Update at 2000 KST: This article has been amended to include a statement from the Asia Football Confederation (AFC)

Malaysia will no longer allow its citizens to visit North Korea, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed to NK News on Thursday.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hereby informs the public that all Malaysians are banned from traveling to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) until further notice,” a statement on the ministry’s website reads.

“This decision is taken in view of the escalation of tensions in the Korean peninsula and related developments arising from missile tests. The travel ban