Senior journalist Albert passes away

JAKARTA: A senior journalist from Suara Pembaruan, Albert Situmorang, died on Sunday at Mitra Kemayoran hospital, Central Jakarta, following a heart attack. He was 53 years old.

"He fell from his bed this morning and died upon arrival at the hospital sometime before noon," one of Albert's cousins, Yuliantino Situmorang, told The Jakarta Post.

Albert joined Sinar Harapan national afternoon daily in 1975 as an intern and covered military news for most of his career. The daily was banned in 1987, but its former journalists reunited under the flag Suara Pembaruan.

Albert is survived by a wife and four children. --JP