North Korea may be preparing to test submarine-launched ballistic missile, South Korea military says: Report

South Korea’s military has detected symptoms that North Korea may be preparing to test a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), Yonhap news agency documented on Saturday (Sep 24), days prior to a visit by US Vice President Kamala Harris. The military recognized preparations this week in Sinpo, South Hamgyong Province, NorthContinue Reading

Typhoon Talas lashes central Japan, killing two

TOKYO: A typhoon lashed central Japan on Saturday (Sep 24) with torrential rain and fierce winds, killing two and leaving tens of thousands of households without power, the Kyodo news agency reported. Shizuoka city, south-west of the capital Tokyo, was hit especially hard, seeing a record 417mm of precipitation sinceContinue Reading

Commentary: Prison is hardly the end of the road for Najib

Amid queries of Najib Razak serving time in hospital rather than a prison cellular, to his energetic social media presence plus loyalists calling to have an early election, the jail term is just not the end for the Malaysian former prime ressortchef (umgangssprachlich), says ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Start Visiting Fellow Wayne Chai.Continue Reading