Category Archives: Bersih

Is Marina a pawn of Bersih 3.0 too, asks Kit Siang

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has put his own daughter in a bad light by calling the Bersih 3.0 as “a warm-up” for Pakatan Rakyat to reject the result of the upcoming general election, said DAP supremo Lim Kit … Continue reading →

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Bersih supporter hit by tear gas may lose sight in one eye

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

By Susan Loone One the most serious victims of tear gas during the chaos of Bersih 3.0 rally has come forward today to tell his tale of woe. Asrul Wadi Ahmad, 26, from Kepala Batas, has been reviewed by four … Continue reading →

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MCA boss condemns anti-Ambiga protests

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

By RK Anand KUALA LUMPUR: MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek has criticised the protests being held outside Bersih co-chairperson S Ambiga’s residence. Speaking to FMT, he said these actions contravened the local council by-laws. “I will be the first … Continue reading →

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Gov’t sues Ambiga, 9 others for Bersih 3.0 damage

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

By Nigel Aw The government has initiated a civil suit against Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan and nine other steering committee members for damages allegedly caused during the Bersih 3.0 protest on April 28. The suit was filed on May 15. … Continue reading →

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Anwar claims trial to Bersih 3.0 charge

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

By Hafiz Yatim PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim, along with party deputy president Azmin Ali and former supreme council member Badrul Hisham Shaharin, have been charged with participating in a street protest. The trio, who are the first to … Continue reading →

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22,270 participants at Bersih rally, says Rais

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

The total number of people who joined the public rally in the federal capital last month was 22,270 and not hundreds of thousands as claimed by the opposition, Information, Communications and Culture Minister Dr Rais Yatim said today. He said … Continue reading →

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When pseudo-Malays seek control

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

By Mariam Mokhtar Umno believes that it represents all the Malays. It doesn’t. Millions of Malays have rejected Umno and without Malay support, Umno will become extinct. Bersih has awoken the Malays and therefore Bersih is Umno’s biggest threat. The … Continue reading →

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Reject BN wrongdoings, says MCA veteran

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

By Nigel Aw Malacca MCA Wanita chief Kian Sit Har, who has earned the scorn of party president Dr Chua Soi Lek for attending the Bersih 3.0 rally in Malacca on April 28, insists that the party must stand up … Continue reading →

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Bishop bemoans attacks by rabid political supporters

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

By Terence Netto Catholic Bishop Dr Paul Tan Chee Ing urged the top leaders of competing parties at the forthcoming general election to refrain from “intemperate rhetoric because supporters and followers seem only too eager to take matters to outrageous … Continue reading →

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No regrets joining Bersih 3.0, says MCA septuagenarian

Posted on May 20, 2012 by

By Nigel Aw As thousands of yellow-clad protesters took to the streets on April 28 in cities across the country for clean and fair elections, Malacca was no exception as some 5,000 protesters converged at the town’s own public square, … Continue reading →

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Come to Bersih rallies as citizens, not politicians

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

FMT Staff KUCHING: The Movement for Change, Sarawak (MoCS) has urged politicians keen to partake in future Bersih rallies to attend as concerned citizens and leave their political agendas at home. MoCS leader Francis Paul Siah said that leaders of … Continue reading →

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Ambiga: Tear gas aftermath, police responsibility

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

By Hafiz Yatim The April 28 violence erupted when police began firing tear gas at the historic Bersih 3.0 rally participants, said Besih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan. In an exclusive interview with Malaysiakini  on the Bersih 3.0 rally, she said that … Continue reading →

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The IGP must fall on his sword

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

Raja Petra Kamarudin The alarm bells should have gone off in Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s office last year when the IGP, Tan Sri Ismail Omar, said that only 1% of the police officers are corrupted (READ BELOW). 30 years … Continue reading →

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Xenophon: I’ll defend myself if charged over Bersih 3.0

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

By Aidila Razak EXCLUSIVE Australia Independent Senator Nick Xenophon will cooperate with the authorities if indeed he is investigated for breaking Malaysian laws by being at the Bersih 3.0 rally in Kuala Lumpur on April 28. In a telephone interview … Continue reading →

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Butt dance ‘sexist’, decries Ambiga

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

By Hazlan Zakaria Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan has decried what she agrees are elements of sexual harassment in the ‘butt dance’ by a group of armed forces veterans in front of her house. “There is, yes. I think because I … Continue reading →

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Tsu Koon slams butt dance as ‘crude and insensitive’

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Gerakan president Koh Tsu Koon has slammed the “burger protest” and the “butt dance” incidents outside Bersih chief S Ambiga’s house as “crude and insensitive”. “Besides observing the rule of law, moderation, decency and sensitivity must be practised in exercising … Continue reading →

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Deputy IGP Khalid orders ‘thosai telur’

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

By RK Anand PETALING JAYA: Deputy Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar has welcomed a NGO’s plan to promote thosai in his residential area. However, he told FMT that setting up the stall outside his house in Ampang would not … Continue reading →

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Vulgar ‘butt’ protest at Ambiga’s house

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

By Ahmad Fadli KC  A group of retired armed forces personnel held ‘butt exercises’ in front of the residence of Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan in Bukit Damansara early this morning. The participants, who claimed to be members of the Malaysian … Continue reading →

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Come back, Guan Eng to Tunku Aziz

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

PETALING JAYA: Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim may have given up on DAP but it appears that his former party is not ready to give up on him. Barely 24-hours after his resignation as DAP national vice-chairman, the party has … Continue reading →

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Tunku Abdul Aziz quits DAP

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim, the most senior Malay leader in DAP, has tendered his resignation from his vice-chairperson’s post as well as his party membership. His decision to quit the party, announced tonight, comes as a major blow to … Continue reading →

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‘Cops have proof that elements wanted deaths’

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

By Nigel Aw Deputy inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar has backed Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein’s claim that there were elements during the Bersih 3.0 rally that wanted to cause deaths. This, he said, was based on video evidence collected … Continue reading →

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‘Selling burgers’ outside Ambiga’s house not an offence

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

By Nigel Aw Deputy police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said that the police will not act against petty traders for having mounted a protest outside the house of Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan because it was not an offence. “Well, there … Continue reading →

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Burger protest a sign of Umno’s desperation

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

By Mariam Mokhtar When the seven-member international group came to Kuala Lumpur to observe the Bersih 3.0 rally, they interviewed several people including Umno secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor. When asked if electoral reform in Malaysia would be possible, Tengku … Continue reading →

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More traders plan protest outside Ambiga’s house

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

By Anisah Shukry KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 – Some 500 traders plan to hold a protest outside Bersih co-chair Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan’s house on May 24 over the April 28 Bersih rally for free and fair elections, which they say … Continue reading →

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Bersih brought out the best and worst in Malaysians

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

  SHOULD we be surprised that the nation is still in Bersih mode, two weeks after the April 28 rally? Do we, Malaysians, have nothing better to do than to keep harping on about Bersih, street protests and public rallies? … Continue reading →

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