Malaysian killed in blast identified

Thu, 11 Aug 1994 | Source: AFP

SINGAPORE (AFP): A Malaysian, one of the three people killed in an explosion on a ship, was identified yesterday as Jobli bin Gonjeng.

A police spokesman said Wednesday, it was not immediately known from which state Jobli, 27, came from. He was among 12 workers carrying out painting work on Tuesday on the ship at Sembawang Bethlehem Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of listed Sembawang Shipyard, one of Singapore's top three shipyards.

The other person identified was a Singaporean, Tea King Ngang, 55, the managing director of an engineering firm which was doing sub-contracting work on the ship.

Police said the identity of the third person had yet to be ascertained.

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