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MYANMAR: Unlike most Southeast Asian cities, Myanmar’s former capital of Yangon is remarkably free of whining motorcycles and scooters _ thanks to a gang of thugs and a high-profile case of road rage. The ban was introduced a decade ago when a motorcycle gang known as the Scorpions, made up of young men from families of the elite and which had affiliations with the grandsons of the late dictator Ne Win, ventured near the motor convoy of Vice-Senior General Maung Aye in Yangon.

Sunday 6 January 2013, 11:49AM

Ladyboy thief arrested in Pattaya

PATTAYA: A ladyboy looking to raise funds so he could undergo a silicon breast implant procedure who allegedly drugged and robbed millions of baht from a Russian resident in Pattaya has now been arrested.

Saturday 5 January 2013, 02:59PM

Govt warns against defying ICJ ruling

THAILAND: Thais should be wary of the consequences if they want to defy the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on the Preah Vihear temple, the Foreign Ministry warned Friday.

Saturday 5 January 2013, 02:51PM

Drug-fuelled gunman kills seven in Philippines

KAWIT, PHILIPPINES: A gunman with a semi-automatic pistol killed seven people and wounded 11 others during a drug-fuelled rampage in a slum near the Philippine capital on Friday, authorities said.

Friday 4 January 2013, 10:26PM

Phuket seeks B670m for garbage problems

PHUKET: Island authorities are to apply to Bangkok for massive spending to keep up with the increasing amount of garbage on the island.

Friday 4 January 2013, 06:49PM

Phuket V/Gov inspects mangrove ‘encroachment’

PHUKET: Officials led by Vice-Governor Somkiat Sangkhaosutthirak yesterday (January 3) went to inspect land on the banks of Klong Mudong, Chalong, after complaints of illegal land encroachment in the mangrove forest.

Friday 4 January 2013, 05:29PM

Rawai fish pirate arrested

PHUKET: A Rawai man was arrested yesterday evening (January 3) in possession of 349 exotic fish and 117 pieces of live coral, all taken from the wild.

Friday 4 January 2013, 04:18PM

Car dream may be nightmare

BANGKOK: Some 1.3 million new cars from the first-time car buyer scheme will be roving the streets in 2013.

Friday 4 January 2013, 02:23PM

'Don't Be Evil': US slams planned North Korea visit by Google boss

The United States on Thursday criticized a planned visit to North Korea by Google chairman Eric Schmidt, calling it ill-timed in the wake of Pyongyang’s widely condemned rocket launch last month.

Friday 4 January 2013, 11:41AM

Mobile calls capped at B0.99 a minute

PHUKET: The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has capped domestic mobile phone call charges at 99 satang per minute with effect from Tuesday (January 1).

Thursday 3 January 2013, 05:39PM

The Big List: 2012 in Weird News

Phuket News / Weird World

Thursday 3 January 2013, 05:17PM

The Mayan Prophecy was a weird hit in 2012, despite the lack of any rational explanation for the ‘end of the world’. Here we take a second look at some of this year’s other odd moments.

Cabbies say 'no' to service refusal

BANGKOK: More than 2,000 taxi drivers in Bangkok have pledged not to refuse service to passengers by choosing who to take or where to go.

Thursday 3 January 2013, 05:16PM

‘Alien’ skulls unearthed in ancient graveyard

Phuket News / Weird World

Thursday 3 January 2013, 05:14PM

WEIRD WORLD: Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered a cache of ancient human skulls warped into strange, alien-like shapes.

Apocalypse, Not

Phuket News / Weird World

Thursday 3 January 2013, 05:11PM

WEIRD WORLD: The world failed to end on December 21, 2102, contrary to a popular prediction. The prospect that a group of Mayan priests more than a thousand years ago had the inside dope on the apocalypse was clearly total nonsense, but the idea still enthralled thousands of people around the world.

Nine die during Seven Days of Danger

PHUKET: This year’s drive for New Year road safety ended with mixed results – the total number of accidents dropped to a third of the number in 2011-2012, as did the number of people injures. But the number of deaths rose, from six a year ago to nine.

Thursday 3 January 2013, 04:44PM

Phuket electricity bills to go up

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has increased the fuel tariff rate (FT) on electricity, which will result in higher power bills from this month on.

Thursday 3 January 2013, 04:15PM

Dane fined for false attack report

PHUKET: A 19-year-old Dane, Morten Budtz Berthelsen, was today sentenced to six months in jail, suspended for two years, and fined B500 for making a false report to Kamala police, in which he said he was attacked and robbed by a Thai gang at Kamala Beach.

Thursday 3 January 2013, 03:46PM

Britain warns tourists about Thai violence

The British Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), the country’s foreign ministry yesterday (January 2) updated its online travel advisory with a strong warning over the possibility of criminal violence against tourists in Thailand, particularly on Koh Samui and neighbouring Koh Pha Ngan.

Thursday 3 January 2013, 02:46PM

Myanmar air strikes hit Kachin rebel base [VIDEO]

KACHIN STATE: Myanmar’s military is using air strikes against Kachin rebels in the north of the country, in an escalation of a conflict that has raised doubts over the country’s reform drive.

Thursday 3 January 2013, 10:16AM

Thai arrested over death of Briton at New Year party