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Linda and Malcolm Robertson were sailing near the island of Koh Dong 
The wife of a British man murdered and thrown off his yacht by pirates near the coast of Thailand has spoken of her fight for survival during their ordeal. Linda Robertson said she believed her husband Malcolm's decision to stand up to the men may have cost him his life. Recalling the night when the three men boarded the yacht, she said the last thing she heard her husband say was: "Get off my boat, get off my boat." when their 44ft yacht was attacked.

Linda and Malcolm Robertson were sailing near the island of Koh Dong 
The wife of a British man murdered and thrown off his yacht by pirates near the coast of Thailand has spoken of her fight for survival during their ordeal. Linda Robertson said she believed her husband Malcolm's decision to stand up to the men may have cost him his life. Recalling the night when the three men boarded the yacht, she said the last thing she heard her husband say was: "Get off my boat, get off my boat." when their 44ft yacht was attacked.

Linda and Malcolm Robertson were sailing near the island of Koh Dong 
The wife of a British man murdered and thrown off his yacht by pirates near the coast of Thailand has spoken of her fight for survival during their ordeal. Linda Robertson said she believed her husband Malcolm's decision to stand up to the men may have cost him his life. Recalling the night when the three men boarded the yacht, she said the last thing she heard her husband say was: "Get off my boat, get off my boat." when their 44ft yacht was attacked.

Linda and Malcolm Robertson were sailing near the island of Koh Dong 
The wife of a British man murdered and thrown off his yacht by pirates near the coast of Thailand has spoken of her fight for survival during their ordeal. Linda Robertson said she believed her husband Malcolm's decision to stand up to the men may have cost him his life. Recalling the night when the three men boarded the yacht, she said the last thing she heard her husband say was: "Get off my boat, get off my boat." when their 44ft yacht was attacked.

Thousands of Thais lined up to receive cheques worth 2,000 baht each. The Thai Government has begun handing out cheques worth $55 each to millions of low income earners in a move it says will help stimulate the country's ailing economy. The so-called "help the nation" programme launched on Thursday is worth more than $500m and targets more than nine million people earning less than 15,000 baht (or about $424) a month. Critics however have condemned the hand-out, labelling it a "buy-off" from a Government they say came to power through illegal means.