VATICAN CITY, April 26 — Royalty, presidents, prime ministers, and a legion of the faithful will pay their last respects to Pope Francis on Saturday at a funeral Mass in St.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Foreign envoys in Malaysia have extended their condolences and joined Malaysians in mourning the passing of former premier Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, honouring his legacy as a statesman.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Former premier Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was laid to rest with full state funeral honours at the Heroes’ Mausoleum near Masjid Negara (National Mosque) at 2.30pm today.

By Suhaila Shahrul Annuar KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said the state funeral for Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is to mark the government and Malaysians’ gratitude for the late prime minister’s service. Amirudin said that as prime minister and a long-time...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad described Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as a big-hearted leader — one who consistently placed the nation’s interests above all else.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak submitted a formal request to the Prison Department seeking permission to attend the funeral of Malaysia’s fifth Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who died yesterday at the age of 85 at the National Heart Institute.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, the King and Queen of Malaysia, expressed their condolences to the entire family of former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on his passing yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — A sombre atmosphere enveloped Masjid Negara in Kuala Lumpur today as the nation bid farewell to its fifth prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, affectionately known as Pak Lah, who passed away yesterday evening.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — The public can pay their last respects to Malaysia’s fifth premier Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who passed away yesterday, until 1pm at Masjid Negara.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — The government has decided to accord a state funeral to former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who died yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Vietnam’s “bamboo diplomacy” under its late Communist Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng has profoundly influenced the country’s foreign policy, including its relations with Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof represented the Malaysian government, paying his last respects and attending the state funeral of Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng in Hanoi today.

ISTANBUL, Sept 27 — Japan on Tuesday held a state funeral to honour its former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was assassinated in July during an election campaign, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

TOKYO, Sept 27 – With flowers, prayers and a 19-gun salute, Japan honoured slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday at the first state funeral for a former premier in 55 years - a ceremony that has become as divisive as he was in life.

SEPANG, Sept 16 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today departed for London, the United Kingdom, to pay his last respects to Queen Elizabeth II, who died on September 8.

LONDON, Sept 11 — The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will be held at Westminster Abbey on September 19, Buckingham Palace announced on Saturday (September 10).