Mr Kim was murdered at Kuala Lumpur airport with a lethal nerve agent last month. Malaysia has said it will release the body of the assassinated half-brother of North Korea’s leader. Prime Minister Najib Razak said a coroner had approved the release of Kim Jong-nam’s body. Mr Kim was murdered at Kuala Lumpur airport with … Read more
The body of Kim Jong-Nam will be sent to North Korea and nine Malaysians in Pyongyang will be allowed to leave, Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak said Thursday. North Korean citizens in Malaysia will also be allowed to return home, the statement said. Kim, 45, the half-brother of North Korea’s leader, was poisoned at Kuala … Read more
Six weeks after the airport assassination of Kim Jong-Nam, Malaysia on Tuesday said it was still waiting for family to claim the body, denying rumours it had been sent back to Pyongyang. The half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un was poisoned with the lethal nerve agent VX in a brazen Cold War-style assassination on … Read more
Malaysia is pursuing more potential suspects, including at least one “important” person, in connection with the murder of Kim Jong-Nam last month in Kuala Lumpur, the police chief said Sunday. The half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un was poisoned with the lethal nerve agent VX in a brazen Cold War-style assassination on February 13 … Read more
The police chief did not respond immediately when contacted by Reuters for comment. Malaysian police are expected to make a few more arrests, including an “important person”, in connection with the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported on Sunday. Police chief Khalid Abu … Read more
Malaysian investigators used a DNA sample from a son of Kim Jong-Nam to confirm the identity of the murdered half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un, the deputy prime minister said Thursday. The 45-year-old, who was living in exile in the Chinese territory of Macau, was poisoned with the lethal nerve agent VX in a … Read more
Interpol has issued an international arrest warrant for four North Koreans wanted by Malaysian investigators in connection with the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam, the country’s police chief said Thursday. The estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un was poisoned with the lethal nerve agent VX in a brazen Cold War-style killing on February 13 … Read more
Malaysia has used a DNA sample from one of Kim Jong-Nam’s children to confirm the identity of the assassinated half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un, the deputy prime minister said Wednesday. Investigators “confirmed the identity of the body as Kim Jong-Nam based on the sample obtained from his child”, said Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad … Read more
An Asian Cup qualifier between Malaysia and North Korea which was postponed after their diplomatic ties soured will now be held on June 8, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced Wednesday. The killing of Kim Jong-Nam in Kuala Lumpur International Airport last month triggered a bitter row between Malaysia and North Korea, which have expelled … Read more
Monday marks one month since Kim Jong-Nam was murdered with a lethal nerve agent in Kuala Lumpur International Airport, sparking a fierce diplomatic standoff between Malaysia and North Korea. Here is what we know so far about the progress of the investigation and the unfolding diplomatic crisis: – How did it all kick off? – … Read more
Li Nang, a young migrant worker wearing hot pants and high heels, stood before the statue of a gilt goddess garlanded with marigolds and fairy lights in Kuala Lumpur as she prayed for good business — and her own safety. Malaysia’s underground community of undocumented female workers was thrust into the spotlight when news emerged … Read more
Malaysia hopes to open negotiations with North Korea in the “next few days” to secure the release of its citizens trapped in Pyongyang following a row over the murder of Kim Jong-Nam, the foreign minister said Saturday. The killing of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un last month in Kuala Lumpur International Airport … Read more
Video has emerged of a man claiming to be the son of Kim Jong-Un’s murdered half brother after the family was apparently plucked to safety by a mysterious ‘defence’ group’ . The man, named as Kim Han-Sol, held up a passport as proof he is the son of Kim Jong-Nam and said he was with … Read more
This is the moment a North Korean ambassador was squashed between other passengers as he was made to fly home from Malaysia in economy class. Kang Chol was escorted through Kuala Lumpur International Airport and was then pictured taking his seat next to a child on a flight to Beijing, China. Minutes earlier, the North … Read more
The lawyer of a Vietnamese woman accused of murdering the half-brother of North Korea’s leader questioned Malaysia’s ability to assess the nerve agent used in the killing and called Monday for a second autopsy. Kim Jong-Nam was poisoned with a lethal dose of VX, which is listed by the UN as a weapon of mass … Read more
Malaysia said Saturday it would expel the North Korean ambassador in a deepening diplomatic row over the assassination of the half-brother of Pyongyang’s leader at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. “The ambassador has been declared persona non grata,” Malaysia’s foreign ministry said in a statement, adding it had demanded but not received an apology over Pyongyang’s … Read more
Malaysia released on Friday a North Korean suspect in the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader and prepared to deport him, while police issued an arrest warrant for another North Korean wanted in connection with the killing. Kim Jong Nam was murdered on Feb. 13 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, after being … Read more
The only North Korean arrested over the Cold War-style assassination of Kim Jong-Nam was released Friday as diplomatic wrangling between Pyongyang and Kuala Lumpur intensified over the murder. 47-year-old Ri Jong-Chol was freed a day after attorney general Mohamed Apandi Ali announced there was insufficient evidence to charge him and that he would be deported … Read more
The only North Korean arrested over the dramatic airport assassination of Kim Jong-Nam is to be deported, Malaysia said Thursday, as it announced the abrupt cancellation of a visa-waiver programme with Pyongyang. The moves came the day after two young women appeared in court charged with murdering the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim … Read more
The only North Korean arrested over the dramatic airport assassination of Kim Jong-Nam is to be freed, Malaysia’s attorney general said Thursday. The announcement came the day after two young women appeared in court charged with murdering the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un with a banned nerve agent. It also came hours … Read more