US trade reps at the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations in Dallas were left red-faced on Friday, when activists gatecrashed a welcome gala and presented the US Trade Rep with a fake award for bulldozing through the Big Business/MNC agenda. (Malaysia is also involved in the secret TPP negotiations.)
Are elections on the horizon? Charges against the 30 activists have been dropped, according to a lawyer involved in the case. Continue reading »
Some 100 people turned up tonight for a vigil near Bukit Aman to call for the immediate release of the PSM 6.
Peaceful Malaysians hold a vigil along Jalan Tanglin to demand the release of the PSM 6 - Photograph: Tony Pua
I never knew there was such a thing.
But first, when did activists become more ‘dangerous’ than criminals?
Aliran’s statement explains when it all began. Continue reading »
The 31 detained PSM activists are expected to be produced at the Butterworth Magistrate’s Court for a remand hearing at 2.30pm.
The detainees are represented in court today by a team of eight lawyers: Sukhindarpal Singh, Agatha Foo, Lim Kah Cheng, Karen Lai, Benjamin Sathyanandam, Chandra Segaran, Joshua and Rowena Nair. Twitter updates on the right.