Thailand has introduced new rules allowing alcohol sales at designated venues, including licensed nightspots,  on five major Buddhist holy days, while maintaining the general nationwide ban on alcohol sales on those dates.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Multiple witnesses told AFP on Sunday that Riyadh's financial district was targeted and the area's Aramco tower was damaged, after the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said it had intercepted missiles launched by th...

Former beauty queen Panadda Wongphudee and husband Atip Anantawan had adjusted well during  their first night behind bars after being charged with public fraud in the misuse of the huge donations fund run by her Goodness Foundation, according to...

The cold season is expected to arrive in the coming week, a few weeks later than normal, and it will not be as cool as last year,  the Meteorological Department announced on Sunday.

PHUKET - Phuket City has halted the dumping of garbage at its primary landfill indefinitely,    because it is already overfull and trucks are dumping rubbish on an access road, preventing other vehicles from entering the site.

Most Thais have shrugged off reports about countries advising people to keep a three-to- seven days stockpile of food, drinking water, medicines and other essentials , according to a Nida Poll survey.

AUCKLAND - New Zealand faced the prospect Sunday of weeks or even months of political wrangling after a knife-edge election that produced no clear winner.

TOKYO - When Japan's "symbol of affordability" Uniqlo decided to increase the price of its basic socks last month, it sparked a backlash before the clothing titan made an immediate U-turn.

Boasting K-pop and Bangladeshi beatboxing, Eurovision stages its first Asia edition this coming Saturday, bringing the European song contest's unique brand of kitsch and geopolitics to the world's most populous region.

Soaring memory prices have delivered a heavy blow to the global personal computer market, driving down worldwide shipments by 21% in the third quarter of 2026 as surging costs for RAM and SSD components forced consumers to delay new purchases or devi...