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PHUKET: A reward has been offered to anyone who can provide information relating to the location of 57-year-old Mexican woman, Mejia Asseneth, the alleged mastermind behind Monday’s jewellery heist in Phuket.

Thursday 17 May 2012, 05:13PM

Greece prepares for second poll in less than two months

Debt-stricken Greece must prepare for its second elections in less than two months after failing to form a government, exacerbating the eurozone crisis which France and Germany vowed to resolve.

Thursday 17 May 2012, 03:12PM

High-rolling Brooks couple at centre of hacking storm

Rebekah Brooks, one of Rupert Murdoch’s closest confidantes, and her horse trainer husband Charlie are a high-society couple who are part of British Prime Minister David Cameron’s social circle.

Thursday 17 May 2012, 03:11PM

Knowledge is a powerful tool

A Thai Ranger stands guard as a Muslim woman takes her children to school on a motorcycle on the first day of the school year in the southern province of Narathiwat on May 14, 2012.

Thursday 17 May 2012, 03:08PM

Myanmar to celebrate first gay pride event

Myanmar will hold its first ever gay pride celebrations Thursday, organisers said, as social attitudes liberalise in tandem with political reforms in the formerly army-ruled nation.

Thursday 17 May 2012, 02:48PM

Changing times: The secret history of Phuket Town's Clock Tower Circle

Phuket News / Features

Thursday 17 May 2012, 10:51AM

PHUKET: About 10 years ago, an old man in his late 70s named Kim would appear at the Clock Tower Circle, in the centre of Phuket Town, around 5pm most days.

HIV may afflict almost half Asia-Pacific transgenders: UN

Nearly half of transgender people in the Asia-Pacific region could have HIV as poor healthcare and high-risk lifestyles push infection rates to "critical levels", a UN report said Thursday.

Thursday 17 May 2012, 08:49AM

Asia helps drive Facebook's 1-billion goal

As Facebook nears saturation levels in some Western countries, Asian users are helping drive the social-networking leader's march on the 1-billion-user milestone and beyond.

Thursday 17 May 2012, 08:48AM

Frozen tiger parts among Bangkok wildlife haul

Thai police on Wednesday discovered the frozen body parts of several tigers and other big cats thought to be destined for buyers in Vietnam and China in a raid on a suburban Bangkok house.

Thursday 17 May 2012, 08:46AM

Phuket mini-mart owners urged to install cameras

PHUKET: Phuket Police met with representatives from several mini-marts on Monday (May 14) to request that they install CCTV cameras, after several were robbed in recent months.

Wednesday 16 May 2012, 04:13PM

B6m cocaine haul inside Phuket parcel

PHUKET: Thalang Police have arrested two Phuket women on drug related charges after being given a tipoff from Bangkok police about a delivery of cocaine totalling B6 million, which was expected to arrive by mail.

Wednesday 16 May 2012, 03:33PM

AirAsia benefits for Phuket officials

PHUKET: AirAsia representatives met Phuket Vice Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada yesterday (May 15) to offer special services for government officials.

Wednesday 16 May 2012, 11:50AM

Heavy rain warning issued

PHUKET: The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) has issued a weather warning this morning (May 16).

Wednesday 16 May 2012, 11:44AM

Jewellery heist 'mastermind' still on run

PHUKET: After a series of rumours and false reports, police have confirmed they have arrested three foreigners over yesterday’s B30 million jewellery robbery gang, while another remains on the run.

Tuesday 15 May 2012, 06:14PM

Phuket's Rawai Mayor reelected

PHUKET: Aroon Solos has been reelected the Mayor of Rawai Municipality following an election on Sunday (May 13).

Tuesday 15 May 2012, 04:46PM

Nepal plane crash kills 15, six survive: police

A small plane crashed near a treacherous high-altitude airport in northern Nepal on Monday, killing 15 people while six others miraculously survived, police said.

Monday 14 May 2012, 09:10PM

Roadside bomb injures 17 in Pattani

Seventeen people including 10 women paramilitary troops and a civilian were injured in a roadside bombing in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south, local police said Monday. The blast targeted Thai security personnel on their way back from guard duties at an annual fair in Pattani town just after midnight. The device, which was concealed in a gas canister, was detonated when the military vehicle stopped at traffic lights, injuring 15 troops and a security volunteer. A local man travelling in a pick-up truck was also hurt. Police said none of the victims were seriously injured. A shadowy insurgency, without clearly stated aims, has raged in Thailand's three southernmost provinces -- Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala -- since 2004. Near-daily bomb or gun attacks have targeted both soldiers and civilians, Buddhists and Muslims, and have claimed more than 5,000 lives in eight years. A state of emergency is in force in the worst-affected parts of the region, which rights campaigners say in effect gives the tens of thousands of military troops based in the area legal immunity and fuels rights abuses.

Monday 14 May 2012, 04:58PM

Four options for Chalong-Patong road

PHUKET: Four possible routes for the new Chalong-Patong road have been proposed during a public meeting at the Phuket Merlin Hotel on Thursday (May 10).

Monday 14 May 2012, 04:03PM

Four arrested, one on the run after B30m heist