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North-South Korean expert Dr Eunjung Lim welcomes the progress of talks with North Korea, but says that such progress must be achieved with cautious optimism

Two of four male suspects still at large in the murder case of North Korean Kim Chol or Kim Jong-nam, had changed their appearance when seen at the departure hall of klia2.

Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, and Doan Thi Huong, 28, a Vietnamese, are charged with murdering Kim Jong Nam by smearing his face with VX, a chemical nerve agent.

The identification process of the exhibits, which were stored in a sealed plastic bag, was done at the laboratory of the department for safety reasons.

HKL's Dr Mohd Shah Mahmood says there was also no DNA comparison done on the body of Kim Chol, an alias for Kim Jong-nam.

Kim Jong-nam or Kim Chol, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was confirmed to have died due to acute poisoning by VX nerve agent, the High Court here was told today.

Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, and Doan Thi Huong, 28, a Vietnamese, are charged with killing Kim Jong Nam by smearing his face with VX, a chemical poison banned by the United Nations.

For the prosecutors preparing for the first court hearings later this month, some of the mysteries behind Kim Jong Nam's death inside a Malaysian airport terminal will likely never be resolved.

Two foreigners who are facing a charge of murdering Kim Chol, or Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un will be brought before the Sepang Court again.

Conducting of investigation by outsiders including North Korean agents into the murder of Kim Jong-nam here is against the law, says Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.

Malaysia has confirmed the identity of Kim Jong Nam's body based on a DNA sample taken from one of his children, the deputy prime minister said on Wednesday.

Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar today confirmed the identity of the man who was killed at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) as Kim Jong Nam.

Malaysia has said assassins used VX nerve agent, a chemical listed by the United Nations as a weapon of mass destruction, to kill Kim Jong Un's estranged half-brother, Kim Jong Nam.

Airport frontline authorities at KLIA and klia2 are all geared up to execute the order barring North Korean citizens from leaving the country.

Those ties have unravelled spectacularly in barely three weeks after the lethal poisoning of Kim Jong Nam with the highly toxic VX nerve agent VX nerve agent in klia2.

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