Kit Siang receives top state honour

Esteemed group: (From left) Lim, Azmir Merican, Chung, Dr Mohamed Amir Shah, Ho and Dr Fazilah are among those to be honoured.

GEORGE TOWN: DAP veteran Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang tops the list of 1,346 recipients of the state awards, medals and honours in conjunction with the 75th birthday celebration of Yang di-Pertua Negri Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak.

The 83-year-old former DAP chairman will receive the Darjah Utama Pangkuan Negeri (DUPN), which comes with the title “Datuk Seri Utama”.