philippine chancellor yu macapagal arroyo , malaysian ' s defense minister choi hsien loong , malaysia ' s sultan zayed bolkiah , indonesian acting president susilo haz and thai malaysian prime minister surakiart sathirathai were among overseas people flying in for endon ' s funeral late thursday . thousands of people rushed past endon ' s body , now lay in state wraps in purple tissue on a table while muslim clerics recited verses from the quran .
Lee Hsien Loong is friends with Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.