KANCHANABURI: Forty-three people in two groups were arrested after crossing the border illegally from Myanmar into Muang and Sai Yok districts on Saturday, police said.

Livestock authorities have vowed to investigate the death of a pet pig after a university lab test indicated it died from African swine fever, the first such report in Thailand.

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: An unidentified man died after being hit by a Bangkok-bound train in Chawang district late on Friday night.

PATTAYA: Residents have vented their frustration over damaged and poorly constructed pavements on Pattaya Klang Road in this resort city in Chon Buri.

MANILA: The Department of Health of the Philippines reported a record 26,458 confirmed new coronavirus cases on Saturday.

MELBOURNE: Tennis star Novak Djokovic contracted Covid-19 last month but was not experiencing symptoms and had written clearance from Australian immigration authorities before travelling to the country with a medical exemption from its vaccination ru...

The head of Myanmar’s military junta has reportedly said he will assure an Asean special envoy that he can meet with all parties involved in the country’s political turmoil, including armed ethnic minority groups.

MELBOURNE: Czech tennis player Renata Voracova, placed in the same Melbourne detention centre where Novak Djokovic is believed to be staying after both had their Australian visas revoked, says her stay so far has felt like being “in prison”.

PHUKET: Police have launched a manhunt for a shrimp vendor who allegedly opened fire on a nearby seafood vending stall at a market in downtown Phuket on Friday, killing two people and injuring three others.

The government has prepared doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children between the ages of five and 11, deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek said on Saturday.