Thailand's consumer spending over the Lunar New Year could drop by more than a fifth to 44.9 billion baht ($1.5 billion) from 2020 after a Covid-19 outbreak hits consumption and activity, the commerce university said on Monday.

SONGKHLA: The director of Thepha School in Thepha district, accused of raping a Mathayom Suksa 3 student and carrying a gun in public, has tendered his resignation.

Hopes that US lawmakers would pass President Joe Biden's huge stimulus package helped push Asian markets higher again Monday, while traders were also cheered by falling coronavirus infection rates and vaccine rollouts.

TOKYO: SoftBank Group on Monday said net profit rocketed to $11.1 billion in the third quarter as stock rallies and asset sales helped it solidify its recovery.

HANOI: Vietnam has culled more 100,000 poultry so far this year in a bid to contain the spread of bird flu in the Southeast Asian country, the government said on Monday.

PHITSANULOK: About 70 villagers filed a petition for leniency with the provincial governor on Monday after their tambon administration organisation (TAO) ordered them off public land they have been living on, saying they have nowhere to go.

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Jirattikarn Nobthai has a busy medical schedule ahead of him.

Kasikornbank, the second-largest lender by assets, said on Monday it plans to open a branch in Vietnam’s commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City in the third quarter of this year to tap into the country’s growth.

YANGON: Massive crowds joined anti-coup protests across Myanmar on Monday as workers went on a nationwide strike, demanding the release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the return of democracy.

GENEVA: South Africa suspended the start of its AstraZeneca inoculation programme over concerns the shot does not work on a new variant, with WHO experts due to meet Monday to discuss the vaccine already facing questions about its efficacy for over-6...