The minister also says that if Bersih members had informed him of their intention to visit parliament, he would have considered their request.
0The heavy police presence and threats of arrest fail to deter eight Bersih members from sneaking in their protest memorandum into Parliament.
0Opposition MPs have roundly condemned the police for blocking access to Parliament House this morning, to stop polls reform group Bersih from submitting its protest memorandum.
0The death toll from widespread floods in Malaysia has risen to six and the number of people evacuated to relief centres increased sharply as heavy rains continued to fall.
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Possibly for another sedition offence, this would be the third sedition charge faced by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leader.
0The Human Rights Commission will go ahead with its open inquiry into the incident which saw live bullets being fired.
00000000updated version Irked by this morning’s arrest, 16 opposition MPs stage a walkout in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.
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The coalition urged Parliament to reject the proposed amendment which will effect the extension of the EC chief’s tenure by 18 months.
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The members of the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections were released after being arrested at the Parliament building earlier this afternoon.
0new The contents of the Hindraf letter should be examined in a detached and objective manner. Lets be dispassionate about it.
0It called on the Malaysian government to allow freedom of expression and assembly as Abdullah widened its crackdown on dissent.
0He stressed the importance of knowledge and access to the Internet as ways to bridge the digital gap and alleviate poverty.
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The prime minister says that he would not hesitate to take stern action against those who threaten peace, including the use of the Internal Security Act if necessary.
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The ex-deputy premier was detained for 30 minutes at the KLIA airport because his name is on the government’s 'suspects list'.
0new From plantations to urban ghettoes - is there any wonder why Indian Malaysians have had enough of life as it is?
0updated version The last batch of 17 members of polls reform group Bersih were released on police bail at about 10pm and told to report to a court on Dec 18.
0breaking news The police have closed all entries to Parliament since this morning, ostensibly to block members of polls reform group Bersih from submitting a protest memorandum on a proposed constitutional amendment.
0updated version The lawyer is accused of publishing seditious remarks in a letter written between Nov 15 and Dec 8 and posted in the Police Watch website.
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