Saturday, 13 Feb 2021 05:11 PM MYT
By Radzi Razak
The late Hoo Ke Ping was a member of Pertubuhan Intelektual Negara (Pintar). Picture via Facebook/Hoo Ke Ping
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PETALING JAYA, Feb 13 KSI Strategic Institute economic adviser and political analyst Hoo Ke Ping passed away this morning due to a heart attack.
The veteran political observer died at 9am at his house in Kuala Lumpur.
Pertubuhan Intelektual Negara (Pintar) president Mohd Roslan Mohd Nor in a statement this evening said Hoo’s passing is a major loss for the country.
PETALING JAYA: A group of PhD scholars under Pertubuhan Intelektual Negara (Pintar) have declared their support for the King s proclamation of emergency as a proactive measure to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Pintar president Prof Dr Mohd Roslan Mohd Nor said 222 PhD scholars were in full support of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah s wisdom in giving his consent to the Cabinet s proposal to declare a Emergency. We highly commend the decision of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to agree to the government s decision to form an independent committee comprising government and opposition MPs, health experts and other related experts, as well as giving the independent committee the discretion to recommend to the King if the Emergency declaration can be concluded much earlier than the period ending on Aug 1, he said in a statement on Tuesday (Jan 12).