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Latest Ignorant snatch and ride thieves junked a Louis Vuitton handbag valued at 80,000 baht - worth more than the contents they decided to keep, a tourist said after she got her bag back.

Latest A detailed search of the area where US diver Joshua Devine went missing this month was made by the liveaboard vessel, the suspended captain tells Phuketwan.

Latest Low-paid workers who suffered in the blaze that destroyed many buildings and killed more than 1100 workers in Bangladesh are still fighting for compensation two years on.

Phuket Updating Digest Indonesia-Thailand in pact on fishing; Samui land prices to boom, not bomb; Warships off Phuket; Weather takes tabloids over the edge; Body snatchers hunted; World sport wrap.

Around the Region Philippines denounced China; Mahathir accuses Malaysian PM over cash; Adventurer seeks MH370 through crowd sourcing; Just one Rohingya targets Cambodia.

PHUKET: The seven-day forecast (April 23-April 30) for Phuket from the Thai Meteorological Department (MET) predicts only calm weather for the coming week, with precipitation coverage area maxing out at 40 per cent today, and less the rest of the week.

FOOTBALL: Dreams became a reality for the two youngest members of the British International School Phuket (BISP)-Cruzeiro Football Academy as they got to train at Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in Spain recently.

Land prices in Koh Samui may rise by 11.8 per cent this year with Chaweng beach remaining the priciest address at around B120 million a rai, independent real estate surveyor Agency for Real Estate Affairs said.

SAILING: Wanna-be sailors, both kids and adults, can try their hand in the sea for free this Saturday (April 25) at Ao Chalong Yacht Club as they host their Open Day starting at 11am.