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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.

Two more fire victims identified

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 23 August 2012, 04:15PM

PHUKET: The Superintendent of Kathu Police Station Pol Col Chiraphat Pochanaphan has confirmed that two more bodies have been successfully identified following the Tiger blaze in Patong.

Ikea to build 'new district' in German city

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 22 August 2012, 06:09PM

Swedish furniture giant Ikea announced plans on Wednesday to build a brand-new district with shops, flats and office space for thousands of people in the northern German city of Hamburg.

Berlin zoo's last panda, gift from China, dead at 34

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 22 August 2012, 06:08PM

The oldest male panda bear in the world, a gift from China to former German chancellor Helmut Schmidt, died Wednesday aged 34 in Berlin, its zoo said.

Dissenters locked in China mental hospitals: rights group

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 22 August 2012, 06:08PM

Hundreds of thousands of people including dissidents are committed each year to Chinese psychiatric hospitals against their will, often as a form of punishment, a rights group said Wednesday.

China stamps down on Gu 'body-double' rumours

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 22 August 2012, 06:06PM

China has blocked Internet searches for the term "body double" after web users expressed suspicions that convicted murderer Gu Kailai used a stand-in at her court hearings.

At least 48 Kenyans hacked to death in ethnic clash: police

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 22 August 2012, 06:06PM

At least 48 Kenyans were hacked to death in ethnic clashes between two rival groups, the worst single attack since deadly post-election violence four years ago, police said Wednesday.

French intellectuals question goal to eradicate prostitution

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 22 August 2012, 06:05PM

Some of France's leading intellectuals have poured scorn on the government's goal of eradicating prostitution.

Malaysian family of 700 gather for Eid reunion

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 22 August 2012, 05:35PM

Nearly 700 descendants of the founder of a village in northern Malaysia gathered in what is believed to be the largest family reunion for the Muslim Eid al-Fitr celebration in the country.

Thai 'Yellow Shirt' founder denies royal slur

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 22 August 2012, 05:34PM

The founder of Thailand's royalist "Yellow Shirt" protest movement on Tuesday denied charges of insulting the monarchy, saying his trial was politically motivated.

Tax boosted on cigarettes and some booze

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 22 August 2012, 04:17PM

PHUKET: The price of cigarettes and some types of alcoholic drinks rose on Tuesday following a Cabinet decision to increase “sin” taxes.

Illegal water wells raided

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 22 August 2012, 03:10PM

PHUKET: Police and officials of the Phuket Office of the Natural Resources and Environment Department (NRE) raided the construction site of new restaurant on Soi Luang Pusupha in Chalong this morning (August 22), where they found evidence of ground water being pumped illegally.

Cherng Talay villages hit by flash floods

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 22 August 2012, 12:10PM

PHUKET: A massive 163.5 mm of rain fell on Phuket between 7am yesterday (August 21) and 7am today, the Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office (DPM) says.

Phuket authorities issue second flood advisory

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 22 August 2012, 11:55AM

PHUKET: Phuket Provincial has issued a second advisory for roads around Phuket following last night's heavy rain.

Phuket authorities advise caution

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 22 August 2012, 11:31AM

PHUKET: Phuket Provincial has issued a statement advising people to avoid the following areas in Phuket Town: Komarapat intersection, Satree Phuket intersection, Tor Nam intersection, Talang Road, Yaowarat Road, Ranong Road, Rassada Road, Bangkok Road and Suriyadet Circle.

Major landslip on Patong Hill

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 22 August 2012, 10:40AM

PHUKET: There has been a large landslip on Patong Hill following heavy rain in the area last night.

Phuket tsunami immortalised in ‘The Impossible’

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 22 August 2012, 09:37AM

PHUKET: It’s been almost eight years since the December 26 tsunami devastated Phuket and the surrounding areas.

First Tiger fire body identified

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 August 2012, 05:17PM

PHUKET: The Superintendent of Kathu Police Station, Pol Col Chiraphat Pochanaphan, confirmed this afternoon that one of the four dead bodies recovered from the burned-out wreck of the Tiger Discotheque has been confirmed as that of Briton Michael Tzouvanni, 24.

More details of Patong tunnel plan emerge

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 August 2012, 03:09PM

PHUKET: The Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) expects the total budget for the Patong tunnel to be B6 billion – more expensive than the original plan drawn up for Patong’s municipal government.

Seafood Fiesta begins on Friday

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 August 2012, 02:39PM

PHUKET: The Phuket Seafood Fiesta 2012 kicks off on Friday (August 24) with an official opening at 6pm at Jungceylon in Patong.

German accused of burglary at North Pattaya restaurant

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 21 August 2012, 09:44AM

Police arrested a 48-year-old German national in the early hours of Monday, accused of stealing five cartons of cigarettes worth B4,000.

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