Obituary

Peabo Bryson, who won Grammys for Beauty And The Beast and A Whole New World, dies at 75

Bryson celebrated 50 years in music through his Golden Touch Tour in 2025.

Violist Lionel Tan, founding member of Singapore’s T’ang Quartet, dies at 60

Violinist Lionel Tan died at 60 after a long battle with cancer.

Toshifumi Suzuki, who transformed 7-Eleven chain, dies at 93

Mr Toshifumi Suzuki revolutionised how Japanese people shop when he opened the nation’s first 24-hour 7-Eleven franchise in 1974.

NASCAR driver Kyle Busch dies at 41 after sudden illness

May 9, 2026; Watkins Glen, New York, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch looks on during practice and qualifying for the Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O'Haren-Imagn Images

Koji Suzuki, author of bestseller Ring who sparked horror novel boom in Japan, dies at 68

The film adaptation of Ring, the horror novel by Koji Suzuki, became the catalyst for the rise of the genre of Japanese horror films known as “J-Horror”.

‘Like a wall collapsing’: Mum, wife mourn for S’porean hiker who died in Mount Dukono eruption

Mr Shahin Muhrez Abdul Hamid, 27, had died atop Mount Dukono following an eruption on May 7.

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.

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