KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, which until recently had been one of Pyongyang's closest friends, has halted all imports from North Korea, as part of global efforts to cut off funding over its nuclear and missile programmes.
Malaysia did not buy any goods from North Korea in June and July, after buying RM20.6mil worth of goods in the first five months of the year, according to data from the Department of Statistics.
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