KUCHING – Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Jemut Masing died at about 7am today due to medical complications after having been infected with Covid-19.
He is reported to have died at Normah Sarawak Medical Centre in Kuching.
Masing, 72, had earlier been brought to the intensive care unit of Sarawak General Hospital after he tested positive for Covid-19 on September 28.
His death was confirmed by Datuk Abdullah Saidol, assistant minister in the Chief Minister’s Department, reports The Star.
Masing was the Parti Rakyat Sarawak president and Baleh state assemblyman.
State Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian meanwhile expressed his condolences to Masing’s family.
“Sarawak lost an anak Sarawak who dedicated his whole life to serve and fight for Sarawak,” the state Disaster Management Committee adviser said in a Facebook post.
“I am privileged to have been his colleague and friend, and to have benefited from his wisdom, humour, and camaraderie over the years.” – The Vibes, October 31, 2021
