US agribusiness giant Cargill Inc and Thailand's PTT Global Chemical Plc (PTTGC) announced on Tuesday they will build a biopolymer production facility at a cost of 20 billion baht in Nakhon Sawan.

A Buddhist monk and a budding sailor are among the outcasts squatting in an abandoned building in Myanmar while they help bury coronavirus victims and their worried families tell them to keep away.

STOCKHOLM: An Iranian official accused of involvement in the 1988 execution of thousands of political dissidents goes on trial in Sweden on Tuesday in a landmark case likely to stoke tensions in the Islamic republic.

KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh: Bangladesh on Tuesday began vaccinating Rohingya refugees living in congested camps as the impoverished South Asian nation battles a record surge in coronavirus cases, officials said.

A massive Chinese-financed dam in Cambodia has "washed away the livelihoods" of tens of thousands of villagers while falling short of promised energy production, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.

HONG KONG: China's anti-sanctions law will be implemented in some form in Hong Kong, the city's leader confirmed Tuesday, a move that will add fresh regulatory pressure on international companies in the finance hub.

BURI RAM: The provincial public health office's emergency response centre on Tuesday reported a record 495 new Covid-19 infections in one day.

Authorities have deployed hundreds of police ahead of a planned demonstration on Tuesday involving a convoy of cars congregating in the centre of Bangkok.

SAMUT SAKHON: The province reported 15 more Covid-19 deaths and 1,639 new cases on Tuesday and said the province’s eight field hospitals were now at 85% capacity, with 436 beds unoccupied.

A Chinese court on Tuesday rejected a Canadian man's appeal against his death sentence for drug smuggling, in the latest move that will further deteriorate relations between the two countries.