LONDON - The stop-start shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz underscores the profound uncertainty hanging over the world’s most critical oil and gas chokepoint. But one thing is already clear: even if the guns fall silent, flows throug...

YALA - One defence volunteer was killed and seven rangers suffered minor injuries in two separate attacks on Monday in the restive southern region, according to police reports.

Air pollution has reached critical levels in 10 northern provinces, the Pollution Control Department (PCD) warned on Monday, with Nan recording the worst smog, as PM2.5 dust levels nationwide exceeded safety standards in 31 provinces.

The government plans an emergency decree to borrow ​500 billion baht to address economic issues, Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn Nilprapunt said on Monday.

Google is preparing to introduce new enforcement measures against websites that manipulate users’ back button behaviour to display intrusive advertisements, a practice known as “back button hijacking”, in a move aimed at improving b...

HANOI - ⁠Vietnam ⁠plans to ​extend a suspension of import tariffs ​on fuels ‌by two months to the end of June, state media cited the Finance Ministry as saying ​over the ⁠weekend.

A high-tide alert is in effect for communities in low-lying areas along the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, where the water could overflow onto roads and damage property and affect the quality of drinking water. 

A small aircraft crashed between houses in Pasco County, Florida, on Sunday (April 19). Resident Cheryl Korth recalled the sounds she heard before the plane, a Cessna C402, crashed in the yard next to her house. - REUTERS

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday (April 19) he believes gas prices have peaked but predicted that they may stay above $3 per gallon ​until next year. - REUTERS

A new prepaid transport IC card for foreign tourists will go on sale in May to facilitate travel across Japan, Pasmo Co, an issuer of a widely used train card in the Tokyo area, has said.