Farewell to M.G.G Pillai from Singapore
Australians Ian Ward and his wife Norma Miraflor, co-authors of Alias Chin Peng: My Side of History, would like to convey their condolence to the family of veteran journalist M.G.G. Pillai who passed away this morning in Kuala Lumpur at 67.Ian was also a Vietnam War correspondent covering the conflict for London's Daily Telegraph.
Norma and I would like to extend our deepest sympathies to the family of M.G.G. Pillai.
My friendship with MGG goes back some four decades. Our paths regularly crossed on assignments in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Singapore and, of course, his great love, his homeland Malaysia. 
He was a man whose professional life was propelled by passion and courage. A discussion with MGG was frequently fiery and inevitably focussed on controversy.
You didn't have to agree with him and for me this was often the case but every meeting with MGG was time well spent.
I will miss his ideas. I will miss his interpretations and reflections. But, most of all, I'll miss his friendship.
Rest in peace, MGG, my longtime friend.
Vietnam 1945 to 1975: timeline
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1026782.stm
War and Protest - the US in Vietnam
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A715024
Picture power: Vietnam napalm attack
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4517597.stm
posted by James Wong Wing-On at 12:31 AM
1 Comments:
malekz is right. Come to think of it, what is commonly known as the forefathers of Malaya never actually fought British colonialism as the Americans did. They were merely negotiators for an acceptable formula of independence. One can not but reflect if the armed struggle of the KPM helped win our independence earlier than it might otherwise have been.
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