KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj has consented to the cancellation of the Royal Malaysian Navy’s 90th Anniversary celebrations and parade, which was scheduled for this Friday (August 26).
According to a post uploaded on the Selangor Royal Office’s Facebook page today, this decision follows the tragic incident involving two Navy helicopters during a parade at the TLDM Lumut Base, Perak, earlier this morning, which claimed the lives of 10 Navy personnel.
“Instead, a Yasin recital, tahlil and ‘doa selamat’ will be held at Masjid An-Nur at the Navy base in Lumut before Friday prayers,” it said.
The post also informed that Sultan Sharafuddin, as TLDM Captain-in-Chief, is expected to attend the event.
Earlier, the Navy confirmed the loss of 10 of its personnel in the 9.32am tragedy, involving seven crew members of the Maritime Operations Helicopter (HOM-AW139) and three crew members of the Navy Fennec.
— Bernama
