Friday April 28, 2006
Veteran journalist MGG Pillai dies
News update by The Star Newsdesk
PETALING JAYA: Veteran journalist MGG Pillai, died of a heart attack at the Universiti Hospital at 10.40am Friday. He was 67.
Pillai, whose reputation was built on his no-holds-barred manner of reports and commentaries, wrote for several publications during his long career. He was once expelled from Singapore over his reports and served a stint as a war correspondent in Vietnam.
He was also among the pioneers of the country's online journalism. His last posting on his website, MGGPillai.com, was "Globalisation for Malaysia means the foreigner will control what the locals always did in the past.
Pillai is survived by his wife and two sons.
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