Two women will be charged with the murder of Kim Jong-Nam, who was assassinated at Kuala Lumpur's main airport.
Malaysia's attorney general Mohamed Apandi Ali said: "They will be charged in court under Section 302 (murder) of the penal code."
If they are found guilty, the women could face be hanged for the crime.
Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, reportedly told a senior diplomat Saturday she had been paid a small amount of cash for her role, and added she believed she was handling a liquid like "baby oil".
Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, 28, told Hanoi officials she had been tricked into killing Mr Kim and thought she was taking part in a spoof for a comedy video.
A third suspect, 46-year-old North Korean man Ri Jong-Chol, was also arrested.
Seven North Korean suspects are being hunted by police, including four who fled the country on the day of the killing and are believed to be back in North Korea.
The killing on February 13 took place amid crowds of travellers at Kuala Lumpur's airport and appeared to be a well-planned hit.
Malaysian authorities said North Koreans put the deadly nerve agent VX on the hands of Aisyah and Huong, who then placed the toxin on Mr Kim's face.
He died on the way to hospital within about 20 minutes of the attack.
South Korean legislators said on Monday that the country's National Intelligence Service told them in a private briefing that four of the North Koreans identified as suspects are from the Ministry of State Security, the North's spy organisation.
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