KUALA LUMPUR: Some 50 North Koreans in Sarawak who exceeded the duration of their visa will be deported at the soonest, said Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Dr Ahmad Zahid also said that there were a total of 191 North Koreans here under the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) program. North Korea has criticised Malaysia’s handling of the investigation, and has even accused it of being part of a conspiracy against the hermit nation. Tensions escalated on March 7 when North Korea barred all 11 Malaysians there from leaving the country, effectively turning them into hostages. Malaysia issued a similar ban for the 315 North Koreans still in the country.

Source: The Star March 14, 2017 03:51 UTC