Senior journalist Bisri dies at 52

JAKARTA: Senior journalist Bisri Hasanuddin, the English editor for state-owned Antara news agency, died of lung cancer on Sunday. He was survived by one wife and two children.

Before joining the news agency, Bisri was also known as one of the pioneers of the state-owned television station TVRI and a member of the state secretarial staff.

Bisri, who was buried at the Pondok Kelapa cemetery in East Jakarta, was detected to have lung cancer early this year. --Antara