Ragad extends condolences to late TYT’s family
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud’s wife Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Ragad Kurdi Taib has expressed her condolences to the family of the late former Head of State Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng. “Our deepest condolences to the family of Tun Pehin Sri Datuk Patinggi Abang Haji Muhammad Salahuddin on […]
King, Queen express condolences to Salahuddin’s family
KUCHING: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have expressed their condolences to the family of former Head of State Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng, who passed away on Friday (Jan 28). A post on Istana Negara’s official Facebook page on Saturday (Jan […]
Salahuddin only TYT to serve twice in office
KUCHING: Former Head of State Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng passed away at the age of 100 at the Normah Specialist Medical Center here, at 11.45pm on Friday (Jan 28). His remains were taken to the Masjid Jamek in Petra Jaya for the last respects between 10.30am to 12pm on Saturday (Jan 29) and […]
Son of former TYT Salahuddin reminisces their time together
KUCHING: The son of the late former Head of State Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng, Muhammad Hafizul, said that he will miss the time he had spent with his father along the years. The 26-year-old, who is the first son from Salahuddin’s second wife, the late Toh Puan Norkiah @ Rokiah Bagong said that […]
Former TYT Salahuddin passes away
KUCHING: Former Head of State Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng has passed away. He was 100. His demise was confirmed by a close family member. The late statesman turned 100 on August 27 last year. He served as the third and sixth Head of State from 1977 to 1981, and from 2001 to 2014 […]
CM and colleagues pay last respects to former DCM
BY NATASHA JEE & JULIE NGADAN KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg paid his last respects to the late former Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Simon Dembab Maja at his residence in Tabuan Jaya here on Monday (Jan 24). Together with the chief minister in paying their last respects were Deputy […]
Demise of former DCM Simon Dembab Maja at 85
KUCHING: The former Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak Datuk Simon Dembab Maja passed away at the age of 85 on Saturday (Jan 22). The late Simon is survived by his wife Datin Rosalind Sitie Jemeni, three children, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. According to his son, Jimmy Maja, his late father breathed his last […]
Former Malaysian footballer Serbegeth “Shebby” Singh passes away
KUALA LUMPUR: Former national footballer Serbegeth Singh or better known as Shebby Singh passed away at the age of 61 on Wednesday afternoon. The matter was confirmed by the Astro Arena crew who informed that Shebby had fainted, believed to have been caused by shortness of breath while cycling in Kledang, Johor. Shebby started his […]
‘JANGAN LAWAN TOWKAY’
A consummate politician, Masing fought to the very end for his ideals “Don’t look down on my party members. If I go, they’ll surely be able to take care of themselves. For some reason, this statement was like a sign that I couldn’t read. The words were uttered by Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) president Tan […]
Head of State, wife pay last respects to Masing
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and his wife Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Raghad Kurdi Taib on Monday (Nov 1) paid their last respects to the late Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing at the latter’s residence at Jalan Datuk Ong Tiang Swee here. The late deputy chief minister passed […]