Obituary

Nansun Shi, HK film producer and former wife of director Tsui Hark, dies aged 75

Hong Kong film producer Nansun Shi told The Straits Times in an interview in 2014 that she got into the movie industry by accident.

Jurassic Park star Sam Neill dies, aged 78

Sam Neill had undergone treatment in recent years for lymphoma, but declared in 2026 that he was cancer-free.

Qatar’s former leader Hamad bin Khalifa dies

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani was seen as one of the key architects of modern Qatar and led the country during a period of rapid economic growth.

The nightingale of South India falls silent: S. Janaki, voice behind 48,000 songs, dies at 88

S. Janaki receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the fifth edition of the South Indian International Movie Awards, held at Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre in 2016.

Artist Chua Mia Tee, Singaporean master of social realism, dies at 94

Chua Mia Tee died from pneumonia on July 10.

Man who coined the Kallang Roar: Former ST sports journalist Jeffrey Low dies at 79

Former SAFFC player Therdsak Chaiman (left) receiving his The Straits Times-Tiger Beer Player of the Month award from Jeffrey Low.

Bonnie Tyler, singer of Total Eclipse Of The Heart, dies at age 75

Bonnie Tyler at her concert in Marbella, Spain, in 2021.

‘Rest easy, Uncle’: Pek Kio twig artist Y.L. Thien dies at 83

Retired hawker Y.L. Thien has been making art out of twigs in Pek Kio since 2020.

Village People frontman Victor Willis dies at 74

Victor Willis (centre), the frontman of the 1970s disco group Village People, has died at the age of 74.

Philippe Stern, former president of Patek Philippe watch brand, dies at 88

As the third generation of his family to run Patek Philippe, Philippe Stern (seen here in a 2010 photo) introduced new models that pushed the technical boundaries of mechanical watchmaking.

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