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The last of the Mohicans. On 28 Apr 2006, at 1:27 PM, gnh wrote: > Veteran journalist MGG Pillai dies > Veteran journalist MGG Pillai dies > Apr 28, 06 12:24pm > The doyen of Malaysian journalism, MGG Pillai, passed away this > According to his son Sreejit Pillai, the veteran newsman who > Pillai, 67, began his career in journalism in the 1960s. He had > He was expelled from Singapore for his reporting while he was > He later joined the Malay Mail. > For the past 10 years, Pillai had taken to the Internet to pursue > Pillai was a Malaysiakini columnist since the online news website > Despite being admitted to the hospital on Tuesday, he insisted on > “I'm afraid I won’t be sending you a column today because I’m in > [Full report to follow]
My regret and what a loss to Malaysia.
Unfortunately I am in East Malaysia. Anyone who can attend please
pass on my condolences to those left behind.
What a greater tragedy that many other Malaysians would not mourn his
passing.
Now we only have NST and The Star to read.
> morning at the Universiti Hospital due to heart complications.
> pioneered Malaysia's online journalism, died at 10.40am.
> also served as a war correspondent during the Vietnam War.
> stationed in the city-state.
> his craft. He was instrumental in the launch of discussion group
> Sangkancil in 1995 - Malaysia's first online community - and more
> recently his own website, MGGPillai.com.
> was launched six years ago and till the end took his commitment
> very seriously.
> calling Malaysiakini that morning to say that his Chiaroscuro
> (Shades of gray) column wouldn't be coming in.
> the hospital,” he told Malaysiakini’s opinions and features editor
> S Vicknesan.