Hospital spokesperson Nana Noviada said Bubi Chen died believably of diabetes he had suffered for the past few years.
No decision has been made yet on when he would be buried pending the arrival of his children.
"His two children are still on the way from Surabaya (East Java)," Widiawan, the musician`s friend, said at the hospital.
He said Bubi Chen has three children and one daughter who live in Surabaya, China and the Netherlands.
He said doctors had failed to save him who were admitted at the hospital at around 6.30pm. "He had fainted at home and was immediately taken to the hospital," he said.
He said doctors had taken all efforts to help him. "He has indeed a history of diabetes and often had a health check up" he said.
Bubi Chen has been in Semarang for the two years for medication. "We do not know where he would be buried. We are still waiting for his children," he said. (*)
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