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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
1900: After a long day, the 24 PSM activists including two teenagers are to be charged under the Societies Act (involvement in an illegal organisation) and the ISA (possession of subversive documents). They have been released on bail of RM8000 each.
After an afternoon of bad news – six political activists freed only to be re-arrested under emergency era laws – a ray of hope as dusk fell: two teens to be released tonight, a woman freed and the remaining 22 to be remanded only until Monday. "Hidup rakyat!" they chant as trucks carrying the detainees emerge from the Butterworth Magistrates Court at sunset - Photo: Anil
An IAEA panel has concluded that there is no instance of any non-compliance with international radiation safety standards at the Lynas plant under construction in Gebeng near Kuantan.
Penang High Court Judge Datuk Zamani Abdul Rahim is hearing an urgent application for a revision of the seven-day remand order on 30 detained PSM activists.
1350: Police still at the Bersih office and they want to question the seven staff in the office.
1230pm: Police are raiding the Bersih secretariat in Petaling Jaya now.
Malaysian-born Michelle Yeoh who plays democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in the upcoming movie ‘The Lady’ has been deported by Burma’s military dictators.Michelle Yeoh as Aung San Suu Kyi in 'The Lady' - Photograph: Vincent Perez /2010 EuropaCorp/Left Bank Pictures/France 2 Cinéma/Guardian
Battling fatigue, legal aid lawyers have secured a court hearing on their urgent application for a revision of a seven-day remand order on 30 PSM activists.