The Silent Roar by Raja Petra Kamarudin

Are you a fan of Raja Petra Kamarudin? Or were you one of those who was glued to his blog, Malaysia Today, until he was accused of betraying the opposition?

Whatever your stand is, I am sure there was a time when most of us read many of Raja Petra's astounding exposes and revelations about what was going on behind the political scenes. As ordinary citizens, most of us did not have a clue as to what was going on behind the scenes where government decisions were made, contracts were awarded, appointments were made and so many other important national issues that were hogging the headlines.

For some reason, Raja Petra seemed to have a line (no, several lines) to these happenings. People in the know who were willing to talk to him gave him an endless source for his high profile and sometimes almost incredible stories. For the lack of better things to read, most of us continually lapped up the stories and sometimes rubbish he dished out to us.

It goes without saying that gossip and intrigue are more interesting that staid news. And one of his doings eventually got Raja Petra into trouble, landing hi in jail and then eventually exile in London where he remains today.

"The Silent Roar" is a collection of some of Raja Petra's earlier articles that still make interesting reading.