“There are new developments, we will issue a press statement on the match tomorrow, this is all I can say for now,” said FAM secretary-general Hamidin Mohd Amin when contacted by Bernama today.
Hamidin had discussed with Asian Football Confederation (AFC) secretary-general Windsor Paul about the possibility of playing the match on neutral ground if there was a security threat to the Malaysian squad.
Diplomatic relations between Malaysia and North Korea have become strained after the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un, at KL Intenational Airport 2 (klia2) on Feb 13.
Jong Nam was in klia2 on Feb 13 to catch a flight to Macau when two women suddenly appeared and allegedly wiped his face with the nerve agent VX.
He was rushed to Putrajaya Hospital but died on arrival.
Jong Nam used a passport in the name of Kim Chol while in Malaysia.
Siti Aisyah, 25, an Indonesian, and Doan Thi Huong, 28, a Vietnamese, have been charged with Kim Chol’s murder.
The two foreign women were charged in the Sepang Sessions Court on March 1.
Yesterday, the Malaysian government declared North Korean ambassador Kang Chol as ‘persona non grata’ and gave him 48 hours to leave the country.