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NEWS TODAY May 24
Taxi blockade at airport. Another protest - outside Governor's mansion. Dredging at Bang Tao Klong nearly complete.
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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.
Indonesian airline Lion orders 234 Airbuses
Phuket News / Business
Friday 5 April 2013, 03:27PM
Indonesia’s Lion Air has placed a firm order for a massive 234 Airbus A320 family aircraft, comprising 109 A320neo, 65 A321neo and 60 A320ceo. The 18.4-billion-Euro (B695 billion) deal was finalised at a special ceremony last week in Paris, France.
Phuket's Pimex ‘attracts 4,000’
Phuket News / Business
Friday 5 April 2013, 03:26PM
PHUKET: The four-day 10th Phuket International Boat Show (Pimex) finished on Sunday at Royal Phuket Marina.
Singapore comes top for Burmese tourists
Phuket News / Business
Friday 5 April 2013, 03:25PM
Travellers from Myanmar have selected Singapore as the ultimate destination of choice, a new survey shows.
PM says sheer tourist numbers may not be the answer
Phuket News / Business
Friday 5 April 2013, 03:24PM
BANGKOK: The prime minister has urged the Tourism Authority of Thailand to attract more “high-end” – that is to say, bigger-spending – tourists into the country.
Tourism boom means shortage of buses, guides
Phuket News / Business
Friday 5 April 2013, 03:23PM
BANGKOK: With Phuket’s roads clogged with tour buses, it may be hard to believe, but Thailand’s tourism associations fear the boom in tourism to Thailand will result in a shortage of tour buses and drivers.
'Bangkok Tsunami’ almost pulls passengers down into the canal
Phuket News / Thailand
Friday 5 April 2013, 03:22PM
BANGKOK: A viral video clip named “Saen Saeb Tsunami” has raised concerns about the safety of Bangkok’s canal passengers.
Sixth H7N9 bird flu death as China culls poultry
Phuket News / Asia
Friday 5 April 2013, 03:06PM
SHANGHAI: A sixth person has died of H7N9 bird flu in China, state media said Friday, after authorities slaughtered poultry in a mass cull at a Shanghai market where the virus has been detected.
US says sorry over FBI list, Prayuth claims
Phuket News / Thailand
Friday 5 April 2013, 11:40AM
BANGKOK: Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha has brushed aside a list by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that ranked Thailand as Asia's most likely target for terrorist attacks.
Thailand’s Tourist Police promise better protection for the country’s millions of annual visitors
Phuket News / Thailand
Friday 5 April 2013, 09:51AM
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Tourist Police have embarked on a major campaign to improve their image and their services for tourists by launching one of the country’s most innovative virtual applications. The “Tourist Buddy” initiative will ensure 24 hour assistance for its users along with a better standard of help for those in need.
Officials issue 11 'rules' for Songkran
Phuket News / Thailand
Thursday 4 April 2013, 11:05PM
BANGKOK: In an attempt to ensure safety for Songkran revelers, several government agencies have ordered bans on risky behaviors.
More Tops supermarkets planned
Phuket News / Thailand
Thursday 4 April 2013, 10:52PM
BANGKOK: Central Food Retail Co (CFR), the operator of Tops supermarkets, is set to spend 1 billion baht to fund its expansion this year.
DSI and AMLO set to blitz Phuket land crimes
Phuket News / Phuket
Thursday 4 April 2013, 06:17PM
PHUKET: A senior officer with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) said today (April 4) that joint action between the DSI and the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) will bring solid results on land encroachment cases.
Thailand ‘most likely’ terrorist target in Asia – FBI
Phuket News / Thailand
Thursday 4 April 2013, 05:06PM
BANGKOK: Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung said today (April 4) that he plans to set up an anti-terror centre, following a warning from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that Thailand is the most likely terrorist target in Asia and the fifth most likely in the world.
8,000 family members gather at Taiwan festival: report
Phuket News / Asia
Thursday 4 April 2013, 04:22PM
TAIPEI: Around 8,000 members of the same family travelled from across the globe to gather in Taiwan Thursday for the traditional "tomb-sweeping festival" paying tribute to their ancestors, a report said.
News Today, April 4
Phuket News / Phuket
Thursday 4 April 2013, 02:30PM
The daily News Phuket
Argentina in mourning as floods kill 54, sow chaos
Phuket News / World
Thursday 4 April 2013, 01:07PM
LA PLATA: Argentina's government declared three days of national mourning from Wednesday after massive flooding killed 54 people in Buenos Aires and the nearby university city of La Plata.
Arms dealer Bout's associate agrees to US extradition
Phuket News / Thailand
Thursday 4 April 2013, 01:06PM
MELBOURNE: An alleged associate of notorious jailed international arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was arrested in Thailand, agreed on Thursday to be extradited to the United States, telling an Australian court he was ready to go home.
The Big List: Weird Musical Notes
Phuket News / Weird World
Thursday 4 April 2013, 12:27PM
THE BIG LIST: The story of the heavy metal group who were
banned from playing the Royal Albert Hall
sounds suspiciously like the Douglas Adams’ tale about “the loudest band in the universe” – Disaster Area – whose audience were forced to listen from a concrete bunker located several miles from the speakers. Here are a few more strange musical interludes.
Kiwis toast end of ‘Marmageddon’
Phuket News / Weird World
Thursday 4 April 2013, 12:22PM
WEIRD WORLD: Stores across New Zealand stocked up with Marmite for the first time in more than a year, as a shortage of the breakfast spread caused by an earthquake came to an end.
Driverless truck smashes along German motorway
Phuket News / Weird World
Thursday 4 April 2013, 12:21PM
WEIRD WORLD: A 40-tonne articulated truck cruised for more than 10 kilometres along a German autobahn after its driver collapsed with a heart attack.
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