The younger son of Myanmar's imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is calling for the country's military-led government to provide proof that she is alive, after it claimed in April that her sentence was commuted to around 17 years and tha...

China will strengthen coordination with other countries to remove bureaucratic barriers and make travel more convenient for international tourists, Beijing's tourism chief has told an Apec meeting attended by ministers from Hong Kong and other jurisd...

Deputy Interior Minister Polapee Suwunchwee will request a 20-billion-baht budget for the state to pay the power bill for road and government organisation lighting, as the government moves to end the decades-long practice of passing the cost of publi...

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Austria and Algeria played out a thrilling 3-3 draw on Saturday, ‌a result that perfectly suited both sides, sending them into the World Cup last 32 and ending Iran's hopes of reaching the knockout stage as one of the bes...

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul visited the Department of Local Administration in Bangkok late Saturday night and ordered tight protection of government civil service exam answer sheets pending further investigation into the nationwide results-rig...

MIAMI - As Portugal ⁠and Colombia squared up ⁠for their final World ​Cup group game, top spot in Group K was on the line and the intensity on display from both teams matched the ​stakes in an entertaining but ultimately goalless draw.

DALLAS - ⁠Mercurial Lionel Messi became ​the first player to score in seven consecutive World Cup matches as a largely second-string Argentina ​continued their winning ways with a 3-1 ‌victory over Jordan in their Group J clash in Dallas o...

A Hong Kong beautician has admitted tricking two women into forced labour and confinement in Southeast Asia by offering them free flights and accommodation and promising a lucrative reward for transporting 48 million baht more than a year ago.

Bangkokians were advised to cast their ballots early on Sunday, with the likelihood of rain in the afternoon, as polling opened in the election of a new city governor and city council. 

The death toll from Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes rose above 1,400 on Saturday (June 27) as foreign rescue teams poured into the country and authorities pressed on with the search for survivors in the hardest-hit coastal areas. - REUTERS