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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.

Samui, Phangan still without power

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 5 December 2012, 05:14PM

SAMUI: Thousands of homes and businesses on Samui and Phangan islands in Surat Thani province were still without electricity for the second day today (December 5) after an underwater power cable ruptured on Tuesday. Tourists were rushing to leave the islands.

Phuket murder suspect arrested in Bangkok

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 5 December 2012, 04:20PM

PHUKET: The prime suspect in the murder of Hungarian Peter Reisz has been arrested in Bangkok.

HotelTravel comes home to Phuket

Phuket News / Business

Wednesday 5 December 2012, 04:10PM

PHUKET: After 13 years, HotelTravel.Com (HT) is finally coming home to Phuket.

World's tallest woman dies in China: authorities

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 5 December 2012, 03:52PM

CHINA: A Chinese woman who was certified as the tallest in the world has died, an official from her hometown said Wednesday.

Japan woman arrested over 160 dogs living in own waste

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 5 December 2012, 03:51PM

JAPAN: A woman who kept 160 starving dogs in her house among tonnes of their own waste has been arrested by Japanese police, an official said Wednesday.

Cannibalism fears as Russians lost in wilderness found alone

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 5 December 2012, 03:32PM

RUSSIA: Russian investigators have opened a murder case after two fishermen were rescued following three months lost in a remote Far East forest amid fears the pair could have eaten a companion to stay alive, officials said Wednesday.

238 dead, hundreds missing in Philippines typhoon

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 5 December 2012, 03:31PM

PHILIPPINES: The death toll from a typhoon that ravaged the Philippines jumped to 238 Wednesday with hundreds missing, as rescuers battled to reach areas cut off by floods and mudslides, officials said.

Nepalese prince in more trouble

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 5 December 2012, 01:55PM

PHUKET: Nepal’s ex-Crown Prince Paras Shah, was ordered by the Phuket Court on Monday (December 3) to report for a month’s drug rehibilitation treatment at Bang Jo Prison after being found guilty of possession of marijuana.

New Phuket police stations open tomorrow

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 5 December 2012, 12:06PM

PHUKET: Two new full police stations will open tomorrow (December 6) in Phuket, in Wichit and in Karon. Each of the new police stations will have a complement of 60 officers.

Friends rally to save cancer-stricken Phuket expat

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 5 December 2012, 11:47AM

PHUKET: Friends of well known Phuket expat Kevin Ashby are rallying together to help raise funds after he was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer this week.

Australian Samui crash case reopened

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 5 December 2012, 11:06AM

THAILAND: Negative press in Australia over the way the motorbike crash which killed Australian woman Nicole Fitzsimons was handled has resulted in the case being reopened, and the chief of the relevant Samui police station being transferred elsewhere.

Second suspect named in Hungarian murder

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 5 December 2012, 10:37AM

PHUKET: Police have named a second man they believe was involved in the murder of Hungarian Peter Reisz on November 24.

Krung Thai Bank system back online

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 4 December 2012, 10:36PM

UPDATE: After five worrying hours for depositors unable to get at their money, the KrungThai Bank electronic system, which controls ATMs, online banking, bank hall transactions and credit and debit card transactions, which fell over today, is now back online. All services are working.

Phuket student in Supermodel finals

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 4 December 2012, 06:14PM

PHUKET: Seventeen-year-old Phuket student Chutimon “Chumpoo” Prasanwan has made it into the finals of the Thai Supermodel 2012 contest, which will air on Thai Channel 7 TV on Thursday December 17.

Thai queen too weak to attend king's birthday: palace

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 4 December 2012, 06:04PM

THAILAND: Thailand's queen will not attend a rare address by King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok as part of official celebrations for his 85th birthday because of poor health, the Royal Household Bureau said Tuesday.

Hungarian’s killer ‘still in Thailand’

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 4 December 2012, 05:59PM

PHUKET: Phuket’s police chief has revealed more details about the murder of Hungarian Peter Reisz last week.

Krung Thai electronic system crashes nationwide

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 4 December 2012, 05:40PM

PHUKET: The Krung Thai Bank’s electronic banking system appears to have crashed about two hours ago, with the country’s 8,000 ATMs across the country not working, and online banking not available.

Thailand ‘must drop cheap labour mindset’

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 4 December 2012, 05:27PM

THAILAND: With labour short ages continually in the spotlight, and the government’s firm commitment to the B300 day wage, Thailand has been warned that it cannot continue to rely on cheap labour to attract investment and make low-cost goods for export.

Labour shortage ‘is pushing up’ prices of condos

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 4 December 2012, 05:26PM

THAILAND: Prices for Bangkok condominiums are rising as a shortage of construction workers puts a brake on development, says property consultant Colliers International Thailand.

Phuket’s territorial taxis ‘getting worse’

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 4 December 2012, 04:45PM

PHUKET: Black taxis may now have been turned into green ones by the government, but the problem of taxi drivers in general defending their territories either by extorting “taxes” from outsiders or simply threatening them with violence has not gone away.

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