US President Donald Trump recently warned that “all options are on the table” in response to North Korea’s recent missile tests. The latest of which, was an unprecedented launch which saw the missile soar over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido before falling into the sea, 500 nautical miles off the east coast of Japan.

Malaysia urges the North Korea to desist from conducting further missile launches on top of halting its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programme.In a statement, Malaysia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the launch of a ballistic missile by North Korean and demands its leader to comply fully with relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions in the interest of maintaining international peace and security.“Such action by the North Korean will only further aggravate the

Kim Jong Un might have done Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a little favour.The North Korean leader’s move to fire a ballistic missile over Japan’s northern Hokkaido island on Tuesday put the spotlight on Abe, whose popularity has slumped after a series of scandals.

Religious persecution against the Muslim minority Rohingya in Myanmar has been an ongoing crisis that has thrown the country into international limelight for all the wrong reasons.

Although the Shinawatras ruled the Thai government for over a decade, it was never short of political chaos as they struggled to uphold a democratic Thailand against the autocratic leadership of the military junta.

Millions of Japanese awoke to ominous text messages Tuesday warning them to take cover as a North Korean missile flew overhead, with one train operator bluntly explaining its halted service as "Reason: Ballistic missile launch."Sirens blared out in northern communities that were on the flight path of the ballistic missile as it soared over Japanese territory for two minutes before crashing into the Pacific."Missile passing.

While trust among Southeast Asian nations is improving, especially to counter threats from piracy and terrorism, China is acting to protect its own interests at the cost of others, according to U.S. Rear Admiral Don Gabrielson.Gabrielson, commander of the Logistics Group Western Pacific, said nations should not seek to undermine the “existing system” through unilateral actions, without naming a particular country.

Bangladesh has proposed joint military operations with Myanmar against Rohingya militants fighting in Rakhine state, as the UN raised fears over reports of civilians killed during fresh violence in recent days.An upsurge in fighting in Rakhine, an impoverished state neighbouring Bangladesh, has been raging since Friday when Rohingya militants staged coordinated ambushes against Myanmar's security forces.More than 100 people, including around 80 militants, have been confirmed killed in th