Rice export prices in Vietnam and Thailand climbed to their highest levels in nearly two years this week on concerns over supply disruptions and strong demand, while Indian prices eased as ​new-season arrivals improved supply.

Thanachai Khumdee is carrying on his grandfather’s nang talung (shadow puppetry) tradition while adapting it for modern audiences. His central Thai performances combine puppetry, music and dance and keep an increasingly rare art form alive.

BENGALURU - Gold prices extended their post-US midterm election rally to a more than two-week high on Thursday, as the US dollar and Treasury yields weakened, while a sharp drop in oil prices ​in the previous session ⁠eased inflation concerns.

Actress Panadda “Boom” Wongphudee was waiting for police to arrive at her Bangkok home on Thursday evening, after the Criminal Court issued arrest warrants in connection with alleged misuse of donations made to her Goodness Foundation.

JERUSALEM - Gadi Eisenkot emerged on Thursday as the favourite to be tasked with trying to form an Israeli government as a religious party long aligned with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined to recommend him.