KUALA LUMPUR (ANN/THE STAR) – Kedah Civil Defence Force (APM) Director Lieutanant Colonel Awang Askandar Ampuan Yaacub has perished during his attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest. APM Chief Commissioner Aminurrahim Mohamed confirmed this after receiving notification from the chef de mission of the climbing mission Tan Sri Dr Salleh Mohd Nor. “May […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Everest 2023 climber Muhammad Hawari Hashim, who is hearing impaired, has gone missing while descending from Camp 4 after conquering the world's highest peak.
PAPAR: The Prime Minister's Department (Sabah, Sarawak Affairs and Special Duties) will help bring home the remains of the Kedah Civil Defence Force (APM) director Lieutenant Colonel Awang Askandar Ampuan Yaacub, who died during the Malaysia Everest 2023 mission.
PETALING JAYA: The body of the late Kedah Civil Defence Force director Lt Kol Awang Askandar Ampuan Yaacub will be taken to a hospital in Kathmandu for a post-mortem examination and funeral arrangements, says the Foreign Ministry.