AirAsia appoints Stephane Daillencourt as CEO of leasing unit

Authorities say that the change will be effective Nov. 1, 2016.

Sep 8, 2016

China to join ASEAN, wants to eliminate interference in South China Sea

Chinese authority says peace and stability in South China Sea was directly related to prosperity and development of countries in the region.

Sep 8, 2016

Floods kill 60 people; 44,000 left homeless in North Korea

Tumen river suffers the biggest flood ever recorded due to a rainstorm, according to Pyongyang.

Sep 7, 2016

Magnitude 4.9 earthquake recorded in Tokyo; no threat of tsunami

The authorities say there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

Sep 7, 2016

Singapore Zika virus cases hit 275; new breeding habitat found at Bishan

Singapore health authorities say that six new cases have no known links to any existing cluster.

Sep 7, 2016

Laos summit: Philippines releases images of Chinese boats at Scarborough shoal

Philippines defence minister, who is at the summit in Vientiane, orders the release of photographs.

Sep 7, 2016

Philippines expresses concern over Chinese boats near disputed Shoal island

Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana says a Philippines air force plane spotted more boats than usual in a flotilla on Saturday.

Sep 5, 2016

Thai police arrest first suspect in connection with tourist town blasts

Abdul Kadae, the suspect who was detained on Saturday, is the first person to be arrested in connection to the blasts.

Sep 5, 2016

Philippines: Plenty will be killed in anti-drugs campaign, says Duterte

President Duterte is scheduled to meet US President Barack Obama at a regional summit in Laos on Tuesday.

Sep 5, 2016

Singapore: Zika virus cases reach up to 242, new breeding habitat found

The Ministry of Health (MOH) and National Environment Agency (NEA) say 27 new cases have been confirmed.

Sep 5, 2016

Indonesia arrests another suspect over plot to attack Marina Bay

Authorities believes the suspect to be a part of the KGR@Katibah GR, a group headed by Gigih Rahmat Dewa.

Sep 5, 2016

Bus, fuel tanker collision kills 36 in Afghanistan, more than 20 injured

Officials say some of the injured were rushed to hospitals in provincial capital Qalat as well as neighbouring Kandahar province.

Sep 4, 2016

Jackie Chan to get lifetime achievement Oscar in November

Jackie Chan is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts, in his movies.

Sep 4, 2016

Zika virus cases in Singapore reach up to 215

The National Environment Agency officials say the analytics indicated that the virus belongs to the Asian lineage.

Sep 4, 2016

Singaporean fighting for his life after Genting tour bus accident

The Singapore Embassy officials in Malaysia are assisting the families of those injured.

Sep 4, 2016

Thailand: One killed, three injured after bomb explodes in train

The train blast comes a day after the peace talks between Thailand's military government and Muslim separatists.

Sep 4, 2016

6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes southern Philippines

Authorities say the tremor was felt in Butuan and Cagayan de Oro, major cities in north-eastern Mindanao.

Sep 4, 2016

Typhoon Namtheun: Japan on high alert for yet another storm

Authorities say Typhoon Namtheun was heading north towards the southern main island of Kyushu with gusts of up to 198 kmh.

Sep 3, 2016

38 new local Zika virus cases confirmed in Singapore

The Ministry of Health (MOH) and National Environment Agency (NEA) says the total number cases has reached up to 189 in Singapore.

Sep 3, 2016

Runaway bus kills elderly woman in Singapore

The police say the accident took place at the junction of Bukit Panjang Ring Road and Bukit Panjang Road.

Sep 3, 2016