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Nine Malaysians Who Were Stranded In North Korea Safely Arrive Home

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There's really no place like home.

The nine Malaysians who were left stranded in North Korea are now safely back on home soil, according to a report by The Star Online.

The special chartered flight, piloted by Lt Colonel Hasrizan Kamis, carrying the nine reportedly departed Pyongyang at 7.45pm Malaysian time on Thursday and touched down at the KL International Airport (KLIA) at around 5.03am on Friday.

The nine diplomats, according to the news portal, consist of Malaysia's counsellor to North Korea Mohd Nor Azrin Md Zain, his wife Iza Karmila Ramli and their three children, personal assistant to the ambassador Noor Saaidah Jamaludin, her husband Mohd Radzuan Othman and their eight-month old baby, and administrative assistant Nirmala Malar Kodi Singaram.

Mohd Nor Azrin told The Star Online in a seperate report that despite being unable to leave North Korea, no harm came their way.

"We were not harassed by the North Korean authorities, they told us that life would continue as normal.

"But the fact we weren't allowed to travel home was concerning," he was quoted by The Star as saying.

The nine Malaysians spent a total of 24 days stranded in Pyongyang after the North Korean government imposed a travel ban preventing them from leaving the country on 7 March.

Oh, maybe Raja Bomoh and his coconuts helped, too.

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