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Bersih 3 more peaceful than Jackie Chan’s Police Story 3

 Uncategorized  8 Responses »
Apr 232012
 

DBKL says that it only allows national, sporting and cultural events at Dataran Merdeka, but it didn’t mind a Hong Kong production unit unleashing ‘mayhem’ in the area surrounding (and above) the venue during the filming of ‘Police Story 3′.

Watch the “chaos” from 1:16:30

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 Posted by Anil Netto at 5.35pm

Bersih 3.0 in Penang is on: Aliran

 Civil society, Democracy, Global justice movement, Malaysian elections  15 Responses »
Apr 232012
 

Aliran held a press conference this morning to announce that a Bersih 3.0 solidarity gathering will be held at Speakers’ Square this Saturday for those who can’t make it to KL.

At the Aliran press conference this morning

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 Posted by Anil Netto at 2.44pm  Tagged with: Bersih, elections, Penang

An Umno angel wears Prada but the devil is in the details

 Accountability, M'sian politics  9 Responses »
Apr 222012
 

Umno has been trying to save its body – but what has happened to its soul, wonders Maznah Mohamad as she reflects on the exit of Shahrizat Jalil. Continue reading »

 Posted by Anil Netto at 11.01pm  Tagged with: Shahrizat Jalil, umno

Alarming amendments to Election Offences Act

 Democracy, Malaysian elections  5 Responses »
Apr 222012
 

So much for the PM’s ‘liberal’ amendments to backward laws. These bulldozed amendments to the Election Offences Act are alarming and cause for real concern. Continue reading »

 Posted by Anil Netto at 9.52pm  Tagged with: amendments, Election Offences Act

How local democracy shut down Japan’s nuclear power plants

 Civil society, Democracy, Energy resources, Environment, Other Asian countries, Sustainable development  5 Responses »
Apr 212012
 

Fearing a public backlash at local polls, no local government in Japan would dare to re-start a reactor in their locality now. Continue reading »

 Posted by Anil Netto at 11.55pm  Tagged with: elections, Japan, local democracy, nuclear power plants, Okinawa
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