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BANGKOK: Two decades after the end of the Soviet Union's military influence in Indochina, Russia has emerged as a country with growing potential for Thailand and its neighbours to reap the benefits of its rising spending power.

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 10:20PM

Tourist cop charged with murder after Phuket shootout

PHUKET: Tourist police officer, Sen Sgt Maj Pinchai Piyadilok, was today (March 20) charged with two counts of murder and one of attempted murder after two people were shot dead and another seriously injured in a shootout earlier in the day.

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 06:49PM

Could New York hold record for pot possession arrests?

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Wednesday 20 March 2013, 06:17PM

NEW YORK: Could New York hold the record for most pot possession arrests? A new report out Tuesday said police there spent about a million hours taking offenders into custody between 2002 and 2012.

Australian leadership speculation mounts

SYDNEY: Speculation intensified Wednesday that Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard could be toppled by her party within days, with one report saying ex-leader Kevin Rudd was five votes from victory.

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 06:14PM

Anti-whalers return to Australia claiming win over Japan

SYDNEY: The Sea Shepherd anti-whaling fleet docked in Australia Wednesday claiming victory over Japan, as the activist group urged Canberra to grant fugitive founder Paul Watson free passage into the country.

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 06:12PM

Kidnap attempt on Chechen dissident in Austria: report

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Wednesday 20 March 2013, 06:09PM

VIENNA: Five men with fake police IDs tried last week to kidnap a former Chechen minister in Austria who has fallen out with the Russian republic's strongman leader, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

Obama on first trip to Israel as US president

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Wednesday 20 March 2013, 06:08PM

TEL AVIV: Barack Obama landed in Israel on Wednesday for the first time as US president, on a mission to ease past tensions with his hosts but facing scepticism about his plans to thwart Iran's nuclear threat.

Suspects deny harassing British tourist in India: lawyer

AGRA: Two men appeared in an Indian court Wednesday accused of harassing a British tourist who jumped off her hotel balcony fearing a sex attack, with their lawyer saying they denied the charges.

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 06:07PM

Phuket work permit crackdown starts April 14

PHUKET: Stringent checks on work permits, focusing on Russian, Nepali and Vietnamese people, in Kathu District will begin on April 14, Vice-Governor Somkiet Sangkhaosuthirak and Kathu District Officer Veera Keudsirimonkon announced yesterday (March 19) in a conference at Provincial Hall.

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 05:45PM

PHUKET: Archara Khanchanakub, co-owner of popular Cherng Talay restaurant The Slug and Lettuce, died in a car crash this morning.

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 05:16PM

Phuket police arrest 25 illegal immigrants in Chalong

PHUKET: Twenty-five illegal immigrants, originally from Sri Lanka, were rounded up this morning in Chalong.

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 01:10PM

Two dead, cop wounded in Phuket shootout

PHUKET: Two people were shot dead and two others, including a member of the Tourist Police, were wounded in a shootout early this morning (March 20) in a boarding house near the local market in Sam Kong, Phuket Town.

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 12:15PM

Thailand to spend $68 bn on transport projects

BANGKOK: Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to spend $68 billion on a high-speed railway and other transportation mega projects to drive the nation's economic development.

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 11:57AM

US top court sides with Thai student in copyright row

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court sided Tuesday with a former Thai student who made $90,000 reselling text books bought abroad and sparked a copyright row with a publisher.

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 11:54AM

British tourist jumps out of Indian hotel window to 'escape being raped'

AGRA: A female British tourist jumped from a second floor hotel window in Agra to escape a potential rape attack, Indian police said yesterday.

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 11:44AM

Krabi tourists warned, beware of monkeys

KRABI: Authorities have put up signs on popular beaches in Krabi province, warning tourists to be wary of ill-behaved, hungry monkeys, a Thai Rath report said on Tuesday.

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 09:29AM

Taxi drivers ‘guarantee’ protest if new Phuket bus service begins

PHUKET: Taxi drivers in Karon have said they “will not allow” the planned new airport bus service to take their jobs, saying they “guarantee” protests if the buses start running.

Tuesday 19 March 2013, 07:54PM

Phuket eatery ordered demolished, owner says ‘Huh?’

PHUKET: Arun Sorot, President of the Rawai OrBorTor has said the owner of the Marine Seafood restaurant, currently under reconstruction on the rocks at the southern end of Nai Harn Beach, has been ordered to demolish the concrete he has laid within 30 days.

Tuesday 19 March 2013, 07:03PM

Phuket cop hits ‘bribe’ woman with defamation complaint

PHUKET: An upright senior officer at the Phuket City police station has laid a complaint of criminal libel against a woman who, it is alleged, claimed he could be bribed to get a convicted felon out of Phuket Provincial Prison.

Tuesday 19 March 2013, 06:54PM

10 held in raid on Phuket ‘ice party’