Malaysian Embassy mourns king's death

Malaysian Embassy mourns king's death

JAKARTA: The Malaysian Embassy here was closed on Thursday to
mourn the death of Malaysia's 11th king Sultan Salahuddin Abdul
Aziz Shah.

The embassy said the temporary closure was to show respect for
the 75-year-old king, who died in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.

The embassy will also open a condolence book for the people of
Indonesia on Friday, Monday and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sultan Salahuddin, who was ruler of central Selangor state for
41 years, was widely known as a king who set aside protocol and
formality to reach out to his people.

He died at 11:57 a.m. of heart failure at a private hospital
in a suburb of the Malaysian capital.--Antara