Duterte orders troops to occupy islands

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday he has ordered troops to deploy on unoccupied South China Sea islands, boosting
6 April 2017

Thai junta secures $58m for Chinese tanks

Thailand's government yesterday agreed to buy 10 tanks from China for $58 million in the latest defence spending by a junta with a taste
4 April 2017

Duterte fires minister after 'corruption' row

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday he had fired his interior minister for corruption as signs of infighting rocked his
4 April 2017

Probe deaths in immigration detention centers, Fortify Rights asks Malaysia

Human rights body Fortify Rights has demanded Malaysia to investigate deaths in its immigration detention centres without delay and re-open an investigation into the human trafficking of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar and Bangladeshis in recent years.
4 April 2017

Blast caused by illegal explosives kills at least 9 in China – Xinhua

An explosion in northern China's Shanxi province kills at least nine and injures six, state news agency Xinhua reports.
2 April 2017

At least 11 buried to death in Indonesia landslide

At least 11 people are buried by a landslide triggered by heavy rain on Indonesia's Java island, a disaster official says.
1 April 2017

SpaceX successfully launches 1st recycled rocket booster

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket recovered at sea from its maiden flight last year blasts off again from Florida in the first successful launch of a recycled orbital-class booster.
31 March 2017

SpaceX poised to launch first recycled rocket

SpaceX is poised to launch its first recycled rocket, using a booster that sent food and supplies to the astronauts living at the International Space Station in April.
30 March 2017

Bangladesh Bank heist 'state-sponsored': FBI official

The heist of $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank's account at the New York Federal Reserve last year was "state-sponsored," an FBI officer in the Philippines, who has been involved in the investigations, says.
29 March 2017

Duterte warns of martial law

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday warned he may impose martial law and suspend elections for tens of thousands of local
23 March 2017

Chinese scientists breed world's first 'space mangoes'

The embryonic cells of the mango brought back by manned spacecraft Shenzhou XI last November after the 33-day space mission have now grown new tissues at a lab in South China's Hainan province.
23 March 2017

Malaysian couple gets married wearing school uniforms

A young couple in Kedah of northwest Malaysia decides to go against traditional norms by wearing their secondary school uniforms as bridal outfits on their wedding day.
22 March 2017

Thailand's coin-eating turtle dies of blood poisoning

A 25-year-old sea turtle in Thailand who swallowed nearly a thousand coins tossed by tourists seeking good luck died Tuesday, two weeks after having surgery to remove the coins from its stomach.
21 March 2017

Ousted S Korean leader faces prosecutors

Ousted South Korean president Park Geun-Hye reports to prosecutors for questioning over the corruption and abuse of power scandal that brought her down.
21 March 2017

2 blasts near Agra Cantonment Railway Station

Two low-intensity bomb explosions took place near Cantonment Station, Agra, this morning, reports NDTV.
18 March 2017

Thai junta lays out 20-year masterplan

Thailand's junta on Thursday said any future civilian government will be legally bound to follow a 20-year "masterplan" for the country as
16 March 2017

Interpol warrant issued for four N Koreans

Interpol has issued an international arrest warrant for four North Koreans wanted by Malaysian investigators in connection with the
16 March 2017

Singapore city infrastructure No. 1: Survey

Singapore has topped a ranking of more than 200 cities around the world in terms of offering the best infrastructure.
15 March 2017

Expatriates' welfare minister trashes TIB graft report

Terming Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) report on the irregularities and corruption in Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment “false”, Minister Nurul Islam has rejected the findings.
14 March 2017

NASA finds India's lost lunar rover after 8 years

India's first lunar probe - Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft - which was considered lost is still orbiting the moon, NASA scientists have discovered. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) lost communication with Chandrayaan-1 on August 29, 2009, almost a year after it was launched on October 22, 2008.
11 March 2017