The man who walked the talk

KUCHING, 11 Jan -- Jalur Gemilang dan bendera negeri Sarawak dikibarkan separuh tiang di kediaman Allahyarham Tan Sri Adenan Satem di Damai Jaya, kira-kira 30 kilometer dari Bandaraya Kuching, hari ini.Adenan meninggal dunia di Pusat Jantung Hospital Umum Sarawak, kira-kira 1.20 tengah hari tadi.--fotoBERNAMA (2017) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

I REFER to your reports “Al-fatiihah Tan Sri Adenan Satem” and “State funeral for Adenan today” (The Star, Jan 12).

The sudden death of Sarawak’s fifth Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem, 72, in Samarahan at 1.20pm was shocking not only to those in the state but also to Malaysians as a whole.