THE dip in ties between Malaysia and North Korea dominated the first week of the fifth session of the 13th Parliament but the PAS president’s bid to amend syariah law continued to cast a shadow in the august Hall.
The diplomatic spat sparked by Kim Jong-nam’s murder on Malaysian soil led to a tense Tuesday when all eyes were on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on how the country would respond to North Korea’s decision to bar 11 Malaysians from leaving the reclusive state.
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