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nationmultimedia.com Australian firm GeoResonance said it had begun its own search for the missing jet MH370 on March 10 and that it has detected possible wreckage in the Bay of Bengal, 5000km away from the current search location in the southern Indian Ocean off Perth.
watoday.com.au A plane has made an emergency landing at Perth Domestic Airport after catching fire shortly after take-off. A spokeswoman for Air Services Australia said the plane was a British Aerospace 146, a small jet plane bound for Barrow Island, carrying 93 passengers.
PhuketWATCH Daily Media Wrap
PHUKET: The daily wrap of Thailand news, with a Phuket perspective, plus relevant reports from national and international media. Beware of inconsistent imitations.
Today's Top News Items
Phuket Update Phuket is ready to host the Asia Beach Games in 200 days' time, officials said yesterday. ''The countdown ceremony shows that we are well prepared for the Games,'' added Governor Maitree Intrusud. ''Our natural and cultural beauty and hospitality will impress all the visitors.''
smh.com.au An Egyptian court has handed down another mass death sentence, condemning 683 Muslim Brotherhood supporters, including the movement's general leader Mohammed Badie, to die for inciting violence after the army overthrew former president Mohamed Mursi. The same court also recommended that death sentences handed down to 529 people from the town of Matai last month be commuted to 25 years or life in prison for 492 of those defendants.
bangkokpost.com A speeding sport utility vehicle (SUV) ran through a police checkpoint on Boromratchonnanee Road on Sunday night, then ran up on the footpath and hit two parked cars and six policemen, killing three of the officers.
wsj.com Manufacturing in Thailand in March contracted for the 12th straight month, falling by a larger-than-expected 10.4 percent on year as the economy remains weighed by the continuing political crisis.
Phuket World of People
dailymail.co.uk Just how does a girl pull off an engagement to the most eligible man in the world, whose name is synonymous with the words heart-throb and commitment-phobe? Ask Amal Alamuddin, a beautiful and brilliant barrister, who is reported to have done just that with George Clooney.
en.itar-tass.com Japan will no longer participate in the search operation for Malaysia Airlines Boeing that disappeared on March 7 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said.
independent.co.uk The search area for flight MH370 will be expanded to include a large new part of the ocean floor, in an operation that may take eight months to complete, Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced.
More News from the Region and the World
foxnews.com At least 16 people were killed by three separate tornadoes spawned by a powerful storm system that moved through the central and southern US.
nationmultimedia.com The World Bank suggested Thailand set up a national risk management board to help it better deal with the growing risks of economic, health, natural-disaster, and other external vulnerabilities.
ft.com Noma, the avant garde Copenhagen restaurant, has regained its number one spot in the World's 50 Best Restaurants rankings, announced at a ceremony at London's Guildhall. Last year's victor, El Celler de Can Roca in Spain, fell to second place.
independent.co.uk The keeper of a thousand celebrity sex secrets, British publicist Max Clifford faces jail after being undone by his own private life, found guilty of manipulating and abusing teenage girls as young as 15 years old over a 20-year period. The jury of six men and four women convicted Clifford of eight charges of indecent assault.
Phuket World of Sport
afp A storm over racism in Spanish football erupted after a fan threw a banana at Barcelona full-back Dani Alves. Alves won praise for his reaction, picking up the banana to take a bite before getting on with the game and setting up a goal in Barcelona's dramatic come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Villareal.
independent.co.uk Arsenal cruised to a victory that was never in doubt, you could take your pick from the series of scathing chants directed by the away support at their manager, including the poignantly sarcastic, ''Oh, Alan Pardew, it???s never your fault.'' Arsenal 3-0 Newcastle.
dailymail.co.uk Juventus all but clinched their third successive Serie A title after coming from behind to win 3-1 at relegation threatened Sassuolo in heavy rain.
theguardian.com Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has been accused of avoiding a potential tax bill of more than 1bn pounds when HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) settled a long-running investigation of his affairs for 10m pounds.
Phuket Coming Events 2014
April 29 Toyota League Cup Round 2, Phuket FC v Police United, 6.30pm, Surakul Stadium, Phuket City
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 14-23 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
