The Borneo Post SEEDS writer Patricia Hului is currently reporting from the Royal Malaysian Air Force (TUDM) base here.
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2.45pm: The cortege has left the TUDM base and will proceed to Masjid Jamek for prayers.
State dignitaries including former Head of State Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Muhammad Salahuddin (seated) were among those present at the solemn ceremony.
Being placed into one of the two hearses that will bear them to Masjid Jamek and then the Samariang Muslim Cemetery.
2.26pm: The hearses to bear the remains have arrived.
2.18pm: The plane bearing the remains has landed.
2:07pm: Mother of Ariza Ghazalee, Jamilah Noriah Abg Anuar and family members assembling in front of the TUDM building awaiting the arrival of the remains.
Members of the 4th Regiment of the Royal Armoured Corps in preparation to receive the remains.
1:47pm: There will be two vehicles bearing the remains of Ariza Ghazalee and Muhammad Afif to Masjid Jamek in Petra Jaya for prayers before going to the funeral service at Semariang Muslim Cemetery.
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KUCHING: The bodies of victims Ariza Ghazalee, 46, and son Muhammad Afif, 19, are expected to arrive at the Royal Malaysian Air Force (TUDM) base here from Kuala Lumpur at around 2.30pm today.
The remains of Ariza’s husband Tambi Jee, 49, and their three other children Mohd Afzal, 19, Marsha Azmeena, 15 and Mohd Afruz, 13 as well as another Sarawakian Meling Mula from Sg Plan, Bintulu, are still being verified.
The Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Adenan Satem will be among the state dignitaries waiting for the arrival of the two bodies at the TUDM base.
They will proceed to Masjid Jamek in Petra Jaya for prayers before going to the funeral service at Semariang Muslim cemetery around 3.30pm.
The cortege will travel from TUDM base to the cemetery through Kuching Sentral U-Turn, Japan Lapangan Terbang, Jalan Tun Jugah, Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan Merican Salleh, Jalan Tun Salahuddin and the toll bridge, Datuk Patinggi Abang Abdillah roundabout(near old DUN complex), the roundabout near Sesco building, Jalan Stadium, Jalan Pustaka, Jalan Masjid Jamek before stopping at Masjid Jamek at Petra Jaya.
A moment of silence was held earlier today at designated places all around the country between 10.30am and 11.30am.