June 17 – Local media in Mandalay reported that the Voice of Myanmar’s chief editor Nay Myo Lin and...

The global shipping industry is facing a severe labor shortage amid travel restrictions sparked by the COVID-19 surge in...

Humans make rules, dissolve parliaments, woo voters, mark ballots, and set up administrations, but the new normal of politics...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said his country needs to prepare for “both dialogue and confrontation” with...

Australia recommended that AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 jab should not be given to people under 60 on Thursday, a fresh blow...

The draft bill for a national referendum on charter change is back in the spotlight, with Parliament due next week to...

The opposition Move Forward Party is pushing for an amendment to the Criminal Code that would punish judicial personnel...

Politics is a game where there are no permanent enemies, and no permanent friends, only permanent interests. The old...

Novavax Inc on Monday (June 14) reported late-stage data from its U.S.-based clinical trial showing its vaccine is more...

Thais are experiencing déjà vu amid fear of vaccine shortages, confusion about free vaccination, and authorities’ empty assurances. Events...

Dubai earned a reputation for delivering luxury for those with cash to splash years ago, but amid the Covid-19...

When Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered his Cabinet last week to speed up implementation of public projects as the...

Thailand is offering a rich menu of incentives for people to get jabs during the just-launched mass vaccination drive,...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s younger brother, General Preecha, has become the first member of the premier’s immediate family to...

Postponed by a year, the biggest sporting event since the coronavirus brought the world to a halt kicks off...

Adults in Thailand, including foreign expats, now have three paths to COVID-19 vaccination, getting a free shot through government...

A military aircraft, carrying the chief monk of Zaygon Monastery and donors, has crashed due to bad weather as...

The Japanese say everyone has three faces. The first is put on for the world, the one you wear...

The launch of Thailand’s mass vaccination program on June 7 has sparked hope that the country can reopen for...

As more of us become eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine, we are increasingly concerned about preparing, including what to...

Vietnam plans to postpone this year’s Southeast Asian Games, state media said Wednesday, as the country grapples with a...

Many government figures have announced that all 3 million of Thailand’s foreign residents can join the mass COVID-19 vaccine...

A top World Health Organization official said that the WHO cannot compel China to divulge more data on COVID-19’s...

The hypothesis of a virus leak from a Chinese lab in Wuhan is plausible and deserves further investigation, according...

In the Gulf of Thailand, fisheries researchers use a guideline to scuba dive to the ocean floor where they...

Half of the Japanese public think the Olympics will take place this summer whether they want it to or...

The trial of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will begin next week, her lawyer told AFP Monday,...

China’s exports rose 27.9 percent in May while imports grew at the fastest pace in more than a decade...

A number of pre-registered vaccine recipients received phone calls late this morning (Monday), notifying them of the cancellation of...

Today (June 7) marks the first day of the government’s long-planned nationwide COVID-19 vaccination rollout for priority groups: the elderly...

China on Saturday berated the US and EU consulates in Hong Kong for displaying candles to commemorate the June...

Leader of Myanmar’s military junta Gen Min Aung Hlaing has admitted that he didn’t expect to see huge popular...

The world stopped and panic broke out when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Coronavirus outbreak a public...

Twitter Inc said it will roll out a new subscription product initially in Australia and Canada called Twitter Blue,...

The answer is “Yes” and “No”. “Yes” because a non-politicised knowledge can help prevent or soften a future pandemic...

It took the media just a few months last year to turn a murder suspect into a national celebrity,...

A former army officer who was serving a heavy jail term for his involvement in a major Rohingya trafficking...

Basic education schools across Myanmar finally reopened on June 1st, after closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year,...

The government launched its latest stimulus package on June 1 in a bid to shore up the economy and...

“This year, I don’t know why we fight, it will not make a difference. We have been making sacrifices...

The pandemic has pushed over 100 million more workers into poverty after working hours plummeted and access to good...

The US government has provided $30 million in COVID-related assistance to Thailand, as a part of their commitment to...

This month marks a year since Thai government critic Wanchalearm “Tar” Satsaksit disappeared following his apparent abduction in Cambodia...

Many Thais were shocked and frustrated at international news reports identifying a “Thai variant” of COVID-19 last week. Among...

The third wave of Covid-19 continues to dampen the housing market and leads to changes in the type of...

Tokyo Olympics fans may have to be vaccinated or test negative for the coronavirus before being allowed into venues,...

Naomi Osaka has been threatened with disqualification from the ongoing French Open by Grand Slam organizers if she continues...

Covid-19 will forever change the restaurant business as many eateries are forced to close. The current wave of the...

Thailand meet Lupin: Lupin meet Thailand!  No, we are not talking Reus Lupin, the Defence Against Dark Arts professor...

(by David Tun in Yangon) The coverage on this live blog has ended — for up-to-date coverage on the...

Full coverage on COVID-19 vaccines reports. May 29, 2021: A closer look at Sinopharm, Thailand’s first alternative vaccine A...

Once a week, the rooms of the Jeanne Garnier end-of-life care home in southern Paris reverberate to the sound...

