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BANGKOK: The Royal Forest Department (RFD) has dismissed claims that Friday's refugee camp inferno was caused by a forest fire, as none had been reported nearby when the blaze broke out at the camp.

Monday 25 March 2013, 04:41PM

Russian woman takes the Phuket cake comp

PHUKET: Russian tourist, 27-year-old Svetlana Makovskaya, won the Royal Phuket City Hotel’s cake eating competition on Sunday (March 24) by eating 12 pieces of cake.

Monday 25 March 2013, 04:15PM

Missing Russian diver found dead in Phuket

PHUKET: The body of a Russian tourist who went missing while diving on Friday (March 22) was found floating this morning off Kata beach at about 8am, apparently drowned.

Monday 25 March 2013, 04:01PM

Russians get Gov’s support for Phuket beach ramp

PHUKET: Two Russians in wheelchairs have met with Governor Maitree Intusut and Rawai Mayor Aroon Sorot to discuss a plan they have to make Nai Harn Beach more accessible to people who have limited mobility.

Monday 25 March 2013, 03:57PM

B30k stolen in Phuket restaurant robbery

PHUKET: Staff of The Nine restaurant in Royal Place, at the Tesco-Lotus lights on the bypass road, arrived yesterday morning (March 24) to find that the cash box and a phone belonging to the restaurant had been stolen.

Monday 25 March 2013, 03:04PM

Two walking British tourists killed by crash in Koh Samui

KOH SAMUI: Two British men were reportedly hit and killed by an out of control truck while walking along a road in Koh Samui on March 23.

Monday 25 March 2013, 01:15PM

The Big List: Hey Big Spender

WEIRD WORLD: Money, money, money ... must be funny ... in a rich man’s world. The Saudi princess who racked up a six-million euro hotel bill before trying to flee without paying sounds like a big spender, but her spending spree is almost frugal compared to those of other gazillionaires. Here, some of the more conspicous consumers in recent (and also ancient) history.

Monday 25 March 2013, 09:53AM

Paris property seized to pay princess’ bill

WEIRD WORLD: A French judge has ordered the seizure of three storage units belonging to a a Saudi princess so their contents can be sold to pay her six-million euro hotel bill.

Monday 25 March 2013, 09:50AM

Boy groom gives wedding ghost of chance

WEIRD WORLD: An eight-year-old boy has married a woman in her 60s – because he dreamed that the ghost of his grandfather told him to.

Monday 25 March 2013, 09:47AM

Fake fingers fool hospital clock-in

WEIRD WORLD: Doctors at a hospital in Brazil have been caught using fake silicon fingers to clock-in at work – covering for absent colleagues or for workers who don’t exist, according to television news reports.

Monday 25 March 2013, 09:45AM

MIA Soviet heals Afghans

WEIRD WORLD: A war veteran reported missing in action in Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion more than 30 years ago has been found living as a healer in an Afghan village.

Monday 25 March 2013, 09:07AM

The Big List: Famous missing persons

THE BIG LIST: The tale of a Soviet soldier found living in an Afghan village recalls several other “missing in action” stories – but few have had such a ‘happy’ ending. Some of the “missing persons” that follow may have been genuinely missing – while others just didn’t want to be found ...

Monday 25 March 2013, 09:02AM

Beatles and Bonnie Tyler cheer Church with No God

WEIRD WORLD: Echoing with joyful song and with a congregation bent on leading better lives, this London church is like any other – except there’s no mention of God.

Monday 25 March 2013, 08:58AM

Mexican cops stop marijuana cannon

WEIRD WORLD: Police in the Mexican border city of Mexicali have captured a powerful cannon used to lob packages of marijuana across the border into California.

Monday 25 March 2013, 08:56AM

Media asked to help snare a Sattahip necklace thief

SATTAHIP: A 59-year-old wife of a navy officer asked the media to print a CCTV photo of a man on a motorbike who yanked a gold necklace from her neck in broad daylight.

Sunday 24 March 2013, 12:03PM

Thai women bring the sexy 80s back (Video)

BANGKOK: Four roller skating ladies who recently attempted to bring the ’80s back to Siam Paragon were promptly asked to vacate the premises by security guards.

Sunday 24 March 2013, 11:30AM

Phuket: Future uncertain for Rohingya children

PHUKET: 102 Rohingya people fleeing persecution in the Arakan (Rakhine) State of Burma were discovered in Phuket yesterday.

Sunday 24 March 2013, 11:15AM

Teen gang peddles drugs and guns on Facebook

ANG THONG: A 16-year-old teen was arrested in Ang Thong province for advertising meth pills and guns for sale on a Facebook page on March 21.

Saturday 23 March 2013, 02:36PM

Boatload of Rohingya arrive in Chalong

PHUKET: Around a hundred Rohingya people arrived at Chalong bay today, believed to have travelled via India.

Saturday 23 March 2013, 01:02PM

Dengue fever ‘not a large problem’ in Phuket