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.
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.
Penang transport master plan: Consultants clarify
The consultants for the Penang transport master plan have responded to an earlier post on this blog.
Penang Bersih 3.0 on track
It’s been a busy day for the Aliran team preparing for Penang Bersih 3.0. They had two separate meetings today with Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and George Town OCPD Asst Comm Gan Kong Meng over the Bersih 3.0 assembly in Penang.
Bersih 3 more peaceful than Jackie Chan’s Police Story 3
DBKL says that it only allows national, sporting and cultural events at Dataran Merdeka, but it didn’t mind a Hong Kong production unit unleashing ‘mayhem’ in the area surrounding (and above) the venue during the filming of ‘Police Story 3’.
Watch the “chaos” from 1:16:30
Bersih 3.0 in Penang is on: Aliran
Aliran held a press conference this morning to announce that a Bersih 3.0 solidarity gathering will be held at Speakers’ Square this Saturday for those who can’t make it to KL.
An Umno angel wears Prada but the devil is in the details
Umno has been trying to save its body – but what has happened to its soul, wonders Maznah Mohamad as she reflects on the exit of Shahrizat Jalil.
Alarming amendments to Election Offences Act
So much for the PM’s ‘liberal’ amendments to backward laws. These bulldozed amendments to the Election Offences Act are alarming and cause for real concern.