PETALING JAYA, 18 May 2009: Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein is a liability in the cabinet and must be removed, said the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih). Hishammuddin (Pic courtesy of theSun) “Hishammuddin’s abysmal and misjudged performance is now a liability to the new cabinet,” said a Bersih press statement dated yesterday. […]
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Perak ruler urged to end political stalemate
By Gan Pei LingKUALA LUMPUR, 12 May 2009: The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) and politicians have urged the Perak ruler to dissolve the Perak legislative assembly, to pave the way for fresh elections and end the current political stalemate. Bersih spokesperson Wong Chin Huat said fresh elections were the only way to end the Perak […]
Kit Siang drops suit against cops, govt
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 May 2009: Lim Kit Siang today withdrew his civil suit against the police and the government to declare as invalid a court order obtained by the police disallowing the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) activists from assembling at the Parliament grounds. Deputy Registrar Norazlin Othman struck out the suit in […]
Don’t wear black tomorrow, warns IGP
KUALA LUMPUR, 6 May 2009: Political party supporters were today reminded not to create tension by dressing in black and illegally gathering in protest of the Perak state assembly sitting tomorrow. The police warning came following the call by Bersih or the Coalition for Free and Fair Elections for the public to wear black as […]
Chin Huat’s arrest condemned (Updated 4.15pm)
By Zedeck SiewUpdated 4.15pm on 6 May 2009 PETALING JAYA, 6 May 2009: Several groups, think tanks and political parties have condemned the arrest of political scientist Wong Chin Huat for alleged sedition. “The arrest of Wong does not augur well for (Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak)’s promise of openness and respect for the people,” said […]
1BLACKMalaysia campaign for Perak
By Zedeck SiewKUALA LUMPUR, 5 May 2009: The Coalition for Free and Fair Elections (Bersih) has urged all Malaysians to wear black on 7 May to protest the “ongoing Perak coup” by the Barisan Nasional (BN) government. “It will be a peaceful but powerful message of civil disobedience: that we, the people, are the politicians’ bosses and […]
EC chief should quit: Bersih
By Gan Pei LingPETALING JAYA, 23 April 2009: The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) slammed the Election Commission (EC) chairperson Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof for his pro-Barisan Nasional (BN) behaviour recently. Abdul Aziz (Source: mycio.mampu.gov.my) Bersih said Abdul Aziz should resign if he continues to act like a “BN election agent” in a press […]
21 charged with illegal assembly
(Updated 6:35pm; 23 Jan 2009) PETALING JAYA, 23 Jan 2009: Twenty-one men including three elected representatives and a city councillor were charged in the Sessions Court here today with taking part in an illegal assembly and ignoring the police order to disperse. They pleaded not guilty. The four were Member of Parliament for Petaling Jaya […]
Ahmad Ismail, my brother
By Wong Chin HuatAhmad Ismail (source: Oriental Daily), against a map of Malaya (public domain. Source: wikipedia.org) IMAGINE this. It’s 2013. The Pakatan Rakyat is in government and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is Malaysia’s 7th prime minister. In Kedah, Datuk Ahmad Ismail passionately repeats his 2008 message that Chinese and Indian Malaysians are squatters, and that Malay Malaysians […]
Double standards
By The Nut Graph teamQuote 1 “We found that since the organisers had personally met us and agreed to abide by the rules we set, we gave the permission to carry [it] out. The organisers kept their word and everything went smoothly.” The Selangor police chief DCP Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar commenting on the rally held by Universiti Teknologi […]
