Thailand down South Korea at FIVB Nations League
Thailand began their third and final week of the preliminary round of the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League with a win over South Korea in Bulgaria on Wednesday.
Biggest currency rout since 1997 puts Asia central banks in bind
The surge in the dollar has set Asian currencies on course for their worst quarter since 1997 and created a dilemma for central bankers.
Thailand betting on dramatic 'boys' love' tourism boom
TOKYO: Thailand has begun a campaign to attract international tourists, and especially Japanese travellers, using the popularity of homegrown productions of "boys' love," or BL dramas, as a drawcard.
Govt to end special insurance coverage for Covid-19 patients
Medical services for Covid-19 patients must be paid for by their own or by pre-existing health insurance schemes after Thailand enters a post-pandemic stage on July 1, the government said.
Turkey seeks extraditions from Finland, Sweden under NATO deal
ISTANBUL: Turkey said Wednesday it would seek the extradition of 33 alleged Kurdish militants from Sweden and Finland under a deal to secure Ankara's support for the Nordic countries' NATO membership bids.
France awaits verdicts in marathon 2015 terror attacks trial
PARIS: A French court is to hand down verdicts Wednesday against 20 men accused over the November 2015 terror attacks in Paris, after a marathon 10-month trial that reopened the scars of modern France's worst peacetime atrocity.
166 illegal Myanmar migrants repatriated
RANONG: A total of 166 Myanmar nationals who had entered Thailand illegally were returned to their homeland from this southern coastal province on Wednesday, the Thailand Maritime Enforcement Command Centre Region 3 said.
Govt to sell B272bn of bonds
Thailand plans to sell up to 272 billion baht of government bonds in the July-September period as part of debt management plans, according to the Ministry of Finance.
Taiwan rebuffs Philippines complaint about S. China Sea live fire drills
TAIPEI: Taiwan on Wednesday rebuffed a complaint from the Philippines about live fire drills around a Taiwan-controlled island deep in the South China Sea, saying it had the right to do so and always issues a warning of its exercises.
Giuliani on defensive after uproar over assault claim
NEW YORK: Two days after Rudy Giuliani claimed a worker had assaulted him at a Staten Island supermarket, the once-vaunted former mayor was spending Tuesday morning like many men his age: complaining about his aches and pains.
Prisoners clean Bangkok sewers after pandemic delay
Flecked with sewage, a prisoner grapples with an overflowing bucket as he and his fellow inmates clean Bangkok's congested drains for the first time in two years.
Staged road accident scene was murder, police say
BURI RAM: An elderly man was found dead with head injuries and stab wounds to the neck on a roadside in Prakhon Chai district. Police detained his youngest son for questioning.
Tourist rush bolsters outlook for economy, baht
Foreign tourist arrivals into Thailand are set to beat official forecasts with the lifting of pandemic-era restrictions, a rare positive for the nation’s Covid-battered economy and currency.
50 costliest places for expats to live, work
Hong Kong is the world’s most expensive place for employees sent abroad to work, according to a new study comparing the prices of 200 goods and products in more than 400 cities.
Prayut visiting Shinawatra stronghold
CHIANG MAI: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday visited the home province of the Shinawatra family where he inspected water management, a trade fair and local development projects.
South Korea, Japan resume flights between capitals as Covid-19 eases
SEOUL: Flights between the capitals of South Korea and Japan resumed on Wednesday after being suspended for more than two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Wounded Myanmar villagers treated in Thailand
TAK: Myanmar villagers injured during fighting around Myawaddy town, near the border, between Myanmar government troops and Karen soldiers have been treated by Thai officials in Trat's Phop Phra district.
Bitcoin struggles as ‘final washout’ possible
Bitcoin stayed just over US$20,000 on Wednesday, with its inability to gain upward traction fueling concern among analysts of further declines.
Travellers reminded cannabis illegal in other countries in the region
The Thai embassy in Seoul has warned people going from Thailand to South Korea that cannabis and cannabis-based products are illegal there and carry stiff jail terms, with deportation and the likelihood of being barred from future entry.
FDA approves use of Evusheld
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Evusheld, a combination of long-acting antibodies, for prevention of Covid-19, FDA director Paisal Dankhum said on Wednesday.
