About 20 million tons of plastic waste ends up in the global environment each year. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

A sluggish economic recovery deters foreign immigrants and prompts more citizens to depart. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Mr Zelensky said his Aug 18 meeting with Mr Trump was his "best" so far. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

It is not quiet statecraft in the backroom but a gamble in front of live cameras at the White House Read more at straitstimes ...

Top exports from Thailand include mobile phones and accessories, motorcycles, and palm oil. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The ageless Gael Monfils will return to the Auckland Classic in January to defend his title, a year after becoming the oldest player to win an ATP Tour crown. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

Mr Phumtham clarified that the legal action would be strictly a domestic matter under Thai law. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

Mr Macron said there can be no restrictions on the size of Ukraine’s military in a future deal with Russia. Read more at ...

In 2021, at the age of 20, he was the youngest person to be jailed under its national security law. Read more at straitstimes ...

New Zealand lock Patrick Tuipulotu and centre Anton Lienert-Brown have been ruled out of the second test against Argentina ...