Isnin, 11 Julai 2011

Lim Kit Siang

Lim Kit Siang

Government in “time warp”

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 11:19 PM PDT

One explanation for the hamfisted and gross mishandling of the 709 Bersih 2.0 rally for free and fair elections in Merdeka Stadium is that the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, DPM Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, the Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein and all the Cabinet Ministers are trapped in a "time warp" causing [...]

How Bersih cleansed my Malaysian soul

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 10:01 PM PDT

By Andrew Chee July 12, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JULY 12 — I'm a 28 moving on to 29-year-old man in Kuala Lumpur, the place where in 2008 I decided to get a fresh start. I am originally from Malacca and had been in Singapore for about 4½ years prior to moving to KL. [...]

Dismantling the tyranny of democracy

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 09:40 PM PDT

By Edwin Yapp July 12, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JULY 12 — A government elected by the people, for the people — that is the bedrock principle of any fully-functioning democracy. As we recover from the aftermath of the events on July 9, 2011, I find myself having to explain this very crucial principle [...]

Untameable Bersih – Part 1

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 09:31 PM PDT

By Sakmongkol AK47 July 12, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JULY 12 — The object of derision and concern is the Election Commission. How does the government respond? It did so by demonising the Bersih rally. The PM went a step further and went on his, well, now predictable, charm offensive. The business people complaining [...]

Is Liow Tiong Lai afraid of the truth?

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 08:55 PM PDT

Malaysiakini Your Say | Jul 12, 11 ‘Liow, were you there? Definitely no. Were the Tong Shin Hospital board members there? No. Why don’t you ask the people who rallied on that day?’ Tung Shin Hospital ‘not hit’ in rally crackdown Anti-Fascist: Again the administration of PM Najib Razak wants to change a truth to [...]

The day I lost my fear

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 08:45 PM PDT

By Golongan Kiri July 11, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JULY 11 — On Saturday, July 9, thousands of ordinary Malaysians thronged into various spots around central KL to demand a just electoral system. The government had tried its best to suppress the rally through various means, but ultimately failed to stop it from going [...]

Thousands throng ‘Bersih 3.0′ ceramah in Penang

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 07:49 PM PDT

Susan Loone Malaysiakini Jul 12, 11 They have been accused of hijacking the July 9 rally as calls of ‘reformasi’ – PKR’s battle cry – reverberated on the streets of Kuala Lumpur instead of cries of ‘Bersih’ for electoral reforms. Yet more than 5,000 turned up to throw a hero’s welcome for Opposition Leader Anwar [...]

‘Tear gas gun aimed directly at Anwar’

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 07:38 PM PDT

S Pathmawathy Malaysiakini Jul 12, 11 The police stood prepared with their anti-riot weapons, with one of them aiming his tear gas gun at Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim. That’s what his bodyguard Fayyadh Afiq saw, and he immediately took action. As he heard the order to fire, Fayyadh said he pulled Anwar away. Numbed by [...]

Mat Sabu: Police Land Rover rammed me

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 07:26 PM PDT

Joseph Sipalan Malaysiakini Jul 11, 11 PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu today claimed police rammed a truck into the motorbike he was riding en-route to join Bersih 2.0 protesters last Saturday. Visiting the Selangor state assembly building in a wheelchair, the usually jovial leader took a more sombre tone as he recounted his harrowing experience. [...]

Anti-Bersih group holds Najib to ransom

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 06:22 PM PDT

By Clara Chooi The Malaysian Insider Jul 11, 2011 KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — Anti-Bersih supporters have mounted a petition online, threatening to abandon its support for Datuk Seri Najib Razak's administration if the prime minister fails to revoke the citizenships of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Datuk Ambiga Sreenavasan and punish Bersih marchers. Pledging [...]

Putrajaya should drop ‘Cold War’ mindset, says scholar

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 06:16 PM PDT

By Debra Chong The Malaysian Insider Jul 11, 2011 BANGI, July 11 — Social anthropologist Datuk Shamsul Amri Baharuddin today advised the Najib administration to modernise its internal security to deal with present-day threats, instead of holding on to "Cold War" tactics just to be able to deploy them on political rivals. The professor from [...]

Bersih 2 – no “Bodoh Melayu, Babi Cina or India Keling” feeling

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 04:33 PM PDT

by KennyChang Letter 11.7.11 Let me Introduce myself,I'm a normal Malaysian Citizen 32 years old. Never Had i have any interest in politics or whatsoever is happening in politics.I never vote before or have any urge to register as a voter. I only know Dr Mahathir and Samy Vellu [Of course which Malaysian does not [...]

Video: “This is our land”

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 08:39 AM PDT

The best of Bersih

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 08:36 AM PDT

By Art Harun July 11, 2011 JULY 11 — In so far as Bersih is concerned, I am done lecturing on the concept of fundamental liberties and the rights of the people. I am done writing about the true concept of social contract and the duties of the State. Because, really, knock, knock, knock, and [...]

Liow blames protesters for ‘ambushing’ Tung Shin

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 08:04 AM PDT

By Patrick Lee July 11, 2011 | Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR: Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai today slammed Bersih protesters for seeking refuge in the Tung Shin Maternity Hospital when the police charged them on Saturday. He said that the protesters should have stayed away from the Jalan Pudu hospital, instead of "ambushing" it [...]

Bersih rally and the real 1Malaysia

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 07:31 AM PDT

by Meng Yee Malaysiakini Jul 11, 11 Which Malaysia is PM Najib referring to in his catchy phrase 1Malaysia? The Malaysia I see him representing is one of tense tolerance always holding a precarious balance in check. A coalition of three main parties divided along racial lines. Each takes care of its own community, each [...]

Najib rues Bersih handling, says Kit Siang

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 07:03 AM PDT

by Clara Chooi The Malaysian Insider Jul 11, 2011 KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — Lim Kit Siang said today Datuk Seri Najib Razak's unannounced visit yesterday to Bersih 2.0's rally hotspots proved the prime minister was aware that his "mishandling" of the event had plunged him in "deep political trouble". The DAP advisor also chided [...]

Was it worth it?

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 07:05 AM PDT

by Abdul Haleem Jul 11, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JULY 11 — It has been 12 days since I have seen my wife, my son (who has just turned three) and my one-month-old daughter, sweet little Lana girl. If I don't go down to see them this weekend, I will not see them for [...]

… if you believe what we believe : justice, and democracy

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 04:48 AM PDT

PM, IGP still in denial state

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 02:55 AM PDT

By Tarani Palani July 11, 2011 | Free Malaysia Today PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and the Inspector-General of Police Ismail Omar are still in a state of denial. They still deny police brutality during Saturday's rally despite extensive video evidence of police's heavy-handed techniques. Bersih said in a statement that it was [...]
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