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PATHUM THANI: A man who told police he broke into a 20-year-old student's apartment in Pathum Thani to steal her underwear on Friday has allegedly confessed to killing her after she caught him in the act.

Monday 4 March 2013, 01:01AM

Thailand in landmark ivory pledge

BANGKOK: Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra promised Sunday to end her nation's trade in ivory, delighting conservationists who have long urged the kingdom to tackle the rampant smuggling of tusks through its territory.

Monday 4 March 2013, 12:58AM

Sukhumbhand wins, Pheu Thai concedes defeat in Bangkok election

BANGKOK: MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra of the Democrat Party has won Sunday's Bangkok governor election with a record-high number of votes, as his Pheu Thai rival, Pol Gen Pongsapat Pongcharoen, conceded defeat.

Sunday 3 March 2013, 08:25PM

Pistol-toting bus driver arrested in Phuket - report

PHUKET: Phuket police have reportedly arrested the man who allegedly held a pistol to the head of a Phuket mother last weekend in a road rage incident.

Sunday 3 March 2013, 03:56PM

Myleene Klass spotted in Phuket

PHUKET: British popstar Myleene Klass has been spotted enjoying herself on a night out in Patong.

Sunday 3 March 2013, 11:52AM

Seven nabbed in B312m drug bust

SAMUT PRAKAN: Police have arrested seven drug suspects and seized 800,000 methamphetamine pills, worth 240 million baht in street value, and 16 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine worth 72 million baht.

Saturday 2 March 2013, 07:26PM

Bomb kills two, wounds 12 in Thai south

YALA: Two security officials died and 12 people were wounded in a blast in Thailand's south on Saturday, an army spokesman said, as unrest continued despite plans for talks with a key rebel group.

Saturday 2 March 2013, 07:23PM

DNP boss promotes species conservation in Phuket

PHUKET: Arriving in Phuket yesterday in connection with the Sirinart National Park encroachment investigation, the new Director-General of the Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) took the opportunity to promote Thailand’s view on the international Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

Friday 1 March 2013, 06:38PM

The Big List: The sky is falling

THE BIG LIST: Although meteor strikes like the one in Russia last month are thankfully rare, hundreds of smaller meteors hit the earth every day. Most are just pieces of rubble that burn up as they enter the atmosphere – but many do get through.

Friday 1 March 2013, 06:08PM

A bird? A plane? No: a squirt-powered squid

WEIRD WORLD: A species of oceanic squid can fly through the air for more than 30 metres when it needs to escape predators, say Japanese researchers.

Friday 1 March 2013, 06:05PM

‘The dead are rising from the grave’

WEIRD WORLD: Shocked US viewers contemplated a zombie apocalypse this week when local television networks broadcast an official warning that armies of hostile undead were stalking the land.

Friday 1 March 2013, 06:04PM

The Big List: Dumbest Criminals

THE BIG LIST: There’s no entry test to be a criminal, so the ‘work’ understandably attracts a category of people who wouldn’t exactly qualify as “criminal masterminds”, and some are more like Mr Magoo than Moriarty. Here are stories of the dumbest criminals on record in recent years.

Friday 1 March 2013, 05:58PM

Dumb crooks snort dad and dog ashes

WEIRD WORLD: Three burglars in the US stole urns holding cremated ashes and snorted the contents up their noses, thinking they were drugs, police say.

Friday 1 March 2013, 05:56PM

Imagine: crime spree in Brazil by John Lennons

WEIRD WORLD: A wave of crimes committed by different people named John Lennon has hit a Brazilian city.

Friday 1 March 2013, 05:53PM

Facebook is making you miserable, say scientists

WEIRD WORLD: Photographs and details on Facebook about friend’s vacations, love lives and work successes have triggered new levels of envy and bitterness around the world, say researchers.

Friday 1 March 2013, 05:52PM

Nine owners charged with encroaching Phuket park

PHUKET: The current owners of nine parcels of land along the northwest coast of Phuket have been charged by police with encroachment into Sirinart Marine National Park, a meeting at the park’s headquarters at Nai Yang Beach heard yesterday (February 28).

Friday 1 March 2013, 03:40PM

Chiang Rai province to host season finale of ABC's hit reality series The Bachelor

CHIANG RAI: Thailand's northernmost province that is renowned for its pristine natural beauty and the rich indigenous culture of its various hill tribe communities, will offer a dramatic setting for the upcoming season finale of The Bachelor, scheduled to air Monday, March 11, 2013 (8:00–10:01 p.m. ET/PT) on ABC.

Friday 1 March 2013, 12:09PM

Nattawut-Natalie show stamps on Phuket fakes

PHUKET: In an effort to raise the profile of Thailand’s campaign against counterfeit goods, Deputy Commerce Minister Nuttawut Saikua led a crew of officials in the destruction of 94,120 fake fashion items, watches, DVDs and shoes yesterday (February 28) at the incinerator in Phuket Town.

Friday 1 March 2013, 11:49AM

Tourists rescued after Phuket speedboat breaks down