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King, queen express condolences over Samy Vellu’s passing

KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have expressed Their Majesties’ condolences to the family of Tun S. Samy Vellu who died today. A post on the Istana Negara Facebook account said Their Majesties expressed sadness at the passing of the […]

Malay Mail editor-in-chief Wong dies at age 59

KUALA LUMPUR: Malay Mail editor-in-chief Datuk Wong Sai Wan died at the Subang Jaya Medical Centre early today. He was 59. His son Wong Chee Mun confirmed news of Sai Wan’s passing when contacted by Bernama. Chee Mun said his father had a history of heart problems and stroke. He was pronounced dead at about […]

Prince Philip eminent environmentalist

KUCHING: The passing of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, yesterday has robbed the world of its most eminent environmentalist and founder of the conservation movement, said Sarawak St John Ambulance commander Datuk Seri Ang Lai Soon. He said Prince Philip’s great interest in voluntary and charity works is much admired by all, with one […]

Sabah veteran politician and former federal minister Ghani Gilong dies

KOTA KINABALU: Former federal minister and Sabah veteran politician Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Gilong died today at the age of 88. According to his daughter Cheri Gilong Avriett, Abdul Ghani died of old age at 12.12 am at the Hospital Queen Elizabeth here. In sharing news of Abdul Ghani’s passing on Facebook, Cheri and his […]

Former NSTP group editor Ahmad Talib dies

KUALA LUMPUR: Former New Straits Times Press (NSTP) group editor, Datuk Ahmad A. Talib died at the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) here at 5.42 pm today. He was 69 years old. The sad news of the death of the former director of News and Editorial Operations, Media Prima Berhad was shared by the deceased’s […]

Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho dies aged 98

HONG KONG: Stanley Ho, the Hong Kong-born tycoon who made billions transforming neighbouring Macau from a sleepy Portuguese outpost into the world’s biggest gambling hub, died on Tuesday at the age of 98, his family said. Known as the “godfather” of Macau’s casinos, Ho was instrumental in turning the semi-autonomous city on China’s southern coastline […]

A case of one Harjit Singh too many

KUALA LUMPUR: Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) iconic veteran newscaster Datuk Harjit Singh Hullon is very much alive! And so is Harjit Singh Gill, the retired RTM English Desk news editor! Sadly, Harjit Singh Bhullar, former Radio Malaysia English Service sports commentator, died in Perth, Australia, yesterday. He was in his 80s. There was no confusion until a post […]

Former UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar dies at 100

UNITED NATIONS: Former United Nations (UN) chief Javier Perez de Cuellar died Wednesday in Lima, the capital of his native country Peru, his son told local media.  Xinhua news agency reported that Perez de Cuellar served as UN secretary-general from 1982 to 1991, leading the world body during the Iran-Iraq war. In January, UN Secretary-General […]