
Umno Youth counter-rally 'defended istana and stadium'
Umno Youth's counter rally was aimed at defending the national sovereignty from those who had defied the Agong's call not to rally, said one of its senior leaders, Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim today.






Tung Shin hospital staff say they witnessed tear gas and water cannons fired into the hospital grounds during the rally. [VIDEO INSIDE]

One carried a message for Kuala Lumpur: ‘We’re with you and mighty proud of you’.




Knowing that it was likely they would be tear-gassed, shot at with water cannons and arrested, they still came.



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The cortege to the burial of the late Baharudin Ahmad included opposition leaders.
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However, the police keep mum on possible proof of the allegations.
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Amar Singh says his officers did not lay a finger on the deceased.
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The firing of tear gas into a confined space was a criminal act under section 326 of the Penal Code.
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COMMENT
The march has stirred the imagination of the young, large numbers of whom have not registered as voters.




They tell party officials they didn't like the word, used in the slogan "Bersih, Berani and Benar," and wanted to know why it was there.

Sabahan Yong Vui Kong, 21, is on death row in Singapore for drug trafficking. Malaysiakini is publishing his final letter.

Roadblocks, negative reports and the crackdown did not stop thousands from demanding clean and fair elections.