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Weird World News: What the public just can’t handle: penguin sex, F-bombs and root foods
PHUKET: This week’s “Weird World News Round-up” is dedicated to those things deemed unseemly for the public, but have still wiggled into international headlines. The 100-year-old record of horrid penguin sex antics that was snuffed out before going to the public press has resurfaced; in parts of the US, laws are issued on public cursing; and it turns out root…
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Phuket Gazette: Gender inequality; Public debt; 4 Forbes’ heroes
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Gender inequality still a problem among police cadets, say female students Phuket Gazette / The Nation PHUKET: The Royal Police Cadet School is proud of a recent workshop it conducted on ending violence against women in the community. However, in practice, its female students still experience…
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Weird World News: Miracles of miracles, wonders of wonders, news knows no bounds
PHUKET: This week’s Weird World News roundup is dedicated to two near-miracles and one bona fide one that might just make you cringe, as a dead cat takes wing, Beiber fever empowers a young girl to defy medical odds, and a boy wakes up for a glass of water at his own funeral and then is pronounced dead – again,…
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Man makes doggy treat from neighbor’s ‘best friend’
PHUKET: A Lampang man is being prosecuted for theft after stealing a neighbor’s dog, killing it, filleting it and eating it as a beer snack. Sawat Ariyakhruea, 49, told police he stole and ate “Khero”, a Viking-breed dog belonging to Chamnian Srimuang, 45, because he “thought it was a stray”. He said he used Khero to make nuea daet diao,…
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Phuket Queer News: Indecent proposal turns deadly
PHUKET: A man in Khon Kaen was kicked to death by his best friend after making an indecent proposal regarding his wife. On the evening of March 27, Suraphon Rattalat, 53, went to the home of 39-year-old Sathit Phonsee in Nongko subdistrict. The pair, good friends for seven years, had planned a drinking session. After becoming quite drunk, Mr Suraphon…
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Pampered pooch feeds on woman’s breasts
PHUKET: A woman in Lampang province hit the headlines after it emerged she was breastfeeding her pet poodle. Amphawan Bunyarak, 42, told reporters she had breastfed her two-year-old dog “Makrood”, whose name means “Kaffir Lime”, every day since he was born. The animal-crazy woman’s house in Sala subdistrict is full of creatures, including chickens, geese, cats, dogs and birds. She…
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Weird World News: Packing and products from a “pickle’ to poo
PHUKET: This week’s Weird World News roundup is about putting your product out there, whether it’s a poop machine in Australia, aged hardwood lubricant in the United States or a man’s pickle packaged in a mankini for the Olympics. Smells like ‘modern art’ Those who thought Marcel Duchamp’s urinal art was pushing the limits, hold your nose because Australia’s most…
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Weird World News: When punishment takes an unusual route
PHUKET: This week’s Weird World News roundup shatters the foundations laid out by many great nations that claim “cruel and unusual punishments [shall not be] inflicted”, as a hometown speedster has his car turned into a tree house, a horror film clown threatens your child (by request) and a suicide-kit saleswoman’s business gets smothered with a mere US$1,000 fine after…
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Weird World News: Trinity of time teams up for postmortem sex, kebabs and asteroid mining
PHUKET: This week’s Weird World News round-up is dedicated to the trinity of time: past, present and future. Postmortem sex-laws in Egypt , a stab victim stemming a wound with a kebab and billionaires funding asteroid mining projects all made headlines this week. Passed away, Egypt plans “Farewell Intercourse Law” RUMORS that Egyptian husbands will soon be legally allowed to…
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Thailand News: Ultralight aircraft to land on river as offering to Thai King
PHUKET: Four Thailand made single-engine aircraft will soon land on the Chao Phraya River in downtown Bangkok as an offering to His Majesty the King if a Royal Thai Navy (RTN) plan is brought to fruition. The navy team is hoping to present the experimental two-seat amphibians to the much-loved monarch who has been undergoing treatment in hospital. Vice Admiral…
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Weird World News: Pushing buttons for strip searches, sharks and instant drama
PHUKET: This week’s Weird World News Round-up hits the “press” as button pushers get dramatic outcomes. Pushed too far, one man initiates his own airport strip search, a “shark-whisper” taps great whites sharks on the nose, and a “drama button” in the middle of your average Flemish square all made headlines this week. ‘Harassed’ man strips down to protest airport…
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Weird World News: Serving surf ‘n’ turf – from love to six feet under
PHUKET: This week’s Weird World News round-up serves up an awkward and dangerous mix of surf ‘n’ turf, taking you from cheap love, to a fishy and possibly untimely death and finally wrapping you up like a filet mignon and burying you. Japanese chefs balloon up over new blowfish laws A NEW law coming into affect in October is cutting…
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Weird World News: When love is just not enough
PHUKET: Three sad tales of love gone horribly wrong blot this week’s Weird World news line-up, from a husband who shot his wife and dogs over a poop row, to a man who divorced his wife because she’s “annoying”, to a jealous boyfriend who killed his lover over her cyber affair. Husband shoots wife over dog poop row A TEXAS…
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Phuket Gazette: Thailand news round-up
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community ‘Powerful figure’ implicated in scandal over stolen cold pills Phuket Gazette / The Nation PHUKET: At least one very powerful figure has been implicated in the embezzlement of pills containing pseudoephedrine from state hospitals, the public health minister’s adviser, Pasit Sakdanarong, said yesterday. An investigation has…
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Phuket Gazette: 22 busted in scam; 4 Thais to be released; BT6,500 each to party
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community 22 held in scam Phuket Gazette / The Nation PHUKET: A gang that operated a fake call center and lured foreigners into transferring money into its bank accounts was busted yesterday. The gang was based in Thailand’s Nonthaburi province. All 22 suspects arrested were either Chinese…
