SINGAPORE - Mr Ambrose Khaw, a veteran journalist who wrote for The Straits Times and various other newspapers, died of cancer on Sunday .One of the early Asian editors on the Singapore newspaper scene after independence, he was assistant managing editor at ST in July 1970 when he left to co-launch The Singapore Herald.
It opted to run a large photo of the public audience at the rehearsal with the parade contingent itself blanked out, along with the headline,"An unprintable picture of what thousands saw". "The advent of the Herald forced the ST to rebuild its Singapore newsroom,'' he said, adding that the competition was good for journalistic standards as well as for newspaper readers and advertisers.
Mr Khaw also helped The New Paper adopt new technology and work more efficiently in its early years, said Mr Lim, who was TNP's first chief editor in 1988.Mr Lim, 80, told the ST on Monday that he was often seen carrying a book of poetry around with him.