Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Monday he would be the first Thai to be inoculated with the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine due to arrive on Wednesday from China.

After almost 20 years on the run, a suspect in two murder cases has been arrested only 16 days before the statute of limitations in the cases expired, Crime Suppression Division deputy commander Suwat Saengnoom said on Monday.

SYDNEY: Australia's push to regulate tech giants has become a power struggle between two of the world's most powerful men, with Rupert Murdoch and Mark Zuckerberg locked in a generational battle for media dominance.

HANOI: Vietnam will begin its Covid-19 vaccination programme next month with frontline healthcare staff and the elderly in line for the first doses as the country tackles a new wave of coronavirus infections, state media reported on Monday.

The United Nations refugee agency on Monday called for the immediate rescue of a group of Rohingya refugees who were adrift in their boat in the Andaman Sea without food or water, many of whom were ill and suffering from extreme dehydration.

HONG KONG: A top Chinese official on Monday outlined plans to ensure only "patriots" run Hong Kong as Beijing seeks to neuter any remaining democratic opposition and take a more direct role in how the business hub is run.

The fire at a rubber gloves factory in Surat Thani will have only a small impact on overall production, Sri Trang Gloves (Thailand) chief executive Jarinya Jirujkul said on Monday.

MANILA: The Philippines has approved Sinovac Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, but will not give it to healthcare workers at risk of exposure due to its varying levels of efficacy, its Food and Drugs Agency (FDA) said on Monday.

Boeing called for the grounding of 128 of its 777 planes around the world on Sunday as US regulators investigated a United Airlines flight whose engine caught fire and fell apart over a suburban American city.

SONGKHLA: A sport utility vehicle crashed into a security checkpoint in Hat Yai district on Monday morning, injuring two policemen and a soldier.