kuala lumpur malaysia thursday ban citizens travel north korea scotch yet soccer team participation asian cup qualify match tension rise korean peninsula missile nuclear development pyongyang malaysia one handful countries still friendly diplomatic tie north korea relations strain since murder kim jong un half brother airport malaysian capital year travel ban review situation return normal malaysian foreign ministry say statement ban also cover malaysian soccer team trip pyongyang oct match deputy foreign minister rizal merican naina merican say travel ban cover malaysians malaysians malaysian national football team include reezal tell reuters news lead match postpone third time asian football confederation say brief statement situation would refer appropriate committees decide future status match regional body say decide postpone match football association malaysia tell travel ban match postpone june original date march 28 date scrap malaysia fear players safety last week north korea grant president regional body malaysian royal tunku ismail sultan ibrahim access airspace anytime want pyongyang prepare host asian cup tie rise tension spur malaysia ban travel north korea