M'sian Deputy PM Attends Rehearsal Of Ceremony Honouring Malaysian Victims Of MH17 Tragedy

SEPANG, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin Thursday watched a full dress rehearsal of the ceremony honouring the Malaysian victims of the MH17 tragedy, at the Bunga Raya Complex at the KL International Airport (KLIA) here. Muhyiddin, who arrived at 9.45 am, attended a briefing given by Chief of Defence Forces Zulkifeli Mohd Zin. He also attended briefings given by Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, Communications and Multimedia Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek and Woman, Family and Community Development Minister Rohani Abdul Karim. Also present were Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department Jamil Khir Baharom and Joseph Kurup. Muhyiddin spent about an hour watching the rehearsal. The first batch of 20 remains of Malaysian victims of the tragedy are scheduled to arrive at KLIA at about 10 am Friday. Forty-three Malaysians died in the tragedy. Flight MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine on July 17 as it was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur with 283 passengers and 15 crew on board. The Boeing 777-200 aircraft is believed to have been shot down over the troubled country. Besides the Malaysians, nationals from the Netherlands, Australia, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, the Philippines, Canada and New Zealand were also on board the ill-fated aircraft. -- BERNAMA