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From: Alan Chew <euthanasiaa2...@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [sangkancil] Veteran journalist MGG Pillai dies
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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>If anyone has funeral details, please do let me know.</div> <div>I wo=
uld like to show my last respects.</div> <div> </div> <div>Thank You=
.</div> <div> </div> <div><BR><BR><B><I>gnh <g...@pc.jaring.my>=
</I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dreplbq style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5p=
x; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content=3D"MSH=
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IV> Veteran journalist MGG Pillai dies</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <=
DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <div class=3Dinside-title>Veteran journal=
ist MGG Pillai dies<BR><SPAN class=3Dauthor></SPAN><BR><SPAN class=3Ddateli=
ne>Apr 28, 06 12:24pm</SPAN> <BR></div> <TABLE cellSpacing=3D2 cellPadding=
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</A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><SPAN class=3Dcontent id=3Dcontent name=3D"content"> <div>The doyen of Malaysian journalism, MGG Pillai, passed a=
way this morning at the Universiti Hospital due to heart complications. <BR=
><BR><IMG height=3D235 hspace=3D5 src=3D"http://images.malaysiakini.com/3/4=
0/10042.jpg" width=3D200 align=3Dleft>According to his son Sreejit Pillai, =
the
veteran newsman who pioneered Malaysia's online journalism, died at 1=
0.40am. <BR><BR>Pillai, 67, began his career in journalism in the 1960=
s. He had also served as a war correspondent during the Vietnam War. <=
BR><BR>He was expelled from Singapore for his reporting while he was statio=
ned in the city-state. </div> <div>He later 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=
Sangkancil in 1995 - Malaysia's first online community - and more rec=
ently his own website, <STRONG><A href=3D"http://www.mggpillai.com/" t=
arget=3D_blank>MGGPillai.com</A></STRONG>. <BR><BR>Pillai was a <EM>Malaysi=
akini</EM> columnist since the online news website was launched six years a=
go and till the end took his commitment very seriously.<BR><BR>Despite bein=
g admitted to the hospital on Tuesday, he insisted on calling
<EM>Malaysiakini</EM> that morning to say that his <STRONG><A hr=
ef=3D"http://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/49586" target=3D_blank>Chiaroscur=
o</A></STRONG> (Shades of gray) column wouldn't be coming in. <BR><BR=
>=93I'm afraid I won=92t be sending you a column today because I=92m i=
n the hospital,=94 he told <EM>Malaysiakini=92s</EM> opinions and features&=
nbsp;editor S Vicknesan.</div> <div><STRONG><FONT color=3D#2f4f4f>[Fu=
ll report to follow]</FONT></STRONG></div></SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR> <hr siz=
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