Zahid: N. Koreans in Malaysia will not be under surveillance


Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi(filepic) said the sector

TAWAU: The authorities are not monitoring the movement of North Korean citizens currently in the country, but action will be taken against them if they are involved in negative activities, said Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

The Deputy Prime Minister said the latest records showed there were only 315 North Koreans still in the country, including those who were living here under the Malaysia MySecond Home programme. The rest, he said, were students or here for work.

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