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The Star’s #2 Man now a blogger


Unspun is glad that his nasi lemak informant is spot on. Just days after he told Unspun of the emergence of a blog by a senior journalist that would soon be up and Unspun discovers in the blogosphere a www.wongchunwai.com blog.

Wong is, of course the Deputy Group Chief Editor II of The Star, Malaysia’s leading English daily, and he writes two columns for the paper: On The Beat and Comment. Wong, according to Unspun‘s source, has always been a careful writer, conservative but quite fair, and he’ll be aiming to take the space somewhere between Jeff Ooi and Rocky’s Bru on one end of the spectrum and Kali and the NSTers on the other .

Wong is apparently taking this conservatism to his blogging – so far all he has done is to upload an archive of his columns and some feature articles but Unspun’s nasi lemak informant says that he will begin blogging with fresh posts soon. So at least reader KH now knows who’s the blogger.

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6 responses to “The Star’s #2 Man now a blogger”

  1. Maverick SM Avatar
    Maverick SM

    Happy New Year to you.

    I am happy Choon Wai will be blogging. It will give us an opportunity to read something he will write outside the “MCA’s & UMNO’s ” control.

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  2. Ling Ling Chatt Avatar
    Ling Ling Chatt

    Ok.
    Let us hope he is not hogging the Pak Lah ass and spin the rakyat, for a Tan Sri -ship or a Catamaran off Phuket.

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  3. rocky's bru Avatar
    rocky’s bru

    ah, what a scoop master ong. once a journalist, always a journalist. we bloggers in malaysia all red-faced now.

    thanks for the news on bro wong.

    for perspective, wong chun wai is the de facto no 1 at the star. that is, at least, how the industry sees it. michael, the real no 1, is also a friend. mike interviewed me for the job back in 85 and actually took me in!

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  4. sharina Avatar
    sharina

    It’s great that more people are blogging now. I’m new to your blog and I like it so far. You have a new fan!

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  5. KH Avatar
    KH

    So, Hock Chuan, the “Wong” is now out of the bag. Good on you to “scoop” the other bloggers. Shows you still have your ear to the ground, or shall I say “your nose in the sambal”!
    And to dear Rocky, give Mike a break! He’s still Numero Uno at the Star. Both Mike & Chun Wai are my friends having worked with Mike back in 1978 but had left by the time Chun Wai joined. Could only say we were alongside each other across the floor (at Dewan Rakyat) right through Operasi Lallang as well.
    It’ll be interesting to see if he’ll join you at Wisma Denmark next month… 🙂

    cheers
    KH

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