Body of Kedah APM director Awang Askandar arrives at KLIA


PETALING JAYA: The remains of Malaysia Everest (ME2023) climber Lieutenant Colonel Awang Askandar Ampuan Yaacub arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 7.30am on Saturday (May 27).

The body of the Kedah Civil Defence (APM) director had been flown into Malaysia on Malaysia Airlines flight MH115, which left Kathmandu, Nepal at 11.30pm Friday (May 26).

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