朝鮮與馬來西亞互相頒佈離境禁令

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said last Tuesday that he had instructed police to ban all citizens from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) from leaving the country after Pyongyang announced a similar ban.

馬來西亞總理納吉布·拉扎克上週二表示，他已指示警方禁止所有在馬朝鮮公民離境。此前，朝鮮宣佈實施了類似的禁令。

The prime minister also urged the DPRK to immediately allow all Malaysians to leave to "avoid any further escalation".

納吉布還呼籲朝鮮立即允許所有在朝馬來西亞公民離境，以"避免事態進一步擴大"。

Describing DPRK's exit ban as an "abhorrent act, effectively holding our citizens hostage," Najib said it was in total disregard of all international law and diplomatic norms.

納吉布將朝鮮的離境禁令稱爲“令人厭惡的行徑，等同於將馬來西亞公民作爲人質”。他表示，這完全是在漠視國際法和外交準則。

"Protecting our citizens is my first priority, and we will not hesitate to take all measures necessary when they are threatened," he said.

他說道：“保護我國公民是我的首要任務，假如他們受到威脅，我們將毫不猶豫地採取一切必要措施。”

Earlier in the day, Deputy Prime Minister Zahid said the Malaysian government has banned all DPRK embassy staff from leaving the country.

當天早些時候，馬來西亞副總理扎希德稱，馬政府已禁止所有朝鮮駐馬大使館工作人員離境。

In tit-for-tat moves, Malaysia and the DPRK have expelled each other's ambassador as an investigation into the death of a DPRK man at the Kuala Lumpur airport on Feb 13 strained bilateral relations.

2月13日，一名朝鮮男子在吉隆坡機場遇害，此案的調查造成馬朝雙邊關係緊張，兩國已針鋒相對地先後驅逐了對方的大使。