SAMAD ISMAIL'S DEATH BIG LOSS TO JOURNALISM, SAYS INFO MINISTER

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 (Bernama) -- The death of A. Samad Ismail is a
big loss to journalism in the country and the vacuum he has left behind would be difficult to fill, Information Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek said.

"I believe his death will be felt by everyone in the journalism
fraternity,
particularly those who had been under his tutelage," he added.

Samad, fondly known as "Pak Samad" among journalists, died of a lung
infection Thursday evening at the Pantai Medical Centre. He was 84.

Ahmad Shabery said he prayed for the repose of Samad's soul and hoped
that
the family would find the strength to accept the loss.

-- BERNAMA