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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.

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‘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.

Argentine ghost town rises from the waves

WEIRD WORLD: A town in Argentina that was under water for 25 years is once again proving an attraction for tourists.

Settlement reached in Phuket bottle slashing

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 09:06AM

PHUKET: A settlement has been reached in the case involving Iranian tourist Sina Khalilifard, his Peruvian fiancée, and a Thai man who had his face badly slashed in an nasty altercation last Monday night (January 7).

Dogs killed in Phuket blaze

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 09:04AM

PHUKET: Three dogs were killed when a temporary housing area for 20 construction workers in Mai Khao was destroyed by fire at 9am this morning (January 18).

Driver killed near notorious Phuket bend

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 09:03AM

PHUKET: A driver lost control of his taxi near the infamous Khor Ane corner in Mai Khao at midday today (January 18) and was killed instantly.

Phuket Blood Center still requires O negative blood

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 09:02AM

PHUKET: The Phuket Regional Blood Center (PRBC) still requires more O Rhesus-negative blood to restock its supplies for foreigners who have accidents on the island.

Fugitive Phuket expats arrested for rape, tax evasion

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 09:00AM

PHUKET: Two foreigners living in Phuket and wanted for crimes in their home countries have been arrested. One is a Frenchman sought for alleged rape and the other is a Swede who allegedly owes his government B100 million in taxes.

Looking after Phuket’s Russians

Phuket News / Features

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 08:57AM

PHUKET: The number of Russian residents in Phuket is now around the 5,000 mark, and the number is climbing every year. In the first half of 2012, meanwhile, Russian tourist numbers were way over 140,000.

Rita Ora and Snoop Dogg chill in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 08:53AM

PHUKET: British singer-songwriter Rita Ora was in Phuket last week, and filmed a video clip with rapper Snoop Dogg while staying at the Sri Panwa resort.

Family, friends say goodbye to assassinated Phuket Hilton staffer

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 08:51AM

PHUKET: Around 100 mourners attended the funeral service of Phuket resident Jintana Mahattanapak, 43, killed by a single gunshot fired through her car window in Phuket Town on Friday evening.

Phuket Opinion: Another week in paradise

Phuket News / Opinion

Tuesday 1 January 2013, 12:25PM

PHUKET: Two days after a display of 300 Royal Thai Police Officers along Bangla Road, aimed at bolstering tourist confidence as part of a 30-day safety campaign in Phuket and Pattaya, four expatriates were found dead in Patong.

Terrified students see their driver murdered

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 18 January 2013, 09:11AM

NARATHIWAT: Two men riding on a motorcycle attacked a pickup truck carrying seven students to Rueso Kindergarten school in Narathiwat's Rueso district and killed the driver in full view of the horrified students on Thursday morning, police said.

Receptionist drugged, hotel robbed in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 17 January 2013, 11:11AM

PHUKET: Police are looking for a foreigner who drugged the receptionist at the Karon Place Hotel, Phuket, on Monday (January 14) and then robbed the safety deposit boxes behind the counter.

Australian teen blinded by Bali cocktail warns others

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 16 January 2013, 06:12PM

BALI: A 17-year-old Australian tourist blinded by a cocktail in Bali is warning others to watch out for nightclubs on the island that lure backpackers with cheap drinks.

Phuket hospital urgently need O-neg blood

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 16 January 2013, 05:21PM

PHUKET: Type-O Rhesus-negative blood is urgently required at Vachira Phuket Hospital for a foreign man who is in serious condition and must have urgent heart surgery.

Central Festival Phuket announce B10bn expansion

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 16 January 2013, 05:12PM

PHUKET: Central Retail Corporation (CRC), the country's leading retail operator, will spend over 10 billion baht to develop a new luxury lifestyle complex in Phuket.

Dead baby found dumped at Phuket trash site

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 16 January 2013, 05:12PM

PHUKET: Police are investigating the death of a newborn baby girl, after she was found at 10am this morning (January 16), dumped in a black bag.

Aussie outlaw Ned Kelly to be buried beside mother

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 16 January 2013, 05:10PM

AUSTRALIA: Legendary Australian outlaw Ned Kelly will finally be laid to rest beside his mother in line with his final wishes at a plot not far from the site of his last stand, his family said Wednesday.

Second Khmer Rouge suspect hospitalised in Cambodia

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 16 January 2013, 05:10PM

CAMBODIA: Former Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan was admitted to hospital in Cambodia on Wednesday, a court official said, becoming the second ageing war crimes suspect taken ill within days.

Japan PM heads to SE Asia on first overseas tour

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 16 January 2013, 05:05PM

JAPAN: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday left for Southeast Asia on his first overseas trip since winning power, seeking to shore up relationships as a counterweight to an increasingly confident China.

Malaysia rated top Muslim-friendly holiday destination

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 16 January 2013, 05:04PM

SINGAPORE: Malaysia has been rated the world's top Muslim-friendly holiday destination in a survey released Wednesday that listed Egypt, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Singapore as runners-up.

Swiss man, 87, drowns in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 16 January 2013, 11:15AM

PHUKET: The waters of Patong Bay claimed another life yesterday when an 87-year-old Swiss citizen was found drowned in front of Loma Park in Phuket.

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