YANGON: Demonstrators gathered across Yangon on Saturday to mourn the death of an anti-coup protester, as Washington urged the leaders of Myanmar’s new military regime to refrain from violence and relinquish power.

PHUKET: A Kyrgyz man was found hanged at a deserted hotel in Thalang district in the early hours of Saturday.

AYUTTHAYA: A knife-wielding man who ran amok at a petrol station in Phachi district was shot dead by two police officers who were also injured in the attack in the early hours of Saturday.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha survived a no-confidence vote in parliament on Saturday after a four-day debate in which the opposition criticised his government for its handling of the Covid-19 outbreak, the economy and alleged corruption.

Eighty-two new Covid-19 cases — 71 local infections and 11 imported — were reported on Saturday, raising the total to 25,323 since the start of the pandemic in January last year. No new deaths were reported.

The board of National Telecom (NT) is concerned about the company's business strategy and a 5G service roadmap as part of its attempts to generate sustainable revenue and estimate investment costs over the long run, says a source close to the board w...

The Department of Corrections (DoC) has teamed up with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to improve medical treatment for 4,000 transgender inmates in Thailand.

The Office of the Attorney-General said it is continuing its search for Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya, heir to the Red Bull empire, in the hope of pressing charges against him relating to his controversial hit-and-run case before the statute of limitatio...

NEW YORK: Bitcoin hit a new record high on Friday and surpassed US$1 trillion in market capitalization, while European and US equities were mixed as optimism over coronavirus vaccines and stimulus competed with inflation fears.

MELBOURNE: Japan's Naomi Osaka will take her perfect record in Grand Slam deciders into the Australian Open final on Saturday, where she will attempt to make it four out of four at the expense of America's Jennifer Brady.