1. Name: Rubiah Lubis / Rubiah Ahmad Latif Lubis
2. Occupation: Singer, Broadcaster
3. Education:
- St. George’s Girls School, with scholarship (1962)
- Island Girls School
- Northam Road Girls School
- Sekolah Melayu Kampung Jawa
4. Contributions:
- Co-hosted the opening ceremony of the Petronas Twin Towers
- Master of ceremonies at the ground-breaking ceremony of the KL Tower
- Hosted and sang on many television shows from the 1970s to the 1990s
- Versatile and accomplished broadcaster: compiling songs, writing scripts for programmes, recording her scheduled programmes
- Newscaster on TV2 for the evening news in English
- Joined RTM in November 1969
- Starting as a singer for weekend shows by Radio Television Malaysia / RTM (recorded at Penang studio)
5. Honours and Awards:
- Won, Connie Francis Singing Contest, Millie Small Singing Contest and the Pan Malayan Singing Contest
Source:
Khoo Salma Nasution, Alison Hayes and Sehra Yeap Zimbulis. (2010). Giving Our Best – The Story of St. George’s Girls School, Penang, 1885-2010 . Penang: Areca Books.
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