Press Figure Salim Said Dies

Cultural observer Jaya Suprana (left second) with Military Observer Salim Said (right second), (ANTARA PHOTO/Yudhi Mahatma)

JAKARTA - Prof. Salim Said, a national press and film figure who had also served as the Indonesian Ambassador to the Czech Republic, died after being treated at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Saturday at 19.33 WIB.

The news of the death of Prof. Salim Said was confirmed by his wife, Heraway, in a short message received by a number of journalists in Jakarta, Saturday.

In the same message, the body of the late Prof. Salim Said is buried tonight at the funeral home on Jalan Editor Number 149, PWI Journalist Complex, Cipinang, East Jakarta.

The body of the deceased, according to the same source, is planned to be buried at the Tanah Kusir TPU, South Jakarta, on Sunday afternoon (19/5).