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Sun, 17 Jan 2021 16:48:00 +0700
Hong Kong logs 3.57 million arrivals in 2020, lowest number on record
Plagued by the collapse of travel amid the coronavirus pandemic, arrivals to Hong Kong plummeted nearly 94% year on year in 2020 to just 3.57 million, the lowest number on record for the once-mighty tourism hub.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 15:45:00 +0700
India hails 'life saving' Covid-19 vaccine rollout
NEW DELHI: India's Covid-19 vaccination drive had a successful start with more than 190,000 people receiving their first jabs and no-one hospitalised for major side effects, the health ministry said, but reports emerged about concerns over the homegr...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 15:17:00 +0700
Woman shoots husband's nephew dead after row
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: A woman fired a shot that killed a man who attacked and wounded her husband with a knife in Chawang district of this southern province on Saturday, police said.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 15:13:00 +0700
Founder of first low-cost airline in Thailand dies
Udom Tantiprasongchai, best known for his introduction of the first low-cost airline in Thailand, has died at 66.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 14:52:00 +0700
A popular hangout for bats, tourists and now Covid sleuths
RATCHABURI: The bat caves reeked of bat.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 14:29:00 +0700
Cleaning Wat Mangkon
Monks and health workers clean Wat Mangkon Kamalawat in Bangkok’s Yaowarat area. The Chinese temple is closed every Friday for a deep cleaning and disinfection of the premises to help curb the spread of Covid-19. — Somchai Poomlard

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 14:26:00 +0700
Indonesian volcano spews ash
Mount Semeru volcano on Indonesia’s main Java island spewed hot ash as high as 4km on Saturday, prompting authorities to warn people to keep a distance.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 12:22:00 +0700
Thailand adds 374 Covid cases Sunday, mostly in S.Sakhon
Thailand on Sunday recorded 374 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to date to 12,054. No new deaths were reported, leaving the accumulated total at 70.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 11:45:00 +0700
Trump brand tarnished after bruising presidency and Capitol attack
NEW YORK: Donald Trump shot to prominence with a business empire that bears his name, but after four years of political tumult capped by his supporters' violent attack on the Capitol, the US president's brand stands tarnished, threatening his busines...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 10:45:00 +0700
Indonesia hunts for survivors as quake death toll hits 56
MAMUJU, Indonesia: The death toll from a powerful earthquake on Indonesia's Sulawesi island has jumped to 56, authorities said Sunday, with thousands left homeless as rescuers raced to find anyone still alive under mountains of rubble.



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