Malaysia's first media weblog, "Transitions":http://oonyeoh.blogspot.com/ by Oon Yeoh is closing. Below are some of his parting words, engraved here on the VOI for posterity:
bq. Well, folks, as they say: "All good things must come to an end". And so it is with the Transitions blog. That's right, this farewell message is my last update.
bq. So, why am I quitting? No, it has nothing to do with the Special Branch breathing down my neck (they've got much bigger fish to fry). Nor have I been paid a million bucks to shut up (how I wish!). And no, I've not done a "Farish Noor" and quit writing because of criticisms from Malaysiakini readers (if I were that sensitive, I would've quit writing in February).
bq. I'm afraid the actual reason is a lot more down to earth: I've taken up an exciting (it is to me, anyway) new journalism job with another media company. I'm not at liberty to reveal details right now but suffice to say, you definitely haven't heard the last from Oon Yeoh. To quote Arnold: "I'll be back" (albeit on a different platform).
Yes, i do hope we haven't heard the last of Oon - his voice is a valuable one that never fails to rise above the clutter. Good luck, and godspeed, dude.
(if you need to get in touch with him, email is a good alternative: oonyeoh@yahoo.com)
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