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Voices from Penang Bersih 3.0

Some familiar faces at Penang Bersih 3.0 😉

RM900 minimum wage well below workers’ demand

Between 500 and 1000 workers have marched from Central Market to Dataran Maybank to mark Workers’ Day.

Workers marching for RM1500 minimum wage

“Authoritarian attitudes at the highest levels”: Fact-finding group

A seven-member international fact-finding mission on elections presents its preliminary findings on the electoral process in Malaysia and the Bersih 3.0 rally.

Pak Samad, Bersih team receive warm welcome in Penang

Aliran hosted a high-tea in Penang at which Bersih 2.0 co-chairperson Pak Samad Said and other Bersih Steering Committee members addressed a crowd of 500 at a hotel in Penang yesterday.

Penang Bersih 3.0 ends on a high

As you can see, all was peaceful and happy at Penang Bersih 3.0 attended by 7000 people – despite ‘phantom voters’ making an appearance!

Live – Huge crowds at Bersih 3.0

Coverage of the Bersih 3.0 gatherings in Malaysia and around the world calling for clean and fair elections.

Jakarta abandons monorail, focuses on BRT

Jakarta has abandoned its unhappy monorail dreams and now plans to reinforce the unsightly monorail pillars already constructed for use as elevated stretches of the city’s Bus Rapid Transit system.

Day 13 – Occupy Dataran continues

It’s Day 13 – and the folks at Occupy Dataran are still there, defying the odds.

Electoral reforms: Ambiga-Khairy debate

Bersih Steering Committee co-chair Ambiga Sreenevasan debated with Umno Youth leader Khairy Jamaluddin last night.

Bersih 3.0 around the world

How are you observing Bersih 3.0 this Saturday? It is hard to keep track of the number of cities around the world where Bersih solidarity gatherings are being held.