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Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang expressed delight that Doan Thi Huong has been released and reunited with her family in Vietnam.

Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, the only defendant in the case related to the murder of a man holding a DPRK passport with the name of Kim Chol, might be released in the first week of May, possibly May 8.

The Shah Alam High Court in Selangor state of Malaysia on April 1 sentenced Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, a suspect in the murder of a man holding a Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) passport with the name of Kim Chol, to three years and four months imprisonment.

Vietnam has repeatedly requested Malaysia to ensure a fair trial for and legitimate rights of citizen Doan Thi Huong, a suspect in the murder of a Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) national at Kuala Lumpur airport in 2017, the foreign ministry’s spokeswoman has said.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on March 12 that the Malaysia Airlines could be sold or shut down, which is the latest bad news for the national flag carrier of Malaysia.

An Indonesian woman accused of killing a citizen of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) at a Malaysian airport in 2017 was released from custody on March 11 after a Malaysia court dropped a murder charge against her.

The Shah Alam High Court in Malaysia’s Selangor state announced on November 7 the new confrontation dates for the two female suspects who were charged with allegedly murdering a citizen of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) at a Malaysian airport in 2017 using the VX nerve agent.

Police in Malaysia’s Selangor state required two Indonesian women to appear as witnesses in the trial relating to the murder of a citizen from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), who held a passport under the name of Kim Chol.

Nearly 500 flights will be affected as Malaysia closes its airspace near Kuala Lumpur International Airport every morning for five days next week in preparation for national day celebrations.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said that his country will reopen its embassy in Pyongyang, a move expected to end the diplomatic row over the assassination of a citizen of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Kuala Lumpur last year.

The Shah Alam High Court of Selangor State of Malaysia on January 22 resumed the hearing for Doan Thi Huong, one of the two suspects in the murder of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) national Kim Chol in February 2017.

Malaysian employers will have to pay the levy for their foreign workers from January 1, 2018.

Malaysia recently has halted all imports from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) as part of efforts to cut off funding over its nuclear and missile programmes.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Malaysia on August 8 and met with Prime Minister Najib Razak to discuss bilateral ties, trade, terrorism fight and international issues of mutual concern.

Malaysia has seized scales from pangolins worth up to 9.2 million MYR (over two million USD), the largest haul in the country, at Kuala Lumpur airport, officials said on May 8.

The Cabinet of Malaysia has agreed to a one-year delay on applying the new regulation on levy payment on foreign workers by employers.

Malaysia’s budget airlines AirAsia has announced that it will offer lifetime free flights to all ASEAN athletes who won a gold medal at the recent Olympic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Malaysian home ministry announced three measures to curb human trafficking and falsifying of passports at the country's main entry points on May 17.