The Department of Special Investigation has forwarded its investigation report on alleged corruption in awarding contracts worth 975 million baht for the installation of solar powered street lights in Samut Prakan's Bang Phli district to the National...

An employee of Prapakorn Oil Co has been arrested and charged for allegedly starting a fire that gutted the company's lubricant depot because she was angry with her boss.

Japan suspended all new flight bookings into the country from Wednesday in response to Omicron, ignoring a World Health Organization warning against blanket travel bans as the new coronavirus strain spread further around the world.

MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic is not being "blackmailed" by Australian Open organisers, a senior official said Wednesday, insisting a requirement for players to be vaccinated was about safety.

People who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 are being urged to register for inoculation, as the latest "variant of concern" spreads from country to country.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has temporarily banned the entry of travellers from countries that have reported the Omicron Covid-19 variant or are considered high-risk, its health minister said on Wednesday.

A Thai crypto exchange that notched up a valuation of more than $1 billion in less than four years is planning to offer a range of digital currencies and services in more countries “to become the Coinbase of Southeast Asia", according to its chief ...

There were 4,886 new Covid-19 cases and 43 more fatalities registered during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Wednesday morning.

TAIPEI: Chinese warplanes made 159 incursions into Taiwan's air defence zone in November according to AFP's database, the second-highest month on record as Beijing continues to pile military pressure on the democratic island.

NEW YORK: Israel’s Tel Aviv has leapfrogged Hong Kong and Singapore to become the world’s most expensive city to live in, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).