Malaysia has announced the removal of curbs on travellers from Thailand and Cambodia, while Indonesia is considering a quarantine waiver for foreign visitors to Bali from next week, officials said on Saturday.

The national oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc has assured that the country will have sufficient energy to support economic activity in the face of possible impact from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

BEIJING: China is carrying out more than a week of military drills in the South China Sea in an area between its southern province of Hainan and Vietnam, the government announced, warning shipping to stay away.

Russia declared a partial ceasefire on Saturday to allow the opening of humanitarian corridors out of the besieged Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha, the defence ministry in Moscow said.

Summer storms, gusty winds and hail are expected in Bangkok and upper Thailand from Sunday to Tuesday, the Meteorological Department warned on Saturday.

The military junta in Myanmar has revoked the citizenship of several members of the opposition government dominated by Aung San Suu Kyi’s toppled administration, it said on Saturday.

SURAT THANI: No foul play is suspected in the death of Australian cricket great Shane Warne on Thailand's southern resort island, police said on Saturday.

Chinese rights holders have told the Premier League they will not broadcast matches this weekend over the league’s planned show of support for Ukraine following Russia’s invasion, the BBC has reported.

SEOUL: North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile on Saturday, Seoul's military said, continuing this year's record-breaking blitz of weapons tests with a launch just days before South Korea's presidential election.

China’s government set its lowest economic growth target in more than 30 years, a sign the housing slump, stringent Covid-19 controls and global risks will continue to curb demand.