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bangkokpost.com Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is not interested in negotiating with anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban, said the fugitive politician's legal adviser in Thailand, Noppadon Pattama.
bangkokpost.com The explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) police found bombs and bulletproof vests in Bangkok's Lumpini Park in an area earlier occupied by guards of the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC).
nationmultimedia.com A group of academics and peace advocates urged rival political camps to forget about appointing a ''neutral'' prime minister through Article 7 of the Constitution and jointly select an interim non-partisan deputy PM to act as head of government temporarily so that the country can move forward with reform and a general election.
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bbc.com An explosion at a coal mine in western Turkey has left 201 workers dead and scores injured, local officials say. Energy Ministry Taner Yildiz said 787 people had been inside the mine at Soma in Manisa province when an electrical fault triggered the blast.
time.com Thailand's political crisis deepened further as efforts to find a compromise between government supporters and opponents foundered in the nation's Senate. The Senate is the only legislative chamber still functioning after the House of Representatives was dissolved in December ahead of now annulled elections.
bangkokpost.com Suthep Thaugsuban's PDRC and the pro-government red shirts are piling pressure on the Upper House to find a way out of the crisis, with most of the noise centering on the dispute over kicking out the current government in favor of an ''interim'' prime minister.
therecord.com AirAsia said it will become the world's first airline to check the passports of all its passengers against Interpol's global database of 42 million stolen or lost travel documents by end of May.
smh.com.au Australia will terminate the ABC's $223million contract to run the Australia Network over 10 years. The government will save $196.8million by abolishing the '''soft diplomacy'' television service, which was designed to promote Australian values in Asia.
Phuket World of People
bangkokpost.com The National Disaster Warning Centre (NDWC) confirmed a 5 magnitude earthquake shook Chiang Rai's Mae Lao district on Monday evening: '''It is not an aftershock of the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that took place [on May 5]. Actually it is another earthquake that happened on the same Phayao fault line.''
swns.com An obese boxer lost so much weight on a year-long fitness camp in Thailand he was detained by border guards on his way home - who didn't believe he was the same person. Ross Connor, 33, shed an impressive eight stone after he enrolled at the famed Muay Thai kick boxing gym in Phuket.
yorkshirepost.co.uk The family of a man who is in a coma fighting for his life after a horrific motorbike crash in Thailand said they still need to raise almost 15,000 pounds to fly him back to the UK. Chris Moulds, 39, did not have medical insurance and his treatment is costing his family 1000 pounds a day. Mr Moulds has been in a coma in intensive care since the accident near Pattaya six weeks ago.
cnn.com A United Nations aviation agency agreed that global airline flight tracking is needed in the wake of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370's disappearance.
bangkokpost.com Thailand's personal computer industry is likely to see a substantial contraction of up to 15 percent this year as the political turmoil badly dampens consumer confidence and spending, says global research firm IDC.
cei.com Movenpick Resort & Spa began renovations on its Sand Bar, converting the beachfront venue into Mint, a contemporary beach club due to open in October. Twenty rooms will also be refurbished and converted into 14 suites, while its El Gaucho and OrientAsia restaurants will be refreshed.
afp A Tel Aviv court sentenced Israeli ex-premier Ehud Olmert to six years in prison for accepting bribes linked to a major property development in Jerusalem, media reports said.
afp A shipwreck off the coast of Haiti may be the remains of the Santa Maria, Christopher Columbus's flagship from his first voyage to the Americas, researchers said. A media conference is planned for Wednesday.
afp An ''inappropriate response'' from stressed pilots was responsible for the 2009 crash into the Atlantic of an Air France plane flying from Rio to Paris that killed all 228 people on board, a new experts' report said.
ucanews.com Thailand wants to arrest writers of prize winning article
dailymail.co.uk The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says she has reopened a preliminary investigation into Iraq to examine allegations that British soldiers may have committed war crimes by abusing prisoners from 2003 to 2008.
nationmultimedia.com Phuket Raceweek celebrates its eleventh anniversary from July 16 to 20, with the Cape Panwa Hotel hosting Asia's most exciting and fastest-growing regatta.
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scmp.com Eight Chinese men with apparent military training were caught with weapons in Burma (Myanmar) last month and are being questioned in prison, Myanmar's Foreign Ministry has confirmed.
nydailynews.com A Singapore housewife got the fright of her life when she was bitten by a python hiding in her toilet bowl.
abc.net.au An Australian journalist who has been deported from Burma (Myanmar) has blamed a conservative reaction to recent media reforms for his situation. Angus Watson is now in Thailand after being deported for covering a demonstration on press freedom.
scmp.com China and the United States exchanged heated words yesterday over the recent tensions between Beijing and its neighbors about disputed territory in the South China Sea.
Phuket World of Sport
thetimes.co.uk Chelsea will try to secure the services of Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole for one more season on performance-related contracts in the next couple of weeks after John Terry showed his commitment to the club by signing such a deal.
insidethegames.biz Sporting officials in Thailand have insisted that, despite the cancellation of a beach volleyball World Tour event last week, other events including the Asian Beach Games on Phuket later this year will be unaffected by political unrest currently gripping the country.
Phuket Coming Events 2014
May 13 Visakha Bucha Day
July 11 Arsanha Bucha Day
July 16-20 Phuket Race Week yachting, Sripanwa
August 12 Queen's Birthday
September 24-October 2 Vegetarian Festival, Phuket
October 23 Chulalongkorn Memorial Day
November 6 Loy Kratong
November 14-21 Fourth Asia Beach Games, Phuket
December 5 King's Birthday
December 10 Constitution Day
December 25 Christmas Day
December 26 10th Anniversary, 2004 Tsunami
December 31 New Year's Eve
