Live – French lawyer briefs Malaysians on Scorpene case
A French lawyer, William Bourdon, is in Penang and will be briefing a crowd of diners on the progress of the judicial investigations into the Scorpene case.
Beng Hock committed suicide because of aggressive questioning: RCI
The royal commission of inquiry has ruled that Teoh Beng Hock committed suicide because of relentless pressure from aggressive interrogation by MACC officers.
Have you ‘liked’ the ‘Free Jeyakumar’ Facebook page?
Hello people, have you “liked” the “100,000 Rakyat Malaysia Demand The Immediate Release Of MP Dr Jeyakumar” Facebook page already?
Scottish uni to set up campus in Putrajaya?
A leading Scottish university in the field of science and technology is inching closer to setting up a campus in Putrajaya by 2014.
Najib’s Vatican trip: A letter to the Pope
A group of 365 Catholics and other Christians in Malaysia, including a string of priests and religious, have signed a joint letter to Pope Benedict XVI expressing their concern over Prime Minister Najib Razak’s official visit to the Vatican on 18 July 2011 in view of recent developments in the country.
Malaysians have a dream
This video clip captures vividly the mood on the streets during the Bersih 2.0 rally on 9 July.
‘Yellow fever’ reaches London
Prime Minister Najib received an unexpected ‘welcome’ from a group of Malaysians in London.
Relocate Penang Rifle Club away from Botanic Garden
A shooting range within the grounds of the Penang Botanic Garden is troubling regular garden enthusiasts who see it as incompatible with the surroundings.
Update on Bayan Mutiara
Latest on the Bayan Mutiara site. I think the public needs more details about the development and the financing of the land and whether there will be any green space provided for a park.
The time for composting has come
The MPPP is organising a community awareness programme on composting on 16 July 2011.
Bersih 2.0 – A nation stirs
Some of the images from Bersih 2.0 will remain etched in our memories.
Bersih 2.0: Towards clean and fair elections
Bersih 2.0 was another step in our journey to reclaim our land and restore integrity in our electoral process.
Bersih – a nation awakens
The day after. The tens of thousands of Malaysians who rallied yesterday in KL have written a new chapter in the nation’s relentless path towards real democracy.
Live – Bersih 2.0 gathering
Live updates from the Bersih 2.0 gathering in Kuala Lumpur to campaign for clean and fair elections.
Jeyakumar and an upside-down world
Of all the 200-odd arrests over the last couple of weeks, none is a more glaring instance of injustice than the cruel detention without trial of Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj.
Pakatan-controlled states?
Rais Yatim has said in the Star that Bersih organisers should plan to hold their rally in stadiums in states controlled by Pakatan Rakyat rather than in any of the three KL stadiums, including Merdeka Stadium.
Yen Yen, who’s scaring away tourists?
In a Free Malaysia Today report on Ng Yen Yen’s remark that Bersih 2.0 will cost the tourism industry RM1bn in lost gross revenue, there is the following:
“[She told] reporters that the Chinese Tourism Board had sent officials to gauge the stability of Malaysia to ensure it was safe to visit.”
Bersih 2.0: Checkmate?
This is something I wrote for Asia Times:
An air of nervousness has hung over Malaysia in sight of a potential confrontation between civil society organizers and pro-government opponents. A ”walk for democracy” planned for July 9 by a coalition of civil society groups known as Bersih 2.0 to campaign for clean and fair elections sparked a government crackdown reminiscent of the country’s old authoritarian ways.
Protest reaches Lynas’ HQ in Sydney
The Save Malaysia Committee with the assistance of Australian NGOs staged a protest outside Lynas Corporation’s headquarters in Sydney over the construction of a rare earth refinery in Gebeng near Kuantan.
The stadium it is…
Bersih 2.0 has agreed to hold its rally in a stadium after an audience with the Agong.