GENEVA: The Omicron variant is likely to spread internationally, posing a "very high" global risk where Covid-19 surges could have "severe consequences" in some areas, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday.

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday said his government would ensure legal certainty for investment, after a court last week ruled a controversial job creation law was unconstitutional.

Police are looking into whether Amnesty International Thailand has undermined national security and the monarchy, as requested by the self-proclaimed network of people protecting the royal institution, police deputy spokesman Pol Col Krissana Pattana...

Singapore’s goal is to keep reopening more borders with Malaysia, despite governments around the world imposing a flurry of travel restrictions to curb the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.

The government is considering suspending the decision to replace RT-PCR tests with antigen testing for air travellers following the emergence of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha said on Monday.

HONG KONG: An episode of 'The Simpsons' in which the cartoon American family visit Tiananmen Square has been removed from Disney's streaming channel in Hong Kong at a time when authorities are clamping down on dissent.

Thai exports are expected to grow 17% this year, the highest growth rate in 12 years, the country's finance minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said on Monday.

People who arrive from countries in Africa not subject to a ban will still have to quarantine for 14 days and be tested repeatedly for Covid-19, amid worldwide concern over the new Omicron variant of the virus.

TOKYO: Japan announced plans Monday to bar all new foreign travellers over the Omicron variant of Covid-19, joining a growing list of countries trying to erect virtual fortresses against the heavily mutated new strain.

VIENNA: Five months after they were suspended, international talks on Iran's nuclear programme will restart on Monday in Vienna with analysts foreseeing major obstacles to any speedy resumption of the 2015 nuclear deal.