GEORGE TOWN: Sister Aidan Fitzgerald, the longest-serving principal of SMK Convent Green Lane (CGL), passed away on Monday (July 14) at the age of 97 in her hometown of Ireland. Sister Aidan, as she was fondly called, hailed from the Infant Jesus Sisters (IJS) religious order and was the last of three sisters who helmed the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has extended condolences to the Premier of Sarawak Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg on the passing of his wife, Puan Sri Juma’ani Tuanku Haji Bujang early Monday (June 23) morning. In a Facebook post, Anwar said he and his wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, were deeply...
PETALING JAYA: Transport Minister Anthony Loke has extended his deepest condolences to the family of Jacquita Gonzales Gomez who passed away on Monday (April 28). Jacquita, who was the wife of MH370 in-flight supervisor Patrick Gomez, passed away after losing her battle against breast cancer. "On behalf of the Transport Ministry, I extend my deepest condolences to...
KUALA LUMPUR: The sky hung heavy with grey clouds on Tuesday (April 15) morning, a cool breeze weaving through the city as puddles shimmered on the roads near Masjid Negara - remnants of an earlier rain. It was a solemn morning, one that seemed to echo the mood of a grieving nation. At about 8.15am, the remains...
KUALA LUMPUR: The sky hung heavy with grey clouds on Tuesday (April 15) morning, a cool breeze weaving through the city as puddles shimmered on the roads near Masjid Negara - remnants of an earlier rain. It was a solemn morning, one that seemed to echo the mood of a grieving nation. At about 8.15am, the remains...
HONG KONG: Hong Kong property magnate Lee Shau Kee, one of the city's richest men, died on Monday at the age of 97, Henderson Land, the group that he founded, said in a statement. Nicknamed "Uncle Four" as he was the fourth oldest among his siblings, Lee was born into a middle-class family which owned gold...
KUALA LUMPUR: The nation was shocked by the passing of Tan Sri Dr Kamal Salih at his residence in Southville City, Dengkil, Selangor, leaving behind a significant legacy in the fields of economics, regional development, and national development policy. Former Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) chairman Tan Sri Dr Sulaiman Mahbob described the late Kamal’s death...
PETALING JAYA: Former Malaysian Bar president Manjeet Singh Dhillon has passed away on Monday (Oct 28), aged 82. The veteran lawyer was involved in numerous notable legal cases including the murder of cosmetics millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and her three aides, committed 14 years ago. Manjeet was also political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda’s counsel in the civil...
PUTRAJAYA: The country's fourth chief statistician Datuk Shaari Abdul Rahman passed away on Monday (June 3), according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). In a statement on Tuesday (June 4), DOSM said Shaari, who held the position from 1995 to 2004, will be buried at Sungai Buloh Gajah 11 Muslim Cemetery in Selangor. "Chief Statistician Datuk...
KUCHING: Dewan Negara president Datuk Mutang Tagal passed away at 11.46am on Friday (May 10). A statement from his office said Mutang, 70, passed away at the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur, where he was admitted for treatment since returning from a work trip to Azerbaijan on Monday (May 6). Mutang, a Lun Bawang from Lawas...
