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Best friends: A reunion of former employees in Sydney on March 24,2012 at the home of Khoo Teng Guan and Muriel Speeden with guests (standing from left) John Santiago, SF Yong, Michael Aeria and Teng Guan and (seated from left) Tan Thean Peng, John Chong, Muriel, Geh Guat Beng and Ooi Kim Kee. All of them worked with The Star previously.
BACK in the days when The Star had its office in Jalan Travers, Kuala Lumpur, one of our bosses used to say: The first language here is Hokkien, second is Tamil and English is a poor third.
If you had dropped by the office then, you may be surprised to see N. Dorairaj from the sports desk and the Circulation Department’s SP Ramasamy (Samy) conversing in Hokkien with their colleagues.
PETALING JAYA: Malay Mail editor-in-chief Datuk Wong Sai Wan has passed away. He was 59.
His son Wong Chee Mun told the Malay Mail he was admitted to the Subang Jaya Medical Centre (SJMC) for heart-related issues on Friday (May 14) at 5.30am. He came into the hospital at 5.30am and was admitted to the emergency room at 6am. His heart stopped beating. They tried CPR on him but couldn t revive him, he said.
Star Media Group adviser Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai, a former colleague of Sai Wan, said he was devastated to learn of his passing as they had recently spoken together.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 Tributes are pouring in for Malay Mail editor-in-chief Datuk Wong Sai Wan, who died earlier today from a heart attack. Politicians including former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong, Minister of International Trade and.
PETALING JAYA: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has expressed condolences to the family of Malay Mail editor-in-chief Datuk Wong Sai Wan
(pix) over his death on Friday (May 14) morning, saying that it is a great loss to journalism.
“The Yang di-Pertuan Agong expresses condolences to the entire family of veteran journalist Wong who passed away this morning.
“His Majesty also expressed sadness with his passing and hoped that his family can remain calm and resilient in facing these challenges, ” said Istana Negara in a statement Friday.
The King also noted Wong s contributions to journalism since he started his career with The Star’s Negri Sembilan bureau in the 1980s.