Military exercises follows in wake of North Korea attending China parade

Anwar's handshake with North Korean Supreme Leader in Beijing was entirely coincidental, says Wisma Putra

Such measures are protocol for the North Korean leader, who also packs his own toilet on trains

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KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — The Asean Regional Forum (ARF) members have called for the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolutions and international efforts to achieve the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.

SEOUL, April 26 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a ceremony for the launch of a "new multipurpose destroyer," state media KCNA reported on Saturday.

WASHINGTON, March 14 — US President Donald Trump yesterday expressed his desire to reestablish the relationship that he had with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his first term, boasting that he "got along great" with the reclusive leader and still has a "great" relationship with him.

SEOUL, Feb 12 — North Korean state media on Wednesday denounced US President Donald Trump’s proposal to take over Gaza and relocate Palestinians as bluster and accused Washington of robbery.

WASHINGTON, Jan 9 — United States (US) President Joe Biden is expected to unveil new sanctions targeting Russia's economy this week, according to a US official, as part of measures to bolster Kyiv's war effort against Moscow before Donald Trump takes office.

WASHINGTON, Dec 11 — President Joe Biden is pushing the United States’ national security agencies ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration to devise new strategies to tackle the risky, deepening ties among Russia, Iran, North Korea and China, said US officials.

SEOUL, Dec 7 — Members of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's party left Parliament ahead of a planned impeachment vote on Saturday over his attempt to impose martial law.

SEOUL, Nov 26 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reiterated Malaysia's stance that every country has the right to strengthen its national defence, but this does not mean they have the right to engage in provocations or threats against other countries.

SEOUL, Nov 26 — Malaysia strongly condemns the provocative act by North Korea, which not only causes instability in the region but also inconsistent with universal humanitarian values, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

MOSCOW, Nov 10 — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a treaty on the country’s strategic partnership with North Korea, which includes a mutual defence provision, according to a decree published yesterday.

SEOUL, Nov 5 — North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said military drills by the United States, Japan and South Korea justify North Korea’s nuclear reinforcement, state media KCNA said today.

SEOUL, Oct 31 — North Korea fired a long-range ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast early today, said South Korea and Japan, a day after Seoul reported the North was making preparations to test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile.

SEOUL, Sept 13 — North Korea for the first time showed images of the centrifuges that produce fuel for its nuclear bombs on Friday, as leader Kim Jong Un visited a uranium enrichment facility and called for more weapons-grade material to boost the arsenal.

SEOUL, Aug 26 — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watched as new “suicide drones” took off and destroyed test targets including a mock tank, and urged researchers to develop artificial intelligence for the unmanned vehicles, state media reported today.

SEOUL, Aug 20 — Over 200 South Korean and United States (US) fighter jets are due to fly around the clock for five days this week in what would mark the largest number of sorties flown in training by the allies, South Korea's Air Force said today.