Ex-director of Third World Network Martin Khor dies

Former director of the Third World Network Martin Khor has passed away in Penang this morning, following a years-long battle with cancer. He was 68.

Born in Penang in 1951, the executive director of the Switzerland-based South Centre, received his training as an economist at Cambridge University and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), and later played a pivotal role in several civil society organisations....