The PJ vigils go on regardless…

 Civil society, Democracy, Human rights  14 Responses »
Dec 092008
 
The PJ vigils go on regardless...

Lighting up for the cause of justice Photos by Rakyat@work Hope for the future Rest for weary legs Rakyat@work reports on the ninth PJ vigil on Sunday, 7 December 2008: I cannot imagine we are now into our ninth weekly Sunday vigil. It’s something most of us are learning to adjust and get accustomed to it. A friend just called to find out if we are going for the vigil because the weather looks like it’s taking a turn for the worse and we might be better off relaxing indoors than standing in an open car park. But wait! We have braved even the FRU before; how is a little rain gonna stop our cause? Nope, we must continue; after all, it’s not just about ourselves but about others too, right? So come rain, shine, storm, FRU, and what-have-you, here we are again … Just a handful of us, about [Read more]

A new Freedom Ride cycling team reaches Kamunting

 Civil society, Democracy, Human rights  8 Responses »
Dec 082008
 
A new Freedom Ride cycling team reaches Kamunting

Mission accomplished with a candlelight vigil last night outside the Kamunting Detention Centre: Yin, Joseph, Meng and Michael. Their colleague and photographer, Jorge, is not in the pic. The camera flashes alerted the officers on duty, who came out to have a look. (Note: This cycling team is  not part of the Jerit cycling team.) Ready to roll on the Freedom Ride First it was candle-mania; now it’s cycle-mania One of the cyclists, Michael, sent in this report at 4.00am today: It’s been a very tiring and hectic two days (Saturday and Sunday) for me especially today as I had to reach Kamunting, do the candlelight vigil last night and still catch the 9.00pm bus back to KL. It was a great feeling having been able to achieve what we set out to do. We started out from Klang on Saturday, 6 Dec at 8.00am from a bak kut teh [Read more]

A snatch theft victim in hospital; Paula’s bail extended

 Civil society, Human rights  13 Responses »
Dec 052008
 

I am just back from visiting a friend in hospital in Penang today – a snatch theft victim. She was walking home to her flat after work at 7.30pm a couple of nights ago when someone on a motobike sped up and suddenly tugged at her handbag slung over her shoulder. It didn’t come off easily and she lost her balance, fell to the ground and was dragged on the rough tar road for a bit (ouch!). She won’t be able to walk for a week (but thank God, no fractures or concussion). This is not improving my perception of the crime rate – and it’s going to get worse with the economy sliding downhill next year. Meanwhile, Paula Khoo, the singer-guitarist-emcee who was arrested at a Penang Abolish ISA vigil a few weeks ago, continues to face uncertainty.

Good news! Bicycles freed… but no “perarakan” allowed

 Civil society, Marginalised groups, Poverty, Workers' rights  3 Responses »
Dec 052008
 

You will be pleased to hear that the Jerit bicycles, yes bicycles, have been released.  I guess they were innocent after all, poor bikes – and it’s all systems go for tomorrow. So with that, the cyclists are expected to hand in a memorandum to Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng tomorrow at around 12.30pm in Komtar. Sungai Siput MP Jeyakumar Devaraj spent most of this afternoon negotiating with senior police officers in Penang. “I told them, come on-lah, there are so many criminals around for you to deal with; just let our cyclists do their thing and they won’t cause any problem,” he said over the phone.

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