NAKHON SI THAMMARAT - About 500 drug abusers broke out of their rehabilitation centre in Na Bon district on Wednesday morning but officials later brought most of them back.

Thailand has approved ​six major projects ‌worth a combined 958 billion baht, or US$29 billion, the Board of Investment (BOI) reported on Wednesday.

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has identified the ​Andes strain ‌of hantavirus, which spreads human-to-human, in two people who came off a cruise ship hit by an outbreak of the disease, ​the

PHUKET/SURAT THANI: Police have arrested five Russian nationals for the illegal organising of a tour and renovation of a building.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has pledged to ensure Thais can watch the 2026 World Cup next month.

PHUKET: A Phuket MP has called on Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and senior environmental officials to urgently tackle alleged mafia activity at Freedom Beach, warning that delays to act could lead to an assassination attempt against him.

MANILA — ⁠The Philippines called ​on Myanmar on Wednesday to allow a special ​envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to meet

HANOI — Vietnam is set to launch from Thursday a ‌new crackdown on online piracy and counterfeit goods, aiming to boost detections by a fifth, the government said, after the United States revived the prospect of fresh tariffs.

KYIV (UKRAINE) - The unilateral ceasefire announced by Kyiv was due to take effect on Wednesday, but Ukraine accused Russia of new strikes just hours after attacks killed at least 28 people in cities across the war-battered nation.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (May 5) he would briefly pause an operation to help ships escape the Strait of Hormuz, citing progress toward a comprehensive agreement with Iran. - REUTERS