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THE BIG LIST: The wonders of modern medical science have been achieved at the experimental cost of many treatments that didn’t work out as intended. Here are a few of the stranger medical procedures that have been prescribed in the past for various ailments. Trust me, I’m a doctor.

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 09:49AM

Australia bushfires rage in 'catastrophic' conditions

AUSTRALIA: Bushfires raged across Australia's most populous state Tuesday, fanned by intense heat and high winds in "catastrophic" conditions that have put thousands of firefighters on high alert.

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 09:48AM

Englishman speaks only Welsh after stroke

WERID WORLD: After a brain injury caused by a serious stroke, 81-year old Englishman Alun Morgan forgot his native tongue and could speak only Welsh, a language he thought he had never learned.

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 09:46AM

Japanese man sets new record for old age

WEIRD WORLD: Until a few weeks ago, 115-year-old Jiroemon Kimura was merely the world’s oldest man – now he’s added two more titles to his belt.

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 09:45AM

Man saved by shot of alcohol to the heart

WEIRD WORLD: As doctors warned of the dangers of over-indulging in booze this festive season, a British man has the demon drink to thank for his survival – after medics attempted a radical treatment to shock his ailing heart back to life.

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 09:44AM

Thailand to extradite hacker wanted by the FBI

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Monday 7 January 2013, 06:24PM

BANGKOK: An Algerian computer hacker wanted by the FBI for allegedly stealing millions of dollars from American banks to fund a lavish lifestyle has been arrested in Bangkok, Thai police said Monday.

Was the Phuket Sydictive megaparty worth it in the end?

Phuket News / Features

Monday 7 January 2013, 05:44PM

PHUKET: The Sydictive New Year’s megaparty finally happened. But was it all worth it? Alasdair Forbes and Nattha Thepbamrung analyse the event in its aftermath.

Myanmar gets steamed up by sex education magazine

MYANMAR: With its glossy pages of pouting models and racy romance tips, Myanmar's first sex education magazine has got the usually demure nation hot under the collar as it cashes in on new-found cultural freedom.

Monday 7 January 2013, 03:44PM

2012 deadliest year in Karachi for two decades

PAKISTAN: Pakistan's financial hub Karachi saw its deadliest year in two decades in 2012, with around 2,000 people killed in violence linked to ethnic and political tensions, raising fears for elections due this year.

Monday 7 January 2013, 03:21PM

Australia bracing for 'worst ever' fire danger

AUSTRALIA: Australians were bracing Monday for what officials warned could be the worst fire danger day ever seen, as police searched for some 100 people still missing in ravaged Tasmania.

Monday 7 January 2013, 03:20PM

Putin visits convent for Russian Orthodox Christmas

Phuket News / World

Monday 7 January 2013, 03:19PM

RUSSIA: Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a convent as millions of Russians celebrated Orthodox Christmas overnight from Sunday, lighting candles at midnight services as church bells chimed.

Protesters gather at China newspaper in censorship row

CHINA: Protestors gathered Monday at the offices of a Chinese newspaper at the centre of a censorship row, in a rare public demonstration in support of media freedom in the country.

Monday 7 January 2013, 03:19PM

Delhi gang-rape suspects to appear in court

INDIA: Five men charged with the brutal gang-rape and murder of a student in New Delhi were set to appear in court Monday for the first time amid a heavy police presence and calls for them to be hanged.

Monday 7 January 2013, 03:18PM

Kasikornbank robbed again in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 7 January 2013, 03:04PM

PHUKET: The Kasikornbank branch at the Tesco-Lotus mini-mall on Chao Fa East Rd, Phuket, was robbed again early this afternoon (January 7) by a gun-toting man who walked off with B260,000.

Second small airline hit by red tape

BANGKOK: Hundreds of people lured by cheap tickets offered by Thai Regional Airlines (TRA) have been left in limbo after the carrier’s launch of regular services last week was aborted because the airline did not have an operating licence.

Monday 7 January 2013, 02:24PM

Mid-range property market 'poised to come back'

PHUKET: The mid-range property market, which all over the world fell into a big hole following the 2008 global financial crisis, will come back in Thailand, predicts Nigel Cornick, former CEO of Raimon Land and now boss of new Pattaya-based development company Kingdom Property.

Monday 7 January 2013, 02:20PM

2012 ‘a golden year’ for tourism

BANGKOK: Inbound tourists to Thailand hit a record of almost 22 million people this year, generating at least B900 billion, a prominent Thai tourism industry leader said this week.

Monday 7 January 2013, 02:15PM

AoT told to speed up Phuket airport expansion