China's tourism industry showed signs of recovery towards the end of last year, but analysts believe holiday spending is unlikely to pick up in coming months.

PATHUM THANI: Two big fresh food markets in the Rangsit area of outer northern Bangkok have been closed for five days after 60 people there tested positive for Covid-19.

The Mekong River has fallen to a "worrying level", in part due to outflow restrictions from Chinese hydropower dams upstream, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) said on Friday, calling on Beijing to share all of its water data.

Deputy Prime Minister Don Pramudwinai said on Friday he would order a inquiry into a tweet by political exile and academic Pavin Chachavalpongpun that he had been invited to give an online lecture at Prince Songkhla University.

YANGON: Supporters of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi defied the junta's call to halt mass gatherings on Friday as hundreds of thousands joined nationwide demonstrations, with many urging Washington to toughen sanctions imposed on the ruling g...

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A man fleeing an arrest warrant on a charge of raping an 8-year-old girl and killing her in a field in Pak Thong Chai district on Wednesday night was apprehended on Thursday evening.

NEW YORK: Twitter Inc said on Thursday it will next week add labels to identify more state-affiliated accounts, including world leaders' personal accounts, to give users more context for geopolitical conversations on the platform.

Another 175 Covid-19 infections were recorded on Thursday, including 120 found in communities and 47 at hospitals, bringing the total to 24,279.

NAKHON PHANOM: The wife of an army band leader slain by a motorcycle gunman on Wednesday night believes the killer is another soldier living in the same camp.

BEIJING: China's broadcasting regulator has banned BBC World News, accusing it of flouting guidelines over a hard-hitting report on Beijing's treatment of the country's Uighur minority.