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PHUKET: Former Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) director Damrong “The Demolisher” Pidech will launch his own political party to continue on his legacy after the Government dropped his encroachment probe.

Friday 30 November 2012, 05:58PM

Feast of entertainment for Phuket Festival

PHUKET: Patong Municipality has announced the programme for the annual Phuket Carnival, staged to mark the official opening of the tourist high season.

Friday 30 November 2012, 05:39PM

Man flies balloon house

PHUKET: A 38-year-old American cluster balloonist strapped 365 helium balloons onto a house, and floated the structure into the sky last week.

Friday 30 November 2012, 05:34PM

Big List: Sports collectibles

PHUKET: False teeth and jock straps. And did anybody order some chewed gum? Let’s face it, sports makes people just a little nuts. Let’s celebrate the nuttiest of them all.

Friday 30 November 2012, 05:33PM

Grandfather models women’s clothes, photos go viral

PHUKET: Modelling can be for anyone, age and gender be damned.

Friday 30 November 2012, 05:31PM

Joke pregnancy test leads to cancer discovery

PHUKET: Users of the popular social news website Reddit helped a young man diagnose his testicular cancer after he posted a humorous comic poking fun at his positive pregnancy test.

Friday 30 November 2012, 05:27PM

Big List: Fearless protesters

PHUKET: A protester’s life is not easy, especially when the government says you cannot play with feces around royalty. There is still hope though, if you take your cue from some of the most fearless protesters ever.

Friday 30 November 2012, 05:25PM

Big List: End of the world predictions

The Mayan calendar ends on December 21, 2012, prompting many to call it the end of the world. We thought it best to look back on how wrong we’ve been in the past – many, many times before.

Friday 30 November 2012, 05:20PM

Big List: Full Stomachs

PHUKET: We can supply produce for a whole restaurant with what can be found inside stomachs around the world, even the chef! The X-rays of the following people are talked about constantly at hospital Christmas parties. To the doctors playing stomach detectives: we salute you.

Friday 30 November 2012, 05:15PM

Police yet to charge Phuket driver

PHUKET: Chalong Police confirmed today they have yet to charge the driver of the Pegas Tours Toyota Commuter minibus, which was involved in the crash yesterday (November 29) that killed nine-year-old British International School student Kurrannee “Wan” Lattuada-Lancini.

Friday 30 November 2012, 05:15PM

Thai hotel brews up elephant dung coffee

PHUKET: Thailand could be the new “it” destination for coffee lovers after a blend made from elephant dung was put on sale by an upmarket hotel chain.

Friday 30 November 2012, 05:12PM

Big List Nobel: Prize Facts

PHUKET: Since the first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901, dozens of exceptional discoveries and people have been commended. Still, in about 111 years the honour has seen their fair share of crazies and controversy.

Friday 30 November 2012, 05:10PM

Big List: Weird records

PHUKET: Record books are littered with grand achievements that sometimes touch on the bizarre. Let’s pry that weird book open.

Friday 30 November 2012, 05:04PM

Big List: Odd fests

PHUKET: With Loy Krathong winding down,we’re still in a celebrating kind of mood. Let’s take a look at some other festivals around the world that catch our eye. No body piercing required.

Friday 30 November 2012, 05:02PM

Mayor’s birthday treat for elderly Phuket woman

PHUKET: Lienhong Ratthanadilok, 85, received a surprise birthday visit yesterday (November 29) from the Mayor of Chalong, accompanied by members of his Chalong Care Project.

Friday 30 November 2012, 04:53PM

'Time running out' for Kiribati as seas rise: president

Phuket News / Asia

Friday 30 November 2012, 02:30PM

NEW ZEALAND: The low-lying Pacific nation of Kiribati is running out of time on climate change as seas rise, and is drafting plans including mass relocation of its people while the world procrastinates on the issue, the country's leader says.

A month after superstorm Sandy, suffering lingers

US: A month after historic megastorm Sandy tore through his beachside neighborhood in New York's Rockaways, Gary Hamilton still has no electricity, heating or hot water.

Friday 30 November 2012, 02:27PM

WikiLeaks suspect tells court of his despair in 'cage'

US: WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning admitted to falling apart during his detention and contemplating suicide, as he took the stand for the first time at a pre-trial hearing on Thursday.

Friday 30 November 2012, 02:27PM

Strauss-Kahn may settle with sex 'assault' maid: reports

US: Disgraced former IMF chief and would-be French president Dominique Strauss-Kahn will settle out of court with a Manhattan maid who accused him of sexual assault, ending a sordid 18-month legal saga, reports say.

Friday 30 November 2012, 02:26PM

Australia beaches reopen after red algal bloom