UN probing Malaysian firm with links to North Korea

Business as usual: The MKP building where the company’s headquarters is in Balakong.

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian company involved with North Korean-linked projects is being investigated by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for having interest in the hermit nation’s banks.

In a UNSC report, Malaysia Korea Partners Holdings (MKP) was being probed for establishing the Inter­national Consortium Bank (ICB) in Pyongyang, via a joint venture.