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dailymail.co.uk Luis van Gaal is set to bring Patrick Kluivert to Manchester United should he become the club's new manager. According to Dutch paper De Telegraaf, which has close links to Van Gaal's camp, the bookmakers' favorite has already sealed the Old Trafford hotseat.
foxnews.com North Korea says it has detained an American for what it called improper behavior while the man was being processed to enter the country as a tourist. Miller Matthew Todd, 24, entered the country on April 10 with a tourist visa, but tore it up and shouted that he wanted to seek asylum.
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AP Grenades were fired at a newspaper headquarters and a court in Thailand's capital, police said, as political tensions heat up ahead of a court ruling over the fate of the prime minister. No one was hurt in the attacks.
dailymail.co.uk The Thai government is looking to send more troops to Bangkok over fears that violence could once again erupt. The government is concerned about potential clashes between pro- and anti-government groups if Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is ousted in May as a result of legal cases brought against her.
skynews.com.au An Australian man has been detained after banging on the cockpit door of a Virgin Australia plane flying to Bali, and causing a hijacking scare. Matt Christopher Lockley, 28, a plumber, was apparently drunk and aggressive, and had to be restrained by the crew on a flight from Brisbane.
bangkokpost.com The owner of Santika Pub, scene of a horrendous New Years fire, has been sentenced to a year in prison for years of tax evasion, then released on B3m bail pending appeal.
dailymail.co.uk A new series of heartbreaking pictures has revealed even babies born 40 years on are still suffering the horrific effects of Agent Orange in Vietnam.
Latest on Lost Flight MH370
scmp.com Around 100 families of the passengers aboard flight MH370 protested overnight outside the Malaysian embassy in Beijing to express anger at the ''lack of information'' about the missing jet.
news.sky.com The seabed search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet that vanished on March 8 is due to widen as a sonar scan of the most likely crash site nears its end.
ap The head of the international police agency Interpol says a ''major airline in Malaysia'' soon will start checking travelers' passports against its global database of 42 million stolen or lost travel documents.
Phuket World of People
bangkokpost.com A Russian expat has been arrested on assault charges after he admitted punching an Australian tourist in the face and dislodging two of his teeth, according to local reports. Evgenii Baturin, 27, a resident of Phuket for six years, is to appear in court on Saturday charged with assaulting Mark Fuller, 45.
news.com.au Seating only 52 passengers, the Four Seasons chain first class jet will take to the skies in February 2015. Its debut flight will be a nine-destination, 24-day trip beginning in Los Angeles and will include stops in Bora Bora, Thailand, Turkey and at the Taj Mahal. Tickets at $140,000.
mashable.com 10 Serene Summer Destinations for Avoiding the World Cup Crowds. No. 6 Phuket: Phuket is Thailand's largest island, offering beaches, deep-sea diving and luxurious resorts. There are some great surfing spots around the island, and with average temperatures between 80 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit, you won't want to get out of the water.
nationmultimedia.com Up to 93.7 percent of Thai laborers have admitted that they are heavily in debt, amid signs of rising unemployment if the country's political stand-off prolonged into the second half of the year, according to the survey by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC).
xinhua Three Indian Navy Ships (INS) comprising one training squadron of the Indian Navy will pay a four-day goodwill visit to Myanmar on Sunday, said the Indian Embassy. The training squadron has visited Singapore and Phuket before arriving at Yangon.
thephuketinsider.com Amanresorts is offering a four country, eight hotel extravaganza, touring Asia by private jet. The countries on offer for $50,000 for 18 days are China, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka.
pattayamail.com Beach Road ''service girls'' were offered free HIV screenings as Thailand's Public Health Ministry and an HIV/AIDS group organized the annual ''Getting to Zero'' health fair in Pattaya.
More News from the Region and the World
cnn.com Divers find the bodies of 48 girls wearing life vests in a cabin with a capacity of 30, indicating many ran in when a Korean ferry tilted.
news.com.au The US says Russian warplanes have violated Ukraine's airspace several times in 24 hours, as Kiev accuses Moscow of seeking to trigger a ''third world war''.
cambodiadaily.com Recent arrests by Thai authorities of groups of suspected Uighur refugees along the Cambodian border have experts convinced that Cambodia has once again become a transit hub for members of the minority group fleeing religious and political persecution in China.
afp Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the internet a ''CIA project'' and has warned Russians against making Google searches.
news.com.au It cost $17 billion and it's six years behind schedule, but Hamad International Airport in Qatar is finally set to open next week.
breakingtravelnews.com International travel distributor, GTA, has launched a new campaign that promotes Thailand to Asia's fully independent travel (FIT) agents.
Phuket World of Sport
afp Olympic legend Michael Phelps, winner of 18 golds, was ''feeling like a kid'' again after his first competition in 20 months, and eager to see where his comeback will take him.
news.sky.com The former coach of FC Barcelona, Tito Vilanova, has died at the age of 45 after a battle with cancer, the club has announced.
Phuket Coming Events 2014
Tesco Lotus is to relaunch its first Phuket supermarket on May 1 after a major remake that has upgraded facilities and added new stores and parking to the complex. The supermarket is in Samkong, Phuket City, on the bypass road.
April 20-27 Phuket Pride Week
April 26 Vote for mayor in Patong, alcohol sales banned in election area from 6pm April 25 to midnight April 26
April 30 US Embassy Outreach, Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort, 8am-noon.
May 24 Visakha Bucha Day
July 11 Arsanha Bucha Day
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
