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TOKYO Olympics is the stage where Filipina boxer Nesthy Petecio will shoot for the gold, and get back at the pugs who beat her in the qualifying tournament. “I always tell myself that I’m going to get back at those pugs who beat me recently, in the qualifier. I want to beat them when I face them again in the Olympics,” she said. Last year, Petecio needed only to make the semifinals of the Asia and Oceania Olympic Boxing Qualifiers to qualify for the Olympics. However, Petecio fell to Japanese Irie Sena in the quarterfinals — a split decision loss that she really cried about. Still, Petecio, the 2019 Amateur International Boxing Association featherweight champion and Southeast Asian Games gold medalist, qualified for the Games even without the last qualifiers, as it got canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Petecio, along with Carlo Paalam, qualified for the Games by “virtue of their highest standing in their respective weight categories,” according to the Boxing Task ... » Learn More about Petecio eyes revenge in Tokyo Olympics

KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - Voting began in Assam and West Bengal on Saturday in state elections that will show how support for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding up following a coronavirus-stricken year, and months of protests by farmers against his agricultural reforms. Re-elected for a second five-year term in 2019, Modi's grip on power is under no threat, but the elections in the two eastern states are the first since the farmers launched protests that have been mainly in the north, around the capital Delhi. It was the first phase of voting in both states, and the results won't be known for months. For all the concerns over the coronavirus, politicians out on the campaign trail often showed scant regard for social distancing, but as people waited in long queues outside polling centres in West Bengal on Saturday, security personnel and election workers handed out masks, sanitizers and gloves. Modi and his home minister Amit Shah campaigned aggressively for ... » Learn More about India begins voting in two eastern states in key test for Modi

The election in West Bengal is the most important with the BJP pushing hard to win power KOLKATA - One person was killed and a candidate's car attacked Saturday as India's worst hotbed of political violence West Bengal held elections, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to unseat one of his fiercest opponents. Victory in the eastern region of 90 million would be a major achievement for Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party as it looks to expand further its power base beyond its Hindi-speaking northern heartlands. But in a state where thousands have died since the 1960s, fresh incidents of violence were reported with police saying that a mob attacked the vehicle of a communist party candidate in one district. The president of the BJP in the state Dilip Ghosh said that one of its supporters were killed by members of the ruling Trinamool Congress party in the same area in the early hours. "His body was found in the compound of his mud hut," he said. Because of ... » Learn More about One dead as restive Indian state votes

PHUKET TOWN: The body of a man thought to be a Burmese fisherman was found on the shore near Sangaroon Pier, off Si Sena Rd, yesterday afternoon. Police theorize he drowned after falling from the pier, possibly while drunk. Pol Capt Sarit Buthnongsan, of Phuket Town Police Station, said that officers estimate that the man had been dead about 10 hours when his body was found. He added that officers had ruled out murder, having found no sign of violence on the corpse. The victim, who had shoulder-length hair and was about 170 cm tall, was wearing only black jeans. In the pockets, police found 20 baht, a telephone book written in Burmese and a telephone card. The body was taken to the morgue at Wachira Phuket Hospital. Keep in contact with Thaiger by following our Facebook page . Never miss out on future posts by following Thaiger . ... » Learn More about Burmese found drowned

PHUKET TOWN: A luxury motor yacht, which was seized when its Singaporean owner failed to pay import duty, is to be auctioned on March 20 at Phuket Customs Region 5 on Phuket Rd. The yacht’s owner kept it more than six months in Phuket without paying the crushing import duty of about 200%. The yacht, a Sealine T46 built in Britain two years ago, is 46 feet long. It is powered by two Volvo Penta engines, giving it a top speed of 31 knots. It has two double berths, each with an ensuite bathroom, two lounge areas, a galley, and controls both below deck and on the fly bridge. Additional equipment includes radar, satellite communications and navigation, two refrigerators, a TV, an ice machine and a microwave oven. Pol Maj Prasert Srikunnarat, inspector of Phuket Marine Police, told the Gazette that the yacht was seized in Chalong on November 22. “We still have seven more yachts seized since then. These will be auctioned one at a time,” he added. The reserve price for the Sealine is 5.5 ... » Learn More about Seized luxury yacht to be auctioned

