Malaysian Today Raja Petra dead aged 74 in the United Kingdom. He was one of the most prominent bloggers in Malaysia. He was based in Manchester, United Kingdom.
Raja Petra founded Malaysia Today in 2004. This is an online news portal which became one of the most influential alternative media in Malaysia.
Malaysian Today Raja Petra always published articles which challenged government and as a result he lived in a self-imposed exile in the United Kingdom where he was born. In the UK, RPK had freedom to write without fear or reprisal.
“It is with great sadness that I am informing you that my loving brother, Raja Petra Kamarudin, has just passed away at 11.26pm UK time on Monday Sept 9 in Manchester, UK,”Raja Idris.
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