PETALING JAYA: Datuk Ng Poh Tip, who passed away aged 81 yesterday, was a trailblazer who opened doors for many after her with her mentorship and achievements.
KUALA LUMPUR: Calling former The Star group chief editor Datuk Ng Poh Tip a monumental figure in Malaysian and Asian journalism, Asia News Network former executive director Pana Janviroj said she has left behind a legacy that few Asian editors are able to match.
Of the over 26,000 people who have taken part in Malaysia’s Look East Policy, two alumni, Akkbar Danial, head of automotive distribution at DRB-Hicom Berha
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.