Mother of Archbishop Simon Poh passes away: Archdiocese mourns loss

KUCHING: Geraldine Tay Huang Siew, the mother of Archbishop Simon Poh, has passed away this morning (Dec 23), the Chancellor’s Office of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching announced. Tay peacefully departed at 5.12am at the Sarawak General Hospital. In a statement, Chancellor Patrick Heng conveyed condolences on behalf of the clergy, religious communities, seminarians, staff, […]

President Jokowi’s mother passes away

PRESIDENT Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo’s mother, Sujiatmi Notomiharjo, has passed away in Surakarta, Central Java, The Jakarta Post reported. Deputy Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Minister Budi Arie Setiadi confirmed the news through a text received by The Jakarta Post. “The President’s mother passed away in Surakarta at 4.45 pm [on Wednesday],” Budi said on Wednesday. Presidential spokesman Fadjroel […]