KHON KAEN: The Bang Lamphu Khon Kaen fresh market in Muang district was closed for three days on Tuesday after eight people there were found infected with Covid-19.

Thailand's industries sentiment rose for the first time in six months in September thanks to an easing of coronavirus restrictions, while reopening plans should bolster the mood further, an industries group said on Tuesday.

SEOUL: South Korea will donate 1.1 million doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine to Vietnam and 470,000 doses to Thailand, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Tuesday.

SEOUL - The de-facto leader of the sprawling Samsung group Lee Jae-yong went on trial Tuesday on charges of illegally using the anaesthetic propofol, the latest legal travail to beset the multi-billionaire.

Tropical Storm Kompasu will land in upper Vietnam on Wednesday or Thursday and bring heavy rain to the Northeast, the Meteorological Department warned on Tuesday.

Shares in Thailand's hotels and airlines jumped in Tuesday morning's trading, lifted by an announcement by the prime minister that more vaccinated tourists would be allowed to visit the country from November.

There were 9,445 new Covid-19 cases and 84 more fatalities recorded during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Tuesday morning.

About 16,000 elderly cabbies and motorcycle taxi drivers will each get a 10,000 baht handout to help compensate for the lack of business caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said on Tuesday.

PARIS: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was accused Tuesday of "crimes against humanity" at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his alleged role in the destruction of the Amazon, the first case seeking to explicitly link deforestation to los...

KANCHANABURI: Seven Myanmar nationals were arrested for illegal entry, near the border in Muang district, in the early hours of Tuesday.