YANGON: Myanmar’s military said on Saturday said it would protect and abide by the country’s constitution and act according to law, amid concerns that the armed forces might attempt to seize power.

KUALA LUMPUR: The manic ride in GameStop Corp sparked by American amateur traders on Reddit has inspired some Malaysians to form a similar group targeting shares of glove makers — one of Asia’s hottest pandemic trades in 2020.

Thailand has fallen another three places in the annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) published this week by Transparency International.

A Myanmar worker in Samut Sakhon province has died, raising the Covid-19 death toll to 77, while 930 new cases were added — 916 local infections and 14 imported — bringing the total to 17,953.

WUHAN: The team of World Health Organization experts investigating the origins of the coronavirus met staff Saturday at the Wuhan hospital that received the first confirmed Covid-19 cases, before a scheduled tour of a propaganda exhibition celebratin...

Three people accused of defrauding a tourism stimulus co-payment scheme turned themselves in to face charges at the Crime Suppression Division on Thursday night, a police source said on Friday.

Three guards of a pro-democracy protest group have been arrested for allegedly throwing ping-pong bombs at crowd control police during a protest at Sam Yan on Jan 17.

The Food and Drug Administration's first day of registration for training in producing, importing, exporting, distributing, and owning hemp, now allowed under a Dec 30, 2020 ministerial announcement, on Friday received an enthusiastic response.

LONDON: England's Premier League has urged social media organisations to do more to combat racism following online abuse directed at the Manchester United duo of Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial and West Brom's Romaine Sawyers this week.

Tourism operators would like the government to prioritise vaccinations for people in major tourism destinations in the second phase, which is scheduled from May to December, in the hopes of restarting tourism.