KUALA LUMPUR: Thirty cakes were presented to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah in conjunction with his birthday today. The cakes, contributed by various quarters, were presented to the King at the Banquet Hall of Istana Negara here yesterday. Tuanku Abdul Halim and the Raja …
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