In memory of those who 'died suddenly,' in India, Pakistan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Australia, September 12-September 19
BJP leader Bishnu Charan Sethi; Pakistani cricket umpire Asad Rauf; Malaysian poker champion Ivan Leow; Indonesian scholar of Islam Azyumardi Azra; Australian creative designer Aaron Croshaw; & more
INDIA
Bishnu Charan Sethi dies at age 61
September 19, 2022
Bhubaneswar - Senior Odisha BJP leader Bishnu Charan Sethi died on Monday at a state-run hospital, where he was undergoing treatment for kidney-related ailments. He was 61. The deputy leader in Assembly was admitted to AIIMS, Bhubaneswar on August 16. “He had developed lung infection and suffered brain haemorrhage. However, the end came due to acute cardiac failure,” AIIMS-Bhubaneswar Superintendent S N Mohanth told reporters.
https://theprint.in/india/odisha-bjp-lawmaker-bishnu-c-sethi-dies-prez-pm-express-grief/1135218/
Ambulance carrying heart patient waylaid, youth dies due to delayed medical care
September 18, 2022
Perinthalmanna - A youth, who suffered a heart attack, died due to delay in getting proper medical care after a car passenger allegedly blocked the ambulance in which he was rushed to the hospital and created rukus, both on the way to the hospital and in front of the hospital. The deceased is Vadakkepeediyekkal Khalid, 33. Khalid, who reached a vehicle showroom at Padaparambu, suddenly felt chest pain. The employees of the showroom immediately took him to the nearest private hospital. From there, a car going to the front side allegedly obstructed the passage of the ambulance at Angadipuram overbridge. There followed a verbal duel between the car passenger and the ambulance driver. Later, the car chased the ambulance.
Though the hospital staff came with a stretcher and life supporting systems, Khalid could be shifted to the intensive care unit of the hospital only after a prolonged altercation. Khalid succumbed to injuries later at the ICU. It is alleged that the delay in getting admitted to the hospital caused his death.
Based on the complaint of the ambulance driver, the police registered a case.
PAKISTAN
Ex-international umpire Asad Rauf dies aged 66
September 15, 2022
Former international umpire Asad Rauf has died from a cardiac arrest, aged 66, the International Cricket Council has said. Rauf, who stood as an on-field umpire in 49 Test matches, was part of the ICC’s elite panel of umpires between 2006 and 2013. His career did end abruptly in 2013 when he was named as part of an alleged spot-fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League, for which he was subsequently banned. He died in his native Pakistan on Wednesday.
SINGAPORE
FAS President has fatal heart attack
September 15, 2022
Singapore’s highest ranking international football official Lim Kia Tong died Wednesday of a sudden heart attack. He was 69. Ranked as Deputy Chairman of FIFA Disciplinary Committee, the FAS President’s death was completely untimely, only just a fortnight before the FAS (Football Association of Singapore) Congress at the Raffles Country Club. Kia Tong, with more than four decades of legal practice and who headed the criminal department at Hin Tat Augustine and Partners, became the first elected FAS President when his Team LKT beat Bill Ng’s Team Changers in 2017. He was re-elected unopposed four years later and, according to football circles, he was expected to continue the leadership. But what surprised the fraternity was the way he died in his office, totally unexpected and extremely rare for a lawyer who seldom even missed a court hearing. I was told when the magistrate found him missing in court, alarm bells rang, and they later found him collapsed by his office table. “He never showed any physical setbacks and even if he had, he kept it very low key,” said former international defender Razali Saad, a FAS Vice President. “He was truly a team player and worked behind the scenes to lift Singapore football, especially at the grassroots level.”
https://theindependent.sg/opinion-fas-president-has-fatal-heart-attack/
MALAYSIA
Poker champion dead
September 17, 2022
Triton Series founder Ivan Leow, 40, passed away this Saturday morning; Cyprus leg has been canceled. This Saturday morning (17th) started with sad news for the poker community. Malaysian businessman Ivan Leow died of natural causes in Cyprus, where he was playing the Triton Series stage. Ivan is a founding member of Paul Phua and Richard Yong's series.
No cause of death specified.
A fatal “vaxxident”:
Man killed after car goes up in flames in crash
September 17, 2022
Batu Pahat - A man was killed after his car went up in flames following an accident at KM10 of Jalan Bukit Pasir - Tongkang Pechah here. Batu Pahat OCPD Asst Comm Ismail Dollah said that police received information about the incident from the public at about 11.10 pm on Friday (Sept 16). "The accident is believed to have happened when the car was heading towards Yong Peng from Batu Pahat town. The driver lost control of the vehicle and skidded to the left side of the road where hitting some rocks and going up in flames," he said. He added that a 43-year-old man, who was driving the car was killed at the scene while two passengers, aged 25 and 27, suffered injuries. "The injured victims have been sent to Hospital Sultanah Nora Ismail in Batu Pahat for further treatment," he said.
