The Malaysian Government has stopped issuing work permits for people from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) after the murder of a DPRK citizen at a Malaysian airport earlier this year, according to Kyodo news agency.
The two suspects, one of whom is a Vietnamese national, in the case of the murder of DPRK citizen Kim Chol will appear before the Shah Alam high court in Selangor state on July 28.
Vietnam reiterates its support of every effort to promote dialogue and maintain peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on May 30.
Vietnam consistently backs all efforts to promote dialogue and maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.
Malaysia’s Immigration Department has reported that a total of 296 Democratic People Republic of Korea (DPRK) nationals who overstayed in Sarawak state have surrendered to authorities.
All DPRK workers with expired work permits in Malaysia’s Sarawak state have been sent back to their home country, Deputy Home Minister Masir Kujat said on April 1.
Chinese and Malaysia authorities said on March 31 that the body of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) citizen with passport name of Kim Chol, who was assassinated in Malaysia, and related persons arrived in their home country from Kuala Lumpur via Beijing.
Malaysia is willing to negotiate with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to find a peaceful solution to tensions in diplomatic ties, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on March 8.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on March 7 said he instructed the country’s police to ban all citizens of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) from leaving Malaysia after a similar ban imposed by Pyongyang earlier.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) announced on March 6 that the country will expel Malaysian Ambassador Mohamad Nizan Mohamad, according to the Korean Central News Agency.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia is taking citizen protection measures for Doan Thi Huong, a suspect in the murder of a Democratic People’s Republic of Korean citizen, according to the Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department.
Representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia made a consular visit on February 25 to a suspect holding Vietnamese passport in the recent assassination of a citizen from the DPRK.
Vietnam is deeply concerned about the test launch of ballistic missile by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on February 12, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh said on February 17.