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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.

Police hunt for Patong thief

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 30 July 2012, 02:24PM

PHUKET: Police are hoping that images from a CCTV camera in a Patong hotel – along with a reward – will lead to the arrest of one of the island’s busiest thieves.

Gig into Thailand's Got Talent final

Phuket News / Phuket

Sunday 29 July 2012, 10:09PM

PHUKET: Phuket singer Warunee ‘Gig’ Suwannurak has made it into the Thailand's Got Talent final, after a stunning performance tonight (July 29) as British singer Adele.

Madagascar deports ousted leader's spouse to Thailand

Phuket News / Thailand

Sunday 29 July 2012, 01:21PM

The wife of Madagascar's ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana was deported and put on a flight to Thailand Friday, hours after she landed at the island nation's capital, her son said.

Militants shoot dead 4 soldiers in Pattani

Phuket News / Thailand

Sunday 29 July 2012, 01:20PM

Militants shot dead four soldiers and wounded two others early Saturday in Thailand's volatile south, an army spokesman said, as a surge in violence since the start of Ramadan continued.

Patong ‘safe from natural disaster’

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 27 July 2012, 05:37PM

PHUKET: People in Patong are safe from natural disasters, Deputy Mayor Chairat Sukkabal said yesterday (July 26) in a safety briefing for members of the local press.

US man 'cured' of HIV

Phuket News / World

Friday 27 July 2012, 05:11PM

The only person believed to have been cured of HIV infection through a bone marrow transplant said Tuesday he feels wonderful and is launching a new foundation to boost research toward a cure.

Defenders of the peace

Phuket News / Features

Friday 27 July 2012, 05:06PM

PHUKET: Most people tend to think of the police as the first line of defence against disaster, crime and other threats to their security.

Phuket Opinion: For the good of the few

Phuket News / Opinion

Friday 27 July 2012, 04:22PM

PHUKET: Less than two months ago, Thai tycoon Dr Boon Wanasin stated his desire for Phuket to become a Special Economic Zone, which would in effect give the island complete autonomy over its decisions.

Chinese rickshaw driver claims Olympian journey to London

Phuket News / World

Friday 27 July 2012, 10:44AM

A Chinese farmer said Thursday he spent two years riding nearly 40,000 miles (60,000 kilometres) through 16 countries on a rickshaw to reach London in time for the Olympic Games.

Kathu ready for annual carnival

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 26 July 2012, 12:12PM

PHUKET: The fourth Kathu Street Culture carnival will run from August 4 - 6 on Vichit Songkram Rd, bringing back the old days to the town, and showcasing the town’s cultural and culinary heritage.

Fire destroys Burmese work camp

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 26 July 2012, 11:27AM

PHUKET: Fire ripped through a Burmese construction workers’ camp on Soi Hua Pru in Rawai yesterday (July 25), causing an estimated B200,000 in damage.

Briton drowns at Patong

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 26 July 2012, 09:59AM

PHUKET: Starhub vice president and Briton, Peter John Cook, 47, drowned on Tuesday morning (July 24) at Patong Beach, before lifeguards came on duty.

Villagers finally catch naughty monk

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 26 July 2012, 09:41AM

Outraged villagers in the Haad Yai district of Songkhla have finally nailed the abbot of the local Wat Kuanluang, who they claim has been dallying salaciously with women for years.

Two die in Chao Fa accidents

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 26 July 2012, 09:19AM

PHUKET: Two people died on Chao Fa West Rd on Tuesday in separate accidents.

Driver crushed by own crane

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 26 July 2012, 09:17AM

PHUKET: A crane truck driver was crushed to death when the crane fell on him on Tuesday morning (July 24).

Progress reported with candidate dengue vaccine

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 26 July 2012, 08:59AM

Trials in Thailand with a candidate vaccine for dengue, a potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease, have shown it to protect against three of the four virus strains, its French maker said Wednesday.

Myanmar prison terms for Thai 'encroachers'

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 26 July 2012, 08:59AM

Almost a hundred Thai nationals were sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison, a Myanmar official said Wednesday, after they were held for illegally crossing the border to run rubber plantations.

Health concerns for Thai charged with royal slur

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 26 July 2012, 08:58AM

A Bangkok court has charged a 64-year-old Thai-born New Zealand resident for insulting the kingdom's revered monarchy, police said Wednesday, despite concerns over the woman's mental health.

Five police killed in south roadside bomb

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 26 July 2012, 08:58AM

Five policemen were killed and another was critically wounded Wednesday in a roadside bomb attack in Thailand's restive south, police said, as an uptick in violence since the start of Ramadan continued.

Elections to bring booze bans

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 25 July 2012, 02:42PM

PHUKET: Two upcoming elections will result in 30-hour alcohol sales bans, one across the island and the other in Patong.

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