Tun Dr Lim Keng Yaik laid to rest with national honour


Members of the public stand by the roadside to pay the respects as the hearse passes Wisma PGRM enroute to the Cheras crematorium.

PETALING JAYA: Former Gerakan president Tun Dr Lim Keng Yaik was conferred national honour at his funeral on Wednesday.

The procession for his hearse started at 10.30am from his house at the Tropicana Golf and Country Resort and his coffin, draped with the Malaysian flag, was carried by members of the Malaysian Armed Forces.

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