The Malaysian foreign ministry said the government has kept the North Korean Embassy informed, telling them that because “the death occurred in Malaysian soil under mysterious circumstances, it is the responsibility of the Malaysian government to conduct an investigation to identify the cause of death.”

South Korea has been quick to blame North Korea for the death of Kim Jong Nam, who as the eldest son of the late dictator Kim Jong Il was once seen as the ruler-in-waiting of the isolated nation. “The Malaysian government takes very seriously any unfounded attempt to tarnish its reputation,” the statement said, after the ambassador’s meeting with Deputy Secretary General for Bilateral Affairs Raja Nushirwan Zainal Abidin. North Korea's Ambassador to Malaysia, Kang Chol, has accused Malaysian police of threatening the family of a North Korean, Ri Jong-chol, with guns and beating his teenage son when they raided his apartment in Kuala Lumpur. The ambassador is asking for a joint Malaysian-North Korean investigation into the death of Jong-nam, who was allegedly murdered by two women at the low-cost airport in Kuala Lumpur

In a statement dated Monday (20 February), Anifah insisted that investigations by Malaysian police into the death of Jong-nam was carried out "impartially and without fear or favour." Kim Jong-nam died last Monday a short time after the attack in the departure hall of Kuala Lumpur International Airport, where he had been preparing to take a flight to Macau. Speaking at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, Malaysian Police Chief Khalid Abu Bakar said two North Korean suspects were being sought, in addition to the previously announced suspects, and were believed to still be in the country. Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption The CCTV footage shows a woman in white lunging at a man

Malaysia has stepped up diplomatic measures against North Korea in an escalating row over the killing of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un.
Malaysia recalls its ambassador from North Korea amid an ongoing dispute over the alleged assassination of Kim Jong-nam by North Korean agents in the country.