The Election Commission has set Jan 30 for the by-election in Bangkok's constituency 9, in Lak Si and Chatuchak districts, with candidate registration on Jan 6-10.

Thirty-four people died in 307 road accidents nationwide on Sunday, the fifth of the seven deadly days, increasing the holiday traffic death toll to 263, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department director-general Boontham Lertsukheekasem said on ...

HONG KONG: Journalists from Hong Kong's CitizenNews decried plummeting press freedoms as they shut it down Monday, saying they no longer felt safe to publish after a rival outlet's staff were arrested for "sedition".

There were 2,927 new Covid-19 cases and 18 more coronavirus-related deaths recorded during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Monday morning.

HONG KONG: Embattled Chinese developer giant Evergrande announced on Monday it was once again suspending trading of its shares in Hong Kong ahead of an announcement.

CHIANG MAI: A couple overnighting on a nature study tour were lucky to escape serious injury when their tent was knocked down and their campsite destroyed by wild elephants, in Omkoi Wildlife Sanctuary in the small hours of Sunday.

Singapore’s recovery accelerated in the final three months of 2021, with easing virus restrictions and strong manufacturing helping push the economy to its fastest full-year growth in more than a decade.

MANCHESTER: Even after a weekend in which Manchester City produced the worst performance of the Premier League's top four, the champions streaked further clear towards a fourth title in five years.

NAIROBI: World-renowned Kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter Richard Leakey, whose groundbreaking discoveries helped prove that humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 77, the country's president said.

China will allow the transport of Thai fruit by rail via Ping Xiang border crossing in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region starting on Tuesday, deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek said on Sunday.