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Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:15:00 +0700
South Sudan confirms 14 dead in plane crash near Juba
A plane crashed southwest of South Sudan's capital Juba on Monday (April 27), killing all 14 people on board, the country's civil aviation authority said. - REUTERS

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:08:00 +0700
‘Icefall doctors’ unblock Everest summit route
KATHMANDU - ⁠A group of ​Sherpa climbers have opened the route to a ​camp on Mount Everest ‌past chunks of ice and a giant serac that had delayed the opening of the route to the world’s tallest peak by two weeks, hiking officials ​...

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:50:00 +0700
Akanat submits new electricity price structure to cabinet
Energy Minister Akanat Promphan on Tuesday submitted a proposal to the cabinet for a new household electricity pricing structure that he said would cut overall power costs by 30-40%.

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:12:00 +0700
Japan to test using humanoid robots for airport ground operations
Japan Airlines and GMO Internet Group said on Monday they will launch a demonstration experiment using humanoid robots to move passengers' luggage at Tokyo's Haneda airport in May, to verify their potential for achieving labour efficiency in ground h...

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:58:00 +0700
Passengers killed when trains collide in Indonesia
At least four people were killed and 38 injured when two trains collided in the city of Bekasi, adjoining the Indonesian capital Jakarta, late on Monday (April 27), officials said. - REUTERS

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:55:00 +0700
Shooting suspect charged with attempting to assassinate Trump
The man accused of opening fire at a Washington dinner attended by Donald Trump was charged on Monday (April 27) with attempting to assassinate the U.S. president. - REUTERS

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:51:00 +0700
Renewables in vogue as Iran war drives up Europe power prices
As the Iran war disrupts global flows of oil and gas and energy prices skyrocket, Albania is an example of how countries with a higher renewables output have been protected from steep rises in electricity prices. - REUTERS

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:40:00 +0700
Finance Ministry cuts 2026 growth forecast to 1.6% due to Middle East war
Thailand’s Ministry of Finance lowered its 2026 growth forecast to 1.6% from 2.0%, citing the impact of the war in the Middle East, and said government measures would provide some support to activity.

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:25:00 +0700
Thai AirAsia adjusts, scraps flights as high fuel prices bite
Thai AirAsia will reduce the frequency or temporarily halt flights on some routes, most notably to India, as it struggles with high jet fuel prices amid the continuing conflict in the Middle East.

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:05:00 +0700
Senior Sri Lankan monk accused of smuggling ganja from Thailand
A Sri Lankan court has authorised the seven-day detention and questioning of a senior Buddhist monk accused of overseeing the smuggling of 110 kilogrammes of cannabis from Thailand in the luggage of 22 young monks.

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