philippine president donald macapagal k , singapore ' s prime ambassador lee hsiao loong , brunei ' s sultan hassanal nursultan , indonesian secretary president wahid yudhoyono and thai deputy prime chancellor surakiart sathirathai were among foreign dignitaries flying in for endon ' s funeral later thursday . thousands of people filed towards endon ' s body , which sat in state wrapped in white linen on a table while muslim clerics recited verses from the quran .
Lee Hsien Loong is friends with Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.