A Taiwanese man suspected of being the mastermind behind a transnational drug-trafficking network has been arrested during a police raid on a Bangkok condominium.

TOKYO — A railway power outage in Tokyo disrupted the morning commute for roughly 673,000 passengers Friday as two ‌main lines servicing some of the world's busiest stations were halted.

Cambodia has lodged a formal protest with the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh regarding the Thai navy’s seizure of a fishing boat alleged to be in Cambodian waters off the province of Koh Kong.

HANOI - Vietnam ‍plans ‍to secure $5.5 billion (172.5 billion baht) in foreign loans in 2026 as it seeks to speed up ‌the construction of large-scale national infrastructure ​projects and tackle persistent bottlenecks in the disbursement of development finance, its government said on Friday.

SEOUL - A South Korean court on ‌Friday ​sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison for charges including obstructing ‌attempts to arrest him following his failed bid ‌to impose martial law.

This year’s rainy season is expected to arrive earlier and bring heavier rainfall than usual, Deputy Prime Minister Borwornsak Uwanno has warned, urging agencies to step up preparedness for major flooding.

A leading Hong Kong think tank has called for a centralised platform for AI in schools, revealing that while 95% of students use the technology, nearly one in four struggle to finish homework without it, putting their problem-solving and analytical thinking skills at risk.

NAKHON RATCHASIMA — Families of those killed in Wednesday’s construction crane accident in Nakhon Ratchasima will receive an initial compensation of 1.69 million baht per victim, the provincial governor said on Friday, as a leading structural engineer called for an overhaul of the country’s construction safety to prevent similar disasters.

Political parties' promises of cash freebies will have little impact on voters' decisions when they cast their ballots at the coming general election, according to a KPI opinion poll released on Friday.

Thick smog is seen in many areas of Bangkok on Thursday, where higher vehicle emissions have been singled out as the main contributor to pollution in inner areas of the capital city.