With other developments happening in the country, the "hostage" situation involving Malaysian citizens in North Korea are no longer grabbing headlines.

However, this is not the case at the diplomatic level, with negotiations between Malaysia and North Korea on the safety and return of the Malaysians at the embassy in Pyongyang still continuing.

Confirming this, Deputy Foreign Minister Reezal Merican Naina Merican explained that he, on his part, did not want to send “wrong signals” that could jeopardise the ongoing negotiations...