PHUKET TOWN: Teerawit “Jiew” Saefu, the 32-year-old owner of Nong Kim Karaoke on Soi Sri Sena, was arrested during a police raid on Tuesday on drugs charges. Two minors were also arrested. Pol Maj Sanya Thongsawat of Phuket Town Police Station said that sources had informed him that ya bah (methamphetamine) was for sale at the karaoke bar, near the former Phaya Thai Hospital. At 4 pm on Tuesday, Lt Col Prakarn Pemvassana and assisting officers began surveillance of the bar. During the stakeout they saw many fishing boat workers go in and out of the place. Undercover officers then entered the bar and told Jiew they wanted to buy ya bah worth 4,500 baht. When Jiew handed over the pills, the police revealed their identity and arrested him. Searching the bar after the bust, police found 1,100 ya bah pills and cash totaling 1,450 baht. In accommodation at the back of the building, they found a 17-year-old waitress and a 14-year-old girl, each of whom was found to be in possession of one ya ... » Learn More about Police bust karaoke selling ya bah

PHUKET TOWN: Drivers are advised to avoid possible traffic jams caused by the laying of sewers on Mae Luan Rd (see yesterday’s story, below) by using Susan Rd, around the Sarakul Stadium. The diversion will be signposted. At a later stage, parts of Si Sena Rd, Si Suthat Rd, Amphoe Rd, Surin Rd, Luang Pho Rd, Wichit Songkram Rd and Chao Fa Rd East will also be dug up in order to lay pipes. A completion date for the entire 524-million-baht project has not been fixed as progress will depend on the supply of funds from the government. But it will take “several years” Phuket municipal councillor Khun Ayoot Thansiriroj said. Keep in contact with Thaiger by following our Facebook page . Never miss out on future posts by following Thaiger . ... » Learn More about Drivers advised to divert around sewerage work

PHUKET TOWN: Two men, both the victims of stabbing attacks, were found murdered at separate locations on Friday. Officers answering a call about 7 am found a body, dressed in jeans and a black T-shirt, beside Si Sena Rd, near the Rassada port. Pol Capt Kaneuing Pitakkultorn of Phuket Town Police Station said a work permit card in the name of Mor, age 26, had been found in a pocket of one of the victims, a Burmese fishing boat crewman. Mor had been stabbed in the chest and back about 28 times and was estimated to have been dead at least seven hours. Villagers living nearby, as well as fishing crews, said they did not know the man. Officers presume he was stabbed during a quarrel. Six hours later, the naked body of another man was found in water at the end of Saphan Hin Cape. Pol Maj Chockchai Suttimeke of Phuket Town Police Station said there were three stab wounds in the victim’s chest, seven in the stomach and 11 in the back. Police estimated that he had been dead for three days or ... » Learn More about Two murdered in stabbing attacks

PHUKET TOWN: A man was found murdered on Sunday in the fishing port on Soi Si Sena, raising this year’s murder toll in the area to at least 15. Pol Maj Jiradej Kawinkij of Phuket Town Police Station said that police, after receiving a report at around 8:30 am, arrived at the scene to find the body floating in the water. The victim, who remains unidentified, is estimated to have died about two days earlier. He had been stabbed seven times in the stomach and chest, once in the right arm and once under the chin. He had also been beaten around the head with a blunt instrument. Maj Jiradej said, “He was probably a crewman on a fishing boat who got into a quarrel with others. There were no signs of a struggle on the land near where the body was found, so we believe he was killed aboard a boat before being dumped over the side.” According to records, which the police admit may be incomplete, this is the 15th murder this year in the fishing port area. Fourteen such murders were recorded in ... » Learn More about 15th murder this year in fishing port

Indian police have arrested 514 people for deadly Hindu-Muslim violence that broke out in the capital, the government said, as it faced mounting international criticism for failing to protect minority Muslims. Police said the toll from days of blood-letting stood at 35, but local media, citing unnamed sources, said it was likely to be more than 40 as the full extent of the violence that began on Sunday in a densely-packed locality in northeastern Delhi becomes clear. Police are still searching drains and homes that were burnt down for bodies, officers said. More forces had been deployed at mosques in the area for the weekly Friday prayers, the government said. There had been no new violence since Wednesday morning, it said in a statement late on Thursday. The violence began over a citizenship law that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government introduced in December providing a path to Indian citizenship for six religious groups from neighbouring countries, but ... » Learn More about Indian police arrest over 500 for Delhi sectarian violence