The government seized 21.84 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine aka "ice" and impounded 6.71-billion-baht worth of assets from drug suspects this year.

SEOUL, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was released from prison on Friday nearly five years after being convicted of corruption, fuelling debate over whether she would play any role ahead of a March presidential electio...

Traffic accidents on the first two days of the government's seven-day New Year road safety campaign claimed 85 lives and left 786 others injured.

MANILA: The Philippine death toll from Typhoon Rai has crossed the 400 mark, the disaster agency said on Friday, as officials in some hard-hit provinces appealed for more supplies of food, water and shelter materials about two weeks after the storm s...

PATTAYA: A four-month-old elephant died late Thursday night due to lack of nutrients after being saved from severe injuries caused by a snare and bullets last month.

NEW YORK: US prosecutors on Thursday dismissed charges against two New York prison guards who admitted to falsifying records on the night the US financier Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide in his cell in 2019.

KRUENG GEUKUH, Indonesia: More than 100 Rohingya refugees who had been adrift on a sinking boat off the western coast of Indonesia were allowed to disembark early on Friday, after authorities relented following international pressure to give them ref...

SYDNEY: The world prepared on Friday to usher in 2022, after another tumultuous and pandemic-ridden year capped by new restrictions, soaring case numbers, and a slight glimmer of hope for better times ahead.

CHIANG MAI: Tourists packed Doi Inthanon to celebrate the new year at the national park on the country's highest mountain in the northern province.

At last, the much-anticipated countdown celebrations will return to two iconic venues in Bangkok -- CentralWorld and Iconsiam -- which will let everyone say goodbye to 2021 and welcome 2022 in grand style tonight.