KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Government has banned North Korean embassy staff and officers from leaving the country, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. “The Home Ministry has made a ruling, effective immediately, that not one staff member or officer of the (North Korean) embassy can leave the country. Dr Ahmad Zahid also confirmed that the travel ban only applies to the diplomatic staff, and that regular North Korean citizens in Malaysia will be allowed to leave the country. Immediately after his announcement, police surrounded and cordoned off the North Korean Embassy here. Asked on the number of Malaysians in North Korea, he said he would need to check up on it.

Source: The Star March 07, 2017 04:05 UTC