Sarwono Kusumaatmadja Dies In Penang Malaysia

JAKARTA - The Minister of Environment in the VI Development Cabinet Sarwono Kusumaatmadja passed away in Penang, Malaysia, at 17.15 local time.

The Indonesian Consulate General in Penang Bambang Suharto, reported by ANTARA, Friday, May 26, said that the former Minister of the Environment who is still active as Chairman of the Climate Change Control Advisory Council died at the Adventist Hospital, Penang, after starting treatment there since May 11, due to lung cancer.

According to Bambang, the plan is for the deceased's body to be flown to Jakarta on Saturday (27/5) afternoon, and will be buried at the funeral home on Jalan Belitung, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta.

Consul General Bambang, who visited the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries in the National Unity Cabinet, was treated in Penang, said all sons and daughters were there to accompany Sarwono at the last moment.

He said the Indonesian Consulate General in Penang was assisting in the process of repatriating the bodies as soon as possible, taking care of all the necessary documents and flights to Jakarta.

While waiting for the repatriation process, after being washed later, the body will be buried and prayed at the Indonesian Consulate General in Penang tonight.

Sarwono Kusumaatmadja is active as Chairman of the Climate Change Control Advisory Council, which always gives its critical views on environmental issues in Indonesia.

The graduate of Civil Engineering at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) in 1974 was also one of the originators of the emergence of the Climate Corner forum, which routinely displays dialogue from various circles in Indonesia to filter out critical ideas and thoughts to help Indonesia control greenhouse gas emissions to overcome climate change.