KUALA LUMPUR: Fifteen hours after a diplomatic note was issued declaring North Korean ambassador to Malaysia Kang Chol persona non grata, he has yet to make an appearance. As of 12.30pm Sunday, there was no major movement at the North Korean embassy in Jalan Batai here to indicate that Kang would be leaving the country as he is supposed to on March 6. Embassy counsellor Kim Yu-song came out to collect The Star newspaper delivered to his doorstep, but did not speak to the press. On March 4, Wisma Putra issued the diplomatic note declaring Kang persona non grata and giving him until March 6 to leave the country. On March 2, the Malaysian Government announced that North Koreans would no longer enjoy visa-free travel to Malaysia effective from March 6.

Source: The Star March 05, 2017 05:23 UTC