country from South Korea and bringing the coronavirus with him, Seoul went in search of any defectors

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fleeing into China to move on to a third country, defectors are routinely rounded up and returned

home ministry did not reply to a request for comment on Myanmar defectors seeking refuge across the

Park and others like him have launched balloons into North Korea loaded with propaganda leaflets urging North Koreans to rise up against their authoritarian leader, Kim Jong-un.... Under the law, which went into effect last March, sending such leaflets was made a crime punishable by a fine or a prison term of up to three years.Mr.... In July, they formally asked prosecutors to indict Mr....

PETALING JAYA: The four state representatives who triggered the collapse of the Melaka state government appear to have also caused fissures in both government and opposition sides ahead of the state polls, say political pundits. Analysts said the strong reaction from several key Pakatan Harapan leaders indicate that the four are not welcome to contest under the same banner in the state polls next month. Prof Dr Sivamurugan Pandian from the School of Social Sciences at Universiti Sains Malaysia s

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TOKYO — The man returned to North Korea the same way he had escaped: across the heavily guarded border that separates the two Koreas.... But not much is known about Kim’s short time in South Korea.... Is it that much harder to live in South Korea?...

Laura Kuenssberg quizzes Wes Streeting about possible offer More Videos 0 seconds of 38 seconds Volume 90% Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts EnabledDisabled Shortcuts Open/ Close/ or?... ” Dodging the question, Mr Streeting said the Suffolk MP “ has been very clear he’s going back to the NHS full-time, he’s not standing for Parliament at the next election ”.... Did you offer him a place in the House of Lords perhaps?...

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah STAR president Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan is expected to meet two former Warisan assemblymen in a bid to ask them to abandon their plans to form a new party. Kitingan said that he expected to meet former Warisan vice-president Datuk Peter Anthony and Limbahau assemblyman Datuk Juil Nuatim in Sabah's interior Sook district on Thursday( Dec 30). Kitingan, who is also the Deputy Chief Minister, however did not specify the purpose or what is expected out of the face-to-face