BANGKOK – THA president Thienprasit Chaiyapatranun said that requests from tourists for early hotel checkouts surged by 8-10% nationwide after the earthquake, particularly in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Ayutthaya.

MIAMI GARDENS (UNITED STATES) - Czech teenager Jakub Mensik upset Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/4) to win the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, denying the Serb his 100th career title.

Asian champion Jutatip Maneephan claimed the first stage of the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s Cup Women’s Tour of Thailand on Monday and also took possession of jerseys of three different colours.

LONDON - In a shake-up of long-standing travel rules, European nationals heading to the UK will from Wednesday need a mandatory entry permit, which the British government says will strengthen border security.

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s presidential ambitions were dealt a potential death blow after she was convicted of embezzlement by a French court and barred from running in the next election in 2027.

MIAMI - Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched the first human spaceflight mission to fly over the Earth’s polar regions, funded and commanded by cryptocurrency investor Chun Wang. 

BANGKOK – In promotional material posted on its official social media channels in 2024, China Railway No. 10 Engineering Group declared that its first super high-rise project built overseas would duly become its “calling card” in Thailand.

TOKYO – It has been discovered that junior and senior high school students who became acquainted through online games had been committing crimes using their own advanced computer program that they created with generative AI.

HÀ NỘI — Authorities of Nội Bài International Airport has warned nearby residents not to fly kites, balloons or any flying objects in the aviation safety zone to avoid incidents like the one reported on Sunday afternoon.

Superlek “shouldn’t have taken the fight” against Nabil Anane at ONE 172, said his former trainer partner Liam Harrison, who alluded to issues “behind the scenes”.