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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.

Dalai Lama warns of power in hands of few

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 10:57AM

CHICAGO: The Dalai Lama warned Tuesday against the accumulation of power in the hands of the few and told US politicians that maternal love at an early age was vital for policy-making.

US lawmakers press Bangladesh on factory reform

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 10:55AM

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers are preparing to press Bangladesh to improve factory conditions, urging the government to commit to thorough reforms to prevent new disasters, according to a letter seen Tuesday.

'Dozens dead' in Rohingya boat sinking

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 10:54AM

YANGON: Dozens of people were missing after boats sank off western Myanmar as they were carrying already destitute Rohingya refugees trying to flee an incoming cyclone, aid groups and the government said Tuesday.

Two arrested for Phuket assault, bike burning

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 07:15PM

PHUKET: Two teenagers, one aged 18 and the other 19, were arrested yesterday morning (May 13) by Karon police for assault and setting fire to a motorbike in what was apparently a random act of senseless violence.

Aussie saved by Phuket’s Tourist Assistance Centre

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 06:30PM

PHUKET: The Tourist Assistance Centre (TAC) at Phuket International Airport showed its value again yesterday when it reunited an Australian tourist and his wallet, after he left it in an airport limousine.

Begging becomes business in Pakistan

Phuket News / Asia

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 05:58PM

RAWALPINDI: The sight of children, the disabled and disadvantaged begging at all hours of the day and night in Pakistan is a grim, constant reminder of the millions who live in abject poverty.

Quiet new life for Fritzl victims after incest horrors

Phuket News / World

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 05:57PM

VIENNA: When Elisabeth Fritzl emerged in April 2008 to her first breath of fresh air and ray of sunlight in a quarter of a century, she had been raped countless times by her father Josef and had born him seven children.

TTM aims at niche tourism

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 05:41PM

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) says this it welcome reception at this year’s Thailand Travel Mart (TTM) from June 5 to 7 will honour foreign travel-related professionals who have supported Thailand’s tourism.

Khao Lak rooms boom slows

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 05:40PM

The number of hotel units in Khao Lak has soared in the past two years, reports Bill Barnett of consultancy C9 Hotelworks.

Phuket's View selling well

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 05:38PM

PHUKET: Sales are going well at The View, a 53-unit apartment development overlooking Kata, Kata Noi and Karon Beaches.

Dusit opens in Abu Dhabi

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 05:37PM

The Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi, designed primarily for the business and conference traveller, opened on May 1.

NEWS TODAY May 14

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 05:31PM

Local emergency services on 4-day training exercise. Brit expat overstays welcome... by 2 years! Youngest person to fly around world drops into Phuket. Football commentators going nuts.

Thai AirAsia aims for 60-jet fleet by 2017

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 05:24PM

BANGKOK: Thai AirAsia (TAA) is taking its fleet enlargement programme a big step further, planning to double its fleet to 60 jets flying by 2017.

Thai prawn export prospects look grim

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 05:23PM

The prospects for Thai prawn exports look dim this year, with the strong Thai baht as well as a drastic shortage stemming from the emerging disease known as early mortality syndrome (EMS).

There’s gold in geckos

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 05:23PM

Gecko exports in the northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom have become a lucrative business with total export value of at least B10 million a month.

Airport plan for Yala

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 05:20PM

YALA: An airport will be constructed in Betong, the border district in Yala province, at a cost of B1.2 billion, the Department of Civil Aviation said.

World’s biggest cruise firm looks to Asia – and Phuket – for expansion

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 05:19PM

PHUKET: Carnival Corp & plc, the world’s largest cruise ship company with more than 100 ships, has signalled a major drive into Asia, with the arrival in the region of one of its largest ships – which will cruise to Phuket – and the opening of a new Carnival Asia unit in Singapore.

Ministry to set up B700m tourist insurance scheme

Phuket News

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 04:15PM

BANGKOK: Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports says it will seek B700 million to set up insurance to assist international travellers in distress to cover the peak season October 2013 to February 2014.

B1bn in drugs seized in Thai border ambush

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 03:52PM

CHIANG RAI: Early this morning (May 14) soldiers of the Pha Muang force seized 1.66 million methamphetamine pills (ya ba) and 43 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine (ya ice), with a total estimated street worth of B1 billion.

Seers predict good harvest across Thailand

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 03:48PM

Traditional soothsayers are predicting good harvests and plentiful water for the year ahead after the Royal Ploughing Ceremony at Sanam Luang yesterday.

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