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Loh Heng Chew, one of Singapore’s first Asian table tennis champions, dies at age 97

Former table tennis national player and coach Loh Heng Chew died at home on March 30. He was 97.

Veteran medical social worker Gilbert Fan dies at 67

Gilbert Fan, a master medical social worker at the National Cancer Centre Singapore, received the Outstanding Social Worker Award, the highest accolade in the field, on 23 November 2021.

Actor Zhang Yaodong regrets not spending more time with his late father

Zhang Yaodong (left) shares on social media a photo of himself and his father when he was a little boy.

Back To The Future and Top Gun actor James Tolkan dies at 94

James Tolkan in July 2023. He remained a prolific character actor in film and television following his two breakout roles.

South Korean actor Lee Sang-bo found dead at 44

South Korean actor Lee Sang-bo was found dead on March 26 aged 43.

Henry C. Lee, renowned forensic scientist who testified in defence of O.J. Simpson, dies at 87

Air Canada pilots killed in LaGuardia crash were early in flying careers

In all, 72 passengers and four crew members were on board Flight 8646 from Montreal.

OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky dies of cancer at 43

OnlyFans, an adult-content platform, surged in popularity during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns.

Sincerely, David: A writer of letters from a world that is passing

How a charming stranger and the writer developed a fellowship shaped by the written word.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer actor Nicholas Brendon dies at 54

Nicholas Brendon died in his sleep of natural causes, the family said in a statement posted to social media.

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