From a final resting place for the dead to a gnarly way to land a trick; a coffin-maker is affixing Buddhist emblems to the dismantled walls of his caskets, and transforming them into skateboards.

CAIRO: A giant container ship ran aground in the Suez Canal after a gust of wind blew it off course, the vessel's operator said Wednesday, bringing marine traffic to a halt along one of the world's busiest trade routes.

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) left its key interest rate unchanged at a record low on Wednesday, as widely expected, but slightly lowered its 2021 GDP growth forecast after a second wave of coronavirus infections hit economic activity.

PARIS: In the year since Covid-19 flipped the world on its head, diagnosis and treatment of another serious lung disease -- tuberculosis -- has plummeted, leaving experts fearful that progress in tackling that pandemic will be lost.

The government on Wednesday reported 69 new Covid-19 cases, 61 local infections and eight imported, raising the total to 28,346.

KALASIN: A man has been arrested after his wife was found dead, with her throat savagely slashed, in a pond in Kamalasai district.

YANGON: The fatal shooting of a seven-year-old girl in her own home triggered fresh outrage against the Myanmar military on Wednesday, with at least 20 children now reported killed since the junta took over last month.

NAKHON PHANOM: Nine old wooden houses in a community in Si Songkhram district were destroyed by a fire late on Tuesday night. There were no injuries, police said.

The Criminal Court has denied a request for the release on bail of Chukiat "Justin" Saengwong, a member of the anti-government Ratsadon group arrested on a warrant approved by the Criminal Court.

The Culture Ministry is to seek having the iconic tom yum kung spicy prawn soup listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) as part of Thailand's intangible cultural heritage.