UPDATING All Day, Every Day
cnn.com After weeks of searching vast swaths of ocean, investigators now have their ''most promising'' lead yet in finding Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
bernama An Australian vessel searching for a missing Malaysian airliner in the southern Indian Ocean detected pulse signals twice Sunday night, the Joint Agency Co-ordination Centre (JACC) said.
smh.com.au The veteran Hollywood star Mickey Rooney has died at 93, according to reports in the US.
heraldscotland.com Steven Gerrard praised Liverpool's character after they bounced back from a controversial West Ham equaliser to earn a 2-1 win at Upton Park and keep their challenge for the Barclays Premier League title on track.
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
AP Suspected Muslim insurgents in southern Thailand launched a wave of attacks that killed one person and wounded 24 others. The violence took place in the city of Yala, where at least four explosions were reported, said police Col. Prayong Khotsakha.
bangkokpost.com Ali Rehmat Assad, an Iranian suspected of helping kidnap a British-Iranian businessman in Dubai has been arrested in Thailand and deported to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an official source familiar with the matter said.
bangkokpost.com A show of strength by the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship in support of the government fizzled as less than 10 percent of the predicted 500,000 people answered the call to counter the anti-Yingluck forces.
bangkokpost.com UDD legal adviser Robert Amsterdam addressed the red-shirts via Skype on Sunday evening, criticising the PDRC's moves against the government.
Latest on Lost Flight MH370
foxnews.com Three distinct but brief signals from the Indian Ocean revived hope for investigators in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 on Sunday, as authorities rush to determine the origin of the signals before the batteries of the plane's black box run out.
straitstimes.com Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 flew north of Indonesia and around Indonesian airspace in its journey to the southern Indian Ocean, a senior Malaysian government source told CNN. The conclusion was reached by investigators after reviewing radar track data from neighboring countries, CNN reported.
Phuket World of People
bangkokpost.com Work on filling in a large former tin mine on Phuket just east of the bypass road in Sam Kong appears to have stopped - for the time being at least - following complaints from local people. Residents claim the filling has been done without without an environmental impact assessment.
bangkokpost.com The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) is planning another major rally in Bangkok to coincide with the next big anti-government protest push, UDD chairman Jatuporn Prompan announced.
cbc.ca ''What we are most concerned about ... is a civil war, which we do not want to happen,'' Jatuporn told reporters. But, he added: ''It will happen if there is a coup and democracy is stolen.''
nationmultimedia.com Letter: Democracy has stalled in Thailand because it has been hijacked by corruption. Tackle corruption first, tackle it hard and tackle it at the highest and lowest of echelons.
nationmultimedia.com The National Security Council (NSC) is not confident that it will be able to fully control civil unrest when anti-government and pro-government demonstrators take to the streets.
scmp.com Kidnappers holding a Chinese tourist who was abducted from a resort on Malaysia's Borneo island have made a phone call to her family in China, a senior security official said.
ewn.co.za The Department of International Relations has confirmed that a South African woman has been arrested in Thailand for alleged drug trafficking of cocaine. It's being reported that the woman transported the narcotics in chocolate boxes.
afp What may be Europe's first lesbian-only burial place has opened in a forested Christian Lutheran graveyard in the German capital. The final resting place will give gay women a place to share in the afterlife, said Astrid Osterland of Safia, an association primarily for elderly lesbians.
Phuket World Sports Wrap
reuters Everton crushed a woeful Arsenal side 3-0 at Goodison Park to boost their chances of a top-four finish and a possible place in next season's Champions League for the first time in nine seasons.
bbc.com Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg and the rest of the field produced a Bahrain Grand Prix that will go down as one of the most thrilling races in history. At this early stage of the season it is hard to imagine anyone else getting close enough to challenge them.
reuters Kumar Sangakkara shone in his 20-over International swansong to help Sri Lanka break their jinx and lift a maiden World Twenty20 title with a comfortable six-wicket victory over former champions India.
Phuket Coming Events 2014
April 6 Chakri Memorial Day
April 7 Substitute holiday for Chakri day
April 10-20 Phuket International Cricket, Republic Ground, Chalong
April 11-19 Phuket Bike Week
April 13-16 Songkran New Year Water Festival
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
