Kuala Lumpur
\nMalaysian police are seeking two Indonesian women to appear as witnesses in an ongoing trial over the murder of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.<\/p>\n
Kim Jong-nam died at the Kuala Lumpur\u2019s International Airport in February 2017 after a toxic VX nerve agent was rubbed on his face.<\/p>\n
The police identified the two women as 24-year-old Raisa Rinda Salma and 33-year-old Dessy Meyrisinta, reports CNN.<\/p>\n
Their last known address was given as the Flamingo Hotel in Ampang, Malaysia, a town on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n
As the two women could not be contacted, the authorities are appealing to the public for information on their whereabouts.<\/p>\n
Speaking to CNN, Selangor State Criminal Investigations Department chief Fadzil Ahmat wouldn\u2019t say whether the women were associates of two women who have been charged with killing the murder, only that they are being sought as witnesses.<\/p>\n
Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong, nationals of Indonesia and Vietnam respectively, are currently on trial for allegedly murdering Kim Jong-nam by wiping his face with the highly lethal nerve agent VX at an airport in the Malaysian capital.<\/p>\n
Lawyers for both women maintain they were duped by a group of North Koreans, four of whom have been charged in relation to Kim\u2019s murder but have since left the country.<\/p>\n
In August, Aisyah\u2019s father Asria maintained that his daughter was tricked and called upon the government of Indonesia to do more to secure her release.<\/p>\n
The lawyers for both Aisyah and Doan said their clients will take the stand to defend themselves once the trial resumes later this year.<\/p>\n
It will be the first time either of them has spoken publicly about the killing. Siti\u2019s hearing will begin in November and Doan\u2019s next year.<\/p>\n
IANS Maruti Suzuki posts 3.4% decline in August sales New Delhi, Sep 1 Automobile major Maruti Suzuki India on Saturday reported a 3.4 per cent dip in sales in August as the car maker sold a total of 158,189 units in the month, compared to 163,701 units sold in the year-ago month.<\/p>\n
\u201cSales during the month were adversely affected due to severe floods in Kerala and heavy rains in other parts of the country,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n
In the domestic market, it sold 147,700 units during August, down by 2.8 per cent from 152,000 units sold in the corresponding month in 2017.<\/p>\n
The carmaker exported 10,489 units registering a 10.4 per cent drop from 11,701 units shipped out in the year-ago month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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