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Phuket Gazette: 10 dead, 52 hurt in just 2 road accidents; Speeders to be fined
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Ten killed and 52 injured in Two upcountry smash-ups Phuket Gazette / The Nation PHUKET: In a black day on Thai roads yesterday, 10 people died and 52 were hurt, many seriously, in just two multi-car pile-ups. The first accident involved 18 cars on Mittaparb Road…
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Big-headed driver gets away with it
A MAN in Ang Thong province recently got a pass from the police when he was stopped on his motorcycle for not wearing a helmet – and there were no bribes involved. Sombat Chiangkham, 37, told amused officers his head was too big to fit into a helmet. After taking the top-heavy gentlemen to their station and making him try…
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Weird World News: Woman pee addict spills story, North Korea loves triplets and vasectomy doctor serves slices
PHUKET: This week’s Weird World News round-up takes aim at people ingesting and breeding in the name of addiction, state approval and for the promise of pizza. Woman addicted to drinking own pee A 53-year-old Colorado woman has been addicted to drinking her own urine for the past four years, it emerged this past week. Photos of the woman –…
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Phuket Gazette: Ceremony rehearsal
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Ceremony rehearsal PHUKET (The Nation): Soliders marched during the second major rehearsal yesterday of the cremation of HRH Princess Bejaratana Rajasuda at Sanam Luang on April 9. The Maha Pichai Ratcharot chariot will carry the royal urn. Princess Bejaratana, the only child of King Rama VI,…
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Phuket Gazette: Google Street View launched for Phuket
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Google Street View launched for Phuket PHUKET (The Nation): Six months after starting work on the project, Google Thailand yesterday officially launched the ‘Google Street View’ service in the Kingdom – the second country in Southeast Asia in which it is available, following Singapore. Street view…
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Phuket Gazette: Early execution of drug convicts
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Chalerm pushes for early execution of drug convicts PHUKET (The Nation): Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm today vowed to push for law amendments to have drug convicts executed 15 days after the Appeal Court’s verdict upholds the death sentence. He said he would propose an amendment to…
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Phuket Gazette: Drug-crime busters accused of possessing drugs
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Drug-crime busters accused of possessing drugs PHUKET (The Nation): Four drug-crime busters were arrested by fellow police after they allegedly made an arrest and seized drugs, but failed to report them to a supervisor, let the suspect go and kept the drugs, city police chief Pol…
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Phuket Gazette: Thailand welcomes Burma’s decision to have international observers
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Thailand welcomes Burma’s decision to have international observersPHUKET (The Nation): Thailand has welcomed the Burmese government’s invitations for international representatives as observers for the parliamentary by-election on April 1. Thai Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said that the move demonstrates Burma’s efforts to promote credibility of the upcoming…
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Phuket Gazette: Eco-news for Thailand includes bad news for polluters
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Suzuki launches Thailand-made eco car PHUKET (The Nation): Suzuki Motor (Thailand) yesterday launched a new version of its Swift compact model under a Thai government program to promote local manufacture of fuel-efficient vehicles. Suzuki Motor Corp’s Executive Vice President Toshi Hiro said three versions of the…
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Phuket Gazette: Probe into Rangers’ ops; Sonthi faces tough question; Reconciliation
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Rangers’ operations lawful: probe PHUKET (The Nation): The investigation into the shooting of a pickup in Pattani in January by Army paramilitary rangers, which left four villagers dead, has found the operation was lawful under the rules of combat engagement and called for compensation to all…
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Phuket Gazette: Canadian Prime Minister to visit Thailand
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Canadian PM to arrive in Thailand tomorrow PHUKET (The Nation): Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will pay an official three-day visit to Thailand, starting tomorrow, at the invitation of his Thai counterpart to strengthen bilateral relations. The visit will mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment…
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Phuket Gazette: John Barnes to wing his way to Thailand
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Liverpool’s John Barnes set to light up Thailand sixes PHUKET (The Nation): Miss the trademark dribbling of former England international John Barnes? You could witness it at close quarters when the ex-Liverpool winger showcases some of his old tricks at the Standard Chartered EPL Masters Football…
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Phuket Gazette: Thailand business round-up
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Tesco Lotus property fund enjoys robust rise on market debut PHUKET (The Nation): Ek-Chai Distribution System, controlled by Britain’s largest retailer Tesco, this month raised Bt18.4 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) of the fund. It sold shares at Bt10.40 each. The Thai property fund…
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Possessed former security guard has fatal fall
PHUKET: A former security guard fell 10 floors to his death from his home and former workplace after claiming he was being haunted and possessed by ghosts. Khathayut Sukkhlum, 36, was fired from his job at the Sinsetthee Resident Town 1 building in the Hua Mark area of Bangkok about three months prior to his death. His broken body was…
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Weird World News: Young Guns set fire to castle, plunge down trash chute and take walk of shame
PHUKET: We were all young, free and stupid once. Let’s not forget that when we cast judgment on this trio of troublesome Young Guns who made the cut in this week’s Weird World News.Smoking is bad for castlesTWO Slovak boys are suspected of setting flame to a 14th century Gothic castle in Bratislava this week. Police believe the pair were…
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