Veteran journalist Joe Chin loses fight with cancer


PETALING JAYA: Always soft-spoken, knowledgeable and kind – those are words that would describe Joseph Chin (pic), a veteran journalist who lost his battle with cancer yesterday. He was 63.

Joe, as he was known to everyone, started his career in the Straits Echo in Penang before joining The Star in December 1981 and served the company for a decade before leaving for the New Straits Times in 1991 as a sub-editor.

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