MAE HONG SON: A sleepy village in remote northern Thailand became a hub of activity this week when it received refugees fleeing Myanmar — a sight that brought back vivid memories for its ethnic Karen residents.

KHON KAEN: The Khon Kaen Provincial Court has passed the death sentence on paroled serial killer Somkid Phumphuang for the murder of a woman in 2019 in Kranuan district.

A new Covid-19 case detected in Bangkok has been linked to an entertainment venue in adjacent Nakhon Pathom province, and the patient, a student, had later flown to Phuket with a group of friends.

YANGON: Myanmar's junta faced fresh international criticism on Friday over the deaths of more than 40 children and the "forced disappearance" of hundreds of people in its crackdown on pro-democracy protests.

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has expressed regret over the death of a senior monk at a Bangkok temple a few hours after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine, and said the man was unwell and the vaccine might not have been the cause.

The government on Friday reported 58 new Covid-19 cases, 45 local infections and 13 imported, raising the total to 28,947.

TAIPEI: Dozens of people were feared dead after a packed train derailed inside a tunnel in eastern Taiwan on Friday, the start of a long holiday weekend, with rescuers still scrambling to reach others trapped inside.

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Fierce storms with gusting winds damaged nearly 100 houses and brought down many trees and power poles, causing local blackouts, on Thursday.

YONGIN, South Korea: Decades before the race to build a self-driving car became a multi-billion-dollar contest between tech giants such as Tesla and Google, a South Korean professor built an autonomous vehicle and test-drove it across the country -- ...

Bang Pho police on Thursday submitted to public prosecutors an investigation file into a lese majeste case linked to the demonstration outside parliament on Sept 24 last year, in which five protesters were accused of offending the monarchy.