This is an article I completed today for Asia Times Online.
The BN finds itself on the political defensive after police personnel cracked down on a largely peaceful 28 April protest held in Kuala Lumpur calling for electoral reforms.
Bersih images put pressure on Najib
Images of police brutality, reported far and wide, are portraying the Najib administration in a poor light, while the huge crowds at the rally would be enough to worry the PM.
KL High Court rejects Lynas’ exparte injunction bid
Kuantan residents gathered at the Kuala Lumpur High Court expressed jubilation after the court ejected Lynas’ exparte injunction application under Malaysia’s defamation laws earlier today.
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.
“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.