JAKARTA - A SHIP packed with Afghan migrants sank off Indonesia's western coast early on Thursday, killing at least five people and leaving 17 others missing, the navy said.
DENPASAR (Indonesia) - SIXTEEN people on Indonesia's resort island of Bali died after drinking a brew of alcohol mixed with more than 20 per cent methanol, police said on Thursday.
BANGKOK - A ONE-day-old panda cub born in Thailand after years of artificial insemination and efforts to get its celibate parents to mate is a healthy female with a loud cry, a zoo official said on Thursday.
Giant panda Lin Hui surprised workers at Chiang Mai zoo by giving birth to the as-yet-unnamed 200-gram (eight-ounce) cub on Wednesday and director Thanapath Pongpamorn said mother and baby were doing well.
KUALA LUMPUR - FIREFLY, the budget wing of Malaysia Airlines, said on Thursday it will launch flights from several Malaysian cities to Singapore starting in July as part of its regional expansion.
Firefly will be the fourth no-frills carrier to fly the lucrative route from the Malaysian city of Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, adding competition to rivals AirAsia, Jetstar and Tiger Airways in a market hit by the global economic slump.
