Archive - 10 November 2007

Bersih rally Several protesters from the 40,000-strong crowd tell Malaysiakini why they took part in the rally despite dire warnings of a crackdown from the authorities. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Bersih rally Despite attempts to spook the public from participating in the Bersih rally, 40,000 people turned up today in the largest show of force since the reformasi protests a decade ago. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Bersih rally The organisers apparently hookwinked the police by telling the protesters to march directly to Istana Negara instead of going to Dataran Merdeka. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Bersih rally A number of journalists covering poll reform group Bersih rally today were kicked and beaten by riot police as they sought to disperse protesters at the Masjid Jamek area.

Beberapa peguam hak asasi manusia percaya sekurang-kurangnya 29 orang ditangkap sewaktu perhimpunan Bersih di ibunegara hari ini dan 24 daripadanya telahpun dibebaskan.

Bersih rally They were said to be arrested near the Masjid Jamek LRT station and brought to the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters in Jalan Hang Tuah.

Bersih rally Hardest hit by police action were the crowd near the Masjid Jamek LRT station who were fired at with torrents of chemical-laced water from a FRU water cannon. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The Sarawak Dayak Iban Association urges the government and its sympathisers to exert pressure on Rimbunan Hijau from logging on NCR land in Sarawak.

Bersih rally 4pm: The Bersih delegation led by Anwar Ibrahim handed the memo to the King's representative at the gate of Istana Negara. The organisers ask the 40,000-strong crowd to disperse. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The Lingam tape The PM will not commit himself to make the panel's findings public, saying he will read the reports first and decide whether they are 'of public interest' to do so.

Bersih rally A massive attempt by the police to stop the Bersih mass rally this afternoon causes traffic snarls at all entry points into Kuala Lumpur. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Despite the attack on the intellectuals, there will always be those citizens in any country who think, read, write, and sometimes act.

The pangolins were trapped in the Indonesian jungle and smuggled via Malaysia and southern Thailand.

Bersih rally 40,000 protesters massed outside Istana Negara this afternoon, facing off against riot police in defiance of a government ban on the rally calling for clean and fair elections. [VIDEO INSIDE]