Narongsak said his idea was ''not an urgent policy''.
watoday.com.au A major air and sea search is underway off the northern Australian coast after a 73-year-old man was reported missing from the cruise ship Sun Princess.
scmp.com Air China has denied accusations that it fed passengers on a domestic flight out-of-date beef pancakes, making at least a dozen sick.
voanews.com Major international tobacco companies are mounting a legal challenge to Thai health ministry plans to increase graphic health warnings on cigarette packaging. The court battle has wide implications for Thai health policy measures seeking to reduce smoking and combat cancer.
dailymail.co.uk Professor Peter Higgs, the scientist who first predicted the existence of the 'God particle,' was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics, but officials admitted they did not know where he was or if he even knew he had won the award.
reuters President Vladimir Putin demanded an apology from the Netherlands after Dutch police detained the Russian embassy's second-ranking diplomat at his home following a complaint by neighbors. Russia said Dmitry Borodin was badly beaten in front of his children by what it said were unidentified armed assailants.
cnn.com Singapore's prime minister openly criticised the United States over the government shutdown and ongoing deadlock over the debt ceiling, calling them ''problems you have created for yourself in a game of chicken.''
bangkokpost.com Airports of Thailand is to install glass security walls on the fourth floor of Suvarnabhumi's terminal building to prevent people from committing suicide.
scmp.com Distracted Beijing drivers playing with their smartphones were the primary cause of road accidents and traffic jams during the ''golden week'' holiday, said traffic authorities in the Chinese capital.
ft.com Singapore Airlines invested S$283m in Scoot, and there is no word yet on when break-even, let alone profits, will come. SIA acknowledges that the low-cost carriers have had an impact.
telegraph.co.uk A group of British retirees explain why they feel young at heart in peaceful Pattaya, which has more to it than its seedy reputation. While the city certainly has its fair share of problems, all are adamant the sex industry is just one facet of Pattaya's many faces.
nationmultimedia.com Anantara Vacation Club, a unique shared ownership property, has earned industry accolades for its first purpose-built Signature Club Resort, the Anantara Vacation Club on Phuket's Mai Khao.
chicagoist.com Print Is Still Dying: Tribune Co. Chief Orders $100 Million In Cuts To Newspapers
Phuket World Sports Wrap
dailymail.co.uk Blackpool manager Paul Ince has been handed a five-match stadium ban by the FA after being found guilty of violent conduct towards a fourth official last month. Extraordinary scenes in the tunnel sparked one of the severest punishments in football history.
afp England cricketer Kevin Pietersen was awarded undisclosed libel damages over a Specsavers advertisement that suggested he had tampered with his bat during this year's Ashes series against Australia.
Phuket Coming Events 2013
Until October 13 Phuket Vegetarian Festival
October 11 IBAP non-program networking, Full Moon Brewwork Microbrewery, Jungceylon
October 12 Phuket Soi Dogs Foundation 10th anniversary party, Andara
October 19PTT Rayong V Phuket FC
October 23 Chulalongkorn Memorial Day
October 26 Phuket Navy League Margaritaville-Parrot Head Party 8pm, Underwood Art Factory, bypass road
October 26 Phuket Fc V Rayong United
October 29-November 3 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, Karon
October 31 Halloween
November 2 Nakhonrachasima FC V Phuket FC
November 5 Melbourne Cup Day
November 8-9 Islamic New year celebrations, opposite Phuket Provincial Hall
November 17 Loy Kratong Day
November 24-December 1 Challenge Laguna Phuket Tri-Fest. Laguna Phuket
December 5 HM The King's birthday
December 26 Commemoration of 2004 Asian Tsunami
Phuket Coming Events 2014
January 9-12 Phuket International Boat Show, Royal Phuket Marina
September 24-October 2 Vegetarian Festival, Phuket
November 14-21 Fourth Asia Beach Games, Phuket
Information on the incident with the Russian diplomat is hard to find, but there are reports he was taken away from his home after the neigbours called the police because there were children being abused. Police officers apparently found the diplomat drunk and considered the situation threatening for the children, hence decided to take the man to the police station.
Posted by stevenl on October 9, 2013 10:36