Double Six Monument
The Double Six Monument (Malay: Tugu Peringatan Double Six) is a memorial located at the Sembulan neighbourhood of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia which marks the site of 6 June 1976 fatal plane crash known as the Double Six Tragedy bearing the first Chief Minister of Sabah, Tun Fuad Stephens, as well as six other State ministers.
Features
The monument features the list of all victims in the crash, with all are the government officials of Sabah:
- Fuad Stephens – Chief Minister of Sabah
- Peter Mojuntin – State Minister of Housing and Local Government
- Chong Thien Vun – State Minister of Communications and Public Works
- Salleh Sulong – State Finance Minister
- Darius Binion – State Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister
- Wahid Andu – Permanent Secretary of the State Ministry of Finance
- Syed Hussein Wafa – Director of the State Economic Planning Unit
- Ishak Atan – Private Secretary to Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
- Corporal Mohd Said – Fuad Stephens' bodyguard
- Captain Ghani Nathan – Pilot
- Johari Stephens – Fuad Stephens' eldest son
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An inscription on the monument and list of the victims. -
Exhibition hall at the monument site. -
The monument arch.
References
- ^ "Double Six Monument". Sabah Tourism. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Olivia Miwil (7 June 2016). "Remembering the Double Six tragedy". New Straits Times. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Philip Golingai (9 June 2018). "Double Six tragedy still remains a mystery". The Star. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
External links
Media related to Double Six Monument at Wikimedia Commons- "Double Six Monument" on YouTube
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