Sai Wan’s passing a great loss to journalism, says King


PETALING JAYA: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has expressed condolences to the family of Malay Mail editor-in-chief Datuk Wong Sai Wan (pix) over his death on Friday (May 14) morning, saying that it is a great loss to journalism.

“The Yang di-Pertuan Agong expresses condolences to the entire family of veteran journalist Wong who passed away this morning.

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