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From: krishna <kris...@yahoo.com>
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yes, i too would like to attend. i had a private correspondence with MR. MG=
G PILLAI about malaysian indian politics and solutions to some of its prob=
lems.=20
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i feel sad that he has passed away.
nevertheless, he fought a good fight. he amde his mark and left.
may his soul rest in peace.=20
Alan Chew <euthanasiaa2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
If anyone has funeral details, please do let me know.
I would like to show my last respects.
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Thank You.
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gnh <g...@pc.jaring.my> wrote:
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Veteran journalist MGG Pillai dies
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Veteran journalist MGG Pillai dies
Apr 28, 06 12:24pm=20
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The doyen of Malaysian journalism, MGG Pillai, passed away this morning a=
t the Universiti Hospital due to heart complications.=20
According to his son Sreejit Pillai, the veteran newsman who pioneered Mala=
ysia's online journalism, died at 10.40am.=20
Pillai, 67, began his career in journalism in the 1960s. He had also served=
as a war correspondent during the Vietnam War.=20
He was expelled from Singapore for his reporting while he was stationed in =
the city-state.=20
He later joined the Malay Mail.=20
For the past 10 years, Pillai had taken to the Internet to pursue 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, MG=
GPillai.com.=20
Pillai was a Malaysiakini columnist since the online news website was launc=
hed six years ago and till the end took his commitment very seriously.
Despite being admitted to the hospital on Tuesday, he insisted on calling M=
alaysiakini that morning to say that his Chiaroscuro (Shades of gray) colum=
n wouldn't be coming in. =20
=93I'm afraid I won=92t be sending you a column today because I=92m in the =
hospital,=94 he told Malaysiakini=92s opinions and features editor S Vickne=
san.
[Full report to follow]
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<div>yes, i too would like to attend. i had a private correspondence with M=
R. MGG PILLAI about malaysian indian politics and solutions to some o=
f its problems. </div> <div> </div> <div>i feel sad that he has pass=
ed away.</div> <div>nevertheless, he fought a good fight. he amde his mark=
and left.</div> <div>may his soul rest in peace. <BR><BR><B><I>Alan =
Chew <euthanasiaa2...@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE cl=
ass=3Dreplbq style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #10=
10ff 2px solid"> <DIV>If anyone has funeral details, please do let me know=
.</DIV> <DIV>I would like to show my last respects.</DIV> <DIV> </DI=
V> <DIV>Thank You.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR><BR><B><I>gnh <gn=
h...@pc.jaring.my></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dreplbq style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> =
<META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.2873" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> =
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"> <DIV> =
;Veteran journalist MGG Pillai dies</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FON=
T face=3DArial size=3D2> <DIV class=3Dinside-title>Veteran journalist MGG =
Pillai dies<BR><SPAN class=3Dauthor></SPAN><BR><SPAN class=3Ddateline>Apr 2=
8, 06 12:24pm</SPAN> <BR></DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=3D2 cellPadding=3D0 wid=
th=3D100 border=3D0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD class=3Dc2-text01 vAlign=3Dbottom =
align=3Dmiddle width=3D"32%"><IMG height=3D11 src=3D"http://www.malaysiakin=
i.com/images/v2/spec.gif" width=3D16></TD> <TD class=3Dc2-text01 vAlign=3D=
bottom align=3Dmiddle width=3D"23%" bgColor=3D#f0f0f0><A href=3D"javascript=
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ages/v2/f_normal.gif" width=3D8 border=3D0></A></TD> <TD class=3Dc2-text01=
vAlign=3Dbottom
align=3Dmiddle width=3D"25%" bgColor=3D#f0f0f0><A href=3D"javascript:chgFo=
ntSize(2)"><IMG height=3D10 src=3D"http://www.malaysiakini.com/images/v2/f_=
big.gif" width=3D14 border=3D0></A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><SPAN clas=
s=3Dcontent id=3Dcontent name=3D"content"> <DIV>The doyen of Malaysian jou=
rnalism, MGG Pillai, passed away this morning at the Universiti Hospital du=
e to heart complications. <BR><BR><IMG height=3D235 hspace=3D5 src=3D"http:=
//images.malaysiakini.com/3/40/10042.jpg" width=3D200 align=3Dleft>Accordin=
g to his son Sreejit Pillai, the veteran newsman who pioneered Malaysi=
a's online journalism, died at 10.40am. <BR><BR>Pillai, 67, began his =
career in journalism in the 1960s. He had also served as a war corresponden=
t during the Vietnam War. <BR><BR>He was expelled from Singapore for h=
is reporting while he was stationed in the city-state. </DIV> <DIV>He late=
r joined the <EM>Malay Mail.</EM> <BR><BR>For the past 10 years, =
Pillai had taken to the Internet to pursue
his craft. He was instrumental in the launch of discussion group Sangkanci=
l in 1995 - Malaysia's first online community - and more recently =
;his own website, <STRONG><A href=3D"http://www.mggpillai.com/" target=3D_b=
lank>MGGPillai.com</A></STRONG>. <BR><BR>Pillai was a <EM>Malaysiakini</EM>=
columnist since the online news website was launched six years ago and til=
l the end took his commitment very seriously.<BR><BR>Despite being admitted=
to the hospital on Tuesday, he insisted on calling <EM>Malaysiakini</=
EM> that morning to say that his <STRONG><A href=3D"http://www.ma=
laysiakini.com/columns/49586" target=3D_blank>Chiaroscuro</A></STRONG> (Sha=
des of gray) column wouldn't be coming in. <BR><BR>=93I'm afraid I&nb=
sp;won=92t be sending you a column today because I=92m in the hospital,=94 =
he told <EM>Malaysiakini=92s</EM> opinions and features editor S =
Vicknesan.</DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#2f4f4f>[Full report to
follow]</FONT></STRONG></DIV></SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR> <HR SIZE=3D1> New =
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