BANGKOK, June 29 — Thirty-five Malaysians believed to be duped by high-paying jobs overseas were rescued at the Thai - Myanmar border in the first six months of this year.

BANGKOK, June 17 — Starting July 1, travellers will no longer need to apply for Thailand Pass and purchase Covid-19 insurance coverage prior to their entry into Thailand in a bid to boost tourist arrivals and revive its tourism industry.

PHNOM PENH, June 29 — Cambodia sets July 23, 2023, as the date for the seventh National Assembly election, according to a decision signed by Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Wednesday, Xinhua reported.

WASHINGTON, June 29 — Electric-vehicle maker Tesla laid off 200 workers at a facility in the state of California, Sputnik quoted a Bloomberg report.

SEOUL, June 29 — Netflix's new South Korean series "Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area" rose to No.

VIENTIANE, June 29 — Laos is considering imposing limits on a number of imported goods in order to minimise or cut the use of foreign currency on non-essential items amid dwindling foreign currency reserves.

LONDON, June 29 — Latest data released Tuesday by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) showed the number of confirmed monkeypox cases in Britain has reached 1,076.

BRUSSELS, June 29 — The first batch of 5,300 vaccine doses against monkeypox purchased by the European Commission's Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) was delivered to Spain on Tuesday, a Commission spokesperson has said.

MOSCOW, June 28 — Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation to take part in the G20 summit in Indonesia in November, his aide announced Monday.

COLOMBO, June 28 — Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday instructed officials to import fuel immediately, Xinhua news agency reported.

MUMBAI/BUENOS AIRES/LONDON, June 27 — It only took 24 hours last month for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government in India - the world's second-largest producer of wheat - to shelve its plans to "feed the world".

VIENNA, June 27 — Places including US states that have legalised cannabis appear to have increased its regular use, while Covid lockdowns had a similar effect, raising the risk of depression and suicide, a UN report said on Monday.

NEW YORK, June 26 — Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Saturday (June 25) that a booster dose of updated versions of their Covid-19 vaccine, modified specifically to combat the Omicron coronavirus variant, generated a higher immune response against that variant.

BANGKOK,  June 24 — The wearing of face masks in outdoors and open areas in Thailand is no longer compulsory.

GENEVA, June 24 — Amid reports of surging cases in Europe, a special committee of the World Health Organisation (WHO) began meeting Thursday to decide whether monkeypox should be declared a global “public health emergency.” The emergency committee will advise the WHO chief “on whether the event...

MOSCOW, June 24 — The number of people, who have been diagnosed with monkeypox under the current outbreak, has surpassed 3,200, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

BRUSSELS, June 24 — European Union leaders on Thursday granted Ukraine the coveted status of official candidate to join their 27-nation club, a bold geopolitical step hailed by Kyiv and the EU itself as a "historic moment".

MANILA, June 23 — The World Bank approved a US$178.1million loan on Thursday to support the Philippines' efforts in addressing malnutrition.

BANGKOK, June 23 — Thailand's central bank said on Thursday any hikes in its benchmark interest rate to tame above-target inflation would be gradual, as the economy faces a slow recovery and a weakening baht currency.

JAKARTA, June 23 — Indonesia's central bank left interest rates at a record low on Thursday, saying it was monitoring risks from rising inflation and would adjust monetary policy as needed.