Malaysian political blogger Raja Petra dies in UK
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![[Raja Petra Kamarudin, 56, is a writer, political analyst, activist and, generally speaking, a man in the know.
His website, Malaysia Today, is extremely popular, getting some 1.5 million hits a day, because it conveniently gathers Malaysian news from diverse sources into one site. ]](https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/36fd2b393cc5b67c2288ad3355f318997780023e077197623103d29399305852?w=480)
Born on Sept 27, 1950, blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin ran the Malaysia Today website.
PHOTO: THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
PETALING JAYA – Fugitive blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin has died in the United Kingdom. He was 74.
His death was reportedly confirmed by his brother, Mr Raja Idris.
“It is with great sadness that I am informing you that Raja Petra Kamarudin has just passed away at 11.26pm UK time on Monday, Sept 9, 2024, in Manchester,” he wrote on social media.
Raja Petra’s death was also confirmed by many netizens on social media.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim expressed his condolences to Raja Petra’s family.
“My condolences to the family of blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin, or RPK, who was reported to have died in Manchester, United Kingdom,” Datuk Seri Anwar wrote on Facebook.
Born on Sept 27, 1950, Raja Petra ran the Malaysia Today website.
A check on the portal’s Facebook page indicated that the blogger last posted a video on Sept 8.
Wearing his usual dark glasses and a cap, the blogger had given his views on the recent political development in the country.
Raja Petra led the “Free Anwar Campaign”, mostly via writing and a donation drive, back in the late 1990s and 2000, and had been held under the then Internal Security Act twice.
The self-exiled blogger, who faced several charges, had been living in the UK since March 2009. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
