Queen of songs Sharifah Aini, 61, dies The songstress passes away after suffering from chronic lung fibrosis. Queen of songs Sharifah Aini, 61, dies
Read More »General : Sultan Azlan Shah Of Perak Dies
IPOH, May 28 (Bernama) — The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, passed away at 1.30 pm WEdnesday. His Royal Highness was 86. The death was announced by Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir over Radio Television Malaysia (RTM). Zambry said the late sultan would be laid to rest …
Read More »General : Kedah Regency Council Chairman Tunku Annuar Dies
ALOR SETAR, May 21 (Bernama) — The Kedah Regency Council chairman, Tan Sri Tunku Annuar Sultan Badlishah, died in Pantai Hospital in Ipoh, Perak at 12.20am Wednesday. Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir said funeral prayers for Tunku Annuar will be held in Istana Anak Bukit, …
Read More »British actor Bob Hoskins dies aged 71
LONDON, April 30, 2014 (AFP) – British actor Bob Hoskins, known for his roles in films including “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”, has died at the age of 71 following a bout of pneumonia, his family said Wednesday. The gruff Londoner, who rose to fame in British gangster films in the 1980 …
Read More »Former Barca coach Vilanova, 45, dies of cancer
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Former Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova has died aged 45 following a battle with cancer that forced him to stand down at the end of last season, the club announced on Friday. He took over at the Nou Camp ahead of the 2012-13 season having been Pep Guardiola’s assistant …
Read More »Whale shark dies after getting caught in fishing net
KOTA KINABALU: A whale shark died after getting trapped in fishing nets in waters off Kota Belud, as villagers and nearby resort workers frantically called in vain for help from authorities. The seven-metre whale shark died close to the shore of Kg Tituru Laut about 90km from the state capital here. …
Read More »Veteran Myanmar pro-democracy campaigner Win Tin dies
Yangon (AFP) – Win Tin, one of the founders of Myanmar’s pro-democracy opposition and the nation’s longest-serving political prisoner, died Monday at the age of 84 after battling for decades to bring freedom to a nation that suffered under military rule. The veteran campaigner, who …
Read More »Garcia Marquez, godfather of magic realism, dies at 87
MEXICO CITY: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Nobel-winning Colombian author who used magical realism to tell epic stories of love, family and dictatorship in Latin America, died Thursday at the age of 87. Known affectionately as “Gabo,” the author of “One Hundred Years of Solitude̶ …
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