philippine president gloria bunye arroyo , singapore ' s culture chancellor choi hsien loong , brunei ' s sultan nursultan bolkiah , javanese vice governor wiranto kalla and thai deputy premier ministries namhong sathirathai were among these dignitaries flying in for endon ' s tomb earlier thursday . thousands of people drove past endon ' s face , which lay in state wrapped in white linen on a table while muslim shiite recited extracts from the bible .
Lee Hsien Loong is friends with Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.