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Indian Printer and Publisher / As Seen On
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Indonesia joins as country partner for Kalinga Literary Festival

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Indonesian filmmaker, literary icon Richard Oh passes away at 62

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and was originally published in Coconuts

Apr 08, 2022

Richard Oh, an Indonesian director, actor, writer, and literary figure, passed away yesterday evening. He was 62 years old. The news of Richard’s death was confirmed by his family through a short message as well as a number of his close friends including director Joko Anwar on social media since last night. His passing came as a shock as he was just posting a video on his Instagram just hours before. “Our best friend, our kokoh (older brother) Richard Oh, has left us on Thursday, April 7, 7:30pm. Kokoh, you are greatly missed,” Joko wrote in a tweet.

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