KUANTAN, Feb. 15 -- The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, has urged authorities to swiftly arrest the individual responsible for the murder of a woman whose body was found near the Tanjung Lumpur bridge yesterday.

In a statement via the Pahang royal office's Facebook page, the ruler condemned the killing as "cruel and inhumane", stressing that the perpetrator must be brought to justice and face appropriate punishment.

Al-Sultan Abdullah, accompanied by the Tengku Ampuan of Pahang, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, and the Tengku Mahkota of Pahang, Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah, visited the victim's family at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan to offer their condolences.

The Sultan also extend...