Bloomberg Thailand is set for a fresh wave of street protests by pro-democracy activists with PM Prayuth Chan-Ocha ignoring their deadline to quit by Saturday. Free Youth and the United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration, two of the main protest groups, have vowed to stage mass gatherings until all of their demands, which include a rewriting of the constitution and ...

Bloomberg Warring parties in Libya signed a permanent ceasefire agreement ahead of a conference to appoint a unity government for the fractured North African country. Representatives of the internationally recognised government based in Tripoli and eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar agreed to the ceasefire after talks in Geneva, the United Nations said. The pact promises to end a war started ...

Bloomberg Malaysia’s king will meet with the country’s other royal leaders to discuss proposals by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, with media reports saying the government plans to declare a state of emergency to try to control the coronavirus pandemic. The king understands the need for continuity in the country’s administration to combat the threat of Covid-19, the palace said in ...