PM Anwar saddened by demise of national hero Awang Askandar


The late APM Kedah director Lt Kol Awang Askandar Ampuan Yaacub was laid to rest at the Kampung Benoni Muslim Cemetery in Papar, Sabah, at 5.20pm on Saturday (May 27).

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed his sadness and sympathy for the loss of national hero Lt Kol Awang Askandar Ampuan Yaacub, who died on May 19 while ascending Mount Everest.

Anwar tweeted that the passing of Awang Askandar was a great loss for the country and which saddened all Malaysians.

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