An Australian climber has savaged rescue efforts in the wake of a deadly earthquake that jolted Southeast Asia's highest peak.

It's a tough time to be an investment banker in Southeast Asia. Mergers involving Southeast Asian companies have dropped 45 per cent this year to the lowest level since 2009.

A disgruntled passenger on Air Asia has penned a letter to the person sitting behind her on a flight from Singapore to Sydney.

For nature enthusiasts and adventurous souls, there's gold in the forest of Malaysia's Sarawak, writes Sophie Barclay.

Authorities have agreed to continue the search for Flight MH370 for another year if the plane is not found within weeks.

Two planes from an Indonesian acrobatic air team collided mid-air and crashed in Malaysia on Sunday during a practice session for a show, causing all four pilots to parachute to safety.

A year on, scenes of the screaming parents and sobbing relatives of passengers on flight MH370 remain fresh in my mind, writes Lincoln Tan.

Kiwi round-the-world yachtsman Dave Swete appears to be winning his race against time to get to Auckland for this weekend's Cricket World Cup clash between the Black Caps and Australia.

The conviction of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on sodomy charges has prompted widespread outrage.

An Indonesian official last night said objects had been spotted in the sea by a search plane hunting for the missing AirAsia jet.

A former airline boss claims the US shot down flight MH370 because the military feared it had been taken over by hackers.

Investigators seeking the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the southern Indian Ocean are widening their search area to cover the chance the aircraft fell from the sky at a shallower angle than expected.

Troubled Malaysia Airlines has picked the head of Irish flag carrier Aer Lingusas its future chief executive as the airline recovers from two disasters this year.

The global halal industry excluding financial services is estimated to exceed $2 trillion and will grow 4 per cent to 5 per cent annually.

Paula Yeoman has a musical epiphany in the humidity of Borneo.

A top Malaysia Airlines executive who is in NZ this week is urging relatives of those lost aboard MH370 to be patient as the carrier works to pay compensation.

'Rotting' flowers, turtle hatchlings, sky-high thrills ... this is one cool stopover.

The former Malaysian defence attache who left the country while facing criminal charges five months ago has been remanded in custody following a court appearance today.

A Malaysian envoy is due to appear before the courts on sexual assault charges this weekend, five months after he fled New Zealand with diplomatic immunity.

A Malaysian diplomat facing sexual assault charges appears set to return to New Zealand this Friday.

A top airline boss has voiced doubts about the search for doomed airliner MH370 and said the plane may not even be in the southern Indian Ocean.

Malaysia has confirmed it has received a request from New Zealand for the extradition of a diplomat accused of burglary and attempted rape.

Graham Reid settles in at a colonial landmark for a cold one on a hot day in Sarawak.

Prime Minister John Key says he is confident the disgraced Malaysian diplomat accused of a sex attack on a Wellington woman will return to face legal action.

After months of tragedies and setbacks, Malaysia's tourism arm is hoping Malaysian culture, food, and cheap airfares will pull Kiwi travellers back.