Malaysia

16Aug

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Ahmad Zaini Othman, Banker

Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB) group president and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Ahmad Zaini Othman 64, has passed away after battling with Covid-19 complications. Ahmad Zaini took his last breath early this morning at 1:46am at KPJ Selangor Specialist Hospital. Ahmad carried four decades of banking experience and was appointed to helm MBSB (financial holding company of MBSB Bank Bhd) on February 26 2009. Datuk Nor Azam M Taib, currently the deputy CEO, would be the acting president and CEO. Under his leadership, he has transformed a non-bank financial institution by restructuring and turning around its financial standing into a profitable organisation. MBSB said Ahmad Zaini had successfully concluded the merger deal between MBSB and Asian Finance Bank. The me...

12Aug

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Malaysia, Profiles, Sad But True

Siti Sarah Raisuddin, Singer

Siti Sarah Raisuddin, a popular singer in Malaysia, died of COVID-19 on Monday after giving birth to her fourth child. The 36-year-old singer had been eight months pregnant and was experiencing low oxygen levels during her bout with coronavirus. Doctors in Malaysia put her into an induced coma on August 6 so her baby could be delivered safely via a three-hour surgery, according to The Straits Times. The baby boy was successfully delivered, but Siti Sarah did not survive. Her husband, popular Malaysian comedian Shuib Sepahtu, announced Siti Sarah's death on social media and told local reporters that he was not permitted into the hospital room but was able to have a video call with her one last time before she died. “At the time, I saw tears streaming down her cheeks, as if she und...

3Apr

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High Profilers, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Philippines, Profiles

Bernardita Catalla, diplomat

Bernardita Leonido Catalla ‑ a Filipina career diplomat who was last appointed as the Philippine ambassador to Lebanon – passed away after suffering from Covid-19 on April 2, 2020. Prior to her posting in Lebanon, she was also assigned to Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Catalla was born on February 18, 1958 in Makati, then a part of the Province of Rizal. She graduated in 1979 from University of the Philippines Los Baños with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication arts. From 1987 to 1993, she studied at the University of the Philippines Diliman for her master's degree in communication research and in 1991, she graduated with a Master of Arts degree in development studies from the International Institute of Social Studies at Erasmus University Rotterda...