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- Christians descend on Holy City for Good Friday
- Tens of thousands of Christian pilgrims marched today along the narrow alleys of Jerusalem’s Old City on the path that tradition holds Jesus carried the cross on the way to his crucifixion.
- Jail term for Romania ex-diplomat in Singapore crash
- A Bucharest court sentenced a former Romanian diplomat to three years in prison today for a 2009 deadly hit-and-run accident in Singapore.
- France says Malaysia can build jets if it buys Rafale
- AFP says France is keen to make its first foreign sale of the Rafale, to support a project that has cost tens of billions of euros.
- Australia urges boatpeople swap after tragedy
- But the plan has never been implemented and has been shot down in the Australian parliament by the conservative opposition.
- Australian loses plea to quash drug charge
The KL High Court orders trial of Australian truck driver for drug trafficking to proceed, ruling there was enough evidence for his trial.
- Residents to be moved from invasion zone, says PM
- 'The primary cause of the invasion of terrorists... is the existence of settlements considered easily exposed to the danger of infiltration,' he says.
- Chinese workers jailed for high-rise demo in Singapore
- A Singapore court today sentenced two Chinese workers to four weeks in jail each for staging a high-rise protest atop construction cranes in December, local media reported.
- Romanian court to issue sentence in Singapore hit-and-run case
- A Romanian court said today that it will issue next week its sentence in a 2009 deadly hit-and-run accident caused by a former Romanian diplomat.
- Swiss man claims 'deceived' by teen S'pore sex worker
- Juerg Buergin, 41, is contesting charges filed against him and 50 others accused of paying for sex with the 17-year-old call girl.
- Philippines' Aquino urges talks on Sabah
- President Aquino lashes out at unidentified conspirators whom he accused of sending the sultanate’s followers to Sabah last month.
- Philippines' Aquino calls for talks on Sabah
- President Benigno Aquino also lashes out at unidentified conspirators whom he accused of sending the sultanate's followers to Sabah last month.
- M'sian author wins Asia's top literary prize
- Tan Twan Eng won the US$30,000 Man Asian Literary Prize with 'The Garden of Evening Mists', beating four other books.
- Thailand and rebel group to open peace talks in M'sia
- A preliminary meeting was held on the 'conditions' for the talks, but more substantive dialogue will begin with the one-day exchange in two weeks.
- Obama to raise maritime tussles at Asia summits
- US president pledges to bring up maritime disputes boiling between China and its neighbors at the US-Asean and East Asia summits in October.
- Malaysia rescues 136 Burmese refugees
- M'sia does not grant the Rohingya refugee status, but has allowed them to stay by turning a blind eye to the steady arrivals in recent years.
- Main accused in Delhi gang-rape commits suicide
- Ram Singh, one of six on trial over the shocking attack, was found dead in his cell shortly before dawn after making a noose out of his clothing.
- Police arrest 79 as incursion death toll hits 61
- 'Up to now the police have arrested 79 suspects whom we believe have some links with the intrusion.'
- AirAsia's India entry wins investment panel nod
- UPDATED 5PM AirAsia, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, will have a 49pct stake while India’s Tata Group will hold 30pct.
- Sultan Jamalul says his people will 'fight to the last man'
- 'The crown prince, the royal security forces, and the many patriots who landed (in Sabah) voluntarily will fight to the last man.'
- Google hacked over Malaysia-Filipino standoff
- A Google search for ‘Sabah’ came back with a results page that quotes ‘Wikipedia’ calling Malaysian control of the state ‘illegitimate’.
- Bangkok wants KL to help quell insurgency
- The proposal comes amid a recent spike in attacks in the Muslim-majority south and ahead of a meeting between Najib and his counterpart.
- Four Chinese drivers jailed over Singapore strike
- A Singapore court today sentenced four Chinese bus drivers to jail terms of up to seven weeks after they pleaded guilty to instigating the city-state’s first strike in nearly three decades.
- Philippines sends mercy ship to Lahad Datu
- The Philippine government has sent a 'mercy' ship to ferry back the 180 members holed up in Lahad Datu since Feb 12.
- Murdered M'sian woman found in Brunei cement block
- Brunei police are probing the death of a Malaysian woman found encased in a block of cement in her friend's garden in the sultanate.
- Cops bust child trafficking ring, rescue victims
- Malaysian police said today they have broken up a child trafficking syndicate and rescued 21 children and babies.
- Philippine president criticises gunmen in Sabah
- 'Going there with arms is not the way to resolve this,' President Benigno Aquino criticises Filipino gunmen in his first public comments on the issue.
- My army will stay put in Sabah, insists Sulu sultan
- 'Our followers will stay in Lahad Datu. Sabah is our home,' says Sultan Jamalul Kiram of his 400 followers there.
- Lee Kuan Yew discharged from hospital
- A statement from the office of his son, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, says the 89-year-old former leader was resting at home.
- Back in Australia, senator queries deportation
- UPDATED 12.30PM Speaking in Sydney, Xenophon says the order to deport him came 'probably from the PM’s office'.
- Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew in hospital
- Ex-Singapore PM Lee Kuan Yew is recovering in hospital after suffering from an irregular heartbeat, the gov't said today.