KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi revealed Malaysia government will be deporting another 50 North Koreans from Sarawak, whose working permits have expired. "We have no details yet, but I will discuss with the Chief Minister about this. In total, there are 315 of them (North Koreans) still in Malaysia," he said briefly, while exiting the Dewan Rakyat. Kim is the half brother of the communist nation's current leader, Kim Jung-un. North Korean ambassador to Malaysia Kang Chol also accused the Malaysian government of being part of a conspiracy against the reclusive country.

Source: The Edge Markets March 14, 2017 05:26 UTC