Women accused of Kim Jong-Nam murder appear in court
Malaysian police accuse the women of wiping the banned nerve agent VX on Kim`s face as he was about to board a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Macau.
May 30, 2017, 11:15 AM IST
Kim Jong Nam murder case moves to Malaysian high court
The two women are accused of smearing Kim`s face with VX nerve agent, a chemical described by the United Nations as a weapon of mass destruction.
Nine Malaysian Navy men missing, boat loses contact
Prime Minister Najib Razak on Monday called for strengthened effort to find one officer and eight navy personnel who have been missing since Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported.
May 22, 2017, 17:07 PM IST
Kim Jong Nam murder suspects fear 'trial by ambush', lawyer tells court
The two women charged with killing the estranged half-brother of North Korea`s leader appeared in a Malaysian court in bullet-proof vests on Thursday, as one of their lawyers warned they feared "trial by ambush" with police not sharing evidence.
Apr 13, 2017, 15:38 PM IST
Malaysia may have compromised Kim Jong Nam case: Lawyer
A lawyer for one of the women accused of murdering North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's estranged half brother with a chemical nerve agent said on Wednesday that Malaysia has potentially compromised the case and that he's afraid his client will become a scapegoat.
Apr 12, 2017, 21:39 PM IST
Malaysia decides not to criminalise child marriage
A Malaysian MP said girls as young as nine were "physically and spiritually" ready for marriage, as the Muslim-majority Southeast Asian country passed a law on sexual offences against children without criminalising child marriage.
Apr 05, 2017, 15:32 PM IST
Kim Jong Nam's body set to leave Malaysia by plane: Reports
The body of Kim Jong Nam, half-brother to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the victim of a bizarre murder at Kuala Lumpur airport, is expected to leave by plane on Thursday.
Mar 30, 2017, 17:31 PM IST
More than 100 die in Malaysian immigration detention camps in two years
More than one hundred foreigners died in the past two years in Malaysia`s immigration detention centres from various diseases and unknown causes, according to documents from the government–funded National Human Rights Commission reviewed by Reuters.
Mar 30, 2017, 11:41 AM IST
Kim Jong Nam's body still in Malaysia amid talk of deal with North Korea
The body of Kim Jong Nam, who was murdered in Malaysia last month, is still in Kuala Lumpur, health minister Health Minister Subramaniam Sathasivam said on Tuesday, amid reports the remains of the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will soon leave the country.
Mar 28, 2017, 11:48 AM IST
Malaysia says Kim Jong Nam's body still in Kuala Lumpur
Kim Jong Nam was murdered on Februray 13.
Mar 28, 2017, 10:07 AM IST
Kim Jong Un murder: Malaysia hunting for more North Korean suspects
Malaysian police said today that they are hunting for more North Korean suspects over the killing of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Mar 19, 2017, 17:07 PM IST
Malaysia says ready for `five-year` stake-out at North Korea embassy
Malaysia will wait to question suspects in the Kim Jong-Nam killing believed to be holed up in Kuala Lumpur`s North Korean embassy "even if it takes five years," the country`s police chief said Tuesday.
Mar 07, 2017, 13:01 PM IST
Tit-for-tat move: North Korea temporarily bans exit of Malaysians
In a tit-for-tat move, Malaysia Deputy Prime Minister Dato' Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on Tuesday announced that North Koreans were barred from leaving the country.
Mar 07, 2017, 10:05 AM IST
Pyongyang bans Malaysians from leaving North Korea: KCNA
Pyongyang is banning all Malaysian citizens from leaving North Korea, state media said Tuesday, potentially holding them hostage amid an increasingly heated diplomatic row over the killing of Kim Jong-Nam in Kuala Lumpur.
Mar 07, 2017, 08:56 AM IST
Malaysia expels North Korean envoy amid row over airport killing
The decision was made after the ambassador, Kang Chol, failed to show up at a meeting he was summoned to by Malaysia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Mar 05, 2017, 00:06 AM IST
Malaysia expels North Korean ambassador after Kim Jong Nam murder
Malaysia on Saturday expelled the North Korean ambassador to the country, declaring him "persona non grata" and asking the envoy to leave Malaysia within 48 hours.
Mar 04, 2017, 20:16 PM IST
Kim Jong-nam murder: North Korean detainee freed
A North Korean man who was held in connection with the killing of Kim Jong-un's half-brother Kim Jong-nam, was released on Friday from police custody in Malaysia.
Mar 03, 2017, 11:09 AM IST
Heart attack, not nerve agent, killed Kim Jong Nam, says North Korea
A North Korean envoy today rejected a Malaysian autopsy finding that VX nerve agent killed Kim Jong Nam, saying the man probably died of a heart attack because he suffered from heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure.
Mar 02, 2017, 19:42 PM IST
Malaysia to cancel visa-free entry for North Koreans: Report
The move comes two weeks after Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was killed at the Kuala Lumpur airport.
Mar 02, 2017, 09:23 AM IST
