SERDANG: North Korea must abide by the provisions of the law set by Malaysia in terms of postmortems conducted in the country, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam (pic). "North Korea can reject or show disapproval. Dr Subramaniam was commenting on North Korean ambassador to Malaysia Kang Chol's statement on Friday accusing Malaysia of purposely rejecting its claim for the remains of Jong-nam. Asked whether bilateral ties between Malaysia and North Korea would be affected, Dr Subramaniam said the relationship between both countries was under the jurisdiction of the Foreign Ministry. However, to date, only the North Korean embassy here has come forward to claim the remains.

Source: The Star February 18, 2017 06:00 UTC