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Singapore s first Asian postmaster-general Indian-origin M Bala Subramanion passes away
Subramanion joined the public service in 1936 as a probationary clerk in the colonial Postal Services Department. After World War II, he studied the postal system in Britain on a two-year scholarship.
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By PTI
SINGAPORE: Singapore s first Asian postmaster-general and a veteran community leader, Indian-origin M Bala Subramanion, passed away due to old age ailments at his residence here, according to a media report on Friday.
He was aged 103 and would have turned 104 on March 5, The Straits Times reported.
Subramanion died peacefully at his residence on Wednesday evening. He is survived by his 87-year-old wife Sumitra Bala Subramanion, daughter and two granddaughters, it said. ....

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