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/09/17/man-killed-after-car-goes-up-in-flames-in-crash
No foul play in death of senior citizen OKT
September 15, 2022
Ipoh – A post-mortem conducted on a detainee who died at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital (HRPB) yesterday morning revealed that there was no element of foul play and no criminal elements. Ipoh District Police Chief ACP Yahaya Hassan said there were no physical injuries that could be linked to criminal elements. “According to the results of the post-mortem, the cause of death was Haemoperitneum due to the ruptured pancreatic pseudocyst which is bleeding in the abdomen caused by the rupture of the pancreatic cyst,” he said in a statement. He said that the case was classified as sudden death and that the Criminal Investigation Unit on Deaths in Custody (USJKT) and Bukit Aman Integrity and Standards Compliance Department (JIPS) would continue investigations and refer the results of the investigation to the coroner. Yesterday, the 62-year old suspected drug addict who was arrested at Jalan Carey here last Saturday was found to be unwell at the Jelapang Police Station just before being brought to the Magistrate’s Court here to be charged at about 9.02 am. Police contacted the hospital and the detainee (OKT) was sent to the HRPB by ambulance to receive treatment but was confirmed dead after emergency treatment was provided by the hospital’s medical officer at about 10.30 am. – Bernama
https://newsexplorer.net/no-foul-play-in-death-of-senior-citizen-okt-s4027027.html
Reported on September 8:
10-year-old girl drowns while fishing in Besut
September 8, 2022
Besut - A girl from the Integrated Special Education Programme (PPKI) class of Sekolah Kebangsaan Tempinis was found drowned in a water canal in Kampung Tasik Nibong, Bukit Jeruk in Jabi this afternoon. The victim - Saidatul Insyirah Abdul Muin, 10 - who had learning disabilities, went to the canal with two others including her younger sister to catch fish. Besut district police chief Supt Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the victim’s father Abdul Muin Muhammad heard about the 1.30 pm incident from her younger daughter who came home to tell him that the victim had fallen into the canal. He said Abdul Muin rushed to the scene.
"Students from the school jumped into the canal to help the victim," he told reporters, adding that she was unconscious before her father rushed her to the Jabi Health Clinic. However, she was pronounced dead at the health clinic, he added. "The victim's body was then sent to the Besut District Hospital Forensic Unit at about 6.40 pm for a post-mortem," he said, adding that initial investigations found no element of crime, and the case was classified as a sudden death.
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/09/08/10-year-old-girl-drowns-while-fishing-in-besut
INDONESIA
Azyumardi Azra: the sleepless and inspirational intellectual who transformed Islamic education
September 20, 2022
On 18 September, renowned Indonesian scholar of Islam Professor Azyumardi Azra died suddenly of a heart attack. He was in Kuala Lumpur, where he was to participate in a seminar on “cosmopolitan Islam”, doing what he enjoyed so much – sharing his profound knowledge of Islam and deepening understanding through debate and discussion.
A true public intellectual, Azra also published and spoke extensively – both in Indonesia and abroad – about the compatibility of Islam and democracy. He continually stressed the need to think about the “quality of Muslims” participating in global affairs, arguing that Muslims worldwide should deliver political stability for all people in their countries through democracy. In this way, Azra argued, Muslims could truly implement the teaching that Islam is a blessing for the universe (rahmatan lil’alamin).
Azra was 67.
Body of drowned teen girl found in Kota Tinggi
September 9, 2022
Kota Tinggi, Malaysia - The body of a teenage girl who went missing while swimming at the Tanjung Balau beach has been found here. Bandar Penawar fire station operations commander senior officer Baharuddin Idris said her body was discovered at 2.37 pm on Friday, Sept. 9. "The 13-year-old victim was confirmed dead and her body has been handed over to the police for further action,'' he said.
No cause of death reported.
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/09/09/body-of-drowned-teen-girl-found-in-kota-tinggi
AUSTRALIA
Tributes for Aaron Coshaw, 49, talented Cairns creative designer who died on overseas holiday
September 15, 2022
Tributes have begun pouring in for a talented, gifted creative designer and “fantastic” Far Northerner after his sudden death while on an overseas trip. Aaron Coshaw, the founder and creative genius behind boutique creative design studio Cre8, died while on holiday in Zambia on September 14. He was 49 years old. Mr Coshaw's partner Jay Horne posted a moving tribute to “my rock, my guide, my confidante, partner in life and number one supporter” on social media on Thursday morning. He is now contending with the challenges of repatriating Mr Coshaw's body. “I am completely dumbfounded, devastated, lost and heartbroken,” Mr Horne said. “Yesterday afternoon, just after this photo was taken … (Aaron) passed away at the top of Victoria Falls here in Zambia. It's indescribable. But I am desperately trying to take comfort in the fact that Aaron passed away in such a beautiful location and that he was so excited to tick off number three of the seven natural wonders of the world.” News of Mr Coshaw's death was met in Cairns with shock and disbelief.
No cause of death reported.
This report seems very limited but maybe that is a good sign. I hope so, but somehow don’t believe it. It is likely that the information is difficult to obtain. Thanks again.
Australian media has really squashed a lot of stories. Apparently the country has seen a spike in excess deaths for younger adults.