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/ 16 September 2007

Dozens killed in Thailand plane crash

A budget airliner filled with foreign tourists crashed on the Thai resort island of Phuket on Sunday, killing 88 people as it broke up and burst into flames while trying to land in heavy rain, officials said. The remaining 42 people on board the flight from Bangkok survived and were being treated in nearby hospitals for a variety of injuries, including burns.

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/ 16 September 2007

Passenger jet crashes in Thailand, dozens dead

A Thai passenger jet with 128 people on board crashed on Sunday while coming in for landing in bad weather on the resort island of Phuket, police and officials said. At least 39 people were killed, Thailand’s Deputy Transport Minister said. "Thirty-nine dead bodies were found. About 50 injured were sent to hospital," the minister, Sansern Wongcha-um, told reporters.

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/ 4 March 2007

Haig wins playoff in Thailand

South African Anton Haig kept his cool in scorching heat to win the Johnnie Walker Classic after a three-way play-off on Sunday. The 20-year-old Haig, who birdied the 72nd hole to join the leaders on 13-under-par 275, sank a 10-foot birdie putt at the first extra hole to beat compatriot Richard Sterne and Briton Oliver Wilson

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/ 2 March 2007

Goosen in contention in Thailand

Retief Goosen clawed his way into contention at the Johnnie Walker Classic on Friday, lurking two behind Oliver Wilson who leads by a stroke from South Africa’s Anton Haig. The world number six compiled a 68 to sit dangerously in the shadow of the Englishman, who spoiled a perfect score by hitting a bogey on the 18th for a round of 66 to be 10 under for the tournament.

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/ 1 March 2007

Els wilts, Goosen in the hunt in Thailand

Adam Scott and Ernie Els wilted in the hot and humid conditions on Thursday and will need to produce something special if they want to reel in Johnnie Walker Classic leader Brad Kennedy. World number four Scott fired a three-over-par 74 to be nine off the pace while Els, the world number five, trails by eight after shooting 73.

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/ 27 February 2007

Els and Scott cross swords in Asia

Ernie Els and Adam Scott do battle in Asia again this week with the prospect of more fireworks from two of the world’s top golfers at the lucrative Johnnie Walker Classic. The last time Els and Scott met in the region they went head-to-head at the Singapore Open in September, with the Australian world number four digging deep to beat the big South African.

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/ 12 April 2005

Thai environmentalism won’t wave the white flag

Thailand’s natural beauty has long lured millions of foreign vacationers, but after the tsunami, a row is brewing over how best to protect the environment while accommodating surging tourism. Barely 100 days after giant waves pummelled the resort-cluttered Andaman coastline, the kingdom remains torn between safeguarding Mother Nature and promoting a multibillion-dollar industry.

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/ 7 January 2005

A baby called Wave

There cannot be many babies named after disasters, but then there cannot be many babies that nature has thrown so totally on the comfort of strangers as 20-day-old Wave. In his short life, the Thai boy has escaped a tsunami that appears to have killed his parents and the poverty that forced his carer to abandon him three days later.