​Microsoft ‌plans to invest US$1 billion in Thailand over the next two ​years ⁠in cloud services and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure,

The family of Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing purchased a luxury home worth nearly 100 million baht in Bangkok, bypassing Thai laws prohibiting foreigners from owning land or houses in the country, according to a human rights group.

TOKYO - A ​few dozen tourists hopped onto a small cruise boat in Tokyo ​to admire the cherry blossoms lining ‌the Meguro River - a seasonal attraction that could soon become costlier for passengers and operators alike.

Three major express delivery services have announced they will increase charges by three baht from Wednesday due to rising fuel costs - KEX, J&T and Flash.

Israel's parliament passed a law on Monday making the death penalty a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, fulfilling a pledge by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right allies. - REUTERS

A search for three crew members reported missing after a Thai-flagged cargo vessel was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month failed to locate them, according to the ship’s owner. 

Myanmar’s junta leader Min Aung Hlaing moved closer to the presidency after a lower house nomination on Tuesday, paving the way for the military to extend its rule following elections criticised by the United Nations and others as a sham.

Time is running out for a young humpback whale named Timmy as it continued struggling to find its way out of shallow bays off the Baltic coast of Germany on Monday (March 30), after a week-long ordeal that has put its survival in doubt. - REUTERS

TEHRAN - Iran fired missiles across the Middle East on Tuesday as its capital was hit by fresh explosions, after US President Donald Trump threatened the country's key oil export hub, power stations and desalination plants.

Three paintings by French masters Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cezanne and Henri Matisse, reportedly worth an estimated $10 million in total, have been stolen from a museum in northern Italy in a heist that took less than three minutes. - REUTERS