Thai Group Holdings (TGH) Plc told the Stock Exchange of Thailand on Wednesday it had shut down its Southeast Insurance Co because of rising claims for Covid-19 insurance payouts, but will be able to pay customers and stakeholders.

HONG KONG: Hong Kong may only reopen in early 2024 because of its stringent Covid-19 policies, which could trigger an exodus of foreign firms and staff and jeopardise its role as a financial hub, the city's European Chamber of Commerce said in a draf...

The government is considering taxing stock trading for the first time in more than three decades, along with making crypto traders part with a share of their profits, as the government hunts for revenue to fund billions of dollars in pandemic relief.

HONG KONG: Hotels in Asia-Pacific are likely to receive investment of more than US$9 billion this year, a 30% increase from 2021, as countries begin to ease their Covid-19 restrictions and some confidence returns to the hospitality sector, according ...

A man has been found dead in the forest in Thap Lan National Park in Nakhon Ratchasima and is believed to have become lost and starved to death.

NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga: A coronavirus-hit Australian warship docked in Tonga on Wednesday, delivering desperately needed aid to the volcano-and-tsunami-struck nation under strict "no-contact" protocols.

MONTREAL: An Indigenous community in Canada has identified nearly 100 "potential" graves at a residential school site, months after the discovery of hundreds of children's remains at former boarding schools rocked the country.

BEIJING: Human rights activists and some academics in China have had their WeChat messaging app accounts restricted in recent weeks, multiple people affected have told AFP, as Beijing cracks down on dissent before the Winter Olympics.

Efforts were underway to contain about 400,000 litres of crude oil which leaked from an undersea pipeline near Map Ta Phut in Rayong province on Tuesday, Marine and Coastal Resources Department director-general Sopon Thongdee said on Wednesday.

There were 19 more Covid-19 fatalities and 7,587 new cases recorded during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Tuesday morning.