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bangkokpost.com A foreign man was critically injured after he jumped from the fourth floor of Suvarnabhumi airport's car park building on Thursday, police said. The man, a German aged 44, made the jump at about 4pm from an elevated walkway.
reuters Indonesia signalled that it would not execute foreigners on death row for at least the next 16 days after the attorney general's office said that all the prisoners would be executed together.
news.com.au Aussie Mark Pendlebury, 59, was walking past the Taipan nightclub in Patong just after midnight on Wednesday when he came across an incident involving a security guard and a number of Australian and Indian tourists. Security guard Sanya Khluaewaengmon died in hospital of stab wounds around 2am.
http://www.news.com.au/world/asia/australian-tour-operator-mark-pendlebury-charged-with-murder-in-thailand/story-fnh81fz8-1227260098183
dailymail.co.uk Boat tour operator, known by locals as Captain Mark, charged with murdering a security guard.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2991040/Tourist-operator-charged-murdering-security-guard-Thailand-fight-outside-nightclub.html
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
bangkokpost.com The parents of former princess Thanphuying Srirasm say they won't appeal their prison sentences of two and a half years, meaning they can immediately seek a Royal Pardon.
bloomberg Thailand unexpectedly cut its key interest rate for the first time in a year, joining a wave of global monetary easing as the central bank cited weakening growth prospects and risks from China's slowdown. Stocks rose and the baht declined.
bangkokpost.com Highway police left navy chief Kraisorn Chansuwanich scratching his head after they gave him a speeding ticket when his official car broke the motorway speed limit, but did not book any other vehicle in the convoy.
Phuket World of People
dailymail.co.uk Alabama woman Kelly Lynn Miller who fled the US after being charged in a fatal DUI crash and spent the past six years on the run was captured in Krabi, Thailand this week. Miller's luck ran out when police acting on a tip from the US Embassy caught up with her on Koh Lanta, reported Phuketwan.
al.com Miller, now 36, was taken into custody by Phuket Tourist Police, according to Phuketwan.com. She had a two-month-old son with her at the time of her arrest. Miller, then 26, was charged with drunken driving in the death of a tractor-trailer driver on Interstate 459 in Hoover in 2004.
smh.com.au Australian businessman Mark Hamilton Pendlebury, 59, living on the Thai resort island of Phuket has been charged with murder after a Thai nightclub security guard died from stab wounds. Phuketwan quotes police saying Mr Pendlebury attempted to photograph a scuffle involving a security guard evicting customers and an altercation ensued.
Phuket Update Phuket Governor Nisit Jansomwong on Phuket's quirky ban on beach chairs and other rules: ''Many tourists have told me that they are fine with following the rules, as long as they are clear. We cannot compare Phuket with other places. We have our own rules, and we must live together and follow them.''
Embassy Update British citizens wanting notarial or documentary services from their embassy in Bangkok will need to make appointments online from March 23, the embassy has announced.
scmp.com Three women from China caused an airport in Japan to shut down its security gates for about an hour and dozens of flights to be delayed after they wandered into secure areas without going through checks. The women were waiting for a connecting flight to Tokyo at Naha Airport in Okinawa when they wandered off looking for duty-free stores.
reuters Thai police have arrested an American suspected of being part of a group charged with operating a fraudulent Detroit housing telemarketing scheme that caused losses of over $20 million to nearly 300 people, a senior officer said. New York resident Joseph Simon Arsenault was arrested in Bangkok after police acted on a request from the US embassy.
vice.com Armed men have stolen jewels worth at least 9 million euros ($9.5m) from two high security vans in France, in an ambush involving at least 15 attackers at a highway toll booth in the early hours.
reuters France mourned the deaths of three sports stars who were among 10 people killed when two helicopters collided in a remote region of Argentina during the filming of a reality TV show. Investigators removed the bodies of Olympic swimmer Camille Muffat, yachtswoman Florence Arthaud and boxer Alexis Vastine from the charred wreckage of the two aircraft.
wsj.com In his most recent pitch for the Apple Watch, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook said it would run for about 18 hours on a battery charge. Some analysts said that when the watch is used more extensively, to send and receive messages or phone calls, for example, the battery might not last 18 hours.
scmp.com If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Shenzhen is devoutly paying homage to Apple with several companies launching clones of the Apple Watch ahead of its release next month.
cnn.com Embattled Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson resigned a week after a scathing Justice Department report slammed his department for seeing residents as ''sources of revenue,'' a practice that federal investigators said disproportionately targeted African-Americans.
watoday.com.au An Australian man arrested for suspected terrorism links in Lebanon has previously been arrested in Thailand for drunkenly shooting at his uncle through a hotel room door. Talaat Hawatt, 26, was reportedly arrested by the Lebanese Armed Forces on Monday during a raid on an apartment just outside the troubled northern city of Tripoli.
independent.co.uk Jeremy Clarkson may have presented his final edition of Top Gear after the BBC dramatically suspended the controversial presenter following an altercation with a producer. The incident is believed to relate to a single punch thrown by Clarkson at a male producer during a dispute last week.
bbc.com Jeremy Clarkson made light of his suspension by the BBC, as an online petition for him to be reinstated topped 500,000 signatures. The Top Gear presenter told reporters he was ''just off to the job centre'' as he left his home in London.
afp IS has publicly beheaded three men in Iraq, two of them for allegedly engaging in homosexual acts, according to photos shared on social media.
nytimes.com Architect and engineer Frei Otto, who pioneered lightweight and flowing roof designs for stadia and other structures and was to receive this year's prestigious Pritzker Prize, has died in his native Germany, his wife said. He was 89.
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Phuket World of Sport
theguardian.com Chelsea are out of the Champions League, deservedly beaten by PSG despite benefitting from the unjustified expulsion of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and a gift of a penalty from Thiago Silva. David Luiz, considered a clown at Stamford Bridge, has the last laugh.
Schalke coach Roberto Di Matteo expressed ''great disappointment'' that his side failed to edge Real Madrid out of the Champions League. The Bundesliga outfit pushed the defending champions all the way but, despite winning 4-3 on the night, exited the tournament 5-4 on aggregate.
Coming Events on Phuket 2015
Until March 15 Heroines Festival
Until March 8 Bay Regatta
April 11-19 Phuket Bike Week
April 13-15 Songkran Festival
May 4 Additional public holiday scheduled
June 20-21 Baba wedding at Old Phuket Town
July 15-19 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek
