Toh Puan Norkiah, wife of former Sarawak Yang di-Pertua, passes away aged 71


KUCHING: Toh Puan Norkiah @ Rokiah Bagong, the wife of Sarawak's former Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng, passed away on Wednesday (April 14) at the Sarawak General Hospital here.

She was 71 and leaves behind her husband, five children and one grandchild.

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