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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.

Scientists treat ulcers with 'spray-on skin'

Phuket News / World

Friday 3 August 2012, 11:39AM

Scientists said Friday they had developed a revolutionary "spray-on skin" treatment for venous leg ulcers -- a common ailment involving a shallow, open and stubborn wound on the ankle or lower leg.

Porn star creates a stir in Bollywood debut

Phuket News / World

Friday 3 August 2012, 11:36AM

An Indo-Canadian porn star makes her Bollywood debut on Friday in what is expected to be one of India's raunchiest mainstream movies, which is already raising eyebrows in the sexually conservative country.

Trade of Shame dogs successfully sterilised

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 3 August 2012, 11:35AM

Phuket’s Soi Dog Foundation [SDF] has successfully completed a sterilisation operation at the Khemmarat livestock centre, in Ubon Ratchathani province on Thailand’s far eastern border with Laos, where several hundred dogs rescued from the dog meat trade are being housed.

Bangkok Airways slashes its fares

Phuket News / Business

Friday 3 August 2012, 11:32AM

Bangkok Airways has launched a ‘Wow’ promotion quoting deals that undercut low-cost carriers for early bookings on routes from Bangkok to Samui, Chiang Mai and Phuket.

Zcape sees 70pc bookings in a week

Phuket News / Business

Friday 3 August 2012, 11:31AM

PHUKET: Phuket-based marcom organisation Prodigy One Co and developers Tri Property Co threw a joint thank you party at the newly-opened Room Zociety at Central Festival Phuket on Saturday night (July 21).

Sansiri Koh Kaew projects launched

Phuket News / Business

Friday 3 August 2012, 11:26AM

Somsakul Limsuttaphan, Assistant Managing Director of Plus Property Co, a subsidiary of property giant Sansiri and sole agent for Habitia Koh Kaew and Habitown Koh Kaew in Phuket, recently welcomed customers and celebrities to the ‘H Club Society’ event – the Grand Opening of Habitia-Habitown Koh Kaew Phuket.

Wikipedia 'mulling new travel guide'

Phuket News / Business

Friday 3 August 2012, 11:20AM

The folk behind the world’s fifth most popular web property, Wikipedia, are said to be pondering the creation of a Wikipedia-inspired travel guide, likely to compete with TripAdvisor and guidebook publishers across the globe.

Phuket 'third for hand-foot-mouth disease'

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 3 August 2012, 10:55AM

PHUKET: Phuket has the third-greatest number of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Thailand, with 200 reported cases on the island this year, according to Provincial Health Officer Dr Sak Taenchaikul.

Thailand tourism income climbs 31pc

Phuket News / Business

Friday 3 August 2012, 10:47AM

Thailand recorded a 31 per cent increase in tourism receipts in 2011 over 2010, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports figures. The total earnings of B776 billion (US$25.45 billion) were also well above the original target of B716 billion (US$ 23 billion).

TAT begins southern drive

Phuket News / Business

Friday 3 August 2012, 10:44AM

Thailand’s southern beaches will be positioned as green or ecotourism destinations, while secondary southern destinations will gain more attention in the TAT’s marketing plan for the 2013 fiscal year.

Foreigners shares in Thai firms spotlighted

Phuket News / Business

Friday 3 August 2012, 10:43AM

The Commerce Ministry is set to launch a nationwide inspection of foreign shareholdings in Thai-registered companies within the coming month.

New GM for Outrigger at Laguna

Phuket News / Business

Friday 3 August 2012, 10:12AM

PHUKET: Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Asia Pacific has appointed Chris Adams as General Manager of the Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort and Villas, effective immediately.

Blazing Phuket's trails

Phuket News / Features

Thursday 2 August 2012, 12:10PM

MY WHEELS: According to Kriengsak “Ken” Jarunowiwat, this is the SUV everyone wants right now: the new Chevrolet Trailblazer.

BIG LIST: Olympic 'Games'

Phuket News / Weird World

Thursday 2 August 2012, 12:02PM

Between the rabid excitement over Olympic badminton, dressage, archery and table tennis competitions, most of us won’t be getting much sleep for the next three weeks. But it wasn’t always like this...

Carrying the troch

Phuket News / Weird World

Thursday 2 August 2012, 12:01PM

There are stacks of pictures on the internet of tattoos gone wrong, or just plain stupid. That’s the problem with tattoos – they’re for life. So if you have a stupid tattoo, it’s going to stay stupid until they put you in the ground.

A big win for skin

Phuket News / Weird World

Thursday 2 August 2012, 12:00PM

After six years in the clink, Stephen Gough seems to have won his battle for his right to wander about Britain naked.

Dancing in the street

Phuket News / Weird World

Thursday 2 August 2012, 11:59AM

The city fathers and mothers of South Auckland, New Zealand, have finally tracked down the cause of a weird local phenomenon – bent or snapped street sign poles.

Give blood on August 9

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 2 August 2012, 10:14AM

PHUKET: The Provincial Red Cross Chapter of Phuket is holding a blood donation event at Phuket Immigration on August 9, from 9am to 3pm.

47 sign up for provincial poll

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 2 August 2012, 09:33AM

PHUKET: Forty seven candidates signed up on Tuesday (July 31), the first day of registration for upcoming Provincial Council elections, scheduled for August 26.

Thailand mulls curfew in unrest hotspots: minister

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 2 August 2012, 09:21AM

Thailand is considering imposing curfews in parts of its Muslim-dominated deep south in an attempt to quell an eight-year-old insurgency, the deputy prime minister said Wednesday.

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