LONDON: James Bond actor Daniel Craig has been given the same award as his famous onscreen character in Queen Elizabeth’s annual New Year’s honours list.

Sixty-five people died in traffic accidents on Friday, the third of the “seven dangerous days” around the New Year holiday period, in which road accidents tend to increase, authorities said on Saturday.

PHETCHABUN: Roads around Phu Thap Boek were jammed with cars in both directions on Saturday morning as holidaymakers left the popular hilltop destination for other nearby sites after celebrating the New Year.

WASHINGTON: US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has asked two major carriers to delay a 5G wireless service that airlines say may pose a safety risk by interfering with aircraft electronics.

SRINAGAR, India: At least 12 people died and 13 were injured in a stampede at a religious shrine in India in the early hours of Saturday as thousands of pilgrims massed to offer prayers, officials said.

YALA: Three bombs exploded at two locations in Muang district of this southern border province on Friday night, damaging three power poles and causing power blackouts. No casualties were reported.

Most Asian currencies were on course to end the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic on a negative note, with the Thai baht eyeing its worst year in two decades as the tourism-reliant economy remained under pressure from travel curbs.

There were 10 more Covid-19 fatalities and 3,011 new cases registered during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry said on Saturday morning.

Thailand go into the second leg of the 2020 AFF Suzuki Cup final tonight against an Indonesian side which has declared itself as the team to beat.

Maam, 35, was hooked on methamphetamine for 20 years and every time she was caught, she was sent straight to drug rehabilitation, without once being charged.