There is a round black plaque cradled by white granite that is dedicated to Flight MH653.It is located at Kampung Ladang Tanjung Kupang, Johor. It bears the Malaysia Airlines logo with the inscription: Kenangan kepada rakan-rakan kita (In memory of our colleagues) and seven names: Azian Borhanuddin, G.K. Ganjoor, Kamarulzaman Jalil, Karim Tahir, Onn Jaafar, Sharifah Sidah Syed Omar and Sim Siang Yong.These are the seven crew members of the first fatal air crash of the national carrier on Dec 4, 1977. They perished along with 93 passengers whose names we don’t remember.Such is life. We mourn, we move on, …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
