R.D Selva
PETALING JAYA: Veteran sportswriter and editor R.D Selva, 78, passed away around 4pm on Thursday afternoon (April 10).
He was a former sports editor for the now-defunct Straits Echo in the 1970s, and later served in the same role at The Star.
Selva, who had been battling Parkinson's disease, was also well known as the editor and publisher of popular sports magazines AllSports, Sports Mirror and several FIFA World Cup special editions.
"Selva was an icon in Malaysian journalism. He was one of those who worked to build The Star in its early years," said The Star's former sportswriter A. Subramaniam.
"I worked with him at AllSports and Sports Mirror in the 80s. A task master he was, but at the same time, a great teacher. A good friend, too, once you got to know him well.
"A sad day for Malaysian journalism. Selva will be missed by all who knew him."
His funeral will be held on Friday (April 11), with last rites scheduled at 1.30pm at the MBPJ Crematorium in Kampung Tunku.
