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, 06:11 AM

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, 07:14 AM

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, 18:00 PM

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, 05:44 AM

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, 08:48 AM

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, 04:32 AM

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, 10:02 AM

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, 18:00 PM

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, 18:00 PM

Anti-piracy Effort: Southeast Asian nations to begin joint sea patrol

The Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia will launch joint patrols in piracy-plagued waters, Manila's defence secretary said yesterday, after
9 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Malaysian UN workers leave North Korea

The UN's World Food Programme said two of its Malaysian staff left North Korea yesterday after Kuala Lumpur and Pyongyang banned
9 March 2017, 18:00 PM

More than 20,000 seek refuge across border

More than 20,000 people from Myanmar have flooded into border camps in neighbouring China, seeking refuge from bitter fighting
9 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Scamming men break women’s hearts, bank accounts

The number of Vietnamese women tricked by online scammers, starting with ‘love affairs’ on social media, has increased in recent years.
7 March 2017, 08:55 AM

Malaysians ‘banned from leaving N Korea’

North Korea says it has temporarily banned Malaysians from leaving the country to ensure the safety of its diplomats and citizens in Malaysia amid an escalating row over the killing of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half-brother.
7 March 2017, 04:32 AM

Myanmar rebel clashes leave 30 dead

At least 30 people were killed yesterday in a day of intense fighting in a town on Myanmar's border with China, authorities said, after
6 March 2017, 18:06 PM

Philippine senators end Duterte inquiry

Philippine senators abruptly ended a hearing yesterday into allegations by a retired policeman that a "death squad" operated under
6 March 2017, 18:01 PM

Saudi king urges fight against terrorism

Saudi Arabia's King Salman yesterday called for a united fight against terrorism in a speech to Indonesia's parliament during a
2 March 2017, 18:21 PM

North Korean held over Kim death to be freed

The only North Korean arrested over the dramatic airport assassination of Kim Jong-Nam is to be deported, Malaysia said yesterday, as
2 March 2017, 18:17 PM

UN drugs board slams killings in Philippines

The UN-linked International Narcotics Control Board yesterday condemned the use of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines, where
2 March 2017, 18:14 PM

160 killed in clashes on Myanmar-China border

At least 160 people have died in around three months of clashes between the military and ethnic armed groups in Myanmar's northern
28 February 2017, 18:00 PM