The government on Tuesday approved measures to attract "high potential" foreigners, including longer term visas and tax benefits, officials said, as the country tries to boost its flagging economy.

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi returned to court on Tuesday, a day after she did not appear because she was unwell, seeming relieved but saying she was still "somewhat dizzy", her lawyer said.

Illegally bottled and sold alcohol and hand-sanitising gel worth over 5 million baht has been seized during police raids in Bangkok, Samut Prakan and Ayutthaya provinces.

BEIJING: Southern Chinese cities closed schools and ordered testing for millions on Tuesday in a race to curb a new Covid-19 outbreak which has sparked concerns over infections among unvaccinated schoolchildren.

The Veterans General Hospital on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road on Tuesday asked anti-government protesters not to disrupt medical services for the public.

PHETCHABURI: Phetchaburi is ready to reopen to tourists on Oct 1, with effective Covid-19 controls to reduce the threat of new infections, the deputy provincial governor said on Tuesday.

Malaysian banks seeking to operate in Thailand under a regional accord can open as many as 40 branches and should have at least 15 billion baht in capital, according to rules unveiled on Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's cabinet has proposed raising the government's statutory debt ceiling to 65% of gross domestic product, as part of measures to deal with the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic, the finance minister said on Tuesday.

The government has launched a campaign to accelerate the vaccination rate of pregnant women against Covid-19 as they are considered vulnerable to the disease, deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek said.

Even as they struggle with one of the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreaks, nations across Southeast Asia are slowly realising that they can no longer afford the economy-crippling restrictions needed to squash it.