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Philippine coastguards charged with Taiwan fisherman murder

April 04, 2014 5:12 PMMANILA (AFP) - Eight Filipino coastguards have been charged with the murder of a Taiwanese fisherman who was shot dead last year sparking economic sanctions against the...

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Kidnappers of two women from Sabah resort involved in two other similar cases

April 04, 2014 6:43 PMSEMPORNA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The kidnappers of the two women from the Singamata Reef Resort off Sipadan were also involved in the abduction of a Taiwanese woman from...

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Malaysia opposition leader Anwar accuses government of MH370 cover up

April 04, 2014 8:52 AMLONDON (AFP) - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Friday accused the government of hiding information on missing flight MH370, telling Britain's Daily Telegraph that the...

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MH370 'black box' ship due in search zone today

April 04, 2014 9:26 AMPERTH (AFP) - Australian navy vessel Ocean Shield, which is fitted with a US-supplied "black box" detector, was on Friday expected in the area being scoured for wreckage of Flight...

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Chinese tourist sent SMS to mum before being kidnapped in Sabah resort

April 04, 2014 10:09 AMPETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The Chinese tourist who was abducted from a resort off Semporna, Sabah, on Wednesday night had sent an SMS to her mother saying she...

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Sub-surface search for MH370 black-box pinger starts as search area shifts north

April 04, 2014 11:57 AMThe search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner has shifted north as experts continue to narrow down the vast area, Australia's lead search authority said on Friday.

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Philippines awards $491m Cebu airport deal to GMR-Megawide group

April 05, 2014 1:54 PMMANILA (REUTERS) - The Philippines said on Saturday it had awarded the US$390 million (S$491 million) deal to renovate, expand and operate the Mactan-Cebu international airport to...

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Five dead as landslide derails Indonesian train

April 05, 2014 2:49 AMJAKARTA (AFP) - A landslide triggered by heavy rain derailed a train as it travelled through Indonesia's main island of Java on Friday, leaving five people dead, an official said.

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AirAsia apologises for "sarcastic" article amid MH370 tragedy

April 05, 2014 2:52 PMPETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - AirAsia has apologised over an article published on its in-flight travel magazine travel 3sixty April edition, which appeared to be...

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Indonesia police name Coca-Cola suspect in water extraction case

April 05, 2014 3:05 PMJAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The National Police named PT Coca Cola Bottling Indonesia (CCB) a suspect on Friday, in an alleged illegal groundwater extraction...

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Sabah resort kidnap: Hunt is on for Haji Gulam and men

April 05, 2014 3:56 PMSEMPORNA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Malaysian and Philippine security forces are scouring scores of islands in the Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi provinces for a former Moro...

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Missing MH370: Full transcript of Hishammuddin's press briefing on April 5

April 05, 2014 6:08 PMMalaysia's Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein delivered a press briefing on the progress of the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

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Chinese vessel searching MH370 picks up pulse signal in Indian Ocean

April 05, 2014 7:58 PMBEIJING (AFP) - A Chinese ship searching for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 detected a "pulse signal" in the southern Indian Ocean on Saturday, but there was no evidence yet that...

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Painstaking underwater search for MH370 black box; multi-nation investigation...

April 05, 2014 8:21 PMPERTH, Australia (AFP) - Two vessels searched underwater for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on Saturday, as air and sea missions failed to find any sign of the plane and...

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Thousands flee as fire razes Philippines slum: Official

April 05, 2014 8:26 PMDAVAO, Philippines (AFP) - A huge night fire sent slum swellers running for their lives and destroyed more than a thousand homes in the Philippines' largest southern city,...

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Lost: Untold stories of Malaysia Airlines MH370

April 05, 2014 8:44 PMFour weeks after the plane vanished, The Straits Times brings you intimate details on the hunt in an interactive Web Special. Get special reports, videos and graphics.

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Malaysia bans Noah film as 'un-Islamic'

April 05, 2014 12:53 PMKUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia has joined other Islamic countries in banning the Hollywood biblical epic Noah starring Russell Crowe, decrying it as irreligious and saying it...

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Supporters of Thai PM converge to counter anti-govt protests

April 05, 2014 12:58 PMBANGKOK (REUTERS) - Thousands of supporters of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra travelled by bus, pickup truck and train on Saturday to join a three-day rally on the...

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Signals detected by Chinese vessel 'consistent' with MH370's black box:...

April 06, 2014 1:55 AMBEIJING (AFP) - A Chinese ship involved in the Indian Ocean search for flight MH370 detected a "pulse signal" at a frequency used by aircraft black boxes on Saturday, but...

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Italian ambassador detained in the Philippines over child safety laws: Ministry

Asia-Pacific NewsApril 07, 2014 1:06 AMROME (Reuters) - The Italian ambassador to Turkmenistan has been detained by the police in the Philippines, who have accused him of violating laws on the...

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