North Korea retaliates by expelling Malaysian envoy - who's already home

SEOUL: North Korea has retaliated and designated the Malaysian ambassador to the hermit kingdom as persona non grata and demanded the envoy leave the country within 48 hours from 10am on Sunday, its official KCNA news agency said on Monday.

However, the Malaysian Ambassador to North Korea Mohamad Nizan Mohamad (pic), had already been recalled to Kuala Lumpur for consultation and arrived at the KL International Airport (KLIA) on Feb 22.