The Macau home of the reclusive son of North Korea’s leader was broken into after he made his first media appearance in years en route to Pyongyang, a South Korean newspaper reported Monday.

The Chosun Ilbo cited intelligence sources in Seoul as saying someone had robbed the posh Macau home of Kim Jong Nam, oldest known son of leader Kim Jong Il.

There was no word yet on what might have been taken, it said.

“We’ve heard of no such reports before,” a Macau government information officer said.

A police spokeswoman said one home in the exclusive part of Macau where Kim is reported to live was broken into February 13.

She declined to name the home’s owner.

Caught on camera in Beijing last month, Kim Jong Nam, 35, told reporters he was returning to Pyongyang for his father’s February 14 birthday.

He had apparently fallen out of favor with Kim Jong Il in 2001 after being deported from Japan for trying to enter the country on a fake passport to visit Tokyo Disneyland.

He has been living mostly overseas since then, but is said to favor Macau where he enjoys a comfortable lifestyle. REUTERS

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