Lately, relations between Malaysia and North Korea have been heating up, following the killing of the half-brother of the notorious North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un.
Kim Jong Nam was killed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on February 13, 2017 by assassins using the highly lethal VX nerve gas, then Pyongyang insisted that Kim Jong Nam's body be returned to North Korea.
However, the Malaysian police rejected this on the grounds that the repatriation of the body must meet the requirements of DNA verification from his closest relatives.
Then Pyongyang rejected all findings and also the autopsy conducted by Kuala Lumpur, and then Pyongyang accused Kuala Lumpur of colluding with Seoul (South Korea) for the assassination of Kim Jong Nam.
Chaotic over this issue then continued, Kuala Lumpur expelled the North Korean ambassador Kang Chol on Monday, March 6 2017. Following the visa-free policy for North Korean citizens was finally canceled.
This action was then retaliated by Pyongyang by expelling the Malaysian Ambassador to leave North Korea within 48 hours.
"North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs notified that Malaysia's ambassador to North Korea was declared persona non grata, and demanded that the ambassador leave North Korea," North Korea's KCNA news agency said.
Then North Korea's official media, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that Pyongyang had issued a warning prohibiting all Malaysians from leaving North Korea.
As quoted from Antara, on Tuesday (7/3/2017), Malaysian citizens in North Korea are likely to be held hostages until the Kim Jong Nam murder incident is properly resolved.
The effects of the heated relationship made one of Malaysia's leading shamans, Ibrahim Mat Zin, voluntarily hold a ritual to protect Malaysia from a possible nuclear attack by North Korea (North Korea).
Ibrahim is indeed known as a psychic who calls himself the "King of Bomoh the World".
The Ibrahim ritual was held on a beach in Malaysia. The ritual was videotaped and later went viral on the internet. This Malaysian shaman ritual video is three minutes and 18 seconds long.
In the ritual, the feet of Ibrahim and his three assistants were thrown into the beach. Ibrahim brought his trademark equipment, namely two coconuts, as well as a pair of sticks used as binoculars, five bamboo cannons, a carpet, and a bowl of sea water.
Even though he works as a shaman, Ibrahim in his rituals wears clothes like a businessman, namely with a suit and tie. He then recited various spells and threw his head into the seawater.
Ibrahim's action was specially recorded by a cameraman. In the recording is inserted a disclaimer message that forbids everyone to perform rituals like Ibrahim at home.
"This ritual is to protect Malaysia from threats or attacks from other countries, especially North Korea," Ibrahim said, as reported by Malaysian media, The Star, last night (12/3/2017).
"In addition, this ritual is also used to soften the heart of the Supreme Leader of North Korea, namely Kim Jong Un, so that he will immediately release the 9 Malaysians who are currently in North Korea, and also to resolve the situation of the polemic of this case, namely the assassination of Kim Jong Nam. , said Abraham.
According to him, the ritual with the bamboo cannon is only symbolic and not to provoke any party.
Ibrahim also made headlines in March 2014 because of his controversial act. At that time, this Malaysian shaman performed two rituals at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, to help locate the whereabouts of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which mysteriously disappeared after taking off from Malaysia to Beijing.