Singapore entertainment veteran Nona Asiah dies

Nona Asiah was an icon of Malay music and films in the 1950s and 1960s. Photo: Singapore National Arts Council

Singaporean music and film veteran Nona Asiah, one of the most popular singers during the golden era of the silver screen in the 1950s and 1960s, died in the early morning of July 30.

According to her son Indra Shahrir, the Cultural Medallion recipient died of old age at Changi General Hospital. As there are no official birth records, he says her age ranged between 92 and 94.