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British eatery owner held on drugs count
Post Reporters, Published on 07/06/2016
» The British owner of a Thai restaurant in Bali has been nabbed in Bangkok on suspicion of being a drug courier after he was detained and found to have nearly 500 grammes of cocaine in his possession, police said Monday.
Swimming: Aussie 'Missile' Magnussen gets Olympic relay spot
AFP, Published on 07/06/2016
» SYDNEY - Two-time world champion James Magnussen was Tuesday added to the Australian team for the Rio Olympics, securing a place in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay after initially being omitted.
Sharapova handed two-year doping ban, will appeal
AFP, Published on 08/06/2016
» LONDON - Maria Sharapova was on Wednesday banned for two years after failing a drugs test but insisted she will appeal a decision which could effectively end her career.
Indonesia planning executions after Eid holiday
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» JAKARTA - Indonesia plans to put 16 convicts to death after next month's Muslim Eid holiday, an official said Tuesday, confirming executions were set to resume after a hiatus.
7kg of heroin destined for Australia seized in Udon
Published on 14/06/2016
» Two men have been arrested and 7kg of heroin that was to be sent to Australia seized in Udon Thani, and almost 200kg of compressed marijuana found hidden in a forest in Nakhon Phanom, in separate police operations.
Former Australian cops guilty of student drugs murder
AFP, Published on 15/06/2016
» SYDNEY - Two former Australian police detectives, including a once decorated cop who has spent time in prison and been linked to underworld figures, were on Wednesday found guilty of murdering a university student during a drug deal.
Indonesian accused of cyanide coffee murder on trial
AFP, Published on 15/06/2016
» JAKARTA - An Indonesian woman accused of murdering a friend with cyanide-laced coffee went on trial on Wednesday, in a case that has caused tensions between Indonesia and Australia over the death penalty.
Street fighter: Muay Thai star Sagat's rise to fame
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/06/2016
» In 1994 videogame Street Fighter made Sagat the "Emperor of Muay Thai" after legendary career in Thai & western boxing.
IAAF to decide on Russian athletes ahead of Rio Olympics
AFP, Published on 15/06/2016
» MOSCOW - Scandal-hit Russia will discover Friday if it has done enough to get back into world track and field's governing body, the IAAF, in time for its athletes to compete at the Rio Olympics.
Russian hit with four-year doping ban
AFP, Published on 15/06/2016
» MOSCOW - Russian Olympic swimmer Yana Martynova has been banned for four years for taking a banned substance, the country's anti-doping agency said on Wednesday, as it grapples with a slew of drug allegations.