North Korean diplomats vacated their embassy in Malaysia and were expelled on Sunday, after the two nations cut diplomatic relations in a dispute over the extradition of a North Korean criminal suspect to the United States.
The North Korean flag and embassy signage were removed from the building in a Kuala Lumpur suburb. Two buses ferried the diplomats and their families to the airport, where they were seen checking in for a flight to Shanghai.
Malaysian Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein…
Myanmar protesters remain steadfast as coup leader reminds military of ‘external threats’
Demonstrators in Myanmar maintained their unflinching opposition to military rule on Sunday despite a rising death toll at the hands of security forces as the junta appeared equally determined to resist growing outside pressure to compromise.One man was killed and several were wounded when police opened fire on a group setting up a barricade in the central town of Monywa, a doctor there said as a community group issued a call on Facebook for blood donors.Later, one person was killed and several…
Thailand protesters burn tyres, dodge rubber bullets in latest clash with police
Thai police used water cannon and rubber bullets outside Bangkok’s Grand Palace on Saturday, after demonstrators broke through a barricade of shipping containers to demand reforms to the kingdom’s unassailable monarchy.It was the latest night of unrest since Thailand’s protest movement kicked off in July, calling for an overhaul of Premier Prayuth Chan-ocha’s administration and a rewrite of a military-scripted constitution.But their most controversial demands have been for reforms to the…
Myanmar coup: UN agencies slam security forces’ occupation of schools
Protesters returned to the streets across Myanmar on Saturday, defying a junta-led campaign of fear as regional powers Indonesia and Malaysia condemned the violence deployed by security forces against anti-coup demonstrators.The country has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi from power in a February 1 coup, triggering a nationwide uprising as protesters call for a return to democracy.So far, more than 230 people have been killed in anti-coup unrest,…
Malawi becomes latest state to accede to New York Convention
Malawi has become the 167th country to accede to New York Convention which governs the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards made in other countries.
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Is North Korea’s move to cut ties with Malaysia a ‘test’ for Joe Biden?
A move by Pyongyang to sever ties with Malaysia, following the extradition of a North Korean national to the United States on money-laundering charges, could be aimed at testing the administration of US President Joe Biden, according to analysts.Pyongyang announced on Friday that it was cutting diplomatic ties after a Malaysian Federal Court panel earlier this month threw out an appeal by the North Korean, Mun Chol-myong, to stop the extradition.Mun faces four charges of money laundering in the…
‘They are shooting at our kids’ heads’: in Myanmar, a dead 17-year-old’s family mourns the loss of hope
Through the haze of grief and pain, there is one moment of clarity to which the family of Khant Nyar Hein keep returning: they have lost everything since they lost him.The 17-year-old, a first-year medical student, was killed by Myanmar security forces on Sunday, one of the more than 224 residents of Southeast Asia’s poorest nation who have died while opposing the February 1 military coup that unseated the democratic government of Aung San Suu Kyi.After his funeral on Tuesday, Khant’s family,…
‘Work still to be done’ to prepare for UK pensions dashboard introduction
Royal Assent of the UK’s Pension Schemes Act 2021 marks another step closer to a pensions industry supported by dashboard infrastructure. By 2023 pensions businesses will need to be ready to participate in dashboards as either suppliers of information or dashboard operators or both.
Russian foreign minister to visit China hard on heels of Alaska talks
The United States is expected to be high on the agenda when top diplomats from China and Russia meet next week, just days after much-anticipated talks between Beijing and Washington.The Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov would be in China on a two-day visit from Monday at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.Wang and Communist Party Politburo member Yang Jiechi are in Alaska for talks on Thursday and Friday with US Secretary of…