A vaccine developed by China’s Sinopharm looks set to become the first alternative jab available to Thais, as Chulabhorn...

The CoronaVac vaccine, produced by Chinese firm Sinovac, reduces coronavirus mortality by 97 percent, according to early results of...

Proposed amendments to the Official Information Act are aimed at protecting state secrets, contrary to the law’s original goal...

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, which along with the wider luxury goods sector is recovering strongly from pandemic fallout, has launched...

Naomi Osaka’s decision to boycott press conferences at Roland Garros was blasted as a “phenomenal error” by the head...

Many Thai dishes that are, well, quintessentially Thai, have been given foreign names over the years. Take American fried...

Critics say the 2022 budget bill scheduled for debate in Parliament next week has several flaws, ranging from the...

It used to be hard to imagine the word “quarantine” would come up in conversations about travel. That was...

First, it was China’s “comfortable survival”. Then, it was the intriguing question of whether or how much states should...

India’s giant Tata Steel has announced that it will keep paying salaries to the families of employees who die...

In October last year, the government chose the AstraZeneca vaccine as its main weapon against COVID-19. However, arming itself...

COVID-19 will top the agenda when the new session of Parliament kicks off this week, with battle focusing on...

Controversy has erupted over the government’s move to borrow another huge sum to aid recovery from the virus crisis. ...

EU leaders on Tuesday welcomed the introduction of a bloc-wide Covid-19 pass that they hope will unlock a tourist...

Hong Kong may soon have to throw away millions of Coronavirus vaccine doses because they are approaching their expiry...

In the space of a few months, three variant COVID-19 viruses have been detected in Thailand, the British, the...

Within a six-year span, Leicester City Football Club has achieved the unthinkable for pundits and fans alike: an English...

The European Union agreed Monday to impose sanctions on Belarus, including banning its airlines from using the airspace and...

After decades of undergoing chemotherapy and radiation with all the unpleasant side effects they bring, cancer sufferers in Thailand...

Moderna Inc and Novavax Inc entered into a deal with the South Korean government to manufacture their COVID-19 vaccines, as the...

Showing off her signature aerial and acrobatic moves at the Billboard Music Awards, Pink was matched by her 9-year-old...

Dogs can be trained to detect more than 90 percent of Covid-19 infections even when patients are asymptomatic, according...

A UN official in war-battered Gaza called for a “genuine political process” to avert further bloodshed, after the military...

Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine is coming under greater public scrutiny as the Thai government procures millions more doses. Thailand has...

A humble library for orphans in Yangon, built of recycled plastic waste, stands empty without books or archives. It...

Thailand has been abuzz with talk of “walk-in vaccinations” for the past few weeks after top government figures indicated...

A wealthy businessman once viewed by many as a saint and a model of success now stands accused of...

A senior doctor has expressed deep sorrow for her difficult decision not to admit a two-month-old baby, suffering from...

A lot can go wrong if or when “Walk-in” (or whatever they call it) vaccination facilities are opened. People...

The first female president of Thailand’s Supreme Court, Metinee Chalodhorn, faces a tough mission to defend the judiciary’s reputation...

Thailand’s economic outlook is bleak, with the daily COVID-19 caseload hitting four figures following mid-April’s Songkran holiday. The economy...

The two Thai workers, killed in an attack by Hamas while on the Ohad Agricultural Estate in Israel, were...

Coca Siam Square, once a cool place for youngsters in the old days, now closed down for good, but...

Thais’ generosity has never been lacking when it comes to pleas for donations. And thanks to mobile banking, money...

Craving a tasty croissant to enjoy with your cappuccino but not happy about having to queue, particularly in the...

Thai politics has taken a surprising twist amid the worsening COVID-19 crisis, with supporters of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha...

Nine individuals talk about their reasons for getting the vaccine and their hesitancy for doing so. They also share...

Hit by a third wave of COVID-19 infections, Thailand’s education authorities have been forced to postpone the reopening of...

A cry for help – Prevent civil war and restore human rights by officially recognizing us, Myanmar’s pro-democracy government...

Thai politicians and academics are showing a growing interest in China’s experience in poverty reduction. Leaders of the ruling...

Alarm is growing in Thailand after the Department of Corrections revealed that 2,835 COVID-19 cases had been found inside...

Currently, two COVID-19 vaccine brands are available under the Thai government’s free rollout, AstraZeneca and Sinovac, but recipients cannot...

Japanese billionaire entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano will be the next tourists to travel to the...

To get vaccinated or not to get vaccinated is a question many Thais are still asking themselves, even as...

Intensifying vaccination drama in Thailand is taking place against an intriguing international backdrop featuring an apparent race between the...

The third wave of COVID-19 that rolled into Thailand last month has rocked not just the fragile economic recovery...

At a time when Thailand is struggling to convince its citizens to sign up for free COVID-19 vaccination, Lampang...

While for outsiders Anwar Salaeh is a rebel MP, most of his fellow Democrats consider him a black sheep...