{
  "id": 18461993,
  "title": "#SHOWBIZ: Bittersweet joy for Linda Rafar as son Rezaril weds without late brother Memen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/showbiz-bittersweet-joy-for-linda-rafar-as-son-rezaril-weds-without",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T07:33:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2026/11/1572170/showbiz-bittersweet-joy-linda-rafar-son-rezaril-weds-without-late"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR: Linda Rafar, the singer and actress, expressed her emotional tribute to her late son, Rezaimen Keiflin Keifli, affectionately known as Memen, as her eldest surviving son, Rezaril Keifli, prepares to get married this weekend. In an Instagram post, Linda addressed Memen and mentioned that his younger brother, Aril, is getting married tomorrow. She expressed her certainty that Memen would have been delighted to witness the occasion.\n\nMemen's mother, Linda, admitted that the upcoming wedding evoked mixed emotions as she was deeply saddened by the longing for the child she lost. She shared that if Memen were present, everything would feel complete. The couple would be busy joking around and celebrating their happy day together with the other siblings.\n\nMemen, Linda's son from her first marriage, died in July 2014 at the age of 12 following a battle with a chronic abdominal tumour. Linda, who later married actor Syed Aiman in 2006 and has three sons with him, stated that she was trying to stay strong while proceeding with the wedding preparations, despite the pain of her late son's absence. She hoped that the wedding would go smoothly and expressed her need for strength to handle the emotional days ahead. She added, \"Mama misses you, Memen. I miss you so much.\" Rezaril, 26, will marry his fiancée, Nur Izzati Syafikah, known as Ika, in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, tomorrow.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Singer and actress Linda Rafar has shared an emotional tribute to her late son, Rezaimen Keiflin Keifli, as the family prepares for the wedding of her eldest surviving son, Rezaril Keifli, this weekend.",
  "key_points": [
    "Linda Rafar mourns loss of son Memen, who died in 2014 at 12",
    "Rezaril Keifli set to marry fiancée Ika in Petaling Jaya tomorrow",
    "Linda expresses bittersweet joy, hoping wedding brings closure"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The upcoming wedding serves as a poignant milestone that forces the family to balance the celebration of a new union with the enduring grief of a past loss.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}