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...
View ArticleKidnappers 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...
View ArticleMalaysia 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...
View ArticleMH370 '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...
View ArticleChinese 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...
View ArticleSub-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.
View ArticlePhilippines 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...
View ArticleFive 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.
View ArticleAirAsia 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...
View ArticleIndonesia 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...
View ArticleSabah 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...
View ArticleMissing 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.
View ArticleChinese 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...
View ArticlePainstaking 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...
View ArticleThousands 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,...
View ArticleLost: 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.
View ArticleMalaysia 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...
View ArticleSupporters 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...
View ArticleSignals 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...
View ArticleItalian 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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