Obituary

Pioneering CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87

Mr Ted Turner, founder of CNN, has died at the age of 87.

Former PAP ‘Kopitiam MP’ Ong Ah Heng dies at 84

Former PAP MP Ong Ah Heng served as branch secretary under Mr Lee Kuan Yew in Tanjong Pagar.

Gap co-founder Doris Fisher dies at 94

Gap co-founder Doris Fisher (right) died “peacefully, surrounded by her family,” the company said on May 4, without giving a cause or date of death.

Malaysian actor Jalil Hamid dies aged 69

Jalil Hamid began his career in the entertainment industry in the early 1980s and was known for songs such as Ayam, Raya and Makan.

Ex-Santana singer Alex Ligertwood dies aged 79

Alex Ligertwood, best known as the lead vocalist for the Latin rock band Santana, has died aged 79.

Veteran Malaysian actress and Pontianak star Maria Menado dies at 94

Maria Menado is best known for her starring role in the 1957 film Pontianak, one of the earliest Malay horror films.

He-Man creator Roger Sweet dies at 91

Former Mattel lead designer Roger Sweet is credited with creating the prototype for action figure He-Man.

Sarvambikai Shanmugaratnam, President Tharman’s mother, dies at age 99

Mrs Shanmugaratnam was born in Kuala Lumpur on July 5, 1926. She is survived by their three children and four grandchildren, and two sisters.

‘We should be celebrating her life’: Socialite Kim Lim mourns her grandmother, who died at 107

Kim Lim shares a photo with her late grandmother and her son Kyden on social media on April 12.

Mario Ho, son of late Macau tycoon Stanley Ho, mourns recent death of sister Maisy Ho

In a black-and-white photo Mr Mario Ho shared on Instagram on April 12, he and Ms Ho are seen forming a heart shape with their hands.

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