China tries alleged drug lord over Mekong killings

Beijing – A Chinese court on Thursday tried alleged Golden Triangle drug lord Nor Kham and five accomplices over the killing of 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong river in October. Prosecutors in the south-western city of Kunming, capital of Yunnan province, charged all six defendants with murder, drug trafficking, kidnapping and hijacking ships, state […]

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Cargo Ship capsizes off Satun

SATUN, 6 September 2012 (NNT) – A cargo ship capsized off the Andaman coast near Satun province yesterday; its crew members are still missing. Satun Water Police Division 3 chief Police Lieutenant Colonel Bancherd Manavej has disclosed that a cargo vessel named Supsuwan reportedly capsized west of Tarutao island in Satun after it was battered […]

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