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The Big List: Ghost Towns

THE BIG LIST: “Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair.” Shelley’s poem Ozymandias, a vision of lost ruins in the desert, mocks the ultimate fate of even greatest human cities, and the greatest vanities. Here are a few of the more unusual ghost towns you’ll find dotted around the world.

‘Ugly’ fish face up to extinction

WEIRD WORLD: They may be last of their species – and scientists joke they may be too ugly to breed. London Zoo has appealed to fish keepers to find a mate for their two tropical Mangarahara cichlids, which come originally from Madagascar.

Stray dogs sniff out human remains

WEIRD WORLD: A Polish businessman who stashed human body parts in a city warehouse instead of incinerating them was exposed by local stray dogs, who started gathering hungrily outside.

US Navy to conduct 100th Community Service Project

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 22 October 2012, 09:06AM

PHUKET: With today’s (October 22) return of the USS Peleliu to Phuket, the US Navy will be performing its 100th Community Service Project in the greater Phuket area.

Phuket hoteliers happy with Singaporean roadshow

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 19 October 2012, 11:46PM

PHUKET: Representatives of 120 Phuket hotels were in Singapore recently to participate in the city's fifth ITB Asia 2012 road show, which was held from October 17-19.

Deadline for Phuket black taxis extended

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 19 October 2012, 06:15PM

PHUKET: Illegal “black plate” taxi drivers have been given another four months – until February 28 next year – to register their vehicles for conversion to legal green plates, Vice-Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada announced yesterday (October 18).

Fury at Phuket expo centre cancellation

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 19 October 2012, 04:23PM

PHUKET: Reaction to the unceremonious dumping of the Phuket International Convention and Exhibition Centre (ICEC) project by the Cabinet has been met with dismay and fury on the part of local politicians and businesspeople.

Exposing Thailand’s secret shadow trade

Phuket News / Features

Friday 19 October 2012, 04:02PM

PHUKET: John Dalley, co-founder of the Phuket-based Soi Dog Foundation, says he doesn’t have time to feel pride – he is always too busy feeling frustrated.

Phuket Sea Gypsies under siege from owners

Phuket News / Features

Friday 19 October 2012, 11:07AM

PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Court is facing a long series of lawsuits aimed at getting members of the Rawai Sea Gypsy village – the largest such village in Phuket – evicted from land claimed by a local businessman who bought the land four years ago.

N. Korean leader's nephew labels him a 'dictator'

Phuket News / Asia

Friday 19 October 2012, 09:17AM

ASIA: In a rare and remarkable interview posted on YouTube, the teenage grandson of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has provided a glimpse into the secretive world of his country's ruling dynasty.

Judge rejects new bid to pull anti-Islam video

Phuket News / World

Friday 19 October 2012, 09:17AM

WORLD: A federal US judge rejected Thursday a new legal attempt to force YouTube to withdraw an anti-Islamic film that triggered violent protests across the Muslim world.

49 die as Syrian jets blast rebel-held town

Phuket News / World

Friday 19 October 2012, 09:16AM

WORLD: Syrian fighter jets blasted the rebel-held town of Maaret al-Numan on Thursday, killing at least 49 people, including 23 children, in a further escalation of violence in the war-torn country, rescuers said.

Hard Rock closed temporarily following fire

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 18 October 2012, 11:53PM

PHUKET: Hard Rock Cafe Phuket in Patong will stay closed for the 'next couple of days' following a fire that started at the venue around 8am this morning (October 18).

Gangnam fever 'just the beginning' for new Korean wave

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 18 October 2012, 12:44PM

ASIA: The phenomenal success of "Gangnam Style" is just the start of a new surge of attention for Korean entertainment, according to the man responsible for some of South Korea's biggest films.

Phuket's Phillips Group wins prestigious Asia Pacific and global property awards

Phuket News / Business

Thursday 18 October 2012, 11:15AM

PHUKET: The OPP (Overseas Property Professional) Awards for Excellence 2012 for the real estate industry, now in the 5th year, held their Annual Presentation Award Ceremony in the City in London on 11 October.

Parents dead, baby survives in Chalong crash

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 18 October 2012, 10:57AM

PHUKET: Both parents of a newborn baby are dead following a truck and motorbike smash near Chalong last night.

Electrical short causes fire at Hard Rock

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 18 October 2012, 10:29AM

PHUKET: Fire broke out this morning at the Hard Rock Café in Patong.

Chalong to get 150-bed hospital

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 18 October 2012, 09:42AM

PHUKET: A new 150-bed government hospital is to be built in Chalong, close to the police station and the circle.

Russia probes Putin protest leader over 'mass riot plot'

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 17 October 2012, 06:02PM

WORLD: Russia on Wednesday opened a criminal probe into opposition protest leader Sergei Udaltsov, accusing him of plotting mass riots based on allegations aired in a television documentary.

Star elephant courts controversy in Philippine zoo

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 17 October 2012, 06:01PM

ASIA: An elderly elephant named Mali is the star at Manila's zoo but also the focus of a campaign alleging animal cruelty that has united the country's powerful bishops, global pop stars and a Nobel laureate.

Damaged fighter excited to come home

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 17 October 2012, 05:40PM

PHUKET: Phuket Muay Thai fighter Daniel Ketley, who, as reported in this paper, was severely injured in an incident in Naiharn in June, will return home to Phuket on Friday after having stayed in Bangkok for nearly four months undergoing extensive surgery.

Phuket Jazz Summit returns

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 17 October 2012, 05:14PM

PHUKET: The 2012 Phuket City Jazz Summit will be held on November 4 as a tribute to the island’s hard-working musicians, and hopes to embody the best of Phuket music and musicianship.

Sea Gypsies arrested for fishing in park

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 17 October 2012, 09:15AM

PHUKET: Nine fishermen from the Sea Gypsy village in Rawai were arrested in the Similans Marine National Park on Friday (October 12) for fishing close to Koh Hoo Yong island.

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