Isnin, 20 Jun 2011

Lim Kit Siang

Lim Kit Siang

European NGOs want Taib’s assets in Germany frozen

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 11:41 PM PDT

Malaysiakini | Jun 21, 11 More Europe-based NGOs are plying pressure on the authorities there to freeze the assets of Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud. In a press statement today, Swiss NGO Bruno Manser Fund said that it had written to German chancellor Angela Merkel on the matter, together with two German NGOs – [...]

99% support for Bersih rally in ‘Star’ poll

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 11:35 PM PDT

Malaysiakini | Jun 21, 11 A staggering 99 percent of slightly more than one million respondents in a poll by The Star Online have indicated support for the Bersih 2.0 rally on July 9. The actual number of respondents cannot be confirmed as the poll was taken down about noon today. According to a screen [...]

Kit Siang invites Najib, Cabinet to march with Bersih

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 10:55 PM PDT

By Clara Chooi | June 21, 2011 The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — DAP's Lim Kit Siang today called on the Najib administration to support the Bersih 2.0 Rally, and urged the Inspector-General of Police to facilitate the election watchdog's July 9 gathering in the nation's capital. The first Bersih rally in 2007 [...]

A reply to the EC

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 08:49 PM PDT

By Ambiga Sreenevasan June 21, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JUNE 21 — We thank the EC for the invitation but the time for talk and discussion has passed. This is due to the reports of blatant abuses of power in the recent Sarawak election and in view of the impending General Elections. The EC's [...]

Democracy and freedom of expression

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 08:46 PM PDT

By Art Harun June 21, | The Malaysian Insider JUNE 21 — In The Wolf and The Silence of the Lamb, I said, among others: "The core of democracy is representation. It is a system of governance where the people are represented by representatives who are elected by the people. These representatives then form a [...]

Supporting Bersih 2.0: It’s personal

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 08:40 PM PDT

By Hafidz Baharom June 21, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JUNE 21 — 2008 was the first time I voted, and this was in the state of Selangor, in its capital city of Shah Alam. At the time, I was given the choice, in terms of Parliament members, of either voting for a person the [...]

Call on leaders of all BN component parties to join in the Bersih 2.0 rally on July 9

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 08:37 PM PDT

I would like to call on the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Cabinet Ministers and leaders of all Barisan Nasional component parties to come forward to join in the Bersih 2.0 rally on July 9 to support the civil society initiative for free and fair elections. Let [...]

EC chief, it’s too little, too late

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 08:14 PM PDT

Malaysiakini Your Say | Jun 21, 11 9:09am ‘The EC under your watch has been arrogant and blatantly partisan and refused to even look at the mountains of evidence of widespread electoral fraud.’ EC prepared to meet Bersih if it scraps rally Anak Bangsa Malaysia: Too little, too late, Election Commission chief Abdul Aziz Yusof. [...]

How long will Hisham let Ibrahim run amok?

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 08:00 PM PDT

Malaysiakini Your Say | Jun 21, 11 ‘It appears Ibrahim Ali has now been mandated by Najib to set in motion the events to realise the counting of ‘crushed bodies’ in their defence of Putrajaya.’ Bar Council: Use Sedition Act against Ibrahim Ali Rubystar_4037: Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, if you are doing your job, then [...]

Bersih vs Bising

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 07:56 PM PDT

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Bersih 2.0 to EC: Enough talk, now we walk

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 12:36 PM PDT

Hafiz Yatim | Jun 20, 11 6:36pm Malaysiakini The Coalition for a Free and Fair Election (Bersih 2.0) movement will proceed with its march on July 9 despite attempts by the Election Commission (EC) dissuade them from proceeding by offering a dialogue. Bersih 2.0 chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan (right) said the movement’s representatives have already met [...]

Ready for psychological warfare

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 07:13 AM PDT

By Samuel Aubrey June 20, 2011 | Borneo Post KUCHING: State BN elected representatives have braced themselves for a possible massive 'onslaught' by the opposition during the eight-day State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting which starts today. Chief Minister and State BN chairman Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud told reporters yesterday that they (BN assemblymen) were [...]

Kit Siang demands action against Perkasa

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 07:07 AM PDT

By Joseph Sipalan Jun 20, 11 | MalaysiaKini Senior opposition parliamentarian Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh Timor) today demanded that the government take a clear position on Perkasa and its recent string of allegedly seditious statements against the upcoming Bersih 2.0 rally this July 9. In trademark style, Lim (left) made clear his incredulity over Perkasa’s [...]

Refugee swap: Still no human rights commitment

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 02:52 AM PDT

By Aliran June 20, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JUNE 20 — Asylum seekers in Malaysia have never had any guarantee of safety in this country as Malaysian immigration laws do not recognise those granted official UNHCR refugee status. This month, as in years past, is the month of the refugee. World Refugee Day falls [...]

One refugee without hope is too many

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 02:50 AM PDT

By Nora Murat June 20, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JUNE 20 — Whirring helicopter blades, cast a mini tornado over the mass of humanity below. Outstretched hands from rooftops reached towards the magnificent soaring machine. As its silhouette shrunk into the horizon, the many bodies pressed against one another slumped in exhaustion. Nevertheless, hope [...]

Is asking for free and fair elections too much?

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 02:47 AM PDT

By The Malaysian Insider June 20, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JUNE 20 — The Bersih 2.0 has attracted its fair share of supporters and detractors, especially those who believe that Malaysians shouldn't march or assemble for a series of demands and causes that will lead to greater democracy. Perkasa's curiously named Gerak Aman movement, [...]

DAP: Inaction on Perkasa shows Umno’s true colours

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 01:56 AM PDT

Malaysiakini | Jun 20, 11 Umno’s inaction over Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali’s allegedly seditious and racist statement yesterday, has showed its true colours as a party that survives on racial division, said DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng. In a statement today, Lim (left) said Ibrahim had raised the threat of another May 13, by proclaiming [...]

DAP takes offence at pig snout comic book

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 01:49 AM PDT

By K Pragalath | June 20, 2011 Free Malaysia Today PETALING JAYA: DAP secretary general Lim Guan Eng and veteran DAP leader Lim Kit Siang criticised the Prime Minister's press secretary, Akmar Hisham Mokhles on how he portrayed the Chinese in a comic book. Guan Eng who has apparently not see the book said: "If [...]

DAP faults Umno for Perkasa threats

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 01:42 AM PDT

By Debra Chong June 20, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — DAP's Lim Guan Eng pronounced Umno guilty today of fanning racial and religious strife for its tacit support of Perkasa's "Nazi-like" threat against ethnic Chinese ahead of three massive — and conflicting — marches on July 9. The DAP secretary-general [...]

Kit Siang slams inaction over Ibrahim’s veiled threats

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 01:40 AM PDT

By Debra Chong | June 20, 2011 The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — Calling it the most "bloodcurdling and incendiary" statement made in public, DAP's Lim Kit Siang questioned today Putrajaya's silence against Perkasa's warning to ethnic Chinese to "stay home" and "stock up on food" on July 9. Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim [...]
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