Senior VAT 69 commando laid to rest in Ipoh with full police honours


IPOH: Senior VAT 69 commando, Inspector Khairil Azhar Kamaruddin, who died during a diving training at Mataking Island, Semporna, Sabah, has been laid to rest at the Kariah Masjid Jamek Tanjung Rambutan Muslim Cemetery here at 6.10pm on Friday (Jan 23).

The body of the deceased, who was in his early 40s, was flown from Tawau Airport aboard a Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) C130 aircraft and arrived at the Air Operations Force Training Base (PLPGU) at 3.20pm.

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