Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) secretary-general Hamidin Amin confirmed Malaysia's AFC Asian Cup qualifying match in North Korea on October 5 will proceed as scheduled.

The match was postponed twice following the murder of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's half-brother in Malaysia last February.

Although the geo-political tension between both countries has reduced since then, concerns have been raised including by FAM president Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim regarding the Malaysia players' safety should the match be played in Pyongyang.

On top of that, friction between the hosts and the United States has intensified in recent months, prompting another call for caution.

Despite that, Hamidin said there is no change in venue following a discussion with AFC secretary-general Windsor John Paul.

"The AFC conducted an inspection after the North Korea-Lebanon match and found that we can proceed to play in Pyongyang," he said.

"The FAM have made the arrangement to play there and then travel to Hong Kong [for another qualifying match on October 10]."

Hamidin added that immediate changes will be made if there is any serious security concern in North Korea between now and the match.

Malaysia are currently at the bottom of Group B with one point from two games.