Crew of plane carrying arms may face death sentence

BANGKOK - The Kazakh and Belarusian crew of a plane caught transporting arms from North Korea may face the death penalty, a Thai paper said Wednesday, citing the police.

Cargo plane loaded with arms from North Korea linked to 2 alleged global weapons traffickers

Plane seized by Thais linked to alleged smugglers

Opium cultivation on the rise in Golden Triangle

BANGKOK - Opium cultivation in South-East Asia rose 11 percent this year as soaring prices in Laos and political instability in Myanmar drew more farmers to the illicit poppy crop, a UN report revealed Monday.

Thailand to charge crew of aircraft carrying weapons

BANGKOK - Thailand will charge five Kazakhstan and Belarus crew members who landed a cargo plane with 35 tonnes of weapons at a Bangkok airport on the weekend, the prime minister said Sunday.

5 foreigners charged with arms smuggling in Thailand after plane from North Korea seized

5 charged after NKorean weapons seized in Thailand

Thai universities nix cross-dressing at graduations

BANGKOK - A council of Thai university presidents has turned down a request from a transvestites’ advocate group to cross-dress at graduation ceremonies as “inappropriate”, media reports said Sunday.

Reports: Tons of weapons seized from plane ex-NKorea, 5 foreigners held at Thai airport

Tons of weapons seized from plane at Thai airport

Pak national with 98 packs of heroine in stomach nabbed in Bangkok

BANGKOK - A Pakistani national has reportedly been arrested by customs officials at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport here with 98 packs of heroine which was concealed inside his stomach.

Oil slides to near $74 a barrel in Asia as Dubai’s financial troubles roil global markets

Oil slides to near $74 as Dubai woes roil markets

Oil slides below $76 a barrel in Asia as Dubai’s financial troubles roil global markets

Oil slides below $76 as Dubai woes roil markets

Thailand arrests 2 men on charges of illegally trading African ivory

2 Thais nabbed on charges of trading African ivory

Ousted Thai PM Thaksin taunts government by rallying followers to neighboring Cambodia

Ousted Thai PM rallies supporters to Cambodia

Cambodia accuses Thai national of spying, intensifying row with its Southeast Asian neighbor

Cambodia accuses Thai national of spying

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia has detained a Thai man for allegedly spying on fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the latest sign of worsening relations between the two neighbors.

Toppled Thai Prime Minister Thaksin arrives in Cambodia, fueling Thai-Cambodian tensions

Toppled Thai leader Thaksin welcomed in Cambodia

Ousted Thai premier arrives in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH/BANGKOK - Former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra landed in Cambodia Tuesday, the Cambodian government said, amid an escalating diplomatic spat over the fugitive politician.

Bangkok international airport shifts `demons’

BANGKOK - Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport is shifting 12 six-metre tall “demon” statues from arrivals to the check-in section of the terminal after running into a string of bad luck, media reports said Tuesday.

Remarks about royals in interview lands Thai ex-Prime Minister Thaksin in hot water again

Interview embroils Thai ex-PM in new controversy

Thailand’s fugitive ex-leader tries new tactic to return to power after 2006 coup

Thaksin on a mission to humiliate Thai government

US has ‘low expectations’ from Burma over speedy democratic reforms in country

BANGKOK - A top US official, who was part of a recent high-level diplomatic visit to Burma, has downplayed prospects of the Obama administration’s pragmatic engagements resulting in speedy democratic reforms in that country.

US seeks concrete progress towward democracy in Myanmar before sanctions lifted

US will not lift Myanmar sanctions

BANGKOK — The United States, although embarking on a new policy of engagement, will not lift its sanctions on Myanmar unless its ruling generals make concrete progress toward democratic reform, a senior U.S. diplomat said Thursday.

Asian markets rise amid stronger commodity prices, China growth upgrade; HK up nearly 2 pct

Asia stocks rise as China growth forecast upgraded

World stock markets fall as doubts about US economic recovery linger; HK off nearly 2 pct

World markets fall as US recovery doubts linger

Asian stock markets fall as doubts about US economic recovery linger; HK off nearly 1 pct

Asia markets fall as US recovery doubts linger

Thai lawmakers buy guns at discount under new government plan

Thai lawmakers apply for discounted guns, permits

Banking scandal fugitive Rakesh Saxena arrives in Thailand after extradition from Canada

Extradited banking fugitive arrives in Thailand

Asian stock markets snap 3-day losing streak as US economy grows after year of contraction

Asian markets snap losing streak on US growth

Supreme Court of Canada declines to hear case of Thai banker, ending extradition battle

Fugitive banker extradited to Thailand

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A fugitive banker’s long fight against extradition ended Thursday as he was put on a plane back to Thailand, where he faces charges of fraud that Thai officials say contributed to the 1990s Asian financial crisis.

Asian markets rise, shrugging off Wall Street fall as SKorea reports fastest growth in 7 years

Asia markets rise as SKorea reports faster growth

Southeast Asian leaders launch human rights body at annual summit amid strong criticism

CHA-AM, Thailand — Southeast Asian nations inaugurated their first regional human rights commission Friday, a watchdog immediately derided as toothless by activists who walked out of a meeting to protest being snubbed by five of the governments involved.

World stocks gain amid optimism spurred by company outlooks in US, Asia; Hong Kong up 1.7 pct

BANGKOK — World stock markets rose Friday, spurred by another batch of optimistic quarterly reports from major companies in the U.S. and Asia even as worries remained that this year’s rally has overshot reality.

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