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From: Chin Koon Siang <koonsi...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [sangkancil] Veteran journalist MGG Pillai dies
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:32:24 +0800
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The last of the Mohicans.
My regret and what a loss to Malaysia.
Unfortunately I am in East Malaysia.  Anyone who can attend please =20
pass on my condolences to those left behind.
What a greater tragedy that many other Malaysians would not mourn his =20
passing.
Now we only have NST and The Star to read.


On 28 Apr 2006, at 1:27 PM, gnh wrote:

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>  Veteran journalist MGG Pillai dies
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> Veteran journalist MGG Pillai dies
>
> Apr 28, 06 12:24pm
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> 		=09
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> The doyen of Malaysian journalism, MGG Pillai, passed away this =20
> morning at the Universiti Hospital due to heart complications.
>
> According to his son Sreejit Pillai, the veteran newsman who =20
> pioneered Malaysia's online journalism, died at 10.40am.
>
> Pillai, 67, began his career in journalism in the 1960s. He had =20
> also served as a war correspondent during the Vietnam War.
>
> He was expelled from Singapore for his reporting while he was =20
> stationed in the city-state.
>
> He later joined the Malay Mail.
>
> For the past 10 years, Pillai had taken to the Internet to pursue =20
> his craft. He was instrumental in the launch of discussion group =20
> Sangkancil in 1995 - Malaysia's first online community - and more =20
> recently his own website, MGGPillai.com.
>
> Pillai was a Malaysiakini columnist since the online news website =20
> was launched six years ago and till the end took his commitment =20
> very seriously.
>
> Despite being admitted to the hospital on Tuesday, he insisted on =20
> calling Malaysiakini that morning to say that his Chiaroscuro=20
> (Shades of gray) column wouldn't be coming in.
>
> =93I'm afraid I won=92t be sending you a column today because I=92m in =
=20
> the hospital,=94 he told Malaysiakini=92s opinions and features editor =
=20
> S Vicknesan.
>
> [Full report to follow]
>
>
> >


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mily: Arial; font-size: 10px; ">The doyen of Malaysian journalism, MGG Pill=
ai, passed away this morning at the Universiti Hospital due to heart compli=
cations. </SPAN><BR style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; "><BR sty=
le=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; "><IMG height=3D"235" hspace=3D"=
5" src=3D"http://images.malaysiakini.com/3/40/10042.jpg" width=3D"200" alig=
n=3D"left"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; fo=
nt-size: 10px; ">According to his son Sreejit Pillai, the veteran=A0newsman=
 who pioneered Malaysia's online journalism, died at 10.40am. </SPAN><BR st=
yle=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; "><BR style=3D"font-family: Ari=
al; font-size: 10px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-famil=
y: Arial; font-size: 10px; ">Pillai, 67,=A0began his career in journalism i=
n the 1960s. He had also served as a war correspondent=A0during the Vietnam=
 War. </SPAN><BR style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; "><BR style=
=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span"=
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pore for his reporting while he was stationed in the city-state.</SPAN></P>=
<P style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-sty=
le-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; ">He later joined th=
e </SPAN><EM style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; font-style: ital=
ic; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-si=
ze: 10px; font-style: italic; ">Malay Mail.</SPAN></EM><SPAN class=3D"Apple=
-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; ">=A0</SPAN><BR =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; "><BR style=3D"font-family: A=
rial; font-size: 10px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-fam=
ily: Arial; font-size: 10px; ">For the=A0past 10 years, Pillai had taken to=
 the Internet to pursue his craft. He was instrumental in the launch of dis=
cussion group Sangkancil in 1995 - Malaysia's=A0first online community - an=
d more recently=A0his own website, </SPAN><STRONG style=3D"font-family: Ari=
al; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; "><A href=3D"http://www.mggpillai.c=
om/" target=3D"_blank"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb=
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<SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10=
px; ">. </SPAN><BR style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; "><BR styl=
e=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span=
" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; ">Pillai was a </SPAN><EM s=
tyle=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; font-style: italic; "><SPAN cl=
ass=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; font=
-style: italic; ">Malaysiakini</SPAN></EM><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; "> columnist since the online=
 news website was launched six years ago and till the end took his commitme=
nt very seriously.</SPAN><BR style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; =
"><BR style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-=
style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; ">Despite being a=
dmitted to the hospital on Tuesday,=A0he insisted on calling </SPAN><EM sty=
le=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; font-style: italic; "><SPAN clas=
s=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; font-s=
tyle: italic; ">Malaysiakini</SPAN></EM><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" st=
yle=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; ">=A0that morning=A0to say that=
 his </SPAN><STRONG style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; font-weig=
ht: bold; "><A href=3D"http://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/49586" target=3D=
"_blank"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 238); f=
ont-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; -khtml-text-decorati=
ons-in-effect: underline; ">Chiaroscuro</SPAN></A></STRONG><SPAN class=3D"A=
pple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; ">(Shades of=
 gray) column wouldn't be coming in.=A0 </SPAN><BR style=3D"font-family: Ar=
ial; font-size: 10px; "><BR style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; "=
><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 1=
0px; ">=93I'm afraid I=A0won=92t be sending you a column today because I=92=
m in the hospital,=94 he told </SPAN><EM style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-=
size: 10px; font-style: italic; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D=
"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; font-style: italic; ">Malaysiakini=92=
s</SPAN></EM><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; =
font-size: 10px; "> opinions and features=A0editor S=A0Vicknesan.</SPAN></P=
><P style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; "><STRONG style=3D"font-f=
amily: Arial; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT color=3D"#2f4f4f"=
><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(47, 79, 79); font-fam=
ily: Arial; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; ">[Full report to follow]</=
SPAN></FONT></STRONG></P></SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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