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Bangkok will be the top destination in Asia/Pacific in terms of projected international arrivals and expenditure, according to the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index 2012.

Friday 29 June 2012, 02:42PM

Teamwork the key to success

Auttharawan ‘Gay’ Pratumwan, Island Technology

Friday 29 June 2012, 02:40PM

Govt 'not worried' about Euro fallout

Leaders of the Thai government have been uttering soothing words this week about how the economy is likely to be affected by the Euro zone crisis.

Friday 29 June 2012, 02:37PM

Indigo Pearl welcomes Miss World

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 29 June 2012, 02:26PM

PHUKET: Indigo Pearl resort had the pleasure of hosting Miss World 2007 winner Zhang Zilin last week at its private pool villas, designed by the renowned Bill Bensley.

BIG LIST: Applied Science

Science can tell us all kinds of wonderful things, like why the elephant is the only mammal that can’t jump, or what colour car you should buy to avoid bird poo. But science can also be a lame excuse to finger a guy’s rectum and hang out with strippers:

Friday 29 June 2012, 09:23AM

Baring all for psychic pig

A bare-breasted feminist last week staged a one-woman protest at a Euro 2012 fanzone in Kiev, breaching security at the pen of a “psychic” pig to complain about how football fans had ruined the Ukrainian capital.

Friday 29 June 2012, 09:20AM

China TV reporter embarrassed by 'meaty' mushroom

When asked over for dinner at this trainee TV reporter’s house, you might want to check what ingredients she’s using first.

Friday 29 June 2012, 09:16AM

Norwegian men turn off football

Did you watch the Euro 2012 quarter final between Czech Republic and Portugal? If so, then you probably just gave someone chlamydia in Norway.

Friday 29 June 2012, 09:14AM

For birds, red means go

Proving that science can solve some of life’s biggest mysteries, we now know that birds are perhaps more fussy than we thought.

Friday 29 June 2012, 09:13AM

China abortion couple 'hounded'

The husband of a Chinese woman whose forced abortion seven months into her pregnancy caused uproar has disappeared, a relative said Tuesday, adding her family is being harassed on a daily basis.

Friday 29 June 2012, 09:09AM

After 28 years in N. Korea camp, survivor speaks out

Kim Hye-Sook survived a total 28 years of brutality, overwork and near-starvation in one of North Korea’s notorious prison camps. Now she travels the world campaigning to shut them down.

Friday 29 June 2012, 09:08AM

Goals and glory

Phuket News / Features

Friday 29 June 2012, 09:00AM

PHUKET: For the lucky boys at the Youth Football Home, the world is at their feet, writes Dane Halpin.

Phuket to be pilot for tourist safety advice

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 29 June 2012, 08:51AM

PHUKET: Phuket is to be a pilot site for a new initiative by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports to build confidence in Thailand’s tourism and fight cheating.

IBAP gears up for annual fair

PHUKET: The International Business Association of Phuket (IBAP) is gearing up for its annual Business Fair which this year will be held at the Jungceylon shopping complex in Patong on September 8 and 9, from 11 am to 7 pm on both days.

Friday 29 June 2012, 08:47AM

Iraq attacks kill 14, wound dozens

A series of attacks in the Iraqi capital and to its north killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 50 others on Thursday, security and medical officials said.

Thursday 28 June 2012, 05:57PM

Thai in-fight forces US to shelve climate study

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 28 June 2012, 05:37PM

The United States has shelved plans for a climate research project based out of Thailand, its embassy said Thursday, after political bickering within the kingdom delayed approval for the scheme.

Evason buyer comes out of the closet

PHUKET: The name of the buyer of the Evason Phuket Resort in Rawai has finally been revealed.

Thursday 28 June 2012, 03:39PM

22 stolen bikes recovered in Kamala

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 28 June 2012, 01:14PM

PHUKET: Around B900,000 worth of stolen motorbikes were discovered by Kathu police at a house in Kamala on Wednesday (June 27).

US wildfire bursts into Colorado residential area

A massive wildfire swept through a residential area of Colorado's second most populous city on Wednesday, forcing 36,000 people to flee and prompting President Barack Obama to plan a trip to the western US state.

Thursday 28 June 2012, 11:17AM

Australia debates offshore asylum-seeker processing