The worst-case scenario following the Malaysia-North Korea diplomatic fallout is that Pyongyang may order the arrest of Malaysians in the Hermit Kingdom, an academician cautions.
If this were to happen, said University of Tasmania's James Chin, it would send a signal that Pyongyang is willing to do whatever necessary to retrieve the body of the murdered Kim Jong-nam.
"Right now, they are not doing anything to Malaysians, who are not being allowed to leave the country," Chin told Malaysiakini.