Transportation

May 7, 2019

Boeing 737 Max 8 woes crimp Asian airlines' growth plans

Boeing 737 Max 8 woes crimp Asian airlines' growth plans


Apr 15, 2019

Malaysia says revised China deal shows costs were inflated

Malaysia's prime minister says a Chinese company building a rail link across the Southeast Asian nation will jointly help to manage and operate the network, part of revised deal that will get the stalled project off the ground


Apr 2, 2019

Singapore carrier grounds 2 Boeing 787-10 jets after checks

Singapore Airlines grounds 2 Boeing 787-10 jets with engine issues


Mar 3, 2019

5 years on, Malaysia open to proposals to resume MH370 hunt

Malaysia's transport minister says the government is open to new proposals to resume the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, as families of passengers commemorated the fifth anniversary of the jet's disappearance


Feb 27, 2019

Healthy Wie returns to Singapore aiming to defend title

The LPGA Tour completes its four-week swing through Australia and Asia with a healthy Michelle Wie aiming to defend her title at the HSBC Women's World Championship at Sentosa Golf Club's Tanjong course


Sep 5, 2018

Malaysia, Singapore to delay, not axe, high-speed rail link

Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to delay, not cancel, a planned high-speed railway that would cut travel time between their capitals to just 90 minutes


Aug 3, 2018

China, ASEAN navies stage 1st emergency drills amid feud

Chinese and Southeast Asian naval forces have staged their first computer-simulated drills so they can jointly respond to emergencies and to build trust amid the long-seething disputes in the South China Sea


Jul 31, 2018

Malaysia's civil aviation chief quits over Flight 370 lapses

Malaysia's civil aviation chief says he has resigned to take responsibility after an investigative report highlighted shortcomings in the air traffic control center during Malaysia Airlines Flight 370's disappearance


Jul 31, 2018

Investigators can't rule out 'interference' in loss of MH370

An independent investigation into Malaysia Airlines Flight 370's disappearance highlighted shortcomings in the government response and raised the "possibility of intervention by a third party"


Jun 1, 2018

Honda: Faulty Takata air bag kills 7th person in Malaysia

Japanese carmaker Honda says another person has died in Malaysia after a flawed Takata airbag inflator exploded, raising the number of deaths linked to the defect in the Southeast Asian country to seven