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PHUKET: A newly married couple are spending their honeymoon in a rather unconventional way – cycling 9,000 kilometres on a tandem bike around Thailand.

Friday 15 June 2012, 02:17PM

Tourist lied about rape, police say

PHUKET: A 21-year-old Australian woman who reported to Kathu police that she had been raped on Sunday by three men in a tuk-tuk, confessed last night (June 14) that she had lied about the incident, police say.

Friday 15 June 2012, 11:00AM

BIG LIST: Dietary Requirements

Don’t get too excited about those gigantic cookie glasses just yet – they’re not being made public (probably because the creators want them all to themselves). But perhaps you can try any of the following:

Friday 15 June 2012, 10:27AM

Jerusalem plans DNA dog poo database

The Jerusalem municipality is planning to compile a DNA database for dogs in the Holy City in a bid to combat the problem of dog poo by tracing droppings back to the offending pooch.

Friday 15 June 2012, 10:23AM

New goggles serve up see-food diet

Japanese scientists have developed a set of revolutionary new ‘diet goggles’ which trick over-indulgent eaters into scoffing less food.

Friday 15 June 2012, 10:21AM

A thirst to die for

People often talk about having a thirst for life, but a two-year-old boy has taken that to whole new levels.

Friday 15 June 2012, 10:19AM

Cabinet backs away from confrontation

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 15 June 2012, 10:10AM

The Cabinet agreed this week to conclude the current session of Parliament next Tuesday (June 19), backing away from the row over the reconciliation bills that have caused the People’s Alliance for Democracy, or Yellow Shirts, to take to the streets again.

Police seek help, photos released of lost 'forest boy'

Berlin Police on Tuesday released a photograph of the mysterious “forest boy” who turned to authorities nine months ago saying he lived in a wood for five years and did not know who he was.

Friday 15 June 2012, 10:04AM

Falklands to hold referendum on political status in 2013

The Falkland Islands will hold a referendum on its political status in 2013 in a bid to end the bitter territorial dispute between Britain and Argentina, the archipelago’s government said Tuesday.

Friday 15 June 2012, 09:51AM

Obama rejects Romney's 'faulty' Twitter message

A sarcastic US President Barack Obama Tuesday said the theme of his rival Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign could fit on a tweet with letters to spare – “it’s Obama’s fault.”

Friday 15 June 2012, 09:46AM

Brilliant Asian Americans face the 'bamboo ceiling'

Asian American families churn out doctors, engineers and graduate students, but their high-achieving image hides a “bamboo ceiling” that marginalises the fastest growing US minority, experts say.

Friday 15 June 2012, 09:43AM

Time to move On On

Phuket News / Features

Friday 15 June 2012, 09:36AM

PHUKET: As Phuket’s oldest hotel prepares to undergo a dramatic renovation to secure its future, Paritta Wangkiat discovers why, at the historic On On, some things will never change.

Medical teams practice halting flu at Phuket airport

PHUKET: Dozens of doctors and nurses from both public and private hospitals spent this morning (June 14) at Phuket International Airport, rehearsing procedures for dealing with an aircraft arriving with possible victims of deadly flu on board.

Thursday 14 June 2012, 06:01PM

Celebrating American Independence Day in Phuket

PHUKET: Join local Americans and their friends for America’s Independence Day celebration on Sunday July 1 at the HeadStart International School in Kathu, across from Makro.

Thursday 14 June 2012, 05:52PM

Over 14,400 killed in 15-month Syria revolt: NGO

More than 14,400 people have been killed in Syria in the 15-month revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's regime, including 2,302 in the past month alone, a monitoring group said on Thursday.

Thursday 14 June 2012, 05:44PM

Protester heckles Tony Blair in Hong Kong

A lone protester on Thursday heckled former British prime minister Tony Blair as he prepared to make a speech on religion and globalisation at the University of Hong Kong.

Thursday 14 June 2012, 05:41PM

Nokia to cut up to 10,000 jobs globally by end-2013

Phuket News / Business

Thursday 14 June 2012, 05:41PM

Finland's Nokia, one of the world's biggest mobile phone makers, on Thursday cut its outlook and said it planned 10,000 job cuts by the end of 2013 amid massive additional cost-saving measures.

Britain's Cameron denies deals with Murdoch