Exclusive: Malaysia inspects North Korean coal ship for possible U.N. sanctions breach

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A December 2016 U.
N.
Security Council resolution placed a cap on exports of North Korean coal, and urged member states to apply extra scrutiny on North Korean ships.
Malaysia is one of the few countries in the world which buys North Korean coal, with China by far the biggest importer.
Relations between North Korea and Malaysia, which have been friendly for decades, have soured following the February assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un`s half-brother at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
The North Korean ship had been initially prevented from entering Penang Port due to a possible breach of U.
N.
sanctions, MMEA deputy director-general of operations Zulkifli Abu Bakar, told Reuters without offering further details.
"Many North Korean ships call on our ports and we never had problems.