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PHUKET: Police today issued a sketch of the man they believe killed Australian travel agent Michelle Smith, 60, on Wednesday night (June 20).

Sunday 24 June 2012, 05:47PM

BIG LIST: Animal Aphrodisiacs

So the tortoise story got us thinking – if aphrodisiacs don’t work, just how do animals spice up their love life when things go a little stale? Well, it turns out they may take a few cues from us.

Sunday 24 June 2012, 02:45PM

Single mum's booty call bunker uncovered

A single mum in Sweden has sparked a major police operation after her secret sex bunker in dense woodlands sparked fears it may be a crime scene.

Sunday 24 June 2012, 02:42PM

50 Cent goose-steps shooting

A goose, which was shot seven times with a pellet gun, has been named 50 Cent after the rapper who also survived a number of shootings.

Sunday 24 June 2012, 02:41PM

Giant tortoises part after 115 years of 'marriage'

What is thought to be the world’s longest animal ‘marriage’ first looked shaky when Bibi bit off part of Poldi’s shell.

Sunday 24 June 2012, 02:40PM

Orange Lightning

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Sunday 24 June 2012, 02:36PM

PHUKET: Adam Tepper says with a straight face, “It’s completely reliable and never overheats, even in traffic.” But you just know there’s no way that’s why he bought it, or why he loves it.

Women's rights law is no match for tradition

In June 2011, Iraqi Kurdistan passed a landmark law that criminalised female circumcision and domestic violence, but one year on, activists remain frustrated with its patchwork implementation.

Sunday 24 June 2012, 02:31PM

Liu Yang : China's first female astronaut

As a child, Liu Yang once wanted to be a bus conductor and later had her sights set on becoming a lawyer, but decades later she has travelled into space as China’s first ever female astronaut.

Sunday 24 June 2012, 02:29PM

Fighting fat: Phuket scores in battle to slim down schoolchildren

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Sunday 24 June 2012, 02:23PM

PHUKET: Dr Tasanee Aikvanich was shocked by the figures: “In just one year obesity has increased from 7 to 15 per cent,” said Dr Tasanee, director of medical services at the Public Health Office.

Kuraburi politician slain 'in encroachment row'

PHUKET: Nipat “Iad” Rakbamroong , the head of the Bangwan Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor), in Phang Nga Province, 40 km north of Takua Pa, was found murdered on Friday (June 22), shot eight times in the back.

Sunday 24 June 2012, 01:22PM

Vogue magazine coming to Thailand

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Sunday 24 June 2012, 12:03PM

Fashion folk in Thailand can rejoice - it has been confirmed Thailand is getting its own version of Vogue.

Fears grow for early end to Khmer Rouge trial

Health and funding woes are threatening a flagship Khmer Rouge trial, experts say, kindling fears that the elderly defendants may never answer for the worst of Cambodia's "Killing Fields" era.

Sunday 24 June 2012, 11:58AM

Has hosting the Olympics become ruinous?

With the cost of hosting the Olympic Games soaring, the economic benefits of the sporting extravaganza have been called into question as the global economy faces a slowdown in growth.

Sunday 24 June 2012, 11:57AM

Six divers missing off Malaysian island: official

Search teams were Sunday looking for six scuba divers who went missing a day earlier off a Malaysian resort island after apparently failing to resurface, a maritime official said.

Sunday 24 June 2012, 11:55AM

Bag snatch investigation 'a matter of urgency'

PHUKET: Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung has urged police to treat their investigation into the murder of Australian travel agent Michelle Smith as a matter of urgency so as to protect Thailand's image, the Bangkok Post reported.

Sunday 24 June 2012, 11:44AM

Stabbing 'sent shockwaves through tourism industry'

PHUKET: Andrew J Wood, President of Skal International Thailand, says that the violent death of travel agent Michelle Smith, “has sent shockwaves throughout the tourism industry here in Thailand and overseas”.

Sunday 24 June 2012, 10:42AM

Phuket security likely to be beefed up

PHUKET: Investigations into the killing of Australian travel agent Michelle Smith on Wednesday night (June 20) at Kata Noi are now being led by Pol Gen Chatchai Potranant, an expert in crime suppression and one of Thailand’s most senior officers.

Sunday 24 June 2012, 10:25AM

Thailand probes radar blackout at Suvarnabhumi

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Saturday 23 June 2012, 11:28PM

Thailand has launched a probe into a radar blackout at its main international airport, a minister said Saturday, after the incident threatened to tarnish the nation's image as a regional aviation hub.

B300k offered for info on killers