Close family members of two Thai activists reported missing after fleeing to Cambodia and Vietnam showed up at the Department of Special Investigation on Wednesday, hoping to learn of progress in its investigation into their disappearance.

China said Wednesday a flight by 16 military aircraft over hotly contested waters off Malaysia was routine training, after the Southeast Asian nation accused Beijing of breaching its sovereignty.

JAKARTA: Indonesia's foreign minister called on Wednesday on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to immediately name an envoy to troubled Myanmar, more than a month after the bloc agreed steps to try to end turmoil after a military coup.

BEIJING: China wants its women to have more children but for many young people, the government's big promises of support mean little because of soaring living costs and changing mindsets about families.

Internet service providers have been served with court orders to close or remove from their computers the accounts of eight individuals deemed to have posted fake news on websites and social networks, Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Than...

The uncle of a three-year-old girl found dead and violated on a mountain in Mukdahan province last year surrendered to police in Bangkok on Wednesday after a court warrant was issued for his arrest.

COLOMBO: A burnt-out container ship that has already caused Sri Lanka's worst maritime environmental disaster was in imminent danger of sinking on Wednesday with several hundred tonnes of oil still in its fuel tanks, the navy said.

MELBOURNE: Melbourne was ordered to remain in lockdown for another week on Wednesday, as Australian authorities try to stamp out a quick-spreading coronavirus strain they described as an "absolute beast".

PHUKET: A 63-year-old Australian was found dead with a gunshot wound to his chest at a hotel in Kathu district on Tuesday afternoon. A suicide note was found near his body, police said.

PARIS: Elephants are known to use versatile trunks to grab objects big and small, drink great draughts, and sniff out water kilometres away.