South Korean defence paper labels North ‘enemy’, again

South Korea called the nuclear-armed North its “enemy” in a defence document today, the first time in six years it has used the term, signalling a further hardening of Seoul’s position toward Pyongyang. The two countries remain technically at war since the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty, and […]

Jawi script on signboards does not infringe on Federal Constitution, appeals court rules

THE Court of Appeal has rejected the appeal of two Kuantan businessmen over the usage of Jawi on signboards at their premises. The three-member panel chaired by appellate court judge Yaacob Md Sam in an unanimous decision ruled that there was no irrationality, unreasonableness or unlawfulness of the directive by the state authority to implement […]