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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.

Thai Smile set to launch from Phuket

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 26 March 2013, 05:43PM

PHUKET: Thai Smile, Thai Airways International’s junior sister, is to launch three new routes from Phuket at the beginning of April, two linking with India and one between Phuket and Kuala Lumpur.

B2tn rail project ‘will transform Thailand’

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 26 March 2013, 05:41PM

BANGKOK: A seven-year scheme for a dual-track rail system, to be developed by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), will change the face of the nation, a senior official says.

US schools embrace ‘immersion’ Chinese

Phuket News / World

Tuesday 26 March 2013, 05:37PM

Susan Wang couldn’t speak English when she arrived in California from Taiwan, aged 16.

Phuket fuel spill five times larger than estimated

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 26 March 2013, 03:18PM

PHUKET: The person responsible for the Phuket boat which sank and leaked 10,000 litres of fuel – five times more fuel than originally thought – may face charges, the Phuket Marine Office has said.

High-level Phuket visit spotlights food safety

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 26 March 2013, 01:08PM

PHUKET: The Deputy Minister of Public Health, Dr Chonlanan Srikeaw, yesterday (March 25) paid a high-profile visit to the public market on Ranong Rd, Phuket Town.

New tourist police app to ‘help the public’ in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 26 March 2013, 11:11AM

PHUKET: A new phone application will be helpful for both tourists and expats in Phuket, says a representative of the Phuket Tourist Police.

Lack of Rohingya policy strains Phuket Immigration

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 26 March 2013, 10:59AM

PHUKET: The lack of clear government policy on Rohingya refugees who land in Phuket and other parts of Thailand is causing strains on local official facilities, says a representative of the Phuket Immigration Police.

Thailand ends search after refugee camp blaze

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 26 March 2013, 09:53AM

MAE SURIN: Rescue workers on Sunday ended the search for victims of a blaze that tore through a Myanmar refugee camp in northern Thailand as destitute survivors scavenged for bamboo to build shelters.

Court acquits two Red Shirts of torching mall

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 26 March 2013, 09:52AM

BANGKOK: Two supporters of Thailand's "Red Shirt" protest movement were acquitted Monday of setting fire to a huge shopping mall during mass anti-government rallies that rocked Bangkok in 2010.

Patong Mayor to ‘talk to taxi club’ about Phuket bus

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 25 March 2013, 06:24PM

PHUKET: Governor Maitree Intusut today asked Patong Mayor Pian Keesin to talk to ‘his taxi club’ to encourage them to allow the proposed new bus service from Phuket International Airport to Kata.

Guns seized in Phetchaburi slain elephant raids

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 25 March 2013, 04:44PM

PHETCHABURI: Provincial Police Region 7 officers backed by special units of the Royal Thai Army have seized a large quantity of hunting weapons as the investigation continues into the killing of a female elephant with a calf in Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi.

Royal Forest Department steps into refugee camp blaze row

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 25 March 2013, 04:41PM

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.

Russian woman takes the Phuket cake comp

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 25 March 2013, 04:15PM

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.

Missing Russian diver found dead in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 25 March 2013, 04:01PM

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.

Russians get Gov’s support for Phuket beach ramp

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 25 March 2013, 03:57PM

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.

B30k stolen in Phuket restaurant robbery

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 25 March 2013, 03:04PM

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.

Two walking British tourists killed by crash in Koh Samui

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 25 March 2013, 01:15PM

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.

The Big List: Hey Big Spender

Phuket News / Weird World

Monday 25 March 2013, 09:53AM

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.

Paris property seized to pay princess’ bill

Phuket News / Weird World

Monday 25 March 2013, 09:50AM

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.

Boy groom gives wedding ghost of chance

Phuket News / Weird World

Monday 25 March 2013, 09:47AM

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.

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