Former Immigration director Robert Lian, 67, passes away
KUCHING: Former Sarawak Immigration director Datuk Robert Lian Balangalibun has passed away. The departed who breathed his last at 12.37pm on Sunday (April 2) here, was 67 years old. According to sources, Robert passed away due to rectum cancer which then spread to his stomach. Robert, who hails from Bario served as the state Immigration […]
Former ST journalist dies after long illness
SIBU: Former New Sarawak Tribune journalist Clarence Ting passed away on Wednesday at Sibu Hospital after a long illness. Ting, 63, suffered a stroke in 2011. He leaves behind wife Marie Doris Pui Tshiu Fan, and four grown-up children –sons Ting Zhong Herr and Ting Zhong Shu, and daughters Ting Mei Xiu and Ting Jing […]
Death
Why fear death? It is the most beautiful adventure in life. – Charles Frohman, American theatre manager I used to be very afraid of death as a little girl. The not knowing where you go, and what happens, leaving behind everybody forever and never ever having the chance to see them again seemed so […]
US actress Raquel Welch dead at 82
LOS ANGELES: US actress Raquel Welch has died at the age of 82 after a short illness, her management told German news agency dpa. Born Jo Raquel Tejada in Chicago in 1940, her breakthrough came in 1966 with ‘One Million Years B.C.’ She worked with Hollywood greats including James Stewart, Frank Sinatra, John Huston and […]
MAA president Aishah dies in Jeddah
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) president Datuk Aishah Ahmad Badjunaid died in Jeddah on the morning of Feb 2. She was 71. In a statement, MAA said she would be buried in Saudi Arabia today. MAA described her passing as a great loss, saying Aishah was highly respected within the local automotive industry as […]
Bidayuh Ring Lady laid to rest
KUCHING: One of the last four Bidayuh Ring Ladies, Nyadi Dolah, was laid to rest at the Anglican Cemetery in the Bengoh Dam Resettlement Scheme (BRS) today (Dec 17). The 92-year-old Ring Lady passed away on Friday (Dec 16) at 1am after her daughter who was with her at home in Kampung Semban, BRS noticed […]
Immeasurable grief
The only time goodbye is painful is when you know you’ll never say hello again. – Unknown As I write this column, I am still grieving the loss of my beloved younger brother. The emotional toll to me, is beyond words – inexpressible and indescribable. My heart literally sank, and to borrow a quote from […]
Samy Vellu passes away
KUCHING: Former Federal Cabinet minister Tun S. Samy Vellu has passed away. He was 86. His demise was announced by former Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) president Datuk Seri S. Subramaniam. The former health minister said in a Facebook post, that he had been informed of the tragic news by the former MIC president’s son, Datuk […]
Queen Elizabeth’s death a big loss
KUCHING: The demise of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest- serving monarch, is a great loss to the world. The queen, passed away on September 8 at Balmoral, Scotland aged 96 after reigning for 70 years. A void of presence indeed will be felt by people around the world following the Queen’s death. New Sarawak Tribune […]
Here today, gone tomorrow
The life you have left is a gift. Cherish it. Enjoy it now, to the fullest. Do what matters, now. ― Leo Babauta, writer and Zen blogger. ALL things come to pass. Life is but a temporary thing on earth. These two phases come to my mind today as I write this column and think about […]