A main road linking the capital with the southern region was cleared for traffic on Sunday after it was submerged by floodwater on Saturday.

Somkiat Pongpaiboon, a co-leader of the now-defunct People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), died from a brain hemorrhage at Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital on Sunday after a month of treatment. He was 71.

MANILA: Philippine voters were bracing on Sunday for more drama in a presidential race that already features a "Bong" vs "Bongbong" match-up and a potential 11th-hour challenge by President Rodrigo Duterte against his own daughter for the No. 2 post.

KUALA LUMPUR: Canada has paused imports from Malaysian glove maker Supermax Corp as it awaits the results of an audit, weeks after the United States barred the firm over allegations the company uses forced labour.

JAKARTA: A fire at Pertamina's refinery complex in Cilacap, Central Java province, has been fully extinguished without disrupting production activity, the chief executive of the Indonesian energy company said on Sunday.

A majority of people support the new electoral system with each voter casting two ballots -- one for the party-list candidates and the other for a candidate running in a constituency, according to the result of a survey by National Institute of Devel...

TOKYO: Japan's former princess Mako Komuro departed for the United States on Sunday with her husband, swapping ancient imperial rites for the bright lights of New York after leaving the royal family.

A large majority of people lack confidence in measures to prevent Covid-19 from spreading during this year's Loy Krathong Festival and are unsure whether to take part in it, according to an opinion survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Du...

WASHINGTON: The United States has warned China over its pressure on Taiwan, the State Department said Saturday as the two powers gird for a hotly awaited summit.

CHIANG MAI: Six million methamphetamine pills were seized and a suspected drug courier killed in an exchange of fire with a drug-suppression force on Saturday, authorities said.