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A bungling Thai drug dealer who sent text messages goading police to apprehend him has been arrested with dozens of amphetamine pills, a police officer from Isarn said last Thursday (July 5).

Friday 13 July 2012, 12:03PM

Aussie cops almost get stern dressing down

Police in Australia narrowly escaped an undressing after stumbling into a rowdy hens’ night where they were mistaken for strippers by the bride-to-be and her friends.

Friday 13 July 2012, 12:01PM

Cross-dressing mollusc

Scientists have observed a cross-dressing cuttlefish take sexual trickery to new depths.

Friday 13 July 2012, 12:00PM

Is cancer in Phuket's air?

Phuket News / Features

Friday 13 July 2012, 11:24AM

PHUKET: Phuket needs to clamp down on diesel-belching vehicles. Tanyaluk Sakoot investigates.

BIG LIST: Robot Rage

We know humanity is doomed when we can no longer beat our robot overlords at rock, paper, scissors, but maybe you don’t realise just how doomed we were, until you read the following:

Friday 13 July 2012, 11:15AM

Against the clock: When a minute lasts 61 seconds

Horologists around the world last Saturday (June 30) carried out one of the weirdest operations of their profession: they held back time.

Friday 13 July 2012, 11:13AM

Bishop prays for Suicidal Angels

An Austrian bishop, possibly shaken by the idea of Suicidal Angels, has called on fellow Catholics to pray for music fans attending a death-metal festival early next month.

Friday 13 July 2012, 11:12AM

Robot beats rock, paper and scissors

The University of Tokyo has just ruined a nearly 2,000-year-old game, producing a robot that can beat a human at rock, paper, scissors every single time.

Friday 13 July 2012, 11:11AM

Abhisit in Phuket to brainstorm 'blueprint'

PHUKET: Former Prime Minister and current leader of the Democrat Party, Abhisit Vejjajiva was in Phuket on Wednesday (July 11) as part of a public speaking tour entitled, “Summon up the power to design Thailand. The 10 Foundations of the Blueprint for Thailand”.

Friday 13 July 2012, 09:15AM

'Demolisher' orders probes into 10 sites

PHUKET: Damrong ‘the Demolisher’ Pidech, the Director of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has ordered nine separate committees to investigate the legality of nine land plots on the north west coast of Thalang District, where a number of five-star hotels, resorts and villas are currently under construction.

Friday 13 July 2012, 09:02AM

Thailand braces for key court ruling

Hundreds of police are expected to surround Thailand's Constitutional Court Friday as the country braces for a crunch ruling that threatens to rip open the kingdom's bitter political divisions.

Friday 13 July 2012, 08:46AM

Spanish man blogs Bangkok suicide on Facebook: police

A Spanish man found dead in his apartment in downtown Bangkok on the eve of his 37th birthday had live-blogged his suicide on his Facebook page, Thai police said Thursday.

Friday 13 July 2012, 08:46AM

Lifeguards plead for swimmers to listen

PHUKET: The Phuket Lifeguard Club have again asked people courageous enough – or perhaps stupid enough – to swim in the heavy seas of the treacherous monsoon season to respect their advice and not to go in.

Thursday 12 July 2012, 06:14PM

Dope bust nets 2,000 ya ba pills

PHUKET: Cherng Talay police arrested a 30-year-old man on Tuesday (July 10) on charges of importing methamphetamines from Beungkan district of Nong Khai and selling them to local youths. They also seized 2,000 methamphetamine (ya ba) pills.

Thursday 12 July 2012, 02:55PM

Police arrest burgler for teen girl's death

PHUKET: A 28-year-old man from Amnat Charoen Province, Kittikun Wonghajak, has been arrested over the death of 17-year-old Sunisa Saiyoi at her home on Tuesday afternoon (July 10).

Thursday 12 July 2012, 11:28AM

Thailand steps up security for key court ruling

Thailand on Wednesday said it was boosting security ahead of an incendiary charter amendment case that could lead to the dissolution of the ruling party, with judges given special police protection.

Thursday 12 July 2012, 10:04AM

Snakes and baby monkey seized at Suvarnabhumi

Thai airport authorities Wednesday found 11 pythons and a baby monkey among an array of creatures hidden in the suitcase of a Kuwaiti woman trying to board a flight from Bangkok, wildlife officials said.

Thursday 12 July 2012, 10:04AM

Phuket Opinion: Results are crucial

Phuket News / Opinion

Thursday 12 July 2012, 09:44AM

PHUKET: The results of the autopsies on two Canadian sisters who were found dead at a hotel in Phi Phi are likely to reveal more to the world about Thailand than just the cause of their deaths.

Diplomats urge tourist scams crackdown