Lee Hsien Loong to attend state funeral of Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong will attend the state funeral of former Malaysian prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on April 15 in Kuala Lumpur, said the Singapore Prime Minister’s Office. SM Lee will be accompanied by his wife Ho Ching and officials from Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tun Abdullah died on April 14, aged...

State funeral for Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has decided to accord a state funeral to former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who passed away on Monday (April 14). According to the Prime Minister’s Department (JPM), the remains will be brought to the National Mosque at 8am for funeral arrangements, with the lying-in-state to take place at the Main...