Sombre mood as Mohammad Amirulfaris’ remains arrive home for burial
SEREMBAN: A sombre atmosphere enveloped the residence of the late Lieutenant Commander Mohammad Amirulfaris Mohamad Marzukhi, as his body arrived at 9.05 pm last night. His remains were brought by Royal Malaysian Navy (RLDM) personnel for family members to pay their last respects. Mohammad Amirulfaris’ mother, father and wife as well as his two children […]
James Wong’s wife passes on, burial Saturday
KUCHING: Datin Amar Valerie Bong Kui Inn who died on Wednesday morning will be laid to rest in Limbang on Saturday (March 12). A funeral service was held on Thursday at the St Thomas Cathedral here after which her remains was flown to Limbang where a two-night wake will be held at the family home […]
Our naughty acts displeased grave robbers
Even in prosperous times, the living robbed the dead. ― Jocelyn Murray, author The year 1966 was very significant for folk in Melupa as this was the very first time the Sibu-Kuching trunk road prided in its conquest and became useable. It was also the year that my dad’s original longhouse Munggu Embawang (shared together […]
Wife accepts Sharif Mohd Siddiq’s death as fate
BAU: The wife of Corporal Sharif Mohd Siddiq Al-Attas Wan Sabli who was killed in a shooting incident at the Royal Malaysian Air Force camp in Kota Samarahan, near here last Friday described her late husband as a very loving and good person. Speaking to reporters after her late husband’s burial at the Kampung Melayu […]
Singer Siti Sarah laid to rest
KUALA LUMPUR: The remains of singer Siti Sarah Raissuddin were laid to rest at 1.45pm, at the Kampung Sungai Pusu Muslim Cemetery, Gombak here, today. Earlier the final rites including dry purification (tayammum) and shrouding of the body conducted by hospital staff was assisted by her husband Shahmira Muhammad, better known as Shuib Sepahtu. The […]
Final respects as Jokowi’s mother laid to rest
President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo and his family gathered on Thursday to pay their final respects to Jokowi’s late mother, Sujiatmi Notomiharjo, who was laid to rest at Gundu cemetery in Gondangrejo subdistrict, Karanganyar, Central Java, the Jakarta Post reported. The burial took place at 1.18 pm local time, after the president held a funeral prayer […]
