Mt Everest climber Awang Askandar to be buried beside mother's grave in Papar


KOTA KINABALU: The remains of Mt Everest climber Lt Col Awang Askandar Ampuan Yaacub, 56, arrived at the grounds of MASKargo in Kota Kinabalu International Airport at 2.20pm on Saturday (May 27).

The arrival of the body was greeted by his brother, Awang Asim Ampuan Yaacub, 57, as the only representative of the family.

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