Across Bangkok, schools have been closed this week, as dangerously high levels of air pollution hit the Thai capital.

BANGKOK - The Thai government has ordered a crackdown on farmers flouting a ban on crop burning, as pollution in Bangkok spiked on Jan 31 a week after toxic air forced hundreds of schools to close.

The five hostages were among the 31 Thai agricultural workers who were captured by Hamas from four farms close to the Gaza ...

Another tech giant, Samsung, lost 2.4%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 advanced 0.3% to 8,516.90. In Bangkok, the SET was up 0